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April 1, 2016
Community Calendar
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY Fort Irwin voter assistance officers
Storytime. 10-11 a.m. Library, building 331 on 2nd Street. prepare to inform
During Storytime children will have three stories read to them
after which they will make a craft they can bring home. This is a Story and photo by Gustavo Bahena
free event open to the Fort Irwin community. Register by calling
380-3462. Public Affairs Office Brian Griffiths, senior program analyst with the Federal
Voter Assistance Program under office of the Secretary of
SKIESUNLIMITED INSTRUCTORS Who will get your vote this election season? Defense in Alexandria, Va., shows a form during a voting
No one if you don’t register. And it’s easy to do so. That’s accord- assistance officer workshop here, March 9.
SKIESUnlimited is looking for instructors to teach youth of ing to Brian Griffiths, senior program analyst with the Federal Voter
all ages in martial arts, piano, guitar, voice, gymnastics, dance, Assistance Program with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, who if you submit it in January, it will be good for the entire calendar year.
group sports, and to be tutors. For more information email spoke to approximately 55 Soldiers and Department of the Army So, the voter will be able to get ballots for every election for which
Kathy.l.pinsky.naf@mail.mil. civilians here, March 9. they’re eligible to vote in for that calendar year.”
Griffiths addressed the group at a voter assistance officer workshop
APRIL 7 that prepared those in attendance to inform Soldiers of their units and Griffiths emphasized the FVAP website is user friendly and allows
organizations about the basics of registering to vote. Soldiers to begin the registration by clicking on “Voter Start Here.”
Job Fair. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sandy Basin Community Center. Op- Fort Irwin Voting Assistance Officer David Johnson coordinated
portunities with various industries. Bring copies of your resume. the workshop and said the VAOs are non-partisan and now have a “All they have to do is click on their state of residence and it will walk
For more information call 380-5165. greater understanding on how to help Soldiers fill out forms and answer them through the entire process of completing that FPCA,” Griffiths
questions about registering. said. “[It] will prompt the voter to complete their information. At that
APRIL 9 It all begins with filling out the Voter Registration and Absentee point all they have to do is print the form, sign the form – it has to be
Ballot Request Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The VAOs signed and dated – and send it back to their local election official and
Free Market. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Post Chapel. It’s like a flea market can either provide a printed copy or direct Soldiers and their family they will be good to go.”
only everything is FREE! All sorts of baby, child, adult, toys and members to a website to acquire one. That website is www.fvap.gov.
household items will be available. The host, Protestant Women The FPCA allows servicemembers, spouses, dependents and civil- There may be unique situations for some voters, thus talking to
of the Chapel, welcomes your questions, donations, and help ians to input their voting address and their mailing address. The voting their unit VAO is encouraged. All units are required to have a VAO.
to make this event a success for the entire community. Contact address is where the person would like to vote; the mailing address will
pwoc.ftirwin@gmail.com or call 386-0870 receive the ballots. As Griffiths explained, a servicemember can main- Johnson explained that his goal is to make sure Soldiers are apprised
tain the same voting address throughout a military profession, whether of and understand the registration process, so they can participate in
APRIL 13 it’s one enlistment or a 30-year career. As a servicemember changes duty voting if they desire.
stations (stateside or overseas), the mailing address changes – however,
Cooking class. 10-11 a.m. Commissary. Cooking class offered on the mailing address must be updated with a FPCA. “[If ] you do care what happens in the country, no matter where you
the second Wednesday of the month. Griffiths recommends filling out a FPCA every year to make sure are, you should be able to cast your vote and express who you want to
the addresses stay updated. basically make the decisions they believe in,” Johnson said.
APRIL 21 “We encourage people do that every year,” Griffiths said. “The
reason we do that is because most states, if they accept the FPCA [and]
Pet Olympics. 4-6 p.m. Main Exchange parking lot. For more
information call 386-2060. April 2016 Middle School and Teen Center Events:
APRIL 23 April 1 Kids Choice/Middle School News April 20 Cooking/Drama/Photography Clubs
April 2 Fine Art April 21 Middle School News
Post-wide Yard Sale. 7 - 11 a.m. Contact Janet Ford, special events, April 6 Cooking/Drama/Photography Clubs April 22 Kids Choice
at 380-3509 or by email at janet.r.ford3.naf@mail.mil. April 8 Kids Choice April 23 Fine Art
---------- April 9 Fine Art April 27 Cooking/Drama/Photography Clubs
Spring Fling. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Army Field. Month of the Military April 13 Cooking/Drama/Photography Clubs April 29 Kids Choice
Child celebration; Earth Day observation; Directorate of Emer- April 15 Kids Choice April 30 Fine Art
gency Services Bike Rodeo. There will be games, food concessions April 16 Fine Art
and craft vendors. Call 380-3509.
April 1 April 10
APRIL 25 7 p.m. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (PG-13) 7 p.m. Zoolander 2 (PG-13)
April 2 April 15
Volunteer of the Year Recognition Ceremony. 6 p.m. Sandy 4 p.m. Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) 7 p.m. The Jungle Book (PG)
Basin Community Center. Celebrating Fort Irwin volunteer 7 p.m. The Choice (PG-13) April 16
accomplishments. Registered volunteer who RSVP will receive April 3 7 p.m. The Jungle Book (PG)
a certificate of appreciation and a small gift. For every five hours 7 p.m. Hail, Caesar! (PG-13) April 17
logged, volunteers will receive an opportunity ticket prizes. RSVP April 8 7 p.m. The Jungle Book (PG)
by calling 380-2399 or emailing ray.b.johnson.civ@mail.mil.. 7 p.m. Dead Pool (R) April 22
April 9 7 p.m. How To Be Single (R)
7 p.m. Studio appreciation advance screening. Free Admission. Rated PG- April 23
13. Seating open to non-ticket holders 60 minutes prior to show time. 4 p.m. The Jungle Book (PG)
Tickets: Adult - $5.00/3D-$7.00, Children 6-11 - $2.50/3D-$4.50 Five and Under are FREE. This schedule is subject to change at the last minute
to accommodate changes in movies and free showings. ID cards are required from all personnel not in uniform when purchasing movie tickets. For
more information and movie updates, call 380-3490.
For more information go to www.irwin.army.mil
