Summary of Spouses Meet-up

Photo by: Ombudsman Stepheni Norton

Care Package Meet-up
Nov 30
Our goal is to ensure every Coastie in the unit has a Christmas care-package.
Please start collecting care-package items to give them the feeling of Christmas at home.
Time and Location to follow

Spouses Meet-up
Dec 5 11:00
Beth Burkhalter will be hosting a tea
Address to follow

Christmas Parties
We have been invited to the PSU Christmas Party and a Christmas eve party. Flyers will be posted soon.

Preschool Parents' Night Out
Dec 4 6 - 9pm .
$20 and they take kids even if they don't go to the school.
Director's name is Shannon 562.495.6300.
WTC bldg on Ocean, enter from Broadway.

LAFA Moral Calendar, Parents Night Out and Clubs
http://www.laafbforcesupport.com/

Seal Beach FFSC
Shawna Haas562-596-1817
shawnahaas@hotmail.com

United Through Reading Program
Jason Sylvester
323.472.4067
astrojason@gmail.com
We need books for children of all ages, please start collecting them.

CarePackages
Mail is taking about 3 weeks to get to the unit. To be safe mail your packages by Nov 30 to get there by Christamas

UPSP KitSince Priority Mail® service supplies are the packaging of choice for families preparing care packages for service members overseas, the USPS® has created a "Mili-kit" based on the items most frequently requested by the military.

You can order up to 4 FREE kits per phone call. Other then that, there is no limit to ordering.

The kit contains:
Three (3) each of Flat-Rate Boxes O-FRB1 and O-FRB2
Medium Flat Rate Box (O-FRB1) measures: 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"
Medium Flat Rate Box (O-FRB2) measures: 11-7/8" x 3-3/8" x 13-5/8"
Eight (8) each of Address Label # 228
One (1) of Address Label # 106-A
Eight (8) each of Customs FORM 2976-A
Eight (8) each of Customs FORM 2976-E

Customers requesting the kit should be transferred to the Supply Center 1-800-610-8734 (option 1 Priority Mail supplies).

Flat-Rate
An alternative to the Military Care Package Kit is the Large Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box which is only $11.95 when mailed to an APO/FPO. The Large Flat Rate Box is 12" x 12" x 5-1/2" and has a weight limit of 70 lbs.