July 2012

Blue Star Card was a recipient of a generous welfare grant for the Hui O Wahine of Fort Shafter to bring Super Saturday Childcare to Blue Star Families. Super Saturdays will be held on July 14 and October 13 from 9 am 2 pm at Fort Shafter CDC and Fort Shafter Youth Center. Super Saturdays are open to children of Blue Star Card holders 6 weeks through 12 years of age starting 30 days prior to deployment and up to 90 days after redeployment. Registration is required and space is limited. Call 655-0002 or email Amanda.P.Montgomery.naf@mail.mil to register starting June 11 for the July 14 Super Saturday and September 10 for October 13. Thank you Hui O Wahine!

Join us for the 4th of July Spectacular on Weyand Field, Scho eld Barracks from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm. The day long festivities include a 5K Fun Run, Childrens 1 mile Fun Run, games, rides, food booths, craft booths, reworks and live entertainment, including a free concert from Hoobastank and Jacks Mannequin. Blue Star Card holders will receive free VIP seating passes, registration is required by June 29. Call 655-0002 or email Amanda.P.Montgomery.naf@mail. mil to register. Also enjoy special crafts for the kids, a shaded area to relax, and a Blue Star Card baggage check: we will watch your things (strollers, blankets, chairs, etc.) while you have fun! VIP seating passes will be distributed the day of the event in the Blue Star Card tent. The Blue Star Card tent will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Call 655-0002for more information on the Blue Star Card tent area.

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

Walk off the Wait with Blue Star Card on Tuesday, July 10 on Hawaiis own Mount Olympus, also known as the Waahila Ridge hiking trail. You wont nd Zeus there, but remarkable views of Honolulu, the Manoa and Palolo Valleys and East Oahu await you. This intermediate, rocky hike is not recommended for children. Limited transportation will be leaving from the bowling center parking lot at 8:30 am and returning around 2:00 pm. To register call 655-0002 or email Amanda.P.Montgomery.naf@mail.mil by July 5.

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August 30 - Big R
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THE BIG

Walk off the Wait, July 10 Mount Olympus

Big R: Pool Party, July 29 Richardson Pool, Scho eld Barracks Celebrate another month of deployment complete with a splash! Join your Blue Star Card friends on Saturday, July 29, from 3:00 6:00 pm, at Richardson Pool, Schoeld Barracks. Light pupus will be provided. This is a family friendly event. Spaces are limited. To let us know you are coming please call 655-0002 or email Amanda.P.Montgomery.naf@ mail.mil by July 23.

Spouses of deployed Soldiers are eligible to sign up for a Blue Star Card, which will give you discounts at Family and MWR facilities, activities and special events. Your Blue Star Card will be valid throughout the entire deployment. To get your card, visit Army Community Service on Schoeld Barracks or Fort Shafter.
Scho eld Barracks ACS, BLDG 2091 M - F 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Phone: 655-4227 Fort Shafter ACS, BLDG 330 M - F 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Phone: 438-9285

Blue Star Card Email List

Are you a Blue Star Card holder but not receiving Family and MWR email updates? If so please email amanda.p.montgomery.naf@mail.mil so we can register your email address for Blue Star Card updates.

Do you have a great idea for the next Blue Star Card Event? If so, let us know! Send an email to amanda.p.montgomery.naf@mail.mil with your ideas.

Parents Night Out

Parents Night Out will be held July 7 (AMR CDC and AMR Youth Center), July 21 (Schoeld CDC and Schoeld School Age Center). For more information on Parents Night Out or to make a reservation, call the Schoeld Barracks CYS Services Registration Ofce at 655-5314 or the AMR Registration Ofce at 833-5393. Blue Star Card holders can use their 16 free hours for the month toward Parents Night Out! Star Recipe of the Month:

Health and Fitness Center Kids on Site Information:

The Kids on Site care for the Health and Fitness center will remain free for valid Blue Star Card holders, Mon.-Fri., 8-11 a.m., at Kaala Community Activities Center, Bldg. 556. Registration is required. For more information please call 655-8628. This does not count against your 16 free hours of care!

INGREDIENTS
1 cup cranberry juice 1 cup lemonade 1 cup blue sports drink

DIRECTIONS
1. Arrange 8 3-oz. paper or plastic cups on a baking sheet and divide cranberry juice evenly among them. Place baking sheet in freezer and freeze until juice is almost rm, about 1 hour. 2. Insert craft sticks into center of slightly frozen juice. (If sticks wont quite stand up straight, you can repositions them when the next layer starts to solidify.) 3. Divide lemonade evenly among cups to make a second layer. Freeze until hard, about 2 hours. 4. Pour Gatorade over lemonade layer and freeze until solid, about 3 hours. 5. Gently pull each ice pop out of its cup (it helps to squeeze the cup lightly from bottom) and serve immediately.

1. WESRIFOKR 2. RATS NEPLAGSD NANERB 3. GLAF 4. DRE, HIETW, DAN LUBE 5. REBACUBE 6. TOONTC DANYC 7. HACEB 8. SRARLEPSK 9. LUCEN MAS 10. CEPINEDENDNE YAD 11. REYILBT LEBL 12. BETAICERLON 13. DRAPAE 14. RTASS NAD PESRITS 15. DALN FO HET REFE 16. RIAAEMC THE FETBUAILU

Blue Star Recipes Spice up deployment! Do you have a favorite recipe you would like to share with fellow Blue Star Card holders? If so, let us know! Please send your submissions to amanda.p.montgomery.naf@mail.mil. Each month, a new recipe will be selected for publication. The Blue Star Card holder who submits the lucky recipe chosen will have the option to have their name published with their culinary creation.
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Helpful Phone Numbers

For more information on Deployment, Special Events, Activities, Blue Star Card and Family and MWR facilities log onto www.himwr.com

ACS/AER ACS Toll Free Military Police Military Information Family and MWR Deployment Program Information

(808) 655-4227 (877) 406-2148 (808) 655-5555 (808) 449-7110 (808) 655-0002

We want your feedback! Visit http://www.mwrarmyhawaii.com/survey_central.asp and take the Blue Star Card Survey. Your feedback can help us improve our program and provide activities you would enjoy the most.