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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, November 2, 1984 family focus New program develops abilities child-leotriram- g) ent who wants to enjoy the involvement of stimulating their child's Family Support Center physical and learning development. The Family Support Center in The program will: Test children for skill and cooperation with Utah State UniverChild a is Developpresenting sity ability ment Program. This completely Assess. children's capabilities tested program of simple daily Provide parents with educa activities for infants and small to increase their chil materials tional children is c signed to develop children's learning abilities to their fullest dren's capabilities Provide consultation and par potential. ent training by USU professional staff Preparing for the school years members makes the school experience much This program is not a new program easier and more enjoyable for children. but a continuation of the existing The program will assist parents in ashighly successful program and is ac deor child's their strengths sessing cepting new children. The program or learning provides its services to any Air b orce lays in either physical skills. The program will then assist dependent child between newborn and in their skills the parents to develop live vears. A parent can enter the child into children to prevent failure in the school years ahead. If the child has no this program at no charge. For more learning or physical skill delays, the information and enrollment, call the program is still valuable to make Family Support Center: on base, Ext. or 75854 or 75735; off base school easier and more enjoyable. The program is of value to any par- By Larry J. Dawson in-ho- 777-585- 4 777-573- 5. Ruth Battaglia (r), who is leaving her position as NCO Wives' Club ad- viser, is presented with a silver water pitcher at their October social. Ruth Gallow made the presentation. Volunteer honored fella Johnson finds giving service reword in S By Larry J. Dawson Family Support Center ; Stella Johnson was honored as Family Services' Volunteer of the Quarter during their recent awards luncheon held at the Officers' Club. Mrs. Johnson finds the rewards of being a volunteer go beyond traditional meanings of volunteer service. Married for 15 years with six children and several PCS assignments, Mrs. Johnson found little time to develop a career. Additionally, she found herself in the familiar Catch 22 situation of many military spouses you can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without a job. For Mrs. Johnson, the way out of this dilemma was through volunteer work. By developing valuable skills through volunteering, she got her first job at the Base Military Clothing Sales. Mrs. Johnson says her volunteer experience gave her the confidence to find employment. Letters of recommendation were also easier to get. The idea of volunteering lends itself to the vision of a selfless person donating time and energy for altruistic notions of humanitariamsm. This idea suggests that volunteers give and give, but get action of helpnothing in return except the-self-sati- Stella Johnson ing others. New infant car seats available through lending locker program should contact the Family Services By Chris Clinton Family Service Center Family Services has announced its newest service to the Hill AFB family. Infant car seats are now a part of the Lending Locker inventory and are available for loan at no cost to the borrower. Without the combined efforts of the Company Grade Officers' Council, the NCO Wives' Club and the Thrift Shop, the infant seat loan program would still be a "good idea." The CGOC donated 13 car seats to Family Services. Ten more infant seats were purchased with funds donated by the Thrift Shop and the NCO Wives' Club. Families wishing to borrow an in basis fant car seat on a short-ter- , in person in Bldg. 308 (north entrance). A valid ID card is required to borrow a car seat. Further information about this or any other Family Services program can be obtained by calling Ext. 72301 or 73411. A Family Services volunteer will be happy to answer your " questions. sf With the recent law changes and attitudes of employers, volunteers can use their volunteer time and experience the same way others use employment histories. It allows volunteers to compete for desired positions, to learn new skills and to enhance existing ones. It also gives people the freedom to try new things and gain new experiences. This helps people determine those things that meet their in- terests. Volunteering gives people the opportunity to grow by: Gaining increasing confidence Acquiring new skills skills Honing once-useAssuming greater responsibilities Becoming more knowledgeable about complex d social problems Understanding and interacting with others Becoming more involved Volunteers are often honored for their services, but little attention is given to employment rewards associated with being a volunteer. Mrs. Johnson knows these rewards are real and has used them to meet her own needs. This is part of the success story of being a volunteer. Stella Johnson is married to TSgt. Michael Johnson, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Boy Scouts bagging groceries, funds help local families Shoppers at the Hill AFB Exchange main store will be assisted with their bags by members of the base's own Boy Scout Troop 55 every Saturday from now until Christmas. That is the troop's way of raising funds to help some local area famines have a merrier holiday. In addition, they will use the money to with the National Boy Scouts of re-chart- er America organization. Each checkstand will have a Boy . yVV . m f . Scout, in uniform, to bag their items. If customers would like to give a small donation, they should use the collection box located in the exchange. All donations are strictly voluntary. However, whether a donation is made or not, members of the Hill scout troop will bag purchases and carry the bags to the patron's car. For more information call Cherie 7 Freeman, or MSgt. Orrin L. Stoddard, Ext. 75350. 773-718- The commissary will bo closed Nov. 13 in observance of Veterans Day. It will Nov. 1 4 re-op- en at the regular time. |