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Show 8 TIMES October 26, 2006 Community raises funds to equip new fitness center BY HILLTOP TIMES STAFF 75th Air Base Wing public affairs Davis County Commissioners awarded more than $100,000 raised at the "Salute to Our Hometown Military Heroes" gala in September to the Davis County Council of Governments Oct. 10 to be used to help equip Hill's new fitness center. The new fitness facility, currently under construction next to the Hess Fitness Center, is scheduled to open in a few weeks, but new equipment was not part of the construction budget. The local community decided to hold a fund raiser to purchase new equipment for the facility. "We're so pleased to be able to show our support for the fighting men and women of our military services with this donation, which was made possible by the great support from the businesses and individuals in our community who helped sponsor this year's gala," said Carol Page, Davis County Commission Chair, in a press release on the event. The funds are being donated to Davis COG, Inc., a non-profit corporation whose governing board is comprised of the 15 mayors and three county commissioners of Davis County. The corporation will use the money to purchase the desired equipment and then donate it to the Hill fitness center. "Military personnel must remain in good shape to perform the duties they are called upon to do, and those who have been injured or wounded need this to help in their rehabilitation," Commissioner Dannie McConkie said at the Oct. 10 event. "This donated equipment will help them to be able to do this." The 2006 "Salute to Military Hometown Heroes" Gala was held Sept. 7 at the Davis Conference Center and approximately 760 people attended. The purpose was to pay tribute to the men and women of local communities who have served and now serve in the military. Seven Team Hill members were chosen as hometown heroes and recognized at the event. Debra Tanzi, who was appointed by the Davis Commissioners to chair the Gala Committee, which planned and carried out the event, was on hand to help make the award. "We are just thrilled with the response from the community to this event, which made it possible to raise more than $100,000," she said. "The Davis COG was one of our major sponsors, and it is just so appropriate that this group, with representation from all our communities, will be purchasing and donating the Some voters still have time BY ARMY SGI SARA WOOD American Forces Press Service • WASHINGTON (AFPN)--Servicemenibers and U.S. citizens living overseas or absent from their voting residences still have time to register, request a ballot, and vote in the Nov. 9 mid-term elections, the Defense Department official in charge of the absentee voting program said Oct. 18. While the registration deadlines for some states have passed, absentee voters can still register and request a ballot from about 30 states, said Polli Brunelli, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program. "It's true there's still time to register in most states, but time is running out fast and if voters still need to apply for an absentee ballot, they need to act immediately," said Maj. Royce Beal, Hill's installation voting assistance officer. "Despite a late start, Team Hill has come together admirably and contacted most military members on base," he said. "We've (base voting officers) tried to empha- Courtesy photo {From left) Davis County Commissioners Carol Paige and Alan Hansen, with "Salute to Military Hometown Heroes" Gala Committee chair Debra Tanzi, present an extra-large check for more than $100,000 Oct. 10 to Davis County Council of Governments chair, Syracuse Mayor Fred Pannuci. The Davis County COG plans to use the money to help equip Hill's new fitness center scheduled to open in a few weeks. Also attending the event and representing Hill was Col. Scott Chambers, 75th Air Base Wing commander. equipment for the fitness center." Syracuse Mayor Fred Pannuci, chair of the Davis County COG, accepted the donation and pledged to move quickly to acquire the promised equipment. , "We are pleased to help support this tribute to these great men and women who serve us and the world," he said. "All our mayors know what an important part Hill Air Force Base and our military personnel play in our com- size extra attention to first-time voters for whom the process may seem more daunting and to keep in mind the family members of our deployed teammates." Voters should vote on their ballots as soon as they get them and decide on the offices to ensure their vote is properly counted, Major Beal said. "It's important to vote in all elections," said Ms. Brunelli. "Midterm elections are incredibly important to the military member, to your families. It's your chance to voice your opinion and make a determination on who's going to represent you. It's an opportunity (o participate in the electoral process; we want to encourage everyone to do that." The Federal Voting Assistance Program Web site, at www.fvap. gov, lists each state's registration information and voting deadlines. munities." Col. Scott Chambers, 75th Air Base Wing commander, attended the presentation to the Davis County COG as the Hill representative. "The support our base receives from the community is overwhelming," Colonel Chambers said. "Our families and Airmen are so very fortunate to be surrounded by the absolutely most supportive, most patriotic communities in the World!" The site also features electronic voting options for absentee voters, such as faxing or e-mailing ballots. Electronic voting procedures do bring a certain amount of risk for confidentiality, Ms. Brunelli said. Because of that, voters who wish to use electronic procedures have to sign a security waiver saying they understand the risks, she said. If citizens overseas or living outside their voting residence have not received their ballots yet, they can use a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, Ms. Brunelli said. These ballots are accepted by all states and allow the citizen to vote for federal offices, she said. FWAB is available online on the FVAP Web site at http://www. fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefwab.html or hard copies can be picked up from a unit or installation voting assistance officer. However, if someone has completed the write-in ballot and receives a state ballot later, he or she should still complete and send in the state ballot, she said. "We're trying to make voting as easy as possible," she said. <lIt really isn't that complicated." 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