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Show HILL TIMES November 22, 2006 Spouse appreciation dinner attracts 130 BY 1ST LT. GENIEVE DAVID 75th Air Base Wing public affairs The Airmen & Family Readiness Center held its monthly Hearts Apart activity Nov. 15 here. This month was the spouse appreciation dinner, which attracted approximately 130 people—one of the largest appreciation dinners ever held. "These lypes of events help us accomplish several things," said Carol Miller, community relations consultant for the A&FRC. "First we make sure the spouse is doing ok; secondly these events give the spouse an opportunity to network." The Hearts Apart program has been around for three years and continues to grow due to the high operations tempo with longer and more frequent deployments. Events like the spouse appreciation dinner are made possible by the Waiting Families Fund and by generous donations from people. Melanie Monahan, mother of Annabelle, 3, and Suzanna, 15-monlhs, attended the dinner and said her family enjoyed the evening. "I think it's nice and a good opportunity to meet other spouses in the same boat and get out of the house for a bit, and not have to cook," said Mrs. Monahan, wife of Maj. Patrick Monahan, 526th ICBM Systems Wing, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The Hearts Apart Program holds events monthly, with dinners approximately three to four times a year. "We always ensure every event is child-friendly so families can come," Ms. Miller said. Photo by 1st Lt. Genleve David Air Force Cadet Third Class Colby Neville, Detachment 860 Utah State University, serves Adrian Jubie, wife of Tech Sgt. Robert Juble from the 75th Civil Engineer Squadron, her dinner during the November Hearts Apart Spouse Appreciation dinner. |