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Show HILLTOP TIMES 'Gear Up for Summer' Expo on May 4 seeks exhibitors 75th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office T he 75th Force Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base is currently accepting vendor applications for the 2011 "Gear Up for Summer" Expo, scheduled for Wednesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Warrior Fitness Center. Vendors from the following categories are encouraged to apply: Fitness — fitness centers, personal trainers, fitness retailers, weight loss programs Outdoor recreation — amusement parks, water parks, museums, ski resorts, sporting events, resort hotels, tourism organizations, campgrounds, licensed guides and outfitters, parks and recreation organizations, recreation equipment retailers Education — universities, colleges, technical training schools, flight training schools, on-base schools, off-base schools, and online schools Booth space is limited and is $70 for businesses and $35 for nonprofit organizations. Deadline for space and payment is April 25. Payment must accompany application. The event is open to everyone who has Hill Air Force Base access. For additional information please contact Ashley Mitchell at via e-mail Ashley.mitchell@ hill.af.mil or by calling (801) 777-2762. U tah families will have an opportunity to drop off their unused prescription and over-thecounter drugs at the Commissary at Hill Air Force Base and at any Smith's grocery store in Davis County, on Saturday, April 30 from 1a.m. to 2 p.m. Security Forces personnel will be present to collect unused medications in the parking lot of the Commissary. Their counterparts with Davis County Law Enforcement agencies will be present in the parking lot of all the Smith's grocery stores. "While we have a permanent medication collection box in the lobby of our police department, this is another opportunity for families to clean out their medicine cabinet and have drugs safely destroyed," said Layton City Police Chief Terry Keefe. "Once a prescription is issued, pharmacists cannot take them back. That is why we are working with the po- FORUM From page 1 sought for a local forum. Julie Pinchak, Event recruitment Coordinator, is looking for men, women, enlisted, officers, singles, married individuals with and without children, military, civilians, family members, retirees and teens. Participants will be divided into groups to identify concerns about the quality of life experienced by Airmen and their families, issues that affect personal and professional lives, support issues and any of the gaps therein. The concept involves working at the installation level and providing information for the commanders on issues directly impacting Airmen and their families. The majority of the items typically will be solvable at the installation level. At the end of the forum, participants will vote on and forward 10 issues to the major command level where a similar review and prioritization process will be conducted. Thereupon 10 issues will be forwarded to Air Force Headquarters for the 2011 Air Force Caring for People Forum. The working groups at Hill's forum will be divided as follows: April 21, 2011 Phlebotomy grants for military spouses available through A&FRC to Davis Area Technical College BY SARAH HANYCH Airman and Family Readiness Center Community Readiness Technician T he Airman and Family Readiness Center was chosen in January to receive a $4,000 grant for the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) Spouse Education Grant Program. This year the grant is available for the area of phlebotomy at Davis Applied Technology College. This course consists of obtaining a better understanding of the body systems and various lab tests, and performing venipunctures accurately. The Utah Department of Workforce Services predicts that between 2008 and 2018 there will be a 17 percent increase in demand for this Rx take-back at Commissary, Smith's stores Old prescriptions can be safely disposed through drop off TIME s lice departments who can legally take possession of these medications," said Debi Todd, Davis Behavioral Health Prevention Coordinator. This medication take-back event is also sponsored by the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, the Utah Poison Control Center, the Davis County Health Department, and Davis HELPS coalition. "The public has become very concerned about abuse and poisonings from unused prescriptions and overthe-counter drugs" said Leah Ann Lamb, assistant director of the Utah Division of Water Quality, "but they are also concerned about the impact to the environment from flushing medicines down the toilet or sink." The Department of Environmental Quality has provided grants to local law enforcement agencies to provide collection boxes. For more information on proper medication disposal, including a list of the collection box locations, visit: www.medicationdisposal.utah.gov . • Family Support • Health and Wellness • Reserve Support • Housing Support • Single Airmen Support • Spouse Communications • School Support • Deployment Support If you are interested in making changes please complete a Participant Registration Form and return it to the Base Chapel by May 4. You may also turn the form into your first sergeant. The form will ask that you indicate in rank order, three of the working groups you would like to participate in. Organizers will do their best to place you in one of your selected working groups. You will be notified via e-mail which group you've been selected to participate in with additional details by May 6. The form may be found on the 75th MDG factsheet found under the "Quick Links" at www.hill.af.mil . For questions or more information about the Caring for People Forum, please contact Julie Pinchak at (801) 5645249. If you have questions once you've completed and turned in your registration form please contact Chaplain (Maj.) Daniel Waterman or Chaplain (Capt.) Mark Nevius at (801) 777-2106. intow! – — field in the state of Utah, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 34 percent increase from 2008 to 2018 in the United States. An entrance exam is required before starting with DATC. If you have interests in other areas, there are other opportunities available at DATC. The AFAS program supports Air Force families by providing spouses with education in portable careers which will assist in attaining steady employment despite location. Each year, Air Force bases around the world have a chance to submit an educational program grant for spouses from AFAS. This is the third year, Hill Air Force Base has been cho- Check out the Classifieds sen for the grant and A&FRC and AFAS can once again assist Hill Air Force Base spouses with this opportunity. AFAS primarily supports Air Force members and their families with loans and grants in emergency situations. AFAS was founded with the motivation that the Air Force took care of its own. After World War II, AFAS expanded its services and established educational programs including the HAP Arnold Education Grant, Spouse Tuition Assistance Program (available for those outside of the continental United States) and the Spouse Employment Program. 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