FRCNW CSADD

Monday, January 27, 2014

Relay for Life 2014!!! We can do it!!

Relay Carnival Rally (Relay Kick-off)- January 15th. We got some great information at the Rally tonight. I am so excited for this year. I think this will be a great opportunity to bring together our Divisions and Work Centers. This year we are going to be combining with the other CSADD groups on base to pool our resources and get the best possible outcome this year. FRC NW will be joining with VP-40 CSADD as well as NASWI as a command. Our Team name is NASWI CSADD. The link below will take you to the Relay page for our team. Please sign up and join our team. If you would like to help out but you just do not have the extra time to help out, your donations are always very appreciated.

http://www.relayforlife.org/getinvolved/donate/searchresults/app/teamsearch.aspx?teamName=NASWI+CSADD&resultsPerPage=25&x=34&y=8

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

January-Welcome to the New Year!

This month’s topic for CSADD is planning a Family during your Navy career and of course this includes mentioning our Fleet and Family Support Centers. I know from personal experience that not all families are made according to a perfect plan. Whether or not your family is made or expanded on purpose, there are so many resources out there for you and your new attachments to use. Our Fleet and Family support center is the very best resource, anyone in the civilian world would be hard pressed to find better help for your family without it costing an arm and a leg.

The numerous resources offered to us range from Family Support Programs such as mental help and family counseling for those having a hard time coping and also Finance management for those just getting going or falling on hard times. Financial management is very important for those that will be moving out into town, especially for those who have never had a chance to live on their own yet. Please take the time to plan ahead so you don’t have to pay for it later (pun intended).

Family help is not the only thing that we can get for free from so many people. Career counseling from your friendly neighborhood divisional or command career counselor is always there for you. It is literally their job!! One of the biggest resources we can use for our individual careers is our fellow shipmates. Ask your supervisors, your LPO’s or even a motivated 2^nd or 3^rd will be more than willing to give you some guidance. Hint: most will be flattered if they are the ones that you chose to seek knowledge from! ****Also you can always post any questions you have here and I will help you in any way that you may need, even if you just need some advice! It’s our job here too J****

Fleet and Family Support Center Whidbey Island: 360-257-NAVY (6289)

WIC (Women Infant and Children): 360-257-8049

Mental Health NAS Whidbey: 360-257-9501

NAS Whidbey Chapel: 360-257-2414

If there is any other contact information that you might need, let us know. And stayed tuned for some information about this year’s Relay for Life, we have some high goals this year, please help us meet them.

Our Email: At the top of the page…duh J

AE2 Heidi Dahlin, FRC NW CSADD President

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Fun with Jell-O

So, we realized that it has been a while since we did an update post on the meeting and such, so here it is:

First thank you to all that helped in the set up and clean up for the Halloween Party. It was a smaller crowd but good times nevertheless. We gave out candy boxes to the best costumes for the kiddos that showed up, a special lib chit to the winner of the Jell-O eating contest, and two more to the CSADD guys that helped out the most consistently with the meetings and the event its self. Those two were AT3 Costa and ATAN Delarosapina. Thank you guys. FYI I am still working on getting the eating contest video on the blog, sorry for the delay.

The next meeting will be Tuesday 5th at 1300. Bring ideas of fundraising and groups that we can help out with. Please spread the word, we need numbers to pull off some of the things we will be wanting to accomplish. Speaking of numbers...

I also wanted to let ya'll know that I have started a Relay for Life team. I know the actual relay isn't until May, but I figured the sooner we started the better off we will be. The team name is FRC CSADD. I am also working on getting a good sponsor for the team. You can join now or wait til later. Remember this will be one of the big events that CSADD is working towards, the more participation we have, the bigger difference we can make. Strength in numbers!!

-Heidi Dahlin

P.S. Let me know what you think of the Blog page.