Issue 3 - Fort Bliss MWR

2012
MWR M A G A ZIN E
(Very) Short Essay Contest
“How Family
and MWR Is
Part of My
Summer”I am grateful for Family and MWR
Fun in the El Paso Sun
I love summer because I get to
stay home with my family. We like
to ride bikes, read books, play board
games and play outside. My favorite
thing to do in the summer is playing
at Biggs Park. I can go to the splash
park, play at the playground and
have a picnic at the park. I got to play
laser tag at the park for my brother’s
birthday party. I also like to eat ice
cream at Dairy Queen at Freedom
Crossing and go to the movie theatre.
I learned how to read this year and
I get to be in the reading club at the
library and read lots of books with
my brothers. This summer I get to
join cub scouts on post as a Tiger cub
scout and do fun things. My daddy
deploys soon and I hope we get to go
to Disneyland before he leaves.
How family and MWR will be a part of my summer!
Hello, my name is Natalie Harden. I have been part of the Military
community for years; actually it has been most of my life.
Family and MWR has always been a big help for me. With all
the wonderful events to take away stress, their helpful signs all
over post to keep me informed about upcoming events, and of
course the awesome customer service from the great people
who work there. This summer I have many plans, and looking
back at each one, most involve FMWR in a different way.
Just to name a few, the amazing, fun camps are arranged by
CYSS, the Recreation Division keeps the pools inviting and
clean, and the bowling alley is a great place to play and
make memories. FMWR is an excellent option for great
fun. I am definitely going to beat the heat and enjoy my
vacation with my family doing as many FMWR activities
as I can! I will conclude my essay by
adding, thank you to all who work for
FMWR, for always being there when
someone needs a helping hand or a
nice smile. So thank you!
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Family and MWR are a major part of my families’ life. To start this out, every day
after school and during summer we go to Youth Services (YS). I have so much fun at
the YS not just because of the activities but because of the friends I make there. Dur-
ing the school year, the YS is also fun but during the summer it’s breathtaking. The
kinds of camps they have are fun even to teenagers. The types of camps they have
are bowling, paintball, computer animation, cooking and much more. To me there
was a certain camp that defined summer fun and had fun activities for all of us; that
camp is Survivor Camp. Survivor Camp has it all and they’re going to repeat the camp
again. I’m excited about what fun that I will have this year at Survivor Camp.
Another activity that I love to be a part of is the MWR White Sands Camping
Trip. I’ve gone three times. The first time was with only with my mom and brother.
The second time my dad came along and third time my God sister came along. The
camping trips seem to get better every year and I can’t wait until the next one. On the
camp trip, they provided us with snacks, water, dinner, boogie boards which is pretty
good because sometimes we forget stuff at home. Even though we go home with
sands in just about everywhere uncomfortable; it’s always good to see the smile on
my families face.
The last activities I want to talk about are at Biggs Park. The first thing I would
like to talk about is the Easter Extravaganza, it had tons of activities for me do that I
enjoyed. The second is the Christmas event, there were so many activities that I could
not go to all of them. Finally, the last event was the 4th of July concert. Both the con-
cert and the fireworks were amazing. I was impressed that the Commanding General
was there and even led the concert. There are tons of activities provided by Family
and MWR; my family and I are grateful that we have opportunity to enjoy them all.
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