Action Items - Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs

Updated: 1 Sep 2011
Senior Family Readiness Support Assistant, (515) 252-4781, shalee.torrence@us.army.mil, Note – Please
register at http://www.jointservicessupport.org. Note – This training is intended for family readiness group
leaders, co-leaders, treasurers, secretaries, key volunteers, commanders, and military points of contact.
Topics covered will be family readiness group definitions and regulations, volunteer management, meeting
management, deployment phases, charter maintenance, effective leadership, communication, chain of
command and chain of concern, family programs and resources, and self-management.
o Iowa National Guard Officers Association Business Meeting & Recognition Dinner, 30 Mar – 1 Apr
2012
o Memorial Day, 28 May 2012 (Last Monday in May Annually)
o 2012 National Conference of the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO)
2-9 Jun 2011, Atlantic City NJ, Sara Creamer, Muscatine County Administrator of Veterans Affairs,
(563) 262-4162, screamer@co.muscatine.ia.us
o 72 nd Annual American Legion Boys State, Sponsored by Department of Iowa American Legion, Camp
Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, 7105 NW 70 th Avenue, Johnston IA 50131, 10-15 Jun 2012,
Kathy Nees, (515) 282-5068, knees@ialegion.org
o United States Army (USA) Birthday – 237 years, 14 Jun 2012 (June 14, 1775)
o Iowa National Guard Family Readiness Group BASIC Training, 23-24 Jun 2012, Iowa City National
Guard Readiness Center, 4540 Melrose Ave., Iowa City IA 52246, Shalee Torrence, Senior Family
Readiness Support Assistant, (515) 252-4781, shalee.torrence@us.army.mil, Note – Please register at
http://www.jointservicessupport.org. Note – This training is intended for family readiness group leaders,
co-leaders, treasurers, secretaries, key volunteers, commanders, and military points of contact. Topics
covered will be family readiness group definitions and regulations, volunteer management, meeting
management, deployment phases, charter maintenance, effective leadership, communication, chain of
command and chain of concern, family programs and resources, and self-management.
o “7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families, Part of the “Strong Bonds” Retreat Program Sponsored
by Iowa National Guard, 28-29 Jul 2012, Specific site to be determined, Dayton IA, Chaplain (Major)
Gary Selof, (515)252-4189, gary.selof@us.army.mil . Note: This is one of the best programs
available to help military families stay focused, stay positive, and set goals for themselves and their
families. Duty orders and invitational travel orders are available for National Guard Soldiers and Spouses;
military personnel and spouses from other services MAY register and attend, but will not be funded by the
National Guard.
o Honor Flight Winnebago, Aug 2012 0700-2230, Mason City Municipal Airport, Clear Lake IA
50428, Jack Caputo, (641) 590-0548, winnvets@aol.com, Dave Theiss, (641) 529-1776,
winnvets@aol.com, Bob Havner, (507) 259-5218, Note – The mission of the honor flight network is to fly
America’s veterans to Washington, D.C, to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their sacrifices. Top
priority is given to America’s most senior veterans – survivors of WWII and any veterans with a terminal
illness who wish to visit THEIR memorial. Note 2 – The Iowa counties supported with this flight include: 1
– Winnebago, 2 – Hancock, 3 – Franklin, 4 – Cerro Gordo, 5 – Worth, 6 – Mitchell, 7 – Floyd, and 8 –
Chickasaw.
o Iowa National Guard Family Readiness Group ADVANCED Training, 4 Aug 2012, Freedom Center,
Building S70, Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, 7105 NW 70 th Ave., Johnston IA 50131-
1824, Shalee Torrence, Senior Family Readiness Support Assistant, (515) 252-4781,
shalee.torrence@us.army.mil, Note – Please register at http://www.jointservicessupport.org. Note – This
training is intended for family readiness group leaders, co-leaders, treasurers, secretaries, key volunteers,
commanders, and military points of contact. Topics covered will be family readiness group definitions and
regulations, volunteer management, meeting management, deployment phases, charter maintenance,
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