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USO Volunteer of the Month
Thea Galenes
Thea Galenes has been volunteering at the Ramstein PAX Terminal USO Center
since June 2012. Thea grew up in an Army family and lived in three countries
before she was 10 years old. After going to college in Virginia, she moved
to Gainesville, Florida, to attend graduate school at the University of Florida,
where she received a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry. While there, she taught
composition, grammar, and poetry classes to undergrads. She then worked in
the publishing industry, most recently as a managing editor for 9 years.
Thea provides the comforts of home to the more than 1000 transiting military
personnel and their families who daily pass through the Ramstein PAX
Terminal USO Center. Making coffee, providing soft drinks, hot chocolate,
snacks and engaging in conversation are all part of what Thea does. She’s
also been instrumental in the center’s United Through Reading Program
(UTR). She recruits willing troops to be taped reading a book to their children,
sets up the reading area, and provides instruction to the first time
readers on how to use the camera when reading. She personally taped three
readings in August and September. Her initiative provides a morale boost
to the transiting troop and the family left at home.
When Thea’s name appears on the schedule, the USO staff knows the kiosk
will be properly stocked and the facility will be clean and orderly. She roams
the center looking for messes to clean up and keeps on the lookout for proper
operation of the 12 computers and four telephones so our patrons have ready
access to communicate with their loved ones. She is a non-stop organizer who
does not need to be reminded of any task—she sees what needs to be done and
does it without hesitation.
Thanks to great volunteers
On Saturday, October 13, 32 Torch Club childrens from all over Europe—12
from Ramstein and Vogelweh— donated a day of community service to the
Ramstein PAX Terminal USO Center. According to Adult Leader, Ron Juhans,
“The kids had an excellent time cleaning up the family room as well as the main
lounge area, and were disappointed that we had to leave after a couple of hours.
Our kids want to know if they can make this one of their on going (monthly)
projects.”
Six cartoonists from the National Cartoonist Society recently drew caricatures,
signed autographs, and visited with folks passing through the Ramstein PAX Terminal
USO Center. The cartoonists are frequent visitors to USO centers throughout
the world doing their part to support the morale of service members and
their families.
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