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PATRIOT | NEWSWESTOVER PATRIOTS |GOOD CAUSE >> Kathy LaMont, civil engineering, donates blood Feb. 11during the Mercy Hosptial Blood Drive. The Westover community donated26 pints of blood during the drive. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)Commander’s Cup heads tobowling center for March UTAsSquadron competitors with the year-long Commander’s Cupwill head to the Westover Bowling Center on the March A and BUTAs.Team members will sign up with Staff Sgt. Shannon Paradis at thefitness center. All participating units must have their rosters completedby 2 p.m. Saturday (March 7) of the A UTA. Two-person teams willcompete beginning at 4:30 p.m. March 7. Cost is $6.75 per person,and $1 for bowling shoes. The Commander’s Cup competitions runthroughout the year. They are:April: Broomball (floor hockey)May: DodgeballJune: Softball and horseshoesJuly: SoccerAugust: VolleyballSeptember: Darts, pool, and video footballOctober: Flag footballNovember: To be announcedSergeant Paradis may be reached by e-mail at shannon.paradis@westover.af.mil.For more information on the Commander’s Cup, call Rick Hellerat Ext. 3958. For questions about bowling, call Michael Ferguson atExt. 3990.Squadron standings as of Feb. 19Security forces ...................................... 5058th APS .............................................. 2742nd APS ............................................. 24Aircraft maintenance ........................... 35Maintenance ........................................ 16Maintenance operations ....................... 8Services .................................................. 7ESGR seeks volunteers in maintaining military-employer bondThe Massachusetts Employer Support forthe Guard and Reserve seeks volunteers toassist the military and employers of reservistsin maintaining good relationships.More than 4,000 ESGR members volunteertheir time in every state and territory of theU.S. Members retiring from the military cancontinue their contacts with their units byserving as ESGR representatives.ESGR is a Department of Defense agencythat seeks to develop and promote a culturein which all American employers support andvalue the military service of their employees.It does so by recognizing outstandingsupport and resolving conflicts through mediation.ESGR volunteers inform and educateservice members and their civilian employersregarding their rights and responsibilitiesunder the Uniformed Services Employmentand Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).Volunteer activities include the following:>> Military unit representatives inform andeducate members of the National Guard andReserve regarding their rights and responsibilitiesunder USERRA.>> Employer Outreach develops relationshipswith employers to promote advocacyfor service in the National Guard and Reserve.>> Ombudsmen assist in preventing, reducingor resolving employer or servicemembermisunderstandings regarding employmentrights and responsibilities.Bosslifts and Employer Day flights, approvedthrough ESGR and Air Forcechannels, give selected employers an up-closeview of Air Force operations at Westover andother bases.ESGR representatives team with the publicaffairs office with many aspects of EmployerDay.For more information, call (888) 301-3103,Ext. 6784 or 7249, or Bill Hebert with theMassachusetts ESGR at (413) 348-5195.The ESGR web site is www.esgr.org