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WIC Overseas Kadena job opportunityChoctaw Contracting Services has an opportunity available July 15 for a full-time administrative assistant with theWomen, Infants and Children Overseas program on Kadena. The position requires a high school diploma orequivalent with secretarial/business office experience or education.A business training or associate's degree is preferred. Experience in health-related field is desirable and you must beable to type 40-60 words per minute.Job requirements include excellent customer service skills, good computer skills and U.S. citizenship.Please email your resume and cover letter to Michelle Viramontes atmichelle.viramontes.1.ctr@us.af.mil or fax to 632-6262.Tobacco cessation classTobacco cessation classes are held every Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the health and wellness center.Walk-in hours are Monday through Thursday from1-4 p.m. Stop by the health and wellness center to get freestrategies to live tobacco free for life.If you don't have time to attend the class, complete the online modules located at www.ucanquit2.org.Nutrition classBetter Body, Better Life classes are held every Tuesday starting at 1 p.m. May 7. Better Body, Better Life is a fiveweek,hands-on course designed to help individuals seeking to lose and maintain their weight and enjoy an overallhealthy lifestyle.Lunch time seminarTroy University hosts a free lunch time seminar “North Korea’s Military First Ideology, Foreign Policy and CoerciveBargaining”. This seminar will be hosted by Dr. Daniel Pinkston on May 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theKadena Officers Club Weekender Lounge. Seats are limited.For more information, or to reserve seats, please contact Kelli Wilson at 634-5365 or email Kadena@troy.edu.Partnering with the military workshopsFree professional development workshops are available to all military units presented by University of Phoenix. Theworkshops cover a variety of topics including leadership on the edge, effective communications in the workplace andhow to maximize your manpower during difficult budget cutbacks. The workshops are scheduled at your units requestand can be used to earn professional development hours. The workshops cover topical areas which are helpful inbuilding resiliency.For more information, please contact Dr. Scott Goldberg email scott.goldberg@phoenix.edu.AFSA meetingThe Air Force Sergeant Association meeting is May 2 at 11 a.m. in the Rocker NCO Club Kuba room. Your voice willbe on Capitol Hill and a great way to get involved in your community. AFSA continues to fight for more pay raises,better educational benefits, retirement benefits, and lower health care fees. Some AFSA benefits include $1,500 tothe college of your choice, 20-50% off hotels, $1,000 life insurance policy, discount on Dell computers and manymore. Learn more about what your AFSA Chapter is doing here on Kadena and how you can get involved. You areinvited to the next AFSA Chapter 1553 Shoguns monthly meeting.For more information, please contact Airman 1st Class Beau Burton at 634-1853.UPCOMING EVENTSApril 26Okinawa District National History dayOkinawa District National History day is April 26 at the Foster Community Center on Camp Foster. They are in needof volunteers for the following times:7-10 a.m. Set up tables and chairs8:15-11:15 a.m. Volunteers to judge1-2 p.m. Tear down tables and chairs
For more information or to sign up, please contact Karen Luckenbaugh by email atkaren.luckenbaugh@pac.dodea.edu.April 275k family fun runA 5k family fun run to benefit the Lester Middle School Booster Club is April 27 at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited andregistration begins at 9 a.m. and the run starts at 9:30 a.m. at Camp Lester Middle School.For more information, please contact Rashaun McDaniels at 645-7787 or email rashaun.mcdaniels@pac.dodea.edu.IYLO clinicAn Island Youth Lacrosse Okinawa clinic will be April 27 at Kadena Outdoor Recreation. "Learning Lacrosse" is aclinic designed to develop kids’ skills and interest in the sport of lacrosse.The clinic is $20 for two hours of dedicated lessons and fun games that teach the fundamentals of the sport andadvanced skills for those kids who have played before for children 5 to 15 years of age. Gear will be provided.Proceeds go to the non-profit IYLO effort to sustain the league and pay for storage and operating costs. This is thesecond to last clinic before summer break.For more information, please contact Ray Coleman, Shannon Kroemer and Ian Condon atislandyouthlacrosse@gmail.com.April 29DoDEA Okinawa hosts Soroban contestDepartment of Defense Education Activity Okinawa hosts Soroban contest April 29 from 9-11 a.m. on Camp Kinser inthe Surside Ballroom. More than 150 DoDEA Okinawa students will compete in oral calculation and flash mentalcalculation with prizes being awarded in each category. Statuses of Forces Agreement personnel are welcome towatch, but seating may be limited.For more information, please contact Mike Schoebinger at 632-7144 or email mike.schoebinger@pac.dodea.edu.May 1Food Advisory Council meetingThe Kadena military dining facilities host a Food Advisory Council meeting May 1 at 3 p.m. at the Marshall DiningFacility. All ranks and branches are welcome. The Food Advisory Council is a forum for members to discuss, withfood service personnel what choices and events they would like to see at their dining facilities.For more information, please contact Staff Sgt. Jessica Harrod at 632-0539 or email jessica.harrod@us.af.mil.May 2-30Active parenting of teensActive parenting of teens is held every Thursday during May from 5:30-7 p.m. at Kadena High School.Active parenting of teens identifies the barriers to communicating with teens, and participants learn strategies andtechniques for positive ways of dealing and handling the teen years.For more information, please contact Valerie Seitz at 634-3361.May 3AFAF 5kThe Air Force Assistance Fund 5k is May 3 at the Risner Fitness Center. Registration begins at 6 a.m. and the runstarts at 6:30 a.m. This event is by donation only and 100 percent goes to the AFAF. Help us bring the 2013 Air ForceAssistance Fund to a successful close.For more information, please contact Staff Sgt. Zach Dyas at 632-9879.May 3Golf tournamentThe 18th Mission Support Group professional development golf tournament is May 3 at 7 a.m. at the Banyan TreeGolf Course.
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