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Licensed Off Base Family Child Care Providers...
Kim Codner – 697-7032
Sharon Dill- Spencer – 335-5914
Janice Harris – 730-8179
Claudia Redford – 678-3494
Michaelene Carlton – 678-5104
Carrette Cameron – 674-2009
Ernestine Lott – 678-2833
Ronnie Marshall – 698-1901
Laurietta Falise – 741-2262
Belinda Acocella – 697- 1977
Debra Lamb – 698-3093
Enza Macdonald - 2849500

Each person on this list has a valid State of Delaware Family Child Care License. However, they live off base and are not affiliated with Dover AFB. They are not subject to Air Force Family Child Care inspections, regulations or policies.

Babysitter

Deidre Aldridge – 335-4399
Available evenings and weekends

This babysitter has completed the Red Cross Babysitting course. She is an independent babysitter. She is not affiliated with Dover AFB and she is not subject to any Air Force policies or regulations.

If you have any questions please contact the Family Child Care Coordinator, Beverly Henderson, at 677-3712.

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College Scholarships for Military Dependents
Do you need money for school? Search over $300 Million in Military Scholarships with Scholarship Finder. This free search can help you find money to:
• Get a Bachelors Degree
• Pursue a Masters Degree
• Continue Your Education
• Even pursue vocational training and certifications

http://www.military.com/scholarship17T

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Air Force Portal Login
Would you like to get a jump start on registering for the AF Portal. It will be compiled into one site including MYPay, Tricare etc.

There's a lot of good info and some useful tools on the page that could significantly reduce the amount of e-mail being sent simply to "Keep us informed."

https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/afp40/USAF/ep/home.do

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Communication Tools for Spouses of Deployed Members
There are 2 new ways family members can contact their loved ones while they are deployed:


USAF Instant Messenger (AFIM)
- Can be accessed through the Air Force Portal (https://www.my.af.mil)
- Enables real-time comm with other AF Portal users to include family members
- Alerts users when their contacts are on line; allows them to communicate through private online chat areas
- Enables one-to-one and one-to-many communication
- Major advantage over other instant messengers: Requires no software to install, and all settings are stored on the server, making it the easiest Instant Messenger solution for users who move often between computers

Global Internet Mail (GI Mail)
- Can be accessed at https://www.gimail.af.mil
- A secure means for Airmen and their families to communicate with each other through e-mail
- Functions in every theater of operations because it's on a military server with no advertising/extras
- Available to all DoD members worldwide
- Account registration and use of GI Mail is available to users from any computer with Internet access
- AF eligibility to use the system is determined by the AF Crossroads interface with DEERS
- Once validated as a member of GI Mail, the account's User-ID and password can be used to access the system from anywhere in the world
 

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Deployed Voices...
This is a brand new initiative that Public Affairs will add to the weekly Airlifter. If you are a deployed family and would like to share your experience associated with your family separation please call 677-3372, Public Affairs. Public Affairs would like to run stories on active duty members who are deployed giving them a chance to speak to loved ones through the paper. Families will then be able to respond. This is a great initiative. For more information please give me a call or contact Public Affairs directly, Lt Neilson at 677-3372.

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Our House...
Our House is an informal gathering place to enhance community relationships located in Eagle Heights. Key Spouse groups, Spouse Groups, etc... are allowed to use the House. This is a great place to conduct meetings and you don't have to mess your own house up. You are given access to a stove & refrigerator, computers, and a phone is available for local calls. We also have a TV VCR available in the sitting room for children. You must call the Family Support Center to reserve the facility at 677-6930.

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Operation Oasis Outreach...
- Created to offer a time of rest at Sandy Cove to military personnel who have been involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom or in Afghanistan.

- The objective of Sandy cove ministries is to minister to these men and women and their families by offering them a mini vacation of two nights and three days in a Christian atmosphere.

- If you have served in an overseas capacity for an extended period, whether stationed there or as a member of a flight crew on a continual basis during the conflicts, Sandy Cove wants to serve you.

- Contact Betty Lou Mann at:  b.mann@sandycove.org  or 800-287-4843.

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Anheuser-Busch Offers Free Admission to Its Adventure Parks...
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc announced its "Heroes Salute" to honor the U.S. Armed Services by offering free single-day admission to its SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks to active duty military, active reservists, U.S. Coast Guard, National Guardsmen and as many as three direct dependents beginning Feb. 7 through Dec. 31, 2005. Any active duty, active reserve, ready reserve service member or National Guard is entitled to free admission under the program. He or she need only register, either online at http://www.herosalute.com or in the entrance plaza of participating parks, and show a Department of Defense photo ID. As many as three direct dependents of military personnel also are entitled to free admission. Dependents may take advantage of the offer without their servicemember, though an adult must accompany minor dependents.

For more information, visit http://www.anheuser-busch.com/
 

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Heart Link - What is Heart Link? Heart Link is only for spouses and it's an educational opportunity for the spouses to learn more about the Air Force. Any spouse can attend, however, it is tailored towards spouses who have been married to an active duty member and have had exposure to the AF for 5 years or less. If you only have been a military spouse for 5 years or less this is the class for you!!! Learn more about Pay and Allowances, Air Force Acronyms, Force Protection Threat Cons, and all of the helping agencies on Dover AFB. You will receive a 101 Air Force Spouse orientation book that list spouse educational opportunities, Employment, Child Care, Housing, HAWC, Financial Institutions, Spouse Clubs, and much, much more. If you would like to be an informed spouse and would like to attend the next class please call the Family Support Center to sign up at 677-6930. Free child care will be offered to families spouses attending

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