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Support Unit Town Halls
Did you miss the live sessions?
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Major-General Paul Ormsby, Commander CDLS(W), hosted two Covid response townhall meetings where he, and other CDLS(W) staff addressed pre-submitted questions and concerns from our U.S. OUTCAN members and families. If you missed the live sessions, please click here. |
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Gen VanHerck, LGen Pelletier, and CWO Young hosted a town hall on November 24th alongside Col MacLean, LCol Edmilao, and Jennifer Paul where together they addressed the ever changing COVID-19 situation and the communities most pressing concerns.
If you missed the live stream, it can be viewed via the CANELEMNORAD Facebook Group. This group is your one stop source for any important information or announcements. |
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Children's Education
Post-Secondary Education Guides and OUTCAN Children's Education Updates
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Children's Education Management (CEM) updates can be found on their website. Click here for more information.
Do you have high school students thinking about life after graduation? The MFS Guidance Counselling Program has created post-secondary education guides for OUTCAN students to help prepare.
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OUTCAN Healthcare
Website Addition
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Questions about your healthcare and processes while OUTCAN? CDSL(W) Medical Staff have added information recording modules to the CAF Connection website for easy access for CAF families. Check it out at the link below. |
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Happy Holidays!
I can't believe it's already December! I think we are all looking forward to some holiday cheer and I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays! We certainly all deserve one!
In November we had a memorable Remembrance Day ceremony with the service being live streamed for the first time. This was viewed by Canadians, Commonwealth military friends here in Hawaii, as well as friends and family in Canada, and was very well received! The CFIOG detachment did a great job and I think we all appreciated having the ceremony this year! Later in the month, our Ohana book club discussed a really interesting WWII novel called The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. And, we also had a fun virtual holiday themed Trivia game night thanks to the Muchmore's. Congrats to Dave for coming out on top!
We have lots of things coming up this month as well as our Welcome Back from the Holidays event in January. Plus you'll see MFSUS campaigns like the 12 Days of Wellness and the monthly theme of Giving Back popping up on our Life in Hawaii Facebook page.
Whatever you end up doing this holidays season, may you have a healthy, safe and joyful time!
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Upcoming Local Activities:
December 2 - Morning Spouse Coffee
December 4 - Advisory Committee Team Activity
December 11 - Holiday Games Night
December 12 - Cookie Decorating Session (part of Cookie Exchange)
December 16 - Holiday Spouse Coffee
December 23 - Santa Drive By (by RSVP only)
December 4 - 24: Secret Santa Gift Exchange
Event posters and links to join in will be available on our Life in Hawaii events page: CLICK HERE!
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Looking for something fun and festive to do, with your kids or friends? Use these fun games below! Just click on the picture and print out! The Answer keys are provided as well.
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Sorry, there is no answer key for the Price Is Right Game - you'll have to have the game leader set the prices themselves! |
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Links to local bases:
Army at Schofield Barracks/Fort Schafter:
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Remember that the local bases have activities, programs and services accessible to us.
For example, the Military Family Services Center at JBPHH offers holiday activities as well as activities, programs and services all year round, so don't forget to check them out as well!
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Canadian Forces Members Assistance Program (CFMAP)
1-800-268-7708
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CFMAP is a confidential, 24/7 free telephone advisory and referral service for all Canadian Armed Forces personnel and their families, and assessible while residing OUTCAN. They can provide confidential, voluntary, short term counselling for those in need.
24/7 service by phone at: 1-800-268-7708
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Family Information Line
How can they help you right now?
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The Family Information Line (FIL) is a confidential, personal and bilingual service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance and crisis management to the military community. FIL serves Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans and their families- immediate and extended.
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Virtual Social Worker
Marion Hall, BSW, RSW
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Marion Hall, our MFSUS Virtual Social Worker is available to connect with you online and assist with your mental wellness. Her services are free and confidential.
Marion can be reached by phone at: 709-649-4296 (NDT) or email link below.
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12 Days of Wellness
December 1-12, 2020
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You've heard of the 12 Days of Christmas but we're bringing you the 12 Days of Wellness! With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's important to check in with yourself and your environment.
Click here to expand on our calendar to see what themes we will be focusing on. This initiative will be shared via your local Facebook groups over the course of the 12 days.
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NORAD Tracks Santa
The countdown officially begins Dec 1!
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Though the program began due to a misdialed number, NORAD Tracks Santa has flourished and is recognized as one of the Department of Defense's largest community outreach programs. Each year, the NORAD Tracks Santa Web Site receives nearly fifteen million unique visitors from more than 200 countries and territories around the world. For more information on how the program started, click here.
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Top 25 Holiday Movies
How many have you seen?
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Click here to expand on our Top 25 Holiday Movies list to see how many you have seen. If your holiday favorites are missing, let us know on the MFSUS Facebook Page! |
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Jenn Hockey
Military Family Services Coordinator
mfs.hawaii@cfmws.com
Cell Phone: 808-688-4413
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