January 2016
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January 2016
Connections Uniting Military MWR/Service Professionals Worldwide for 40 Years! V O L U M E J A N U A R Y 7 9 2 0 1 6 Exciting Opportunities for the New Year! I INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Coast Guard MWR Program of the Year 2 ServSafe: Protect Customers in Self-Service Areas 3 Coast Guard Hosts Toy Distribution 4 Coast Guard Conducts MWR Directors’ Training 5 Catersource 6 FYI 7 we hope to bring you many new opportunities t’s the New Year and IMCEA has some exciting things on the horizon! We are very pleased to announce that we are once again partnering with Catersource® to bring our members discounted registration. to connect with peers and industry professionals. Fill out your application for Catersource® on page 6. What types of events and training would you be interested in You won’t want to miss attending this year? Let us know and this exciting, live event we will work full of the latest on bringing products, training and you the networking resources opportunities! that you As restrictions begin to want; the lift and more training funds become available, most current IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 1 and beneficial to help you support those who serve. Be sure to check our website and Facebook page for continued updates. Cheers to 2016! Melissa Wells IMCEA Director Marketing and Communications (940) 463-5145 PAGE 2 Coast Guard 2015 MWR Program of the Year Award By Robert Davis, MWR Specialist, Coast Guard IMCEA Corporate Sponsors: Gold to recruit a New IMCEA Member! Join the network! T he Coast Guard recently selected third places for this annual Service-wide winners for award. In turn, the its annual MWR winning MWR Programs Program of the benefit by receiving Year award. The additional funding and award is being recognized as designed to leaders in leveraging their recognize MWR programs to outstanding support Coast Guard MWR accomfamilies. plishments of Left to Right: Shane Robbins, Miriam Lopez, FSC Charles (Tre) Coleman, Megan Donahoe, Blair W. Markham Direcvarying size This year’s winners tor of MWR, LT Matthew Hardgrove, LT David Blue, Juan units, both afloat Sosa, and AMTCM Steven Payne. are: and ashore. The award winner in each category receives Large Unit Ashore: plaque recognition and $1,000 for their First Place: Air Station Borinquen, PR morale fund. The award runner-up in each Second Place: Base Portsmouth, VA category receives plaque recognition and Third Place: Training Center Cape May, NJ Medium Unit Ashore: $750 for their morale fund. The third place First Place: Base New Orleans, LA receives plaque recognition and $500 for Second Place: Air Station Miami, FL their morale fund. This year, the Coast Third Place: Air Station Atlantic City, Guard Foundation provided a gift of an NJ additional $9,000 to the award winners in the Small Unit Ashore: first and second place categories. This is a First Place: Civil Engineering Unit, rewarding way to highlight the importance of Providence, RI the MWR program in contributing to the Second Place: Sector San Diego, CA readiness, retention, and resiliency of Coast Third Place: Station New London, CT Guard members and their families. Large Unit Afloat: First Place: CGC ELM The MWR Program of the Year Second Place: CGC KUKUI includes six categories based on Third Place: CGC EAGLE various sizes of MWR programs. The six Medium Unit Afloat: classes are Large, Medium, and Small First Place: CGC PAUL CLARK Ashore, and Large, Medium, and Small Second Place: CGC MARGARET Afloat. Each size category is judged on eight NORVELL program elements: Programming, Third Place: CGC CHARLES SEXTON Customer Service, Marketing Methods, Small Unit Afloat: Leadership and Professional Development, First Place: CGC SEA HORSE Financial Management, Facilities/Equipment Second Place: CGC FINBACK Third Place: CGC TYBEE Improvement Initiatives, Recognition, and any other Additional Reports. By rating the MWR accomplishments in each element, a Photo by Mr. Tomas Adames. committee determined first, second, and CONNECTIONS IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 2 (940) 463-5145 IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 3 (940) 463-5145 Coast Guard Hosts Toy Distribution With BGCA And TIF W hile the weather outside wasn’t frightful, unless you consider sunny and 82 frightful, the holidays came a little early to the youth at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen. On Friday, November 20, 2015, the command’s youth center, affiliated with the Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA), partnered with the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) and hosted a toy distribution event for military children. Shane Robbins, Youth Director, said, “The toys this year, surpass those of previous years,” as over 120 children of active duty military members from the Coast Guard Air Station and nearby Fort Buchanan, enjoyed receiving toys through this event co-hosted by the BGCA and Toy Industry Foundation. Blair Markham, MWR Director at the command, also included an educational theme this year by including the local Puerto Rico national resource personnel to participate and provide information on Puerto Rico’s endangered species, along with providing some unique animals for the children to learn about. The local DODEA school also brought a display of turtle shells, eggs, and described how the native turtles share many of the same beaches that surround the local area. Captain Patricia McFetridge, Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, launched the IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 event with opening comments thanking the BGCA and the TIF for their continued support to Coast Guard families. Elizabeth Max, program manager for TIF, previously commented that, “It’s our industry’s duty to keep these families in our thoughts and give back to those who fight for our freedom.” According to Markham, the event was a resounding success. He overheard one child, while running to select a toy say gleefully, “This is exactly what I put on my Christmas wish list to Santa!” So while the weather wasn’t frightful and didn’t seem like December, the efforts of this Coast Guard command, through its partnership with the BGCA and Toy Industry Foundation, made the season feel like the holidays to military families. And while the temperatures were in the 80s, the efforts of all helped contribute to the resiliency of the Coast Guard family, particularly its youth. Photo credits: BGCA Photo Rachel Tanner The first photo is Ms. Gabriela Sermini, spouse of AMT2 Andres Sermini with son, Benjamin, and with the daughter of AET1 Orland Posada, Camila. The second photo is Poppy Bednorz with son Gavin, spouse of ASTC Eric Bednorz. 4 (940) 463-5145 Coast Guard Conducts MWR Directors’ Training D uring the period of 7-11 December 2015, the Coast Guard Community Services Command held its third convening of the Resident MWR Directors’ course at the Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA. This week-long resident course of instruction is targeted at newly assigned full-time MWR professionals throughout the Service, although other fulltime MWR staff throughout the Coast Guard were also invited to attend. Several of the newly assigned MWR Directors had extensive experience in MWR management with the other Services. This course was not only a good refresher, but also provided this seasoned staff with an introduction to Coast Guard MWR and allowed them to establish professional contacts with others. The course is designed to provide a field of study in key MWR-related disciplines, including Financial Management, Field Oversight Responsibility, Personnel Management, Program Management, Program Administration, Marketing, and Awards and Recognition. The instructors for this course Command followed and detailed the relationships that field managed MWR programs have with the Coast Guard Exchange System. The Resident MWR Directors’ Course is one of two courses designed by the Coast Guard to assist MWR personnel in performing their assigned MWR responsibilities. The other course is online training geared to the collateral duty MWR Officers at smaller field commands. Photo: Left to Right, Ron Ray, Financial Analyst, CSC; were the MWR staff in the Steven Gauthier, MWR Director, Base Community Services Command Cape Cod; CWO Brian Marshall, augmented by other subject matter MWR Director, TRACEN Yorktown; experts from the Coast Guard’s Gary Scheer, MWR Director, CSC; NAF Center of Excellence, CWO Antonio Manalus, MWR Direcincluding the staff attorney and tor, Base Boston; Neil Morgan, MWR Director, Base Honolulu; Ryan Guffey, experts in the field of personnel Recreational Specialist, Sector New management, loss prevention, York; Bob Davis, MWR Specialist, procurement, and property CSC; CWO Mark Durning, Program management. Analyst, CSC; CWO Ed Csech, MWR Rear Admiral William G. Kelly, Director, Base Ketchikan; CWO Ray Commander of the Coast Guard Eakes, Financial Analyst, CSC; LT Personnel Center kicked of the Mechelle Ball, Assistant Comptroller, training via VTC and discussed the TRACEN Yorktown; CAPT Robert Whitehouse, Commanding Officer, importance of MWR to the readiness, retention, and resiliency CSC; Lisa Jefferies, Business Manager, TRACEN Petaluma; Melissa Conof the Coast Guard family. lon, Financial Manager, Base Cape Captain, Robert L. Whitehouse, Cod; Mike Mendoza, MWR Director, Commanding Officer of the Coast TRACEN Petaluma. Guard Community Services IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 5 (940) 463-5145 IMCEA, 14080 Nacogdoches Road #329, San Antonio, Texas 78247-1944 6 (940) 463-5145 Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N9 Newsletter is now available. Check out this wealth of information here. Join the IMCEA Virtual Tradeshow - now open! 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