Community Notes: Week ending May 27 Published June 1, 2011 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Thrift Store summer hours announced Through the months of June, July and August the Thrift Store will only be open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Consignment and donations are still needed and welcomed. Unwanted items should be taken to building 581 - off Goddard Drive. Top 3 offering scholarships The Big Sky Top 3 is awarding two college scholarships this quarter - one to an Airman and one to an NCO. Applicants are to submit a two page essay (double spaced, original work) relating to the United States Air Force's nuclear mission by June 30. Entries should be sent to Master Sgt. Anthony Blum at anthony.blum@malmstrom.af.mil. National Kid's Fishing Day slated for June 4 Malmstrom will be holding a National Kid's Fishing Day event at Pow Wow Pond June 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families are encouraged to enjoy a day of free fishing and food along with some fishing equipment giveaways. In order to provide the best possible fishing opportunity for Kid's Fishing Day, Pow Wow Pond is off limits to fishing May 31-June 3. For more information, contact Jason Gibbons at 731-6333. Volunteers needed for housing safety benefit A housing safety benefit is scheduled to take place June 4 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and volunteers are needed to work the event. The benefit will be held at the trades and industry building located at the fairgrounds. For more information or to sign up to volunteer, contact Becky Darko at 952-1932 or 217-4605. Song of Solomon Relationship series held every Thursday A relationship series about God's best for love, marriage, sex and romance is being conducted on Thursdays at 8 p.m. This series will run through June 16 and is being held at the Detour (across from the Lemon Lot). For more information, contact Chaplain (Capt.) Steven Survance at 731-3721. Volunteers needed for annual July 4 celebration Organizers of the annual Black Eagle Park 4th of July picnic are looking for volunteers to help set up for the event July 3 and tear down after the event July 4 at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in helping should contact Suann Konesky at 727-2900 or cell phone 899-8130. Preventing diploma returns AU/CFRR receives 40-50 diploma returns per month due to invalid/outdated mailing addresses listed in student records. To prevent this problem, before testing students need to contact the AU Registrar office with any address changes. Students may submit their address change request to https://www.auecampussupport.com/vdoc/index.jsp. The request should include the student's full name, last four digits of their SSN, and a current mailing address. The AU Registrar/Student Records personnel print and mail diplomas for the following distance learning courses: Airman Leadership School Distance Learning Course (Course 1), NCO Academy Distance Learning Course (Course 9), Senior NCO Academy Distance Learning Course (Course 14), Civil Air Patrol Senior Officer Course (Course 13), Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course (Course 20), and Air Command and Staff College Correspondence Course (Course 30).