Community Notes: Week ending Nov. 13 Published Nov. 13, 2009 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Scouts to collect food for needy Malmstrom's Boy, Cub and Girl Scouts will be collecting Thanksgiving food items for the Great Falls Rescue Mission to be used for their Thanksgiving Day meals or for food boxes to be given to needy families. Items needed include turkeys, stuffing, fresh/box potatoes, canned fruit and vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy, rolls and pies. All donations will be welcomed. Items can be dropped off at Loy Elementary School, the base chapel, and several collection points in the Civil Engineer, Logistics Readiness and RED HORSE Squadrons until Friday, Nov. 20. Anyone with questions or wanting to donate fresh items, such as turkeys, should contact Char Ross at 771-1210, Brie Riley at 952-0770 or Becky Kanski at 771-6518. Wing Holiday Party tickets on sale The Malmstrom holiday party is Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. Cost is $10 for officers, NCO's and civilians, and $5 for senior airmen and below. Dress is casual and heavy hors d' oeuvres will be served. Deadline to sign up is Nov. 30 with your squadron representatives. Holiday craft bazaar There will be a holiday craft bazaar Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. For those with wares to sell, tables cost $5 each and reservations need to be made by Nov. 19. Call 731-3359 for more information. Holiday hours at Commissary outlined The commissary will be open Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closed Nov. 26 and 27 to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Dress for success program needs clothing donations Dress for success is a program to collect gently used business attire and shoes to be given to needy high school students to help improve their self-esteem and increase their employment marketability. Call Beth Fasting at (940) 636-7312 if you have items needing to be picked up. The program is being sponsored by the Protestant Women of the Chapel. Operation Christmas Child spread holiday cheer worldwide The Protestant Women of the Chapel are collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child which provides gifts and the gospel message to children all over the world. The boxes should be filled with gifts such as school supplies, toys, hygiene items, hard candy, etc. There will be collection boxes at the chapel and the library. Each shoebox must have a label and a donation envelope and be received by Nov. 17. For more information, call 453-0019. Sidewalk installation may cause traffic delays Perimeter Road, 77st Street N., and 4th Avenue N., in the areas that surround the on-base fam-camp, will have sidewalks installed through Dec. 18. During this time, these roads could experience 30 to 45 minute lane closures to facilitate concrete delivery. The closure will only affect one lane and two-way traffic will be maintained with the use of a flag person. In addition, new sidewalks are planned along Flightline Drive between 76th and 78th street. The same closure procedures will apply and this closure will affect buildings 500 and 510. Questions should be directed to Mark You at 731-6148. Speakers needed for community events The 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office is looking for officers, enlisted and civilian representatives to join the Speaker's Bureau program. PA receives several requests a year from community organizations wanting to know more about the Malmstrom mission, deployment experiences and the Air Force in general. These are usually no more than 30 minute presentations. Participation in the program provides great bullets for performance reports and awards packages. To volunteer or for more information, call Master Sgt. Terry Nelson at 731-4591 or e-mail him at terry.nelson@malmstrom.af.mil. College grant money available The Air Force Aid Society's General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program offers $2,000 grants to selected applicants. The program is offered to sons and daughters of active-duty, retired, retired Reservists with more than 20 years of service, and deceased Air Force members. It is also open to spouses of active-duty and Title 10 AGR/Reservists on extended active duty, and surviving spouses of deceased members. For more information, visit www.afas.org. More information available for personnel Follow up material from the Air Force Personnel Center's Spread the Word tour is available on the 10-day share drive. The first document is a power point presentation regarding mentoring the civilian workforce. The second is a list of career field contacts at AFPC. Those listed are there to answer all questions regarding career field management and progression. The documents are located at S:\AFPC Spread the Word. Thrift Store implements winter hours The Malmstrom Thrift Store winter hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is located on Goddard Ave. in building 581. For information, call 731-3213.