8th Engineer Support Battalion

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March 29, 2011
Issue
April 2, 2011 – Food- Friends & Fun – Breakfast at the
Golden Corral
Midway Park (JAX – 209 Freedom Way Contact Information
Join the Families and Friends of 8th ESB for breakfast on Saturday April 2, 2011 at
the Golden Corral in Midway Park (Closest to Camp Lejeune). We will meet at It is very important that you
10:00 am just tell the hostess you are with 8th ESB! This event will not be paid for contact the FRO if any of your
by the battalion. contact information has changed.
We will be using the toll free
8th ESB Spring Fling Family Day~10:00am -2:00pm information line to assist with
Join us April 16th 2011, for a day of fun! We will have a passing Return information as
well as communicating via email
DJ, Bounce House, Easter Bunny, Egg Hunt, Face and telephone.
Painting, Rock Climbing Wall, Hotdogs, Hamburgers and
Drinks!. The event will be held at Ordes Pond in the Toll Free Information Line:
French Creek Are! Also a photographer will be available Toll Free Number:
for pictures…..This is an event you won’t want to miss! 1-800-664-7193
Local Number: 910-451-3201
Other Important Information By calling this line you will be
Many of you are starting to feel the return home itch. At this time we able to here messages and
do not have a return widow but, they will be coming home soon. I want Communications
updates from the Family
to remind each of you to be cautious with sharing information that your Readiness Officer,
marine or sailor shares with you regarding the return home date. Do not FaceBook Page:
publish timelines, approximate dates, etc. on social media sites such as Press 4 – To Select 8th ESB
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pag
MySpace, FaceBook, MarineParents.com, etc. It is important that we es/8th-Engineer-Support-Battalion-Family-
continue to protect the safety of our marines throughout the remainder Readiness/153637764675051
of this deployment. Please keep in mind that only OFFICAL Dates Don’t Forget!
and timelines will be sent from the FRO/Command. Anything from *New*April
8th ESB16, 2011
Google Calendar
other sources is considered a Rumor. Our Return and Reunion Briefs 8th ESB
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?s
are scheduled and described below. Please mark your calendars and rc=michele.godfrey%40usmc.mil&ctz=Am
plan to attend. Spring Fling
erica/New_York
Family Day
Return & Reunion: This workshop is designed to explain, through
interactive activities, what can be expected with homecoming and the
10:00 am – 2:00pm
reunion process. During the workshop tips are provided that will help Ordes Pond
Spouses during this time. Topics covered include Communication, (In The French Creek
Deployment Stress, Re-Integration, Expectations and the Return of
Intimacy. May 17, 2011 @ Marston Pavilion. You must RSVP with Area)
the FRO by May 10, 2011. Lots of Fun!!!

Kids & Reunion: The Kids-N-Reunion workshop is two workshops in

one, a parents and a children’s workshop; parents on one side and
children on the other. Designed to offer the parents as well as the
children resources and coping skills needed to assist them with family
reintegration; the parent’s side of this workshop focuses on the
children’s emotional and behavioral challenges as well as coping
strategies and resources to utilize during the homecoming and
reintegration process. May 19, 2011 @ Marston Pavilion. You must
RSVP with the FRO by May 12, 2011.