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Brooklyn Museum Acquires Important Collection of Works from Black Arts Movement
Among the other artists represented in this collection are Benny Andrews, Cleveland Bellow, Kay Brown, Marie Johnson Calloway, Ben Hazard, Ben Jones, Carolyn Lawrence, Dindga McCannon, John T. Riddle, and Lev T. Mills.
The Black Arts Movement grew out of the Black Power Movement and encompassed visual arts, literature, theater, poetry, music, and dance. In Chicago, where many of the artists represented in this collection worked, the movement was ignited by the creation of the Wall of Respect (1967), a collaborative work of activist public art, which inspired a drive for Black self-definition, self-determination, and nationhood. The Black arts collective AfriCOBRA, in which many of the artists in this collection participated, called for the creation of new visual images of Blackness.
The Nelson Stevens print Uhuru (1971), from this collection, will be on display in the Museum's American Identities galleries in March 2013, and a selection of at least five works will be included in the upcoming exhibition Art, Activisim, and Civil Rights in the 1960s, on view March 7 through July 6, 2014, and co-curated by Dr. Kellie Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, and Teresa A. Carbone, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
David Lusenhop founded Lusenhop Fine Art, in which Melissa Azzi is a principal, in 1989 after leaving the Richmond Art Museum in Indiana, where he served as Assistant Director. Following thirteen years based in Cincinnati, Lusenhop relocated to Chicago, where he directed Robert Henry Adams Fine Art from 2002 to 2006, after which he ran a public gallery space. An independent scholar and lecturer, he is known for his research on aspects of African American Art History.
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© Reuse this Obscured by record car sales and booming house prices, something else happened last year that was out of the ordinary.
The South African civil engineering sector grew its turnover by 8%, according to a preliminary estimate by South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec) economist Pierre Blaauw.
This follows industry turnover contracting by 5% in 2004 - something which did not seem exceptional for a sector that had spent the previous three decades nursing its wounds as it continued to decline.
Blaauw has even better news for the industry in 2006: It's not about to run out of go-juice. Civil engineering turnover growth is forecast at 9,42% for the next twelve months.
Expectations are that this trend will continue in the run-up to 2010, which by now has become more than merely the date the soccer World Cup will be held in South Africa.
Instead, it is expected to be the peak in an expected infrastructural spending cycle which will see much more than transport and sport facilities arise.
It is as if South Africa has suddenly awoken from a Rip-van-Winkle-like infrastructural slumber, with considerable non-World-Cup-related infrastructure also striving for quick advances, if not completion in the next five years, such as the Coega development, upgrades to Spoornet's rail network, and improvements at many ports.
Other projects waiting in the pipe-line include new power-generation capacity for Eskom, proposed new highways, the R20-billion-plus Gautrain project, as well as several water projects.
The lack of adequate infrastructure is currently serving as an economic straitjacket.
One example is that coal- and iron-ore-miners could have exported more of their respective commodities in recent years had the rail and port facilities allowed it.
Blaauw says infrastructure spending has not kept up with the more than 48 quarters of consecutive economic growth in South Africa.
"These quarters of growth have now finally allowed for infrastructure spending to happen.
"There is currently severe stress on delivery. The country is running into capacity constraints and the construction industry will have to answer."
The question is, though, whether the industry can do so after spending 30 years on the backfoot.
Hey, big spender
Public Enterprises Minister Alex Erwin, at the end of last year, placed a bold figure on the table. He said the public sector would invest R370-billion in the next five years in South Africa's largest investment programme ever.
If he took only the initial current capital-expenditure estimates of Eskom and Transnet into account, Erwin said the capital programme would involve expenditure of R27-billion in the construction industry, particularly civil engineering, which involves large-scale building projects.
President Thabo Mbeki has since topped this with a figure of R400-billion.
But, despite Erwin's and Mbeki's announcements, some commentators remain sceptical. Government has for many successive years promised to open its purse wider - something which is only now starting to happen on the scale the civil engineering industry had hoped for.
Spoornet's upgrades, for example, have been religiously announced since the beginning of this decade. So far, very little has materialised.
South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) executive director Dawie Botha says he believes the money will come; the question, though, remains "When?".
He also warns that government probably does not have the institutional capacity to spend the R370-billion as fast as it would like to.
"They are probably too optimistic. It is too much, too fast."
As to whether the construction industry is able to produce the volume of work required, Botha says the hard hats have what it takes.
"We can do it, but the decision makers will have to plan carefully so everything does not happen at once, which may create a problem."
He notes that, because of the long-term decline the industry has suffered, construction companies have downsized in terms of machinery, staff and administrative capabilities, all of which have now to be built up again. Secondary industries, such as brickmaking and cement manufacturing, are in the same boat.
Companies also still remain somewhat sceptical of the urgency in gearing up for the promised boom, because of the fact that government capital spending has been postponed so many times before.
Blaauw notes that the civil engineering industry does not expect much work from sometimes struggling local and provincial governments in the next few years.
"Here, we don't expect miracles; if there will be any work, it will be marginal. "We are hoping for parastatal spending to come through, and, we believe, it will, as there is an increased sense of urgency from government regarding the need for infrastructure."
The skills mantra
Botha believes the construction industry and the civil engineering profession may have to import some skills to facilitate implementation capacity.
He says training and education form a vital element of the industry's success going forward, but that it will remain inevitable that some specialised skills will be imported, such as tunnel experts for the Gautrain project, with the skilled but small international been-there-done-that crowd literally globe-trotting from project to project.
The publication Numbers and Needs, written by past SAICE president Allyson Lawless, indicates that South Africa will need between 3 000 and 6 000 additional civil engineers, technologists and technicians over the next ten years, depending on whether all the planned projects are run concurrently.
The need for skills development is overwhelming, notes Botha.
One Gauteng municipality, for example, requires 25 engineers, but has only seven on its payroll.
In response to skills constraints, Lawless and SAICE have come up with a rather ingenious solution.
They are recruiting retired civil engineers to work with students from universities of technology (technikons), who are struggling to get experiential training, and graduates who need experience after they have qualified.
"It is envisaged that experienced engineers and teams of students will form units that will work in certain local authorities," explains Botha.
"We have compiled a database of between 80 and 100 retired engineers who are willing to assist in this manner.
"We also have a database of students who are looking for work."
Another SAICE intervention is by way of administering bursaries that the local government sector education and training authority is providing for technicians to become technologists in the local authority environment. This amounts to R500 000 a year, for a five-year period. Capacity-building programmes to enhance informed decision making by local authority councillors has also been rolled out by the institution.
The Stellenbosch-based think-tank, the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), indicates in its building and construction survey for the fourth quarter of 2005 that 92% of nonresidential contractors and civil engineering firms report that they are experiencing a shortage of skilled labour.
"Anecdotal evidence from the building industry indicates that the unavailability of labour is seriously slowing the pace of building activity, very often leading to late completions and consequent penalties having to be paid by contractors," says report author Charles Martin.
An additional complication construction companies have to consider is the rising cost of building materials, as well as shortages of building materials, such as bricks and cement.
The cumulative result of all these elements is that building costs will rise more rapidly over the short term, says Martin.
Just to put the possible capacity constraints in perspective with one example: in August last year, Group Five CEO Mike Lomas noted that his company had a R4-billion order book, out of what he saw as a capacity of R5,45-billion.
Prior to 2004, this spare capacity would have sufficed, but the growth of contracts on the market, and government's promising there is more to come, has now prompted Group Five to shop abroad for people with big-project skills.
A black Murray & Roberts
South African Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) CEO Spencer Hodgson believes that, in the context of growing demand, there is ample space for another large South African construction firm such as Murray & Roberts - with the potential for black ownership.
The CIDB was formed in 2001 to increase the construction industry's delivery capability and to facilitate transformation.
The CIDB has 6 000 contractors on its books so far, through a pro-cess by which it grades contractors according to capacity.
One of the larger empowerment firms on this database is Ilima Construction, headed by CEO Tembalikayise Lupepe.
Lupepe is a former dentist who realised four years ago that a new South Africa would require new infrastructure, and that his entrepreneurial spirit was better suited to the construction industry than to medicine.
"I realised there would come a crunch time, and this seems to be it."
According to the CIDB, his company is able to tender for contracts of up to R100-million.
Lupepe believes less in a new large black-owned construction firm than in a black Murray & Roberts.
"It is easier for one of the existing companies, which already have the critical mass of qualified people, as well as the plant and equipment, to become a majority black-owned company, rather than to start from scratch."
He adds that, during this growth period, established construction companies must also make use of empowerment companies, which often have spare capacity available.
This would ensure that the larger firms have even more capacity for infrastructure delivery.
It is problematic, notes Lupepe, that, as the industry finally approaches a boom period, many black-owned construction firms lack the capacity to take on big projects themselves, "which is why I emphasise the need for partnerships".
"Our country definitely needs black companies to participate in the infrastructure rollout."
Lupepe agrees with Botha that it would be necessary for government to stagger its projects carefully, to ensure the local industry has the ability to deliver on as much of it as possible.
Group Five last year signed an empowerment deal with the Mvelaphanda Group and Ilima - jointly referred to as IlimaMvela - which will hold 21,6% of the long-established construction group.
Ilima Construction also currently forms part of the Strategic Partnership Group, which, in turn, is a member of the Bombela consortium, which will build the Gautrain rapid-rail system.
Another project in which Ilima is involved is the construction of 1 000 social housing units (social housing is one rung up from low-cost housing) in the North West, in partnership with Group Five.
Ilima is also a member of a consortium bidding as an independent power producer to build two new coal-fired power stations in Kwazulu-Natal (750 MW) and Coega (250 MW). This project is managed by the Department of Minerals and Energy.
Lupepe says these stations should be up and running by 2009.
Ilima is also part of a bid to build the about R850-million new Department of Foreign Affairs campus in Pretoria.
Four steps to a healthier industry
Hodgson says a 2004 CIDB report noted that the industry would need to double its output over the next ten years to meet demand.
"This now seems a conservative estimate. This increased rate of fixed investment is something the industry has not seen in 25 years.
"The growth that government envisaged a few years ago - but that didn't happen - is now happening."
Hodgson says several proposals under review by the CIDB and government are aimed at strengthening existing government initiatives to ensure that infrastructure demand is met. He outlines four of these.
"The construction industry needs a massive intervention in terms of skills. In 1975, in the last upcycle, it had 33 000 apprenticeships. Last year this figure was 1 500."
Hodgson says the country needs an agency to facilitate the placement and training of artisans, providing companies with access to a pool of growing skills.
The second proposal is that infrastructure maintenance must be put forward as a critical construction industry sector with maintenance budgets linked to capital expenditure and a dedicated budget allocation of, say, 5% of all fixed investment.
"Maintenance could create immense black economic-empowerment opportunities and sustainable local capacity," says Hodgson.
The third proposal is for the construction industry to develop the small and medium-sized enter-prise sector, with the assistance of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Lastly, Hodgson suggests that existing programmes to deal with public-sector delivery constraints and perpetual underspending on infrastructure would be strengthened by measures to reward performance. These would include the linking of infrastructure spend to performance bonuses and the allocation of additional budget resources to public-sector agencies that are able to demonstrate effective spending of capital and maintenance budgets.
After 30 years of tight profit margins, the South African construction industry is weary of irrational exuberance - perhaps, it has just learned the hard way that what goes up, must come down.
Thus, despite all the positive talk, industry role-players stress the need for post-peak planning.
Botha says the good times may last six to ten years. What is important, he emphasises, is that industry does not again contract after this period.
"This is when the maintenance cycle must kick in. Our culture of maintenance must improve."
For Lupepe, it is important that the current times and favourable conditions foster robust black construction companies.
"This has to happen before any dip occurs in the growth cycle."
Blaauw believes the industry can count on a "prosperous few years", though.
"We believe the industry has embarked on a longer-term upward trend. Even though it may still fluctuate, it will do so on the upside."
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Regiment, Career Counselor of Year IMPORTANT NOTICE Note: The above named personnel each re- ceived a framed AUSA Certificate of Com- The Main PX has advised us that they will mendation, a 3-Year Membership in AUSA, a discontinue honoring the PX coupon in $100 US Savings Bond and a valuable coupon our AUSA coupon book effective 5 March book. Also, the chapter plans to pay or help 2008. pay for the Drill Sergeant, NCO and Soldier Coupon books will no longer include a of the Year to attend AUSA's National coupon for the main Post Exchange. We Meeting in Washington, DC in October 2008. are very sorry if this message is untimely. MEMBERSHIP NOTE HOORAY FOR HEROES Special Request Third Annual Hooray for Heroes, May 17, 2008 This is a special request to "all" AUSA members. The Fort Knox Chapter of AUSA is again one Your support is critical to the future and the growth of this of the major sponsors of the Hooray for Heroes cele- chapter. You the members, both corporate and individ- bration in Radcliff. Hooray for Heroes, 2008 will be ual, your renewal and continued support are a must for held on May 17, Armed Forces Day. This event is liv- us to sustain. Your support to join in the recruitment of ing proof that our Chapter and the communities of Har- new members is a must if we as a chapter ever have any din County love and appreciate our military, past and hope to grow to the potential strength that we need to be present. in order to be a strong voice – to stand up and be counted – we must multiply in numbers. This year's celebration is the largest one and will be full of non-stop fun for all ages, all day long. It will be This is one of the few things that our political held, as in the past, along Wal-Mart Way, between leaders (both local and at national) will listen to or under- Stithton Baptist Church and the Radcliff Wal-Mart, in stand. We can bury our heads in the sand while benefits Radcliff. It will be a day of free food and entertainment and places like the Home of Armor disappears, or we can for the whole family. Serving military, veterans, and stand up and be counted, this takes strength – strength their families are invited to participate free of charge. comes by numbers. We best can achieve these numbers Non-military may attend but will be charged $5.00 for by you – each AUSA member recruiting and signing up at their food if they choose to eat. least one new member per month. The day starts at 12:00 pm with the attractions, Membership is every member's charter. Please food line and booths opening. The entertainment starts pick up the banner and let's take the "hill". We can be- at 12:30 pm with Pauly Zarb and then the Wolf Broth- come that "loud" voice that will make a difference. Thank ers. Wrapping up the afternoon will be the highly popu- you ever so much for being a member, for making a dif- lar USAREC Entertainment Team consisting of Jamie ference. Attached below is a membership application. Buckley and Marty Gowin. You can duplicate it or email Rick Lewis at: rick.lewis@a- arnold.com or go on line to AUSA, or call Don Devine at About 100 local civic and business exhibitor booths 270-351-5462. will be set up during the afternoon. Each will have free items and will offer a minimum $50.00 merchandise Also, in your monthly AUSA Army Magazine or drawing per exhibitor. The children will be entertained newspaper you will find an application. Be sure to ani- by about 8 different inflatable attractions plus the Re- mate each application with: Ft Knox Chapter 2301. The cruiting Command's climbing wall, an M-1 Abrams tank cost of each membership is depicted by grade or life by and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Other fun things for age. For corporate membership, please email Rick Lewis the children include clowns, face painting, ice cream, at the above address. and lots of balloons! The daytime events end at 5:00 pm and the park- ing lot will be cleared in preparation for the huge MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS crowds that attend the evening patriotic program inside AS OF January 31, 2008 Stithton Baptist Church's main auditorium. It starts at 7:00 pm. The music, the choirs, the flags, and the trib- utes will be directed to those who are serving or who Active Duty Army 421 have served our country. BG Don Campbell, Com- manding General, US Army Armor Center and Fort Retired Army 645 Knox will speak briefly as will Tony Rose. The full 113th Army Band will play all of our favorite patriotic tunes. Civilian 434 This is a very exciting and encouraging program that makes you proud to be an American. Reserve, Guard, Cadet 79 If you have ever been, or are currently in our mili- Total 1579 tary, this is a day of tribute to you and your family. Hooray for Heroes is designed to show you how much we appreciate you and your dedication, sacrifice and Corporate Members 158 service to our country. Life Members 201 10% MEMBER DISCOUNTS August 2006 Allen's Air Conditioning, Inc Custom Deer Processing Mel's Kentucky Crafts and Woodwork Elizabethtown Vine Grove Elizabethtown 270-769-2727 270-877-6902 270-765-6367 Alliance Printing The Doll House NU-LAWN (formerly Excel) Brandenburg Radcliff Radcliff 270-828-2033 On first year's treatments 270-351-1323 Berger's OK Tires Finishing Touches of Ray's Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler Elizabethtown Elizabethtown Brandenburg 270-765-6188 270-766-1655 270-422-4901 Blessed & Anointed, Inc. Golf Link Southern Kitchens Ltd Co Louisville Elizabethtown Elizabethtown 502-231-2060 270-769-4653 270-234-1191 The Bookstore Helen's Flowers Swope Mitsubishi Hyundai Isuzu Radcliff Radcliff Radcliff 270-351-1801 351-1151 270-351-2181 Parts & Accessories Budget Car Sales & Rental Independent Home Inspection Terry Rent-A-Car Muldraugh Elizabethtown Radcliff 502-942-3368 270-862-5687 270-351-7278 C&C Fraley BBQ Inc Komo Photo Texas Outlaw BBQ Radcliff Radcliff Elizabethtown 270-352-0042 270-351-5007 270-234-8586 Corvin's Carpet Lee's Famous Recipe Toni's Home Decorating Radcliff Radcliff Vine Grove 270-737-5798 270-351-9966 270-877-0655 Creative Corner McDonalds Walker Muffler & Brakes Elizabethtown Radcliff Elizabethtown 270-234-1443 270-351-1400 270-769-6700 TAX DEDUCTIONS: Many disabled veterans and disabled people in general think that there is no reason to file any taxes. However, even though VA comp is non-reportable, in many states you can still get a rebate back on sales tax property tax, and the likes. Every year, the IRS dutifully reports the most common blunders taxpayers make on their returns. And every year, at or near the top of the list, is forgetting to enter a Social Security number or making a mistake when entering the nine digits that identify us to IRS computers. Who knows how many people forgot-or never knew about-a deduction that could save them money? The opportunity for mistakes is almost unlimited. The most recent numbers show that about 46 million of us itemized deductions on our 1040s-claiming nearly one trillion dollars' worth of deductions. Another 85 million taxpayers claimed more than half a trillion dollars' worth of standard deductions. Some of those who took the easy way out probably shortchanged themselves. Years ago, the head of the IRS told Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine that he figured millions of taxpayers overpaid their taxes every year by overlooking just one of the following money-savers listed: 1. State sales taxes. This write-off makes sense primarily for those who live in states that do not impose an income tax. You must choose between deducting state income taxes or state sales taxes and, for most citizens of income-tax states, the income tax deduction usually is a better deal. IRS has tables for residents of states with sales taxes showing how much they can deduct. But the tables aren't the last word. If you purchased a vehicle, boat or airplane, you get to add the state sales tax you paid to the amount shown in IRS tables for your state, to the extent the sales tax rate you paid doesn't exceed the state's general sales tax rate. The same goes for home building materials you purchased. These items are easy to overlook. The IRS even has a calculator on its Web site to help you figure out the deduction, which varies by your state and income level. 2. Reinvested dividends. This isn't really a deduction, but it is a subtraction that can save you money; this is the break former IRS Commissioner Fred Goldberg told Kiplinger's that lots of taxpayers miss. If, like most investors, you have mutual fund dividends automatically invested in extra shares, remember that each reinvestment increases your "tax basis" in the fund. That, in turn, reduces the taxable capital gain (or increases the tax-saving loss) when you redeem shares. Forgetting to include the reinvested dividends in your basis-which you subtract from the proceeds of sale to pinpoint your gain-means overpaying your tax. 3. Out-of-pocket charitable contributions. It's hard to overlook the big charitable gifts you made during the year, by check or payroll deduction. But the little things add up, too, and you can write off out-of-pocket costs you incur while doing good works. Ingredients for casseroles you regularly prepare for a nonprofit organization' s soup kitchen, for example, or the cost of stamps you buy for your school's fundraiser count as a charitable contribution. If you drove your car for charity in 2007, remember to deduct 14 cents per mile. 4. Student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. Until recently, if parents paid back a student loan incurred by their children, no one got a tax break. To get a deduction, the law held that you had to be both liable for the debt and actually pay it yourself. But now there's an exception. If Mom and Dad pay back the loan, the IRS treats it as though they gave the money to their child, who then paid the debt. So, a child who's not claimed as a dependent can qualify to deduct up to $2,500 of student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. 5. Moving expense to take first job. Job-hunting expenses incurred while looking for your first job are not deductible, but moving expenses to get to that first job are. And you get this write-off even Tax Deductions – 2/15/2008 - Page 1 of 2 if you don't itemize. If you moved more than 50 miles, you can deduct the cost of getting yourself and your household goods to the new area, including 20 cents per mile (plus parking fees and tolls) for driving your own car. 6. Military reservists' travel expenses. If you are a member of the National Guard or military reserve, you may deserve a deduction for travel expenses to drills or meetings. To qualify, you must travel more than 100 miles and be away from home overnight. If you qualify, you can deduct the cost of lodging and half the cost of your meals, plus 48.5 cents per mile (and any parking or toll fees) for driving your own car. You get this deduction whether or not you itemize. 7. Child care credit. A credit is so much better than a deduction-it reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar. So missing one is even more painful than missing a deduction that simply reduces the amount of income that's subject to tax. But it's easy to overlook the child care credit if you pay your child care bills thorough a reimbursement account at work. Until a few years ago, the child care credit applied to no more than $4,800 of qualifying expenses. The law allows you to run up to $5,000 of such expenses through a tax-favored reimbursement account at work. Now, however, up to $6,000 can qualify for the credit, but the old $5,000 limit still applies to reimbursement accounts. So, if you run the maximum $5,000 through a plan at work but spend more for work-related child care, you can claim the credit on up to an extra $1,000. That would cut your tax bill by at least $200. 8. Estate tax on income in respect of a decedent. This sounds complicated, but it can save you a lot of money if you inherited an IRA from someone whose estate was big enough to be subject to the federal estate tax. Basically, you get an income tax deduction for the amount of estate tax paid on the IRA balance. Let's say you inherited a $100,000 IRA and the fact that the $100,000 was included in your benefactor's estate added $45,000 to the estate tax bill. As you withdraw the money from the IRA and pay tax on it, you also get to deduct a proportional amount of the estate tax paid. If you withdraw $50,000 in one year, for example, you get to claim a $22,500 itemized deduction on Schedule A. 9. State tax you paid last spring. Did you owe tax when you filed your 2006 state tax return in the spring of 2007? Then remember to include that amount with your state tax deduction on your 2007 return, along with state income taxes withheld from your paychecks or paid via quarterly estimated payments. 10. Refinancing points. When you buy a house, you get to deduct points paid to obtain your mortgage in one fell swoop. When you refinance a mortgage, though, you have to deduct the points over the life of the loan. That means 1/30th a year if it's a 30-year mortgage-that's $33 a year for each $1,000 of points you paid. And, in the year you pay off the loan-because you sell the house or refinance again-you may get to deduct all the as-yet-undeducted points. You do unless you refinance with the same lender. In that case, you add points on the latest deal to the leftovers from the previous refinancing and deduct the expense ratably over the life of the new loan. 11. Jury pay paid to employer. Some employers continue to pay employees' full salary while they are doing their civic duty, but ask that they turn over their jury fees to the corporate treasury. The only problem is that the IRS demands that you report those fees as taxable income. You've always had a right to deduct the amount, so you weren't taxed on money that simply passed through your hands. [Source: Gulf War Resource Center Jim Bunker input Feb 08 ++] Tax Deductions – 2/15/2008 - Page 2 of 2 FORT KNOX CHAPTER, AUSA ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Life Members As of February 17, 2008 Mr. Randy R. Acton MG Thomas C. Foley Ms. Patricia A. Nuccitelli LTC Benjamin F. Adams,III Mr. Stanley R. Frager LTC Robert J. Nuccitelli SGM Junious Allen LTC Jeffrey J. Freudenberg CSM Leo C. Pike, Jr. SGM James B. Anderson Ms. Toni Fry-Walker COL Cheri A. Provancha LTC Richard L. Ardisson CW3 James O. Gabbard MSG Robert L. Pruden SFC Thomas E. Arney, II SFC Pierre E. Gant SFC Joshua J. Quillin MSG Dorris A. Arnold LTC George W. Gehr LTC Tim W. Quillin Mr. Thomas W. Baker CW2 Rodney L. Gillespie MAJ William T. Rannebarger SFC William A. Ball CSM John D. Gipe CW4 Siegmund C. Reinach MG William E. Barron SFC Toni G. Graves MSG Clyde E. Rhymer COL Peter C. Bayer, Jr. COL Andrew C. Grimes MSG Robert E. Rittenhouse BG Leslie E. Beavers 1SG Gerald G. Groves LTC Marc B. Roberts SSG Paul Begley 1SG Jimmie P. Guffey, Sr. CW4 Samuel G. Roberts SFC Harold E. Bennett CW4 Jackie M. Hankins CW5 Glen W. Roby SFC Willie Billins, Jr MAJ Darvel A. Harral MSG Clifford G. Roe, Ret. SFC Ronald E. Boelter LT Daphne M. Harris CSM Vinson N. Rose CSM Richard T. Bonsall SSG James T. Hazelwood SFC James Rucker 1SG Walter H. Bowman SSG Ernest W. Heinen COL Joseph D. Ryan CSM Donald L. Brack CW2 Donald W. Helton SFC Roy M. Scheitlin, Jr.,Ret. SFC Brian J. Brink LTC Lawrence A. Herzog MSG Paul Schlisser COL Daniel B. Britt COL James W. Higdon CSM Jeffrey A. Schoonbeck SFC Turley E. Brooks SFC Paul V. Hobbs MSG Harvey C. Scobie, Jr. SFC Mottise W. Brown LTC Jakie M. Howard LTC James L. Sedlak MSG Joe K. Burden CPT Matthew R. Howell LTC Charles J. Self LTC Douglas M. Busch LTC Carl A. Hulsewede, III CW4 Walter Lee Setser MAJ Randall R. Caltrider, Ret. SGM Eugene Hunt BG James Shane, Ret. SFC Daniel S. Cantu SFC Gabriel Ricardo Jackman CW3 Donald L. Shaw CSM Malcolm Carden SGM Ernest R. Jarvis MAJ Darryl L. Shirley 1SG Edward C. Cardiff MSG David W. Jenkins COL Michael D. Shirley, Jr. SGM Gwen A. Carlson First Sergeant Chester Jones, Jr. MG Robert S. Silverthorn, Jr. SGM Lawrence W. Carroll LTC Robert E. Jones MSG Farand O. Skinner SSG Nick Chalos CWO Hugh A. Kail MSG Charles H. Smith, Ret. SGM Bert H. Chesteen MSG Daniel C. Kumm CW4 Fred D. Smith SFC Donald E. Christian MAJ Haldane B. Lamberton COL Michael E. Soja COL M.C. Clayton CW3 Francis E. Latendresse MAJ Loren P. Sommerfield 1SG Climuel H. Close CSM Willie M. Lee, Jr. SGM Carlos R. Soto Bonilla 1SG Donald E. Colbert COL Marlin F. Levenkoski SGM Nathaniel H. Stanley LTC Joseph E. Conn Mr. Rick Lewis MAJ Timothy M. Stauffer SFC John P. Connor Mr. Ron Lewis SGT Ralph Stewart CSM Jackie E. Conroe SGM Clarence C. Lippelt 1SG Walter K. Stolt SGM Benjamin L. Cooper, Sr. LTC Richard M. Livingston MG Donald C. Storm LTC Thomas W. Cordingly SGM William F. Lohmeyer MAJ John P. Stovall, Ret MAJ Carl E. Cornelius, Jr. Mr. Daniel E. London 1SG James M. Takitch SSG Clifford J. Countryman, Ret. Mr. Richard H. Loney MAJ John B. Taylor, Jr. Mrs. Allene A. Craddock 1SG Florencio H. Longoria 1SG Duke Terrill, Ret. MAJ Fred W. Crismon SSG Ammala Louangketh CSM Roland Thibeault, Ret. MAJ Kenneth L. Daniel, Jr CSM Melvin R. Loveday CSM Gregory C. Thorne LTC William D. Dantzler CW4 Richard E. Lowe MG John R. Tindall, Jr. CPT Brandon J. Darby Mr. Robert Manning SFC Henry P. Todd 1SG Lonnie Davis, Jr. CPT Houston J. Marks, II SFC John M. Trowbridge SSG Mark L. Day 1SG James H. Marquardt MG Terry L. Tucker SFC Merrill W. Deemer 1SG Lee R. Massey SSG Wilbert D. Tyler, Ret CSM Don Devine CSM Nathanel L. Mauzy CW4 Kerry L. Uhrick CW3 Albert J. Di Alto Mr. KeOliver Skip Ryon McCall 1SG Norris C. Vincent, Ret. CSM Ricky L. Doan LTC Wilson H. McComas, Jr. CSM Clarence L. Walker Sr. SFC John R. Doloway COL Wallace R. McCord MAJ Ken J. Walsh SSG John R. Drabinsky, Ret. SPC Jerry W. McCoy SGM Paul E. Ward Mr. Irving A. Duffy SFC David N. McDonald 1SG Charles J. Watts COL Hugh L. Dukes CW3 Michael McHale MSG Gerald W. Weldin SFC Henry P. Duncan Mr. Owen Michael McKinney Lela Williams CW4 Ruthanne Dunn SFC Clinton J. Meshew 1SG Lee Williams Mr. L. K. Dutschke MSG Marshall T. Miller SSG Raymond E. Williams COL Joseph H. Dye MSG Mark S. Miller LTC Alan Winkenhofer MSG Clifton L. Edwards CW4 George L. Mullins CSM Elijah S. Winstead SFC Kenneth E. Emberton, USA Ret. LTC Larry S. Myers CSM Ricky Wade Young MAJ Sherri A. Farris COL Robert R. Naething MG D. Allen Youngman COL James M. Fetter COL Mark D. Needham CW3 James L. Yount Association of the United States Army Family Programs February 15, 2008 ♦ IN THIS ISSUE ♦ President Urges Programs to Benefit Military Families, Wounded Troops ♦ Stimulus Package Will Include Disabled Veterans ♦ Military Widows Press for End to DIC/SBP Offset ♦ Senate Committee Hears Testimony about VA Benefits ♦ Senators Call for Stronger Suicide Prevention Programs in Defense Department ♦ Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act Legislation Introduced ♦ Fiscal Year 2009 Department Of Defense Budget Released ♦ VA Requests $94 Billion for Veterans in FY '09 Budget ♦ VA Increases Travel Reimbursement for Eligible Veterans ♦ Grief Professionals Turn Attention to Military Families ♦ Army Plans to Extend Outreach to Military Survivors ♦ Highlights from the 2008 Military Health System Conference ♦ Universities Design Programs for Veterans ♦ State Education Benefits for Veterans ♦ Veterans' Benefit Expiration Dates ♦ Assistance for Military Homeowners ♦ Tax Tips for Military Families ♦ Law Protects Military Families against Predatory Lending ♦ Consumers Have Expanded Options to Protect their Credit ♦ COLA Drops for Troops Stationed in Europe ♦ US Army EFMP Respite Care Program Launches Newsletter ♦ Group Offers Holistic Treatments to Returning Veterans and Families ♦ Foundations Provide Emergency Assistance to Troops and Families ♦ A Cup of Comfort for Military Families ♦ Correction: TRICARE Retiree Dental Program ARMY FAMILY RESOURCES Postal Service Makes It Easier and Cheaper to Send Care Packages Effective March 3, 2008, the U.S. Postal Service will offer a new, larger Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box enabling customers to ship 50 percent more than with the current box. It will be offered at a discount to overseas military addresses. There will be a special version of the box for the military, with a $2 discount, if shipped to an Army Post Office or Fleet Post Office (APO/FPO) address. The USPS website has valuable tips for sending mail to troops stationed overseas: http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/ President Urges Programs to Benefit Military Families, Wounded Troops During the State of the Union address, President Bush called on Congress to improve the benefits and services available to Servicemembers and their families by passing bills to create federal hiring preferences for military spouses and to allow Servicemembers to transfer their GI Bill benefits to spouses and children. Currently, the Army has a pilot to allow certain enlisted members to transfer GI Bill benefits to their spouses and children. The program allows the transfer of up to 18 months of unused Montgomery GI Bill benefits to an eligible dependent. More information about the pilot program is available at http://www.gibill.va.gov/. President Bush also made reference to the recommendations of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and stressed the need for Congress to continue to act to ensure that injured Servicemembers receive the care and benefits that they deserve. [Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48795] Stimulus Package Will Include Disabled Veterans President Bush signed the economic stimulus package on Wednesday after a short but contentious debate in the Senate over whether the bill would include a tax rebate for disabled veterans. The final version of the bill will provide disabled veterans with a payment of $300. One-time tax rebates of $600 will also be provided to individuals, $1,200 for couples and $300 for each child. Military Widows Press for End to DIC/SBP Offset In late January, three military widows went to federal court to press for a change to the law regarding benefits for widows. Currently, military widows who receive payments through the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) as well as Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) because their spouse died of a service-related injury or illness have their SBP payments reduced dollar for dollar by the amount of DIC. There have been numerous attempts to eliminate the so-called SBP/DIC offset in Congress but only limited success. A December 2004 law change (PL 108183) allows eligible survivors who remarry after age 56 to retain DIC payments in addition to SBP. At the time, members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee believed that this was the first step in ending the DIC/SBP offset. A subsequent legal review by the Department of Defense concluded that the law did not end the ban on concurrent receipt and that DIC payments should continue to be deducted from SBP annuities. It is the continued difference in opinion over the language of PL 108-183 which serves as the basis for the case against the government. The military widows who took their case to the US Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC on January 30 contend that the law should be interpreted to allow concurrent receipt of DIC and SBP. The judge's decision in the case of Sharp v. The United States is pending. The National Defense Authorization Act for 2008 failed to eliminate the DIC/SBP Offset but the final bill does include a provision that provides a "special survivor indemnity allowance" for some eligible military survivors. The payments of $50 do not begin until October 1, 2008, however, and are set to end in 2016. Senate Committee Hears Testimony about VA Benefits At a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on January 25, the chairman of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission testified that benefits for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder were inadequate. The purpose of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission was to carry out a study of the benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and deaths attributable to military service. It completed its study last year, finding that the government needs to do a better job of coordinating benefits, treatment and vocational training. More information about the Commission is available at http://www.vetscommission.org/. [Source: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/military_ptsd_080124w/] Senators Call for Stronger Suicide Prevention Programs in Defense Department On January 31, several Senators introduced legislation directing the Department of Defense toenhance its suicide prevention programs. The Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act (S 2585) is in part a response to a steady increase in suicides among active duty troops in recent years. The bill seeks to improve outreach to Soldiers and families and mandates that the military's suicide prevention programs be evaluated to ensure that they meet the needs of military personnel facing lengthy and repeated deployments. Last year, the Senate passed the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention bill, which sought to improve suicide prevention programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA also has a toll- free hot line number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to ensure veterans with emotional crises have round- the-clock access to trained mental health professionals. Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act Legislation Introduced On January 22, 2008, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), introduced legislation to change Title 38 of the U.S. Code to forgive the debt owed to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of men and women who have lost their lives in combat. Current law states that if a member of our Armed Forces is killed and owes the VA any outstanding indebtedness, the Secretary of VA is required to contact the family for collection. The law allows the VA Secretary some discretion for waiving certain cases. The bill would remove that discretion and forgive all debts that fall into this category. The Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act (S. 2536) would be retroactive to September 11, 2001. Fiscal Year 2009 Department Of Defense Budget Released President Bush has sent his Defense budget for Fiscal Year 2009 to Congress. The budget provides $515.4 billion in discretionary authority for the Department of Defense (DoD), a $35.9 billion or 7.5 percent increase over the enacted level for Fiscal Year 2008. The budget includes a 3.4% pay increase for military personnel as well as improved benefits for Servicemembers and their families. The Fiscal Year 2009 budget is posted at http://www.budget.mil . [Source: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/02/military_09_payraise_080204w/] VA Requests $94 Billion for Veterans in FY '09 Budget Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake recently announced that President Bush is seeking a budget of $93.7 billion in fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with health care and disability compensation receiving most of the funding. The budget proposal calls for $47.2 billion in discretionary funding, mostly for health care. It also would provide $46.4 billion in mandatory funding for compensation, pension, educational assistance, home loan guaranties and other benefit programs. Under the new budget, VA will strengthen its collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) for world-class health care and benefits to veterans, Servicemembers and their families, including progress toward the development of secure electronic patient health care records that can be used by both departments. This proposed budget will also allow VA to continue implementing the recommendations of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors. Highlights of the VA budget are available on the Internet at: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1448 VA Increases Travel Reimbursement for Eligible Veterans Effective February 1, 2008, over a million eligible veterans will see their mileage reimbursement more than double for travel to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. The 2008 appropriations act provided funding for VA to increase the beneficiary travel mileage reimbursement rate from 11 cents per mile to 28.5 cents per mile. While increasing the payment, VA, as mandated by law, also equally increased the deductible amounts applied to certain mileage reimbursements. The new deductibles are $7.77 for a one way trip, $15.54 for a round trip, with a maximum of $46.62 per calendar month. However, these deductibles can be waived if they cause a financial hardship to the veteran. [Source: http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1447] Grief Professionals Turn Attention to Military Families Grieving military families will gain new attention and support from bereavement professionals, thanks to a new Special Interest Group focused on loss in the military, organized within the National Association for Death Education & Counseling and chaired by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). TAPS is the national veteran's service organization providing compassionate care for the families of America's fallen military heroes. TAPS provides peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources, seminars, case work assistance, and 24/7 crisis intervention care for all who have been affected by a death in the Armed Forces. Services are provided free of charge. For more information go to http://www.taps.org or call the toll-free crisis line at 1-800.959.TAPS. [Source: http://www.taps.org/pressroom/press/ADEC-MilitarySIG.pdf] Army Plans to Extend Outreach to Military Survivors The Army's Long Term Family Case Management program is planning to extend its outreach to military survivors by providing regular follow-up with the primary next of kin to ensure that issues and concerns are addressed and to obtain feedback. Army Long Term Family Case Management (ALTFCM) provides long-term support to Families of fallen Soldiers by offering assistance with any concerns or issues, and providing information on benefits, services and programs, as well as connecting families to various outreach organizations. The ALTFCM website has more information: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/cmaoc/altfcm/index.htm. Highlights from the 2008 Military Health System Conference The 2008 Military Health System (MHS) Conference, held in January, gathered key leaders including military commanders, local and regional office staff, healthcare leaders and professionals, administrators and federal and national agency partners to discuss ongoing issues in the Military Health System and future developments. One of the top issues at this year's conference was care for wounded warriors. The Defense Department recently created the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury in its effort to step up the quality of care for wounded warriors and their families. It officially opened November 30, 2007. The center also will set standards and assess survey and validate DoD programs, and decide, in part, how resources are directed for research and other programs. The Department of Defense has also agreed that the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund will build and equip the National Intrepid Center of Excellence for Traumatic Brain Injury in Bethesda, Md. In January 2007, the Fund completed construction of a $40 million world-class state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas with funds raised entirely from private donations. The Fund's website is http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/. Visit the MHS Conference website to learn more: http://www.health.mil. Universities Design Programs for Veterans Several universities across the United States are offering special programs and scholarships geared specifically to returning veterans and their family members. The University of Idaho launched Operation Education Scholarship to help veterans severely and permanently wounded as a result of service since Sept. 11, 2001. The spouses of wounded veterans also will be eligible for the scholarship. The university provides financial support and resources – such as tuition, fees and books, on-campus housing, transportation, medical assistance, child care, adaptive equipment, tutoring and mentorship – at its main campus in Moscow, Idaho. Learn more at http://www.uihome.uidaho.edu/OperationEducation/ Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran (SERV) is a new program at Cleveland State University that is designed to assist military veterans with their transition from Soldier to civilian to student. Classes have been designed specifically for veterans to help them in that very important first year of college. The program is open to veterans only. Learn more at http://www.csuohio.edu/serv/. Arkansas State University is home to the PRIDE Center for America's Wounded Soldiers. The Center provides education assistance in the form of GED programs, vocational and technical training, and career advising. It also offers personal rehabilitation services, mental health services, and resources and referrals for community services, veterans' benefits, employment services, and housing assistance. The Center's website is http://cp.astate.edu/pride/ State Education Benefits for Veterans Many US states now offer educational assistance and benefits for veterans, their family members and for military survivors. Military.com has developed a searchable online summary of educational benefits. Learn more at http://education.military.com/money-for-school/state-veteran-benefits. Veterans' Benefit Expiration Dates Veterans are entitled to a number of valuable benefits but did you know that many of these benefits have expiration dates? For example, the Montgomery GI Bill for Active-Duty (MGIB) expires 10 years from date of last discharge or release from active duty. To learn more about veteran's benefits, eligibility requirements, and expiration dates visit Military.com: http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits/veterans-benefit-expirationdates Assistance for Military Homeowners The Military Housing Assistance Fund (MHAF) helps military families to become homeowners by providing them with grants to assist them with purchasing a home. The Fund also provides financial counseling to members of the National Guard and Reserves, deployed and serving in combat zones overseas, who are having problems meeting their monthly obligations due to their deployment and activation. Learn more at http://www.militaryhousingassistancefund.org. The Fund is a project of the Financial Counselors of America (FCA), a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization founded in 1991 to help Americans manage their finances and get out of debt. Visit the FCA website at http://www.financialcounselors.org. Tax Tips for Military Families Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, especially those serving in combat zones, face some special tax situations and are entitled to some special tax benefits. Troops deployed to combat zones have an extended deadline to file taxes. Additionally, thanks to recent legislation, military reservists called to active duty can receive payments from their individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans and 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities, without having to pay the early-distribution tax. The Inland Revenue Service's website has a special section dedicated to providing the latest tax information for military personnel. Learn more at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/military/index.html. Law Protects Military Families against Predatory Lending Military Money and H&R Block are joining forces to inform Servicemembers of new regulations that combat predatory lending practices often targeted at military families. The law, commonly known as the Military Lending Act, affects payday loans, vehicle title loans and tax refund anticipation loans, and places specific requirements and limitations on loans to "covered borrowers" – that is, Servicemembers and their family members. Visit Military Money's website to find fact sheets, articles and more information about how the new law protects military families: http://www.militarymoney.com/lending_act/ Consumers Have Expanded Options to Protect their Credit Consumers in all 50 states now have the option of "freezing" their credit file to block review of the information and to prevent criminals from opening fraudulent accounts in the consumer's name. Previously, credit freezes were only available in some states. Although a credit freeze is one of the strongest measures and individual can take to protect their personal information it does have associated costs. The three credit reporting agencies – TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax – charge $10 for each freeze. Additionally, consumers will have to pay a fee to the agency to lift the freeze if they want to apply for a new loan or credit card. Consumers wishing to put a credit freeze in place should contact the credit reporting agencies: http://www.equifax.com; http://www.transunion.com/; http://www.experian.com/. Consumers can also take a number of simple – and free – steps to protect themselves from identity theft. Always ensure that your Social Security Number is kept safe and do not share your SSN unless absolutely necessary. Review your annual Social Security Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement to ensure information is correct. You can also remove your name from the marketing lists of the three primary credit reporting agencies by calling 1-888-5OPT-OUT or visit https://www.optoutprescreen.com. Request copies of your credit report. By law you are entitled to request a free credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Learn more at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ Assistance for Military Homeowners The Military Housing Assistance Fund (MHAF) helps military families to become homeowners by providing them with grants to assist them with purchasing a home. The Fund also provides financial counseling to members of the National Guard and Reserves, deployed and serving in combat zones overseas, who are having problems meeting their monthly obligations due to their deployment and activation. Learn more at http://www.militaryhousingassistancefund.org. The Fund is a project of the Financial Counselors of America (FCA), a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization founded in 1991 to help Americans manage their finances and get out of debt. Visit the FCA website at http://www.financialcounselors.org. Tax Tips for Military Families Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, especially those serving in combat zones, face some special tax situations and are entitled to some special tax benefits. Troops deployed to combat zones have an extended deadline to file taxes. Additionally, thanks to recent legislation, military reservists called to active duty can receive payments from their individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans and 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities, without having to pay the early-distribution tax. The Inland Revenue Service's website has a special section dedicated to providing the latest tax information for military personnel. Learn more at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/military/index.html. Law Protects Military Families against Predatory Lending Military Money and H&R Block are joining forces to inform Servicemembers of new regulations that combat predatory lending practices often targeted at military families. The law, commonly known as the Military Lending Act, affects payday loans, vehicle title loans and tax refund anticipation loans, and places specific requirements and limitations on loans to "covered borrowers" – that is, Servicemembers and their family members. Visit Military Money's website to find fact sheets, articles and more information about how the new law protects military families: http://www.militarymoney.com/lending_act/ Consumers Have Expanded Options to Protect their Credit Consumers in all 50 states now have the option of "freezing" their credit file to block review of the information and to prevent criminals from opening fraudulent accounts in the consumer's name. Previously, credit freezes were only available in some states. Although a credit freeze is one of the strongest measures and individual can take to protect their personal information it does have associated costs. The three credit reporting agencies – TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax – charge $10 for each freeze. Additionally, consumers will have to pay a fee to the agency to lift the freeze if they want to apply for a new loan or credit card. Consumers wishing to put a credit freeze in place should contact the credit reporting agencies: http://www.equifax.com; http://www.transunion.com/; http://www.experian.com/. Consumers can also take a number of simple – and free – steps to protect themselves from identity theft. Always ensure that your Social Security Number is kept safe and do not share your SSN unless absolutely necessary. Review your annual Social Security Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement to ensure information is correct. You can also remove your name from the marketing lists of the three primary credit reporting agencies by calling 1-888-5OPT-OUT or visit https://www.optoutprescreen.com. Request copies of your credit report. 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The following are the facility hours for the Campus Center and its services for spring break. These times are subject to change based on College events or unforeseen circumstances. If you foresee any conflicts with these hours, please contact me immediately at 274-1173. Regular operating hours will resume on Monday, March 14, 2005.
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Bass Pro Shops gives special gift to 6-year-old battling cancer
A young boy battling cancer got a wonderful surprise on Saturday. Six-year-old Drew Clarke loves to fish, and Bass Pro Shops in Auburn Hills decided to take action and make the boy's day.
Drew has a tumor near his spine that can't be removed with surgery.
Growing up, the local boy fell in love with the sport of fishing, so his family set up a Facebook account called "Fishing For Drew" for donations toward his care. When Bass Pro Shops found out about Drew's condition, they decided to give him a really special surprise.
"Bass Pro contacted us through the website too and heard that we were coming down," Drew's father, Scott Clarke said. "And they said 'we have a lot of special things for Drew to do' and they're letting him feed the fish, they're going to let him fish in the aquarium a little bit more and then we're going to have a wonderful day of shopping, just to keep his spirits up."
Drew was given $2,000 for his special shopping spree at Bass Pro Shops.
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Tropical nights in Jamaica are famous for their exclusive reggae bashes and it is where those who are passionate about reggae get a treat of a lifetime.
This same concept has been brought home in Zimbabwe thanks to Black Spider Sound, a group of selectors and DJs who have introduced the "Reggae and Dancehall Night" at Harare's newly-opened upper-crust joint, Big Apple.
When Jamaican dancehall/reggae musician Turbulence visited Zimbabwe last year, it was the Black Spider Sound that acted as his host sound in Harare and Mutare and that feat alone is ample proof to how the "Reggae and Dancehall Night" slot is something else not to miss as it offers reggae and dancehall lovers everything they expect.
"The concept of the reggae and dancehall night is to cater for people who really understand and appreciate reggae and dancehall music. We play music with a statement, music with a mission, music for those with a passion for the good things of life," said Trevor Jaera, also known as Selector Zyan.
Jaera is the manager for Black Spider Sound.
The "Reggae and Dancehall Night" slot is held every Friday and this week it promises to be more exciting with Birthday party to be hosted for a model, Miss G, who will be celebrating her 21st birthday.
"Miss G will be celebrating her 21st birthday and she has decided to do it in style since she is also passionate about reggae music. We are inviting others to come and join in the festivities since reggae music is known for its repute of speaking about the value of life," Selector Zyan said.
Apart from Selector Zyan, DJ Kenny and MC Quick Stitch will also do what they know best on the turntables. They play a wide range of reggae and dancehall music by various artistes dating back to the likes of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Buju Banton up to the contemporary material.
"We used to play as individuals before deciding to combine forces two years ago. We were the host sound for Turbulence when he came to Zimbabwe and we have worked with the likes of Red Rose Entertainment.
Apart for holding shows around Zimbabwe, we also have a show lined up for Kenya in July," said Selector Zyan. They also distribute free mixtapes Volume One up to Five.
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