Family Readiness Group

Spouse scholarship for medical training

Operation Homefront and the Saban Family Foundation announce the 2011 Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship. The scholarship is offered to wives of uniformed service members to attend vocational training programs in the medical field. Applications will be accepted March 1 – May 1, 2011. The scholarships will be awarded to recipients on July 1, 2011. The application is available on the Operation Homefront website.

Good Info to Have: New Car Seat Guidlines

CAR SEAT GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN UP TO TWELVE

An updated American Academy of Pediatrics policy addressing the use of car safety
seats was released today. The new policy advises parents to keep their toddlers
in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and
weight for their seat. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a
belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and
are between 8 and 12 years of age. Several articles on HealthyChildren.org have
been updated to reflect the new policy, including

Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2011 Car Safety Seats Product Listing for
2011 Car Safety Seat Check Up Air Bag Safety

We encourage you to direct parents to these articles for the most up-to-date
information on car safety seat selection and use.

For additional information, please see

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-
Car-Seats.aspx

Special Military night at the Blazer game April 5th

The Portland Trail Blazers invite you to Historical Outreach Foundation Night at the Rose Garden as we take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, April 5th at 7:00pm! Come out and help support these great causes: • Save our military history • Honor our fighting men and women • Support the renovation of the Oregon Military Museum • Support the creation of a film documentary on Oregon's own 41st Infantry Division that fought in the South Pacific in WWII A portion of each ticket purchased through this promotion will go back to support the Historical Outreach Foundation. Contact Paul Rothschild for ticket information.503.963.3963 paul.rothschild@trailblazers.com

Discount on tickers to Blazer games

If you would like to attend a Blazer game at a great discount price please visit this site and enter the promo code Guard1. You can also call 503.797.9600 and let them know you want to buy tickets at a military discount rate for the game on the 2nd, 5th, or 12th of April. The discounts are significant. I used it to buy club level seats and was very impressed at the cost.