The Navy Wives Clubs of America, NWCA Jax No. 86 meets the first Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in Building 612 on Jason Street at NAS Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. The Thrift Shop is open Tuesday and Thursdays and the first Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. 1 pam. For more information, call 772-0242 or Pearl Aran at 777-8032. The Navy Wives Club's DID No. 300 meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Oak Crest United Methodist Church Education Building at 5900 Ricker Road. For more informa- tion, call 387-4332:or 272-9489. The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38 meet- ings aCre held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 470 Madeira Drive, Orange Park, Fla. The chapter also has service officers avail- able Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. to help with claims. To make an appointment or for more information, call 269-2945. The Clay County Chapter' 1414, National Active and Retired Federal Employees invites all active and retired employees to their regular monthly meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Orange Park Library, 22054 Plainfield Avenue in Orange Park.'For more informa- tion, call 276-9415. The Navy Jacksonville Yacht Club general member- ship meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the clubhouse (Building 1956) adjacent to the Mulberry Cove Marina. Boaters and non-boaters are invited to attend. The Navy Jax Yacht Club is a members only club open to all active duty, reservists, retired military and active and retired Department of Defense civil- ians. For more information, call 778-0805 or email com- modore @ njyc.org. Parents Without Partners meetings are held the second Sunday of every month at 7 p.m. at The Country Cabin restaurant located on Blanding Boulevard. This organization is open to any single, divorced, separated, or widowed that have children of any ages. For more information, please check out our Web site at www.pwpnflorida.com or call 307-6261. The MOMS Club of Jack- sonville Orange Park/West- side holds their business meet- ing the second Thursday of each month from 10-11 a.m. at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 112 Blanding Boulevard across from the Orange Park Mall. Members meet for play- groups, field trips, MOMS Nite Out and family outings. For information, contact Angela Adams at 688-0077 or visit momsclubopw@yahoo.com ; The Association of Avia- tion Ordnancemen's meeting is held the third Thursday of From Page 6 A: Yes, eventually theses two offices will combine with NAS Jax office to form a con- solidated personal property shipping office, which will be able to support more cus- tomers throughout the Southeast Region. Q: How long will employees need if they choose. to get counseling at FISC Jacksonville? A: Kings Bay and Mayport employees will need approximately three to four hours for the move counseling session, including travel to/from FISC Jacksonville. The counseling session runs about an hour, and travel may take one hour each way. Q: What if a customer does not. want to use SWM? A: Since July 2005, Navy Family Support and NAVSUP has made it mandatory for most Navy commands to use SWM. Technical help and support for entitlement questions is provided. Q: Will the Mayport and Kings Bay office closures lower the, quality of HHG servic- es? A: No. This reduction in operational hours will not change any services for cus- tomers inbound to Mayport or Kings Bay. FISC Jacksonville already provides these services. Outbound customers who are eligible to use SWM will experience good HHG serv- ice: According to surveys, about 90 percent of SWM customers say they would use SWM again. SWM customers do not have to visit a personal property office for counseling. They can do their counseling and applica- tion at their convenience, 24/7, from any- where with an Internet connection. For local customers who do not have easy access to an Internet connection, FISC Jax has arranged for customers to use computers at Columbia College, locat- ed on the second deck of Building 110. SWM customers have toll-free techni- cal support at 1-877-962-3365 or by e-mail at navsup@intellimark-it.com. each month at 7 p.m. at the Fleet Reserve Center on Collins Road.. For more information, call AO1 Michael Steckly at 542- 5508 or Jim Bohac at 542-2939. You can also visit www.aao9. com. The First Coast Black Nurses Association holds their meetings the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Shands Hospital Blue room. For more informa- tion, call Janneice Moore at 244-7950 or Dorothy Banks at 542-7748. The Westside Jacksonville Chapter 1984, National Association of Retired Fed- eral Employees extends an open invitation to all currently employed and retired federal employees to our regular meet- ing held at 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Murray Hill United Methodist Church, (Fellowship Hall Building) at 4101 College Street. For more information, call R. Carroll at 786-7083. The National Naval Offi- cers Association holds its monthly meeting on the fourth Thursday each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Jacksonville Urban League, 903 West Union Street. Interested personnel are encouraged to attend or contact Lt. Cmdr. Herlena Washington at 542-7715, Ext. 102 or email Herlena.Washington@sar.med. navy.mil. The Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter SWM customers can call Navy's HHG Helpline for questions about move entitle- ments. The helpline is available toll-free at 1-800-444-7789, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. After customers submit an application, a counselor will respond by e-mail within six business days. Customers still can call FISC Jacksonville with questions. FISC Jacksonville is taking actions to mitigate any inconvenience to customers who choose to travel to Jacksonville: FISC Jacksonville staff are undergoing training to answer customers concerns about the changes in HHG service. Customers will be provided with driving directions and parking information. Customers will be provided e-mail reminders of their counseling appointment two days in advance. The reminder will include guidance on how to prepare for move counseling and what to bring to the counseling appointment. In some cases, FISC Jacksonville should be contacted directly for HHG services: CACOs should contact FISC Jacksonville directly regarding HHG ship- ments for deceased active duty members. Members with short fuse orders should immediately complete SWM counseling and submit their application. After submit- ting the application, they should immedi- ately contact FISC Jacksonville to alert HHG staff of the short fuse. For group moves and changes of home- port, contact FISC Jacksonville directly. Q: What can I do to ease this transition for my customers/employees? A: Encourage customers to submit their move application using SWM at least three weeks before their desired move date. If customers plan to move during the sum- mer, they should submit their application four weeks in advance. Refer customers and their spouses to the SWM Web site at https'//www.smartwebmove.navsup.navy.mil. For more information, contact Henry Bailey at 542-1000, Ext. 102 or Lt. Cmdr. Michael Johnson at 542-1000, Ext. 103. FL1-X meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Golden Coral, 582 Blanding Boulevard. The "Wingnutts" invite all those inter- ested in motorcycling and motorcycle safety. They also have a weekly get together at the Dairy Queen on Kingsley Avenue at 7 p.m.. every Friday night. For more information, call 269-5369 or visit www.fllx.org. The St. Augustine Spring Art and Craft Festival will be held April 22-23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Special Events/ Francis Field near the St. Augustine Visitor's Center. More than 150 exhibitors will be at the event. For more information, call (904) 824-0716. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is offering free admission each Tuesday from 4- 9 p.m. through September. Visitors can attend lectures, docent-lead tours, stroll the his- toric riverfront gardens, view the museum's Masterworks collec- tion and special exhibitions and experience Art Connections, the museum's hands-on education center. For more information, contact Maria Haynes at 899- 6025. Hdi-MaN RotoFly-By Hela.Max SALE S23-9-9 7273103rd St.772-9022 R 0r; Jax Air HeWS, NAS Jacksonville, Thursday, March 2, 2006 13 Cyclists needed for event Team Navy Jax will be riding again and additional cyclists are needed to participate in the second annual Tour de Cure May 20-21. This is a non-profit fund-rais- ing event sponsored by the American Dia'betes Association.- This year's ride will take cyclists from Jacksonville to Fernandina Beach. For more information about Team Navy Jax, call Miriam Gallet at 542-5588. Details about the Tour de Cure can be found jaxtour. NAS Jax establishes N AS Jacksonville has established a hotline for service members, Department of. Defense employees, contractors and their families to call during an emergency that warrants evacuation such as a hurri- cane. Evacuees can call 1-800- 849-6024 to check in with the base upon arriving at an evacuation destination and to verify if the order to return to the Jacksonville area has been given. 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Many of these riders have been between the ages of 18 and 30. 1 By shooting this video using Sailors and their own vehicles, we're hoping it will get people's attention. It's not just about motorcycle safety, it's also about those members who have hot cars and wrap themselves around telephone poles," stated Bennett. And of course, the extras in the film were more than happy to be involved and show off their toys. "This is really cool being in the video and hopefully it'll be seen by the people who need it the most and they'll realize that they can have a bike and do everything everyone else does, just safely," said AW1 Lloyd Wood of VP-30. "I've been riding for 15 years and have had one acci- dent where I peeled the skin off my entire right side. I hope everyone who sees this video will notice that we are all wearing ballistic jackets and all the protective gear we can because it might just save their lives." 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