Retiree Appreciation Day at Fort Wainwright
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - The 22d Annual Retiree Appreciation Day will be held May 5 at the Last Frontier Community Center. All military retirees and their families, regardless of branch of service, are invited to attend.
The day's activities will begin with cholesterol screening from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
The speaker session will be held from 10 a.m.-noon. Maj. Gen. (Ret.) William Matz, president, National Association for Uniformed Services will address legislative issues concerning retirees and Mr. Joseph Montoya, TRICARE Retiree Dental Program coordinator will discuss retiree dental care.
Visitors may update ID cards, renew on-post vehicle registrations, attend a health fair, and gather information from a number of post agencies at the Information Bazaar and Health Fair from noon-2 p.m. The health fair portion includes cholesterol tests, eye exams and blood pressure checks. Personnel will be on hand to discuss physical therapy, shoes and exercise, healthy backs and nutrition. The Medical Activity-Alaska will also have Vials of Life available for the retirees.
Lunch (Roadhouse Hearty Buffet) will be available from noon-1:15 p.m. at the Chena Roadhouse located inside the Last Frontier Community Center. The cost for lunch is $15.30, payable in advance to Sharon Harris. A transition briefing for the new Bassett Army Community Hospital begins at 2:15 p.m.with a tour of the hospital immediately after.
Interior Alaska is home to 2,536 military retirees and 152 surviving spouses of deceased military retirees.
For more information, retirees may call Sharon Harris at 800-478-7384 or e-mail her at Sharon.harris@richardson.army.mil.
The day's activities will begin with cholesterol screening from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
The speaker session will be held from 10 a.m.-noon. Maj. Gen. (Ret.) William Matz, president, National Association for Uniformed Services will address legislative issues concerning retirees and Mr. Joseph Montoya, TRICARE Retiree Dental Program coordinator will discuss retiree dental care.
Visitors may update ID cards, renew on-post vehicle registrations, attend a health fair, and gather information from a number of post agencies at the Information Bazaar and Health Fair from noon-2 p.m. The health fair portion includes cholesterol tests, eye exams and blood pressure checks. Personnel will be on hand to discuss physical therapy, shoes and exercise, healthy backs and nutrition. The Medical Activity-Alaska will also have Vials of Life available for the retirees.
Lunch (Roadhouse Hearty Buffet) will be available from noon-1:15 p.m. at the Chena Roadhouse located inside the Last Frontier Community Center. The cost for lunch is $15.30, payable in advance to Sharon Harris. A transition briefing for the new Bassett Army Community Hospital begins at 2:15 p.m.with a tour of the hospital immediately after.
Interior Alaska is home to 2,536 military retirees and 152 surviving spouses of deceased military retirees.
For more information, retirees may call Sharon Harris at 800-478-7384 or e-mail her at Sharon.harris@richardson.army.mil.
posted by Delta News Web at 4/27/2007 10:54:00 AM
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