December 2014

Information & Events

Published by: Elva Pantoja-Castro

Dec 3 – VMIS OPOC Training – 1000 – 1100 at ACS

Dec 3 – Money Management – 1000 - 1130 at ACS Financial Resilience Center (Bldg 647)

Dec 3 – FRG Key Caller/ Social Media – 1730 – 2030 at ACS

Dec 4 – Free Credit Score – 1300 – 1500 at Financial Resilience Center, Bldg 647 (156 Lewis St) SB

Dec 4 - 5 – FRSA/FRL Training – 1730 – 2030 at ACS

Dec 8 – Prosperous Parent – 0900 – 1230 at ACS

Dec 8 – Communication Solutions – 1600 – 1700 at ACS

Dec 9 – FRG 101/ FRG Leader – 0900 – 1200 at ACS

Dec 10 – Budgeting for the Holidays – 1000 – 1300 at ACS Financial Resilience Center (Bldg 647)

Dec 10 – Couples Communication – 1145 – 1245 at ACS

Dec 10 – Sleepless on Schofield – 1530 -1630 at ACS

Dec 10 – Family Night : Stress Solutions – 1810 – 1925 at Main Post Chapel

Dec 10 – Family Night : Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! – 1810 – 1925 at Main Post Chapel

Dec 11 – Scream Free Parenting – 1200 – 1330 at ACS

Dec 13 – FRG Key Caller/ Treasurer/ Fund Mgmt – 1730 – 2030 at ACS

Dec 15 – Parenting 101 – 1200 – 1330 at ACS

Dec 17 – VMIS OPOC Training – 1000 – 1100 at ACS

Dec 17 – EFMP Working Group – 1000 – 1130 at ACS

Dec 17 – Credit Report & Score – 0930 – 1100 at ACS Financial Resilience Center (Bldg 647)

Dec 18 – Basic Investing & TSP – 1000 – 1130 at ACS Financial Resilience Center (Bldg 647)

Dec 18 – Scream Free Parenting – 1200 – 1330 at ACS

Dec 18 – Anger and Conflict Solutions – 1500 – 1600 at ACS

Dec 20 – Home Alone Workshop – 0900 – 1200 at ACS

Dec 24 – Training Holiday –

Dec 25 – Christmas Holiday –

Dec 31 – Training Holiday –

Jan 1 – New Years Holiday –

ACS SB 655-4227 / ACS Training Center 655-1866

Ft Shafter Aloha Center ACS 438-4227

December Calendar

EPC

Honolulu City Lights Opening Night

Program

Saturday, December 6, 2014

530 S.King Street (Honolulu Hale)

4:00 pm - 11:00 pm

4:00 pm: Food Booths open at Sky Gate

Keiki Rides at Sky Gate

6:00 pm: Tree Lighting Ceremony at Honolulu Hale

Electric Light Parade begins at Aala Park down King Street

6:30 pm: Lighting of the City Christmas Tree - Mayor Kirk Caldwell

Electric Light Parade arrives at Honolulu Hale

Sponsored by Hawaiian Electric Company,Macy's and

the Friends of Honolulu City Lights

Employee Decorated Tree Exhibit in Courtyard

Sponsored by Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union

Enchanted Forest Display in Courtyard

Sponsored by Kraft Foods Group in Hawaii

and Wreath Display in Lane Gallery

7:30 pm: Holiday Concert at Sky Gate

Sponsored by Tom Moffatt Productions

11:00 pm: Opening Night Festivities End

HHC 84th Engineer Battalion

&

HHC 130th Engineer Brigade

Holiday Party Tuesday December 16th @ 5:30pm

Kalakaua Community Center

Potluck dinner- meat provided, Families

please bring a side dish to share. Single

Soldiers please bring soda, juice or water.

POC: Michelle Jordan 808-859-3555

Join us for Winter Wonderland - a fun filled Holiday

event on Saturday, December 13, 9:00am-2:00pm at the

AMR Gym and Community Center. Admission is free!

FREE activities: IPC letters to Santa (you'll even receive a response back from the North Pole!)

Inflatable bouncers provided by the Outdoor Recreation Center

Face Painting

Crafts activities

Pictures with Santa

PLAY IN REAL SNOW!!

Paid activities: (cash only)

Arts & Crafts paint and take holiday ornaments and sandy candy

FRG and Unit Food Booths

BOSS Shaved Ice

Entertainment Provided by SKIES Unlimited! The entertainment schedule:

0900 - 0915 Schofield Teen Center DJ

0915 - 0945 SKIES Voice Class

1000 - 1045 SKIES Hula

1100 - 1130 SKIES Kenpo Karate

1130 - 1300 SKIES Dance

1:00 - 13:20 SKIES Taekwondo

1330 - 1400 Schofield Teen Center DJ

Snow Zone courtesy of the Ft. Shafter Hui O' Wahine 25 Tons of snow!

There will be two snow zones:

smaller snow zone for children 6 and under

larger snow zone for children 7 and older

Meet Santa's Friends- Costume Characters will be available for pictures throughout the day!

Door Prizes and Giveaways including 10 Home Depot Christmas Trees

Door Prizes from 10am - 1:30pm at Information Tent

Special giveaways for completed surveys!

For more information, call 655-0111.

Before the Winter Wonderland event, bring

your little ones for a Breakfast with Santa!

Seating will begin at 7:30am with breakfast

beginning at 8:00am. Enjoy a breakfast

buffet with Santa and his friends!

Reservations are required and tickets can be

purchased at any Army LTS location

HHC 130th Engineer Brigade

Sunday December 14th

10:00 am- 6:00 pm

Schofield Barracks Exchange

Let us take care of your

Holiday gift wrapping!

Volunteers needed!

Call Michelle Jordan

808-859-3555

for more information!

December 13

Have breakfast with Santa at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co!

Adults are $14.99 and Kids are $7.99 (under 3 years is

FREE). Make your reservations TODAY!

Aloha

Thursday, 25 December 2014

Main Post Chapel

0900 - 1100

!

Single Soldiers ...Get a little taste of home on Christmas morning. Come and enjoy a delicious free breakfast including waffles, eggs, bacon, homemade cinnamon rolls and hot Starbucks brewed coffee! Call or email Chaplain Michael Rumschik Office 808-655-1614 Cell 716-517-5408 Michael.r.rumschik.mil@mail.mil

PROTESTANT COMMUNITY

HOLIDAY RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

Christmas Eve Concert and Worship @ Derussey Chapel

24 Dec 3:00pm

Christmas Eve Service (Liturgical) @ Wheeler Chapel 24

Dec 6:00pm

Christmas Eve Service @ HMR Chapel 24 Dec 6:30pm

Christmas Eve Service @ Soldiers' Chapel 24 Dec

7:00pm

Christmas Eve Service @ Main Post Chapel (Schofield)

24 Dec 7:00pm

New Years Eve Service (Gospel) @ MPC (Schofield) 31

Dec 10pm

The 68th Annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade will be on December 4, 2014 at

6:00 pm. As always, the parade will be along Waialae Avenue from Saint

Louis School/Chaminade University to Koko Head Avenue.

This parade features local elementary and high schools, businesses, several

bands, girl and boy scouts, our legislators and council representatives, the

Fire Department, and more! Plus, don't forget a special appearance from

Santa!

More details to come! Be sure to visit our website for the latest on the

parade:

http://www.kaimukihawaii.com/d/c/kaimuki-christmas-parade-tree-

lighting.html

The Kaneohe Christmas Parade is the largest Christmas parade

in all of Hawaii. Marchers and participants from all over Oahu –

and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands - gather together in the spirit

of the holiday season, for what is a truly wondrous sight.

The Kaneohe Christmas Parade begins at the corner of

Kamehameha Highway and Haiku Road, and it ends at Castle

High School on Kaneohe Bay Road

The Kaneohe Christmas Parade usually sees about 1,800

marchers, 40 vehicles, 18 floats, and 5 bands in the procession.

There will be many VIP appearances in the Parade, as well as

clowns for the kids, elves, candy, and – of course – Santa! Ring

in the season with our island’s residents and other visitors, and

come to what is always one of the most fun Events on Oahu to

be held throughout the year – the Kaneohe Christmas Parade!

Date: December 7, 2014

Location: Windward Mall at Haiku Road, Honolulu, HI

Phone: 808.348.2749

On the second Saturday in December, the City

and County of Honolulu and Friends of Kapolei

Hale kick-off the holiday merriment at

approximately 5pm with a block party on

Uluohia Street outside Kapolei Hale. This

usually involves live entertainment, kids’ games,

food vendors, and a visit from Santa Claus. At

approximately 6pm, the West Oahu Public

Workers Electric Light Parade runs along

Farrington Highway/Kamokila Blvd from

Kealanani Ave to Uluohia Street. Then when the

parade is over, they light up a 50-foot (15 m)

Cook Island Pine tree outside Kapolei Hale.

Festivities usually end by approximately 10pm.

Parking is wherever you can find it along the

Kapolei side streets. Some local businesses

open their lots for the event, but most reserve

their parking for customers only. This presents a

minor challenge on opening night, but the other

nights shouldn’t be a problem because they

don’t draw anywhere near the kinds of crowds

you’d encounter in Honolulu.

Oahu Christmas Parades

WAHIAWA TOWN XMAS PARADE

December 5, 2014

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Sponsored by Wahiawa Community & Business Association. The event is expected to have

300 marchers, 10 vehicles, & 2 floats. It will start at Kaala Elementary School, to California

Ave., to North Cane St., end at Center St.

MILILANI CHRISTMAS PARADE MILILANI CHRISTMAS PARADE

December 6, 2014

9:00AM - 10:30AM

Sponsored by Mililani Shopping Center & Town Center of Mililani. The event is expected to

have 1,500 marchers, 30 vehicles, 10 floats, 2 bands. It will start at Mililani High School

Stadium at Kipapa Dr., past Mililani Shopping Center, onto Moenamanu St., onto Kuahelani

Ave., onto Meheula Pkwy., onto Lanikuhana Ave., to finish at Town Center of Mililani

between Ruby Tuesday and Assagios.

GENTRY WAIPIO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARADE

December 12, 2014

10:00AM - 11:30AM

Sponsored by Gentry Waipio Community Association. The event is expected to have 800

marchers & 15 vehicles. It will start at Gentry Waipio SC on Ukee St, near the Outback

Steakhouse, to Ka Uka Blvd., to Waipio Uka St., to end at Gentry Waipio SC.

HALEIWA TOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE

December 12, 2014

6:00PM – 8:00PM

Sponsored by North Shore Community Chamber of Commerce/Haleiwa Main Street. The

event is expected to have 500 marchers, 45 vehicles, 5 floats & 3 bands. It will start at Weed

Circle, to Kamehameha Hwy., thru Haleiwa Town, to end at Haleiwa Beach Park.

EWA BEACH LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS PARADE

December 20, 2014

10:00AM – 12:00PM

sponsored by Ewa Beach Lions Club. The event is expected to have 1,200 marchers, 80

vehicles, 12 floats & 2 bands. It will start at Ilima Intermediate School Parking Lot, to Ft.

Weaver Rd., to Kuhina St., to Hanakahi St., to North Rd., to Ft. Weaver Rd., to end at Ilima

Intermediate School Parking Lot.

DEC 6 Season's Best Craft & Gift Fair, Aliiolani Elementary School, 1240 7th Ave,

Kaimuki, 8am–2pm. 200+ booths of crafts, gifts & food.

DEC 6 Christmas Craft Fair, Prince Kuhio Community Center, 91~1270 Kinoiki St.,

Kapolei, 9am–3pm. Local food, crafts, service and community vendors.

Entertainment, giveaways, and more.

DEC 6 Mililani Town Assn. Holiday Craft & Gift Fair, Mililani Rec 5, 95~1101

Ainamakua Dr., 4–9pm. A spectacular night fair with 80+ vendors featuring Hawaii's

best crafters, artists & distributors. Gift wrapping, ono food for dinner, and free

giveaways! Free parking & shuttle from Mililani Park & Ride at 95-1069 Ukuwai St.

DEC 10 "An Evening in Waipio" Craft Fair, Hawaii Okinawa Center Banquet Hall,

94~587 Ukee St., Waipio Gentry Business Park, 5:30–9pm. Enjoy a cool and

comfortable shopping experience. Featuring over 70 of our islands favorite vendors.

Admission is free - ample parking - will feature a silent auction and door prizes. Early

entry available at 5pm with a $5.00 donation.

DEC 13 Creations of Hawaii - Waikiki Holiday Fair, Jefferson Elemenary School,

324 Kapahulu Ave., 8am–2pm. Produce, plants, food, merchandise & crafts! Lots of

customer parking!

DEC 13 Moanalua High School Winter Craft Fair, 2825 Ala Ilima St., 9am–3pm.

Fabulous crafts, plants, gifts and ono food! Over200 vendors! FREE parking - school

lot open to the public at 8am. Lots of street parking.

DEC 13 Season's Best Craft & Gift Fair, Aiea Elementary School, 99~371

Moanalua Rd., 8am–2pm. 150+ booths of crafts, gifts & food.

DEC 13 Winter Wonderland, Calvary Church of the Pacific, 99~400 Aiea Heights

Dr., 10am–1pm. Free community event for the whole family. 10 tons of snow, craft

fair, food concession, Christmas crafts & free games for keiki.

DEC 20 Mililani High School ABC Craft Fair, 96~1200 Meheula Pkwy, in the

school's gymnasium & parking lot, 9am–2pm. Handcrafts, gift items, plants, jewelry,

clothing and local kine food. 120+ booths.