Help Wounded OEF Veterans

Have you been wondering how you can help our injured heroes? New and gently used pajamas, sweats and blankets are being collected for Americans wounded in Afghanistan. Patients are evacuated from Afghanistan in the middle of the night and endure a cold, loud, seven-hour flight. Most have had their clothes cut off when they arrive in the emergency room. A constant supply of comfortable clothing is essential to their comfort and recovery. Because so many people pass through, it is often difficult to keep clothing on the shelves. Donations help ensure no one goes without. They are requesting:

• Sweat pants (average size large)
• Socks
• Underwear
• Sweatshirts
• Blankets
• Monetary donations to cover shipping fees

Donations can be dropped off at the McConnell Flight Medicine Clinic with SrA Babicki or A1C Zimmerman. Call (316) 759-5116 for more information.

We Want Your Opinion

The 22d FSS is getting ready to launch a new Web site, www.refuelmcconnell.com We're trying out some new things and we'd love to know what you think about them. We also want you to weigh in on what you'd like to see on the Web site in the future. We want this Web site to be customer-friendly and need you, the customers, to tell us if we're hitting the mark or not. Feel free to comment on the Web site itself, or come back here and leave your comments on this post. Thanks for your help!

Demystifying Club Card Choice

Now that the Club Membership Drive is in full swing, it’s important to know the differences between the types of membership cards you have to choose from.

In order to join the Club, you must sign up for one of the two types of cards, the MasterCard or the Proprietary Card. Please note that both cards report to the credit bureau.

The MasterCard comes with a free, cash-back rewards program, $1,000 minimum credit line, and is accepted on and off base. The Proprietary Card does not have a rewards program, comes with a $500 maximum credit line, and is only accepted in services activities. Again, both cards will report to the credit bureau.

If you have further questions about the differences between the cards or club membership in general, please contact Club McConnell at 759-4330.

Air Force Hoops Hits McConnell

Air Force Hoops is here!

Come by and pick up a game piece at participating food and beverage activities, including Tornado Alley's Twister Cafe, Debbie's and the Storm Cellar at Club McConnell. Go to www.AFHoops.com and register online using the code on the game piece. Up to 10 brackets may be played. Picks can be made and changed, but final picks for all rounds mus be submitted by 6:00am EST, 18 March 10.

The Air Force first place prize of $10,000 is sponsored by Coca Cola. The second place receives $5,000; third place is $2,500, fourth place is $1,000.

The storm Cellar will host Friday Night "Watch Parties" on March 19, March 26, April 13, and the Championship Game April 5. Club McConnell members who registered their brackets online will be randomly drawn to win $300, $200, and $100 after the Championship Game. You must be present to win.

Not a Club McConnell member? now is the perfect time to sign up. Sign up between 1 March 10 and 31 May 10 you will receive the first 6 months free. Applications can be found in the Dole Community Center and the Cashiers Cage.

Fit Family

Potato Soup

Ingredients
Onion, chopped 3/4 cup (1 medium)
Potatoes, peeled, diced 4 - 1/2 cups
Margarine 1 tablespoon
Flour 3 tablespoons
Whole milk 1 Quart

PREPARATION TIME: 25 MINUTES
COOKING TIME: 15 MINUTES
1. Place onions and potatoes in sauce pan.
Cover with water and bring to a boil.
Simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.

2. Melt margarine in saucepan. Add flour and
stir until smooth. Heat to thicken.

3. Add onions and potatoes to milk mixture,
and heat to serving temperature.

Yields 4 Serving, about 1 cup each,
plus 4 servings for another meal

PER SERVING:
Calories 190
Total fat 6 grams
Saturated fat 3 grams
Cholesterol 17 milligrams
Sodium 325 milligrams

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Help the School Age Program Feed Hungry Kansas Kids

The School Age Program at McConnell supports Food 4 Kids, a statewide program of the Kansas Food Bank, and they need your help. For many children, the hot meals they receive during the school day may be the best or only meals they eat on a week day. But what happens over the weekend when the school meal program isn’t available to them? Many of them will go hungry until Monday morning.

Food 4 Kids was established to help children who are not getting enough to eat outside of school on a regular basis. The program provides 5,000 of the state’s hungriest children with packs of food in their backpack on Friday afternoon to get them through to Monday.

A donation box is located in the Base Commissary. Items needs are:
• Peanut Butter (12oz jars)
• Crackers (Packaged in sleeves within the box, such as Saltines)
• Beans and Franks/Chili (In a pop-top can)
• Cereal (1oz boxes or bowls)
• Fruit Cups
• Applesauce Cups
• Raisins (snack-size boxes)
• Pudding Cups
• Juice Boxes
• Milk (aseptic pack boxes that do not require refrigeration)
• Cereal Bars or Granola Bars

For more information, contact the School Age Program at 759-6859. You can also visit www.ksfoodbank.org to learn more about the programs of the Kansas Food Bank and the issue of hunger in the state of Kansas.

Starting Today, Receive Extra Benefits When You Join Club McConnell

Club McConnell’s Membership Drive kicks off on today. New members joining between March 1 and May 30 will receive added benefits. Those benefits are six months free dues, a cash-back rewards program, a chance to win $5 - $100 instantly upon application, and a gift certificate for Debbie’s Snack Bar and Grill, soon to be Deb’s Café.
There will also be a squadron competition during this period. The squadron with the most new members joining will receive 10% off their holiday party at Club McConnell.
Club McConnell offers members numerous discounts on meals and special functions, an annual $25,000 scholarship program, Football Frenzy, Air Force Hoops, and other members-only programs.
There will be a kick-off event held at the Storm Cellar on Friday, March 12 at 4pm. Stop by to fill out an application, enjoy food and drink specials, and pick up your Air Force Hoops game pieces. Applications will also be available in the Club and other services activities.
Join now – the first six months are on us! For more information, contact Club McConnell at 759-4330.