ESSENTIALS OF AN EFFECTIVE READY FAMILIES PROGRAM

What’s Up With PEC’s FRG?

üContinued Greatness -- Volunteer Committees

nWelcome Wagon

nDeployed Soldier’s Family Support Team

nCommunication Tree (Phone calls, Emails, Newsletter, Web/Blog, etc.)

nSpecial Projects

nBetter Opportunities For Single Soldiers (BOSS)

üPreparing Soldiers and families for deployment

üSponsoring PEC Learning Opportunities

üSponsoring PEC Family Activities

üSponsoring NGB Family Conference Attendance

üMaintaining a Communication Network that Works


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Established the following FRG Volunteer Committees
	Welcome Wagon Committee
		PEC Coffee Connection
		System for welcoming new Soldiers
	Deployed Soldiers Spouse Support Team
		Deployed Soldiers’ Spouse Social
		Christmas gifts sent to children of Deployed Soldiers
		Easter Baskets sent to deployed Soldiers
		Regular contact with spouses of deployed Soldiers

Prepared and in process of implementing pre- and post-deployment briefings
	Developed informational binders for spouse
	Developed informational binders for children
	Facilitate a pre- and post-deployment briefing for the Soldier’s family

Sponsored the PEC Family Conference

Supported all PEC Family Activities
	Christmas Dinner
	Spring Easter Egg Hunt
	Fiesta
	Chili Cook-Off
	Welcome Tour
	PEC Coffee Connection

Race for the Cure, October 20,
	FallFest
	Wild River Country Day, June 28