Sweet victory for safety

Photo By Sgt. Sharmain Burch | U.S. Army Central’s Family Readiness Group poses with Soldiers from Safety, who won the candy contest, ran from Oct. 6-23, in Patton Hall Friday. The FRG team and Soldiers showcase a collection of approximately 950 pounds of candy in support of the “Boo Bash Trunk or Treat” event at the Community Center, scheduled for Oct. 25. (Front, left to right) Phill Russell, USARCENT safety specialist, and Rita Spence, USARCENT radiation safety manager. (Center) Susan Duffy, USARCENT family readiness support assistant. (Back, left to right) Lt. Col. Nathaniel Sims, USARCENT deputy director of safety, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Timothy Redmond, USARCENT aviation safety officer. (Photo by Sgt. Sharmain Burch USARCENT Public Affairs)  

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC, UNITED STATES

10.24.2014

Story by Spc. Sharmain Burch 

U.S. Army Central   

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – U.S. Army Central’s Family Readiness Group collected approximately 950 pounds of candy from each staff directorate for more than two weeks, to support the “Boo Bash Trunk or Treat” event at the Community Center, scheduled 4-7 p.m., Oct. 25. Last year, there were an estimated 3,000 kids in attendance.

"We were able to collect a bunch of candy with the help of the staff directorates, namely the G3, Training and Exercises Directorate. They were very competitive and donated the majority of the candy, approximating 181 pounds of the 950 pounds of donated treats,” said Elisabeth Cortese, USARCENT family readiness support assistant. “The Family Readiness group thanks all the directorates for their participation."

Beginning early October, USARCENT teamed up with different staff directorates to collect candy for a contest. The directorate who would collect the most candy wins a potluck luncheon made by the FRG team. The estimation to determine the winner was ounces per Soldier, per directorate.

This year, the Safety Directorate won the candy contest with only four personnel in their directorate; they pulled in 141 ounces per person with a total of 424.45 ounces equivalent to 26.53 pounds of donated candy.

“"We stand behind every kid and kid at heart that has a missing sweet tooth,” said Lt. Col. Nathaniel Sims, USARCENT deputy director of safety. “Thanks to the efforts of just four safety personnel we contributed a ton of candy to boost the 'Boo Bash Trunk or Treat' event.”

• Date Taken: 10.24.2014
• Date Posted: 10.24.2014 15:07
• Story ID: 146005
• Location: SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC, US