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    Base celebrates fall with fun, food

    Base celebrates fall with fun, food

    Photo By 1st Lt. Joe Kyle Thomas | Town and Country Restaurant fed families attending Marine Corps Logistics Base...... read more read more

    ALBANY, GA, UNITED STATES

    10.22.2011

    Story by 1st Lt. Joe Kyle Thomas 

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

    Story by: 1st Lt. Joe Kyle Thomas
    Public Affairs Officer

    ALBANY, Ga. - Service members, base employees and their families enjoyed a night of activities at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s annual Harvest Hayride, here, Oct. 22.

    The hayride was hosted by the Chaplain’s Office to foster camaraderie among families living and working on the installation.

    “This is a wonderful event for families and base personnel to come out during this time of the year, where it is dedicated to a whole entire season instead of one particular holiday,” Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Green, chaplain’s assistant, Base Chapel, MCLB Albany, said.

    Marine and Family Services was among several other organizations to participate in the activity. Marcus White, family readiness officer, took an active role in putting on the event.

    “We just found that it was a lot easier if we combined all of our efforts into one event rather than having numerous events spread out throughout the fall with lower participation,” White said. “Not only is this night about fun, it’s about giving out information about the services that are available here.”

    Marine and Family Services personnel also used the event to educate others on Red Ribbon Week, a national initiative established to educate children on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The event is held Oct. 24-31, annually.

    “The event is meant to commemorate a fallen [Drug Enforcement Administration] agent who was a former Marine,” Brenda Ray, health and education coordinator, Marine and Family Services, MCLB Albany, said. “He lost his life during the course of duty. We commemorate his sacrifice with red ribbons.”

    The event also differed in other respects from previous years. Costumed children were able to fill their sacks and plastic pail during Trunk-or-Treat and watch the movie “Tangled” on a portable outdoor theater screen.

    Children were also able to play in inflatable playgrounds and enjoy a nighttime hayride along Perimeter Road.

    Town and Country restaurant also provided families with grilled food.

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    Date Taken: 10.22.2011
    Date Posted: 10.28.2011 17:41
    Story ID: 79226
    Location: ALBANY, GA, US

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