Posts for Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

September: National Chicken, Honey, Mushroom, Papaya, Potato and Rice month; HISPANIC heritage Month 15-Oct 15; Constitution Day=17; Baby Safety Month; Disaster Preparedness; Family Day Awareness Campaign; National Coupon Month; Apple Month; All American Breakfast Month; Better Breakfast Month; Childhood Obesity Awareness; Cholesterol Awareness; Food Safety; Prostate Month; Tackling Hunger Month; Whole Grains Month. Week 1=National Waffle Week; Week 2=Biscuit and Gravy Week, Vegetarian Awareness Week; Week 4=National Wild Rice Week. Sept 21=International Banana Festival; Sept. 17= Apple Dumpling Day; Sept. 19=National Butterscotch Pudding Day; Sept. 14=National Cream-Filled Donut Day; Sept. 12=National Chocolate Milkshake Day;

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We here at DeCA wish our Navy a happy 238 birthday!

Saturday, Oct 13

Sailors on board the destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) man the rails while escorting USS

Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat underway in Massachusetts Bay as the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron fly over in salute. Commissioned on Oct. 21, 1797, Constitution set sail unassisted for the first time in 116 years. She celebrates her 200th birthday this year after completing a

40 month overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Chief John E. Gay.

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Oct 13

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Columbus Day

Monday – HOLIDAYOct. 14

The Defense Commissary Agency, your

extended family, extends a happy, healthy and safe Columbus Day weekend.

And, as a reminder, our commissaries have returned to their regular work schedules. Please check this link for your store's Web page where their hours, and other important information, are

posted: http://www.commissaries.com/realign_maps/alp

ha_list.cfm

Oct 13

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When you have a question about pricing, availability of products or even coupons, seek out the commissary manger or store director. Don’t know who they are? Follow this link and find their name, phone number and email address – and a lot more information about your store: http://www.commissaries.com/realign_maps/alpha_list.cfm

Tuesday, Oct. 15

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Micha Durham, Laughlin Commissary work lead, scans groceries at a checkout lane at

Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The commissary will

return to its pre-furlough Tuesday hours the week of

Aug. 18, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan

Maysonet)

Posts for Week of Oct 14-18

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There are now more than 1 million Commissary Rewards Cards being used worldwide! How much have you saved thus far with your card? … As a reminder, “unclip” the coupon(s) from your rewards card you’d rather us a paper coupon for.

Tuesday, Oct 15

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Photo by Leslie Brown, DeCA Europe PAO

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Our industry partners are promoting Breast Cancer Awareness with special pink ribbon packaging, a portion of the proceeds going to breast cancer research. How many different products did you find that had a pink ribbon? Monday, Oct. 16

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IMPERIAL BEACH SHOPPERS:

Wednesday, Oct. 16

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ATTENTION IMPERIAL BEACH SHOPPERS: Club stores are popular with grocery shoppers, so we are about to test that trend at Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, Calif., beginning Oct. 24, when that store expands its club-pack assortment. For the next year, Imperial Beach will be known as a “Commissary Plus” pilot store when it reopens nearly a third of its sales area will consist of club-pack, product assortments similar to the oversized or multiple-product packs sold at commercial warehouse club outlets. To prepare for the transition, the commissary will be closed Oct. 21-23 to set up the aisles and reopen Oct. 24 as a Commissary Plus store. Club-pack assortments will include: paper towels, bathroom tissue, bar soaps, detergent, fabric softener, pet foods, coffee creamer, juices, water, soft drinks, canned foods (vegetables, meat and fruit), rice, snacks and frozen meals. Imperial Beach will also offer traditional commissary products. Customer acceptance of this trend will be monitored during the test period to decide the future of this hybrid concept.

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Thursday, Oct. 17

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Photo by Leslie BrownDeCA Europe PAO

Posts for Week of Oct 14-18

It’s that time of year again! Check your commissary for imported holiday foods, candies and specialty items like these German cookies. What’s your all-time favorite import to send as a gift?

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Along with the holidays come holiday cookies, cakes and pies! Have you checked to see what’s on sale in “Holiday Baking” and “Fall Club-Pack” promotions? What are your favorites to bake during the holiday seasons? Thursday, Oct. 17

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Jessica Caisse and her daughter scoop cookie dough into balls during the base’s annual Cookie Caper at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2012.

Caisse and her daughter were Cookie Caper volunteers for Girl Scout Troop 46. Girl Scout

Troop 46 made a total of 41 dozen cookies, which added to the base’s overall total of 31,800. (U.S.

Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

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Friday, Oct. 18

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110903-N-OA833-002 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Sept. 3, 2011) The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen take

the field before the school's season-opening football game at Navy Marine Corps Stadium. Navy

defeated the University of Delaware Blue Hens, 40-17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication

Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)

Posts for Week of Oct 14-18

What are your favorite tailgating foods? If you’re in need of a new snack recipe and coupons, look for the “Hungry for Football Every Day” displays at your commissary!

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Please help spread the word that all of our commissaries, worldwide, have returned to their regular operating schedules. And, make sure not to miss the fall and holiday discounts our industry partners are offering. Check your store for details and in-store sales!

Friday, Oct. 18

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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- As part of Operation Warmheart, Team Minot First

Sergeants donated turkeys and other nonperishable goods to more than 150 select

Airmen here for the Thanksgiving holiday. Donations included turkeys, hams, stuffing,

gravy, desserts, canned vegetables, cookies and more. (Courtesy photo)

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