February 27, 2014
New Zip+4 Bank Database Updates If a company or bank will not let you update to your new ZIP + 4, please provide the name to any post office. DOD is working in conjunction with the USPS to reach out to these companies to have them update their databases. Please contact the post office with any questions. Naples Selected to Test Nourish Family Kit U.S. Hospital Naples is one of six locations in the Navy selected to help test the Nourish Family Kit. The opportunity is open to 24 families in the Naples military community. Those interested in participating will be asked to attend a one-hour family orientation, tentatively scheduled at the end of February. By mid-April, the six-week Family Kit testing period will be concluded and the contributing families will be asked to provide feedback through an online survey. Participating families will be able to keep the whole package. Visit http://www.nourishlife.org/navy for more information and to register. For more information, contact Lt. Clapper at DSN 629-6142 or 081-811-6142. Eggstravaganza Volunteers Needed This annual Carney Park event is the highlight of MWR’s spring calendar. Volunteers are needed for the kiddie rides and activities, candy distribution, crowd control and crafts, a Bunny and Bunny Assistant. Transportation will be available from Support Site to Carney Park for all volunteers. The event will be April 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call DSN 629-4722 or 081-811-4722. Now-June 15: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center Open The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) center is open at Capodichino until June 15. The center is located in room G-39 of the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters III building and open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment only. The selfhelp clinic allows clients to prepare their own tax return using a computer-based program with a volunteer standing by to assist. Free tax preparation services are available to eligible community members. To make an appointment or check on eligibility for free tax preparations, please call DSN 626-4576 or 081-568-4576. NOSC Online Scholarship Applications Available Applications for the 2014-2015 NOSC Scholarship are currently available through Feb. 28, with recipients notified in May. Applicants must be U.S. Military or U.S. Government Service (GS) personnel, currently attached to a command located in the Naples/Gaeta area, or their dependent spouse or child. High school applicants must have attended school locally. The sponsor must be attached to a Naples/Gaeta command in Feb 2014, when the application is due. No person may receive a collective total of more than