Bagels, coffee, juice and the history of Army Community Service's 50 years of service to the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall community were served up June 24 at Building 201 on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base.
The event marked the last in a series of events commemorating ACS's golden anniversary and brought dozens to the building. ACS staff members and volunteers discussed the importance of their organization.
Carla Moss, ACS information and referral/outreach program manager, said having that interaction with the community is the best part of her job.
"To be able to share and give back to the community is so important," she said.
Throughout the building, displays were set up that told the JBM-HH ACS story across the decades. Scrapbooks were filled with photographs and newspaper clippings dating back to the 1960s. On a coat rack near the entrance door to the building hung a brown skirt and blazer and orange blouse that was the uniform for ACS volunteers decades ago.
Mary Cargill of the ACS New Parent Support Program, said helping service members who give so much is the most important aspect of her job.
"Helping people that give so much, our Soldiers and Marines give so much, their families give so much, that is the best," she said.
Army Community Service was designed to provide a framework for the operation of a viable system of social services within the Army community and was "born" July 25, 1965, when Gen. Harold K. Johnson, then-Army chief of staff, sent a letter to all commanders announcing the approval and establishment of ACS, according to an article on Army.mil. With the publication of Army Regulation 608-1 on Nov. 19, 1965, ACS was formalized.
ACS opened its doors on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base in the spring of 1966, according to ACS Chief Laurie Brown.
For a complete listing of current ACS programs and services, visit www.jbmhhmwr.com/army-community-service-acs.
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