KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- The sound of kids' laughter mixed with the normal lunch time bustle of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court, as children played games and won prizes at the Exceptional Family Member Program information, fun fair Jan. 18. The event was hosted by 86th Airlift Wing EFMP and School Liaison Offices programs and included representatives from U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Army Community Service.
"Events like what we did Jan. 18 with the U.S. Army and Air Force combined in the KMCC really depicts the true meaning of EFMP being a comprehensive and multiagency program," said Victor Garcia, Jr., the Kaiserslautern ACS, EFMP Manager.
"The idea behind this event was to provide fun for the kids, allowing representatives, from the Schools Liaison Offices, Educational & Developmental Intervention Services, Women, Infants, and Children Overseas Program, Family Childcare Coordinators and Child Development Centers, a chance to communicate, what benefits and help family assistance agencies, could offer to their families," said Nancy Hoehn the 86th AW EFMP-Family Support Coordinator.
"It has been a really good experience being able to play games and learn more about the EFMP," said Jordan Van Parys, 13, a student at Ramstein Middle School.
"The event has been a huge success. We have talked to over 200 families," said Hoehn. "We hosted a similar event, back in August 2011, which only saw roughly 130 families; we attribute the increase to the addition of fun and games."
Those who might have missed out on the extravaganza can look forward to a similar event with fun-filled games and information on March 30.
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