The White Falcon - 05.05.1978, Qupperneq 1

NAVY
RELIEF
Helping you
and
your neighbor.
Every May A through June 6, in commemoration of the
Navy and Marine Corps’ battles of Coral Sea and Midway,
the Navy Relief Society conducts a fund drive.
Last year, the Navy Relief Society collected more
than $2.3 million in donations from Navy and Marine
Corps people.
Last year, also, Navy Relief spent just under $6
million helping Navy and Marine Corps active duty and
retired personnel, their dependents or surviving
spouses and children when they were in need.
Where did the other $3.6 million come from? Most
of it came from people who were helped by the Navy Re-
leif Society. Repayment of interest-free loans
accounts for a good portion of the Society’s yearly
income.
Every cent of that money and the money donated to
Navy Relief is used to help shipmates. That's quite
an achievement since the Navy Relief Society has about
200 paid employees at 12A offices. But the money to
cover salaries, phone bills and other operating costs
comes from a reserve fund - a fund which makes the
Society unique. No other organization of its kind is
able to support itself to the extent the Navy Relief
Society does.
This reserve fund had its beginning during World
War II, when a New York businessman began a nationwide
civilian fund drive for the Navy Relief Society.
About $10 million was collected for the relief of
sailors and Marines in financial need. Most of that
money was spent during the war, but not all of it.
The remaining dollars were invested. Dividends from
those investments have been paying operation costs for
the Navy Relief Society ever since.
Navy relief has helped countless people with a var-
iety of services. Some of these include outright
grants of money, interest-free loans for emergencies
or for college or vocational educations for dependent
children, money management counseling and referrals,
babysitting, grocery shopping or just visiting.
Navy Relief offices and branches sponsor many *
programs to aid sailors and Marines and their families
Lately, many have been directing their efforts toward
the elderly and incapacitated. Some provide transport-
ation for people who cannot get about easily. Other
offices bring medical attention to the housebound
through the visiting nurse program.
Volunteers (there are about 3,000 of them) also
operate thrift shops where clothes and essentials are
available at especially low prices.
Every sailor and marine can get help when he or she
needs it. In areas where there is no Navy Relief
activity, the American Red Cross acts as contact. Com-
manding officers ashore and afloat can also arrange
for Navy Relief support.
Volume 34, Number 18 Keflavilc, Iceland AAay 5, 1978
New Hobby Shop ready
grand opening 4 p.m. today
The Recreation Department Hobby Shop
completed its move and will open the
doors of the new hobby complex at A p.m.
today with a grand opening ceremony.
All NATO base residents are invited
to attend the ceremony which will be
followed by an open house. Everyone who
attends will be given a chance to win
one of twenty prizes to be given away
during a special drawing to be held on
AFTV channel four at 7 p.m. Monday.
The Hobby Shop will also be offering
a 20 percent reduction on macrame,
recording tapes, ceramic slip, black and
white film and leather buckles during
the open house in honor of the occasion.
There will also be exhibitions and
displays of the crafts available at the
Hobby Shop so you can learn just how
easy.it really is.
The new complex, located next to the
viking building, houses the ceramic shop,
photo shop, leather shop, woodworking
shop, stereo shop and hobby sales store.
A new addition to the aforementioned
shops is the lapidary shop where ordinary
stones may be converted into beautiful
jewelj-v. The Auto Hobby Center will be
remaining at its' present location be-
hind the Public Works Compound.
The building was built by the
Icelandic Prime Contractors and the
interior furnishings were completed by
members of the Recreation Department.
Although it will take about a month
before the various shops are completely
settled into their new spaces, the Hobby
Shop will be open for regular business
tomorrow. The hours for the new complex
will be the same as they were when the
shops were located in the old quonset
huts.
FINISHING T0UCH--Bjorn Olafsson puts the finishing touch on a cabinet in the
new wood hobby shop. The new hobby complex will be open tonight for the grand
opening celebration.
College
registration
starts
Monday
Registration for the University of
Maryland and the Los Angeles Community
College Overseas term five will begin
Monday at the Navy Campus office located
on the second floor of BOQ 638.
Students may register between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, until
May 19, for the classes which start May
22, and end July 13.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
The University of Maryland is
featuring a Folk Narrative course to be
taught by Elizabeth Stern, her last
course with the UM. As a study of
legend tale and myth, this course will
encompass readings from many countries’
folk literature and may be used for
humanities credit.
Maryland will also offer Introduction
to Writing and it, along with Folk Narra-
tive, will meet Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 5:10 until 7 p.m.
American Goverment, taught by Steve
Tatsch, and Business Law, taught by Walt
Landen, will both be offered from 6:30
until 9:30 p.m. There will also be a
special "Mystery Class" offered. This
will be a first for the University of
Maryland, details will be available
during registration from the Maryland
Registrar.
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The LACCO has two courses high-
lighting its' list. These include
Electronics AA which will prepare stud-
ents for the FCC 1st and 2nd class lic-
ence exam, and an Afro-American Studies
class.
be:
Other classes offered this term will
Narcotics and Vice Control
Private Pilot Ground School
Math of AC and DC Electronics
Emergency Department Assistant
Personal and Family Finance
Journalism I
Introduction to College Mathematics
Visual Communications
Real Estate Appraisal
Psychology for Supervisors