We are manning two booths on Fort Lewis this weekend.  First, you'll find the Fort Lewis Ranger newspaper at the Extreme Mountain Bike competition at Soldier's Filed House handing out goodie bags with our clients' materials inside.  We have lots of toys and fliers to pass to contestants.

Next, DR Horton and The Ranger will be at the Fireman's Fair at the old fire station passing out lots of fire safety handouts to military families.  This is the perfect match for DR Horton and a great chance for them to instruct kids on safely exiting homes during a fire.

Shur Kleen Car Wash will hand out free car washes to military personnel new to Fort Lewis this coming Tuesday during the monthly Newcomer's Networking at the American Lake Club.  The coupons will be available at the Fort lewis Ranger newspaper's table.

UPDATE: The coupons will also be available Saturday at our Fireman Safety Booth on Fort Lewis.  Shur Kleen is showing its red, white and blue colors with this "support the troops" offer.

The NW Airlifter newspaper makes a dramatic change this coming week, changing publication dates from Fridays to Thursdays, as well as transitioning from a command based editorial process to an independent product – now offering airmen and families at McChord Air Force Base an expanded view of McChord, the surrounding community and the Air Force.

Regis Jackson, owner of The Pet Brigade, a day and extended home away from home for dogs and cats on North Fort Lewis near the Museum, as well as an obedience training facility donated pizzas to Fort Lewis firefighters on Sept. 11 to appreciate their service to this country.

“We delivered them personally to Station 1 (newer station across
from the Post Office on Fort Lewis), 20 cheese, 20 pepperoni, and 20 sausage,” Jackson said.

Members of the Pierce Military Business Alliance presented a check to McChord Air Force Base Monday for the base’s Warm Heart program – a fund that provides money to various morale programs on the base.  PMBA members include Tactical Tailor, Coinforce.com, Fort Lewis Ranger newspaper, NW Airlifter newspaper, Harborstone Credit Union, America’s Credit Union, American Lake Credit Union, Pierce County Council, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, Geico, Garlic Jim’s Pizza, and Triwest Healthcare Alliance.

The Free Photos with Santa event Nov. 7th at Fort Lewis to benefit the families of deployed service members is looking for donated items to go in care packages.  The event brings families to Evergreen Elementary on Fort Lewis between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to take photos with Santa (early enough to make holiday mailing deadlines), then packages those photos in care packages and sent directly to the familiy’s deployed servicemember – the entire program at no cost to military families.  If you would like to donate items, drop them off at any Harborstone Credit Union or America’s Credit Union branch.  Cash donation may be sent to the Fort Lewis Ranger, P.O. Box 98801, Lakewood, Wa 98496.  The event is co-sponsored by CDS Truck Driver Training, the Pierce Military Business Alliance, Support America’s Armed Forces, The Association of the United States Army and D.R. Horton.

Two deserving military families won The Ranger newspaper's Pacific Beach get-away give-away sponsored by The Pet Brigade.  TSgt. Kea Brown and Lisa Dobbels were both notified today.  They will each enjoy a weekend get-away for their family at Pacific Beach & Beyond.  Congrats to the winners.  Other sponsors included the Olympia Auto Mall and CDS Truck Driver Training.

Lakewood Ford has agreed to be a drop-off location for Operation Make a Soldier Smile.  This worthy project will send more than 1000 care packages to our Fort Lewis Strykers in Afghanistan in time for the holidays.  Lakewood Ford provides a critical location for citizens dropping off care packages because the state-of-the-art dealership is open in the evenings and on weekends, as well as being centrally located off I-5 in Lakewood.

Gilchrist Motors, Parkland Auto Center and Lakewood Ford will provide sponsorship of The Fort Lewis Ranger's special R&R give-away to those troops coming home from the war zone for a two week rest.  Stay tuned...

The Super Sign-Up Day at Fort Lewis, an opportunity to sign-up new members to the Fort Lewis Enlisted Spouses Club and Officer's Spouses Club was helped, in part, by Swarner PR Clients who provided publicity to the organizations.  They included The Pet Brigade, Lakewood Ford, PMBA and the Fort Lewis Ranger newspaper.