We have the Pet Parade tomorrow, Armed Forces Day weekend next weekend, a BOSS car show at the end of the month. WOW!  Our staff is in overdrive mode as we prepare gift bags for the soldiers, get JaBLAM Man in his uniform, arrange for mobile video games, blow up balloons - it's all in our effort to support the troops!!  And, it's fun!

Chatted with the Pet Brigade on JBLM yesterday.  They agreed to join us next Saturday, May 14 at our booth during JBLM's annual Pet Parade.  The Pet Brigade will offer water, treats, and some activities for the pets participating in the event.  Should be a good time.

    Our Star Military Program has a busy week on and off the bases.  Today we start major planning on our Salute to the Unsung Heroes: Military Kids event slated for October.  Thursday morning, we participate in a stakeholders meeting for Wear Blue: Run to Remember in DuPont, followed that evening with meetings to support Boy Scouts of America at JBLM.
   Friday, we are taking a fruit plate to the Fisher House to support a Mother's Day party there.

We launched JBLMToday.com yesterday - a one-stop site that links to all the great things going on at JBLM.  Visit us HERE.

This is an exciting time at JBLM because as spring progresses, we start receiving a massive number of new families to the Joint Base.  Of course, we have to say goodbye to friends whose time to leave is now as well (which is the sad part).

Each month, newcomers are welcomed to the base at the end of the month Newcomers Meeting.  We are there every month handing out information and materials to those arriving - we focus on helping them adjust to the area by providing them news and merchant materials designed to get them familiarized to their new home away from home.

But, during this time of the year (through September), we'll see a bigger influx of new folks because this is the time of the year most families make the move.  It's exciting to meet new people, and it is always a great time of the year.

Are you Lakewood Chamber member.  Join US April 27, 11:30 a.m. at Great American Casino for OUR FREE "Beyond Facebook" class on electronic marketing - Twitter, Foursquare, Icontact, content and more.


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Members of our Star Military Program receive lots of marketing opportunities as part of the one-price package, including our online magazines, JBLM Spouses and JBLM Singles.  Take a look at both. These magazines have allowed us to connect on a deeper level with two important types of readers.  They also are perfect for those who prefer electronic information versus the printed kind.

We participated in the Parent's UNiversity at JBLM yesterday, and today, we provide the Easter Bunny costume for the Easter Dash on base.  It's going to be a wet one.  Thank you Tabitha, Wanda and Alasdair for getting out there despite the weather. 

On tap next.  We'll be handing out thank you prizes to this year's JBLM Volunteers of the Year the last week of the month.  Also, see us at Newcomers on JBLM April 26.

We will be playing Easter Bunny today at the 62nd Medical Brigade's Family Easter Egg hunt.  Then, on Saturday at JBLM's Easter Dash, we do it all over again.  Great fun for our staff, and a fun way to connect with the people on base.

Today marks the start of our new package program that combines all of our great media and marketing sources into one program.  While we have different levels, the most basic package includes ALL of the following:


Listings on www.jablam.com

Listings in JaBLAM's Daily Email Blast

Ad in weekly JBLM newsletter

Ads in both JBLM Spouses and JBLM Singles magazines

Ads on northwestmilitary.com (banners, embeds & video)

Booth space at our Military Events

Inserts (direct mail) into base housing

Flyers at the events we attend to support the military

Ads in The Ranger & Airlifter newspapers, or the Weekly Volcano newspaper

Daily email updating you on marketing and social media ideas

You receive all of this for one low monthly price.

To learn more about our Star Marketing Program, call us at (253) 584-1212.