Things To Do… On Peterson Air Force Base

April 10th

Groundbreaking for Peterson’s new housing from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in the field next to housing at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Mitchell Street. For additional Information, please call Johnna Phillips at 556-4332.

April 14th

Last day to register for the 5th Annual Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament. The Tournament is on April 18th at the Silver Spruce Golf Course on Peterson. The entry fee is $20 and includes green and cart fees. Prized and Giveaways for winning teams are given out. For rules and additional info, please call 556-7590.

April 18th

Job Shadow Day at Peterson Air Force Base. 8th Graders from surrounding schools will have the opportunity to visit Peterson and learn about the Military. Airmen can volunteer to host students for approx. two hours, showing them their specific mission. For more info, or to volunteer, please contact Tech. Sgt. Showna Gantt at 556-3940 or Tech. Sgt. Michael Bishop at 556-4521. Thanks.

Kids Going Purple This Summer

Servicemembers can offer their children a chance to have fun during Operation Purple Camp. Four Camps will be held this year in Colorado, one of which will be hosted by Peterson’s Airman and Family Readiness Center in Winter Park, in July.

Operation Purple Camp events are open to military children with parents who have been, are currently or will be deployed. The camps are funded by donations, and they are open to children of service-members from any military branch.

Registration for Peterson’s Operation Purple Camp begins March 24, and the camp will run from July 6-11 at Winter Park’s YMCA of the Rockies and is open for children ages 7-11.

Three other Operation Purple Camps will be held in Colorado this summer. For applications and additional information please visit www.operationpurple.org.

Volunteers are also appreciated.

Let’s go Purple this summer!

Peterson’s Pool Re-Opens

If you’ve been around Peterson Air Force Base for a while, you know that construction seems to spring up on every corner. One of those was the Pool!

Due to Construction, it has been closed since November of 2006. But on March 14th – it finally re-opened, after 2.8 million Dollars in Upgrades, including a new roof structure, a new hot tub, slip proof flooring and a new pool liner, among others.

Question now is – are you ready to dive in?

Admiral Mike Mullen To Visit Colorado Springs

According to the Associated Press, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is scheduled to visit Colorado Springs, where he will tour Military Facilities.

First on his list? According to Mike Kucharek, spokesman for Northcom and NORAD, Peterson Air Force Base will have that honor. Admiral Mullen will inspect the Headquarters there.

From there, he’ll move on to Ft. Carson, where he’ll meet with Soldiers in Training.

Protecting Military Families From Loan Sharks

The Military Lending Act has been established to combat abusive lending practices, aimed at Military Families. It places specific requirements and limitations on loans to service members and their families.

It focuses mainly on three consumer credit products: payday loans, vehicle title loans and tax refund anticipation loans.  For these three products, the Military Annual Percentage Rate (MAPR) can not exceed 36%.  According to Jean Ann Fox, director of consumer protection for the Consumer Federation of America: “The 36% cap will slow the predatory lenders down.”

You can check out the full article here.

36% cap on Interest? Am I the only one who thinks that putting a cap that high is still outrageous? Am I missing something? If so – somebody please explain it to me!