Take Note — May 26, 2017

Office closures

The KMC Housing Office as well as the Furnishings Management Section will be closed June 5 and 15 due to German holidays.

Blood drives

The Armed Services Blood Program-Europe will conduct the following blood drives:

Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., KMCC Food Court, Ramstein

June 5: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, 86th Vehicle Registration Squadron, The Mech Haus, Bldg. 2407, Ramstein

June 7: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hall of Champions Fitness Center, Baumholder

June 12: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Crossroads Community Center, Skating Rink, Vogelweh

To make an appointment to donate, visit www.militarydonor.com. Click on “Donate Blood,” then click “Landstuhl, Germany” and find a drive near you. Walk-ins are welcome. ASBP-Europe has openings for units to host blood drives June 6 and July 11. Gain unit cohesion, leadership skills and the satisfaction of helping others. For more information, contact Colleen Urban at 590-5958 or find it on Facebook  at www.facebook.com/ASBBCEUR.

Memorial ruck march

The Ramstein Area Chiefs’ Group will host the second annual Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Airey Memorial Ruck March/Run June 2 at the Ramstein Southside Fitness Center. Teams of four and individuals can sign up for the 25 lbs 10K Heavy Ruck March or the 10K or 5K running and walking events. The event costs $25 per individual or $80 per team, registration open until 26 May. All registered participants will receive a T-Shirt, wrist band and meal ticket.  Additional food will be available for purchase, sponsored by RACG. Proceeds will be donated to the Air Force Enlisted Village.

Choir performs concerts

The Rheinland Pfalz Inter-national Choir will perform two concerts, “Over the Rainbow – Songs of joy and hope from around the world,” in churches in Kaisers-lautern.

The first one will be at 5 p.m. June 3 in Paulus Kirche, Hahnenbalz 38; and the second will be at 5 p.m. June 4 in Gustav-August-Kirche, Erzhuetter Strasse 68.

Horse show

The 64th Annual Miesau Horse Show will take place June 3 to 5 on the horse track across from the swimming pool. More than 650 horses will participate in 39 different dressage and jumping contests. Highlight will be the “Torch Light Jumping” at 9:30 p.m. June 4.

Ramstein Cancer Relay

The mayor of Ramstein-Miesenbach, Ralf Hechler, will officially sponsor “Heroes for Heroes – Ramstein Cancer Relay,” the first annual charity run in support of the parent support group of children with cancer University Hospital Homburg from 10 a.m. to midnight June 10 at the Reichswaldstadion, next to Azur swimming pool in Ramstein-Miesenbach. To register, visit www.ramstein-miesenbach.de or www.facebook.com/heroesforheroes. Submit registrations by June 7 to joefelka@hotmail.com or day.esther@yahoo.com. Participants should donate €1 per round. There will be live music, performers and disc jockeys throughout the day; food and beverages will be available.