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USO Fort Drum Information
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August 2020 Volunteer of the Month
Vania Hesse moved to the Fort Drum area in May of 2019. She joined the USO team earlier this year after hearing positive feedback from volu…
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1st Quarter 2020 Volunteer of the Quarter & January 2020 Volunteer of the Month
Karen Carpenter Kight Volunteer of the Month January 2020 Volunteer of the Quarter 1st Qtr 2020
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October 2019 Volunteer of the Month
Darren King-Edmonds October 2019 Volunteer of the Month
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September 2019 Volunteer or the Month
Rachel Morena joined USO Fort Drum in October 2017. She has accumulated a total of 681 hours in her time at our center. She is helpful an…
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4th Quarter 2019 - Outstanding Volunteer Achievement
Lorena Currea is an outstanding volunteer. She has volunteered more than 129 total hours with the USO as of September 2019. She has compl…
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2019 Volunteer of the Year & Volunteer of the Quarter
Kristy Fredrickson Volunteer of the Month June 2019 Volunteer of the Quarter 3rd Qtr 2019 Volunteer of the Year 2019
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2nd Quarter 2019 - Volunteer of the Quarter
William Morgan Volunteer of the Quarter 2nd Qtr 2019 April- June
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December 2019 Volunteer of the Month
William Martin has been a volunteer with USO Fort Drum since 2015 previously volunteering at USO Dulles Airport since 2008. He has over 10…
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October 2019 Volunteer of the Month
Roxanne Davis is an outstanding center, programs and events volunteer for USO Fort Drum. She has been a volunteer with the USO since 2016…
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July 2019 Volunteer of the Month
Daniel Rubio has been an outstanding volunteer with the USO. Not only did he dedicated himself to volunteering at the USO 5 days a week, bu…
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May 2019 Volunteer of the Month
Catherine Diffendale has volunteered with the USO since 2012. She is lovingly known as the “Hump Day Hot Dog - Dunkin Donuts lady”. She f…
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1st Quarter 2019 Volunteer of the Quarter
Emily Garcia VOQ 1st Qtr. 2019 Jan-Mar
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April 2019 Volunteer of the Month
KC has been a volunteer with the USO since February 21st 2019 and has already served over 100 hours. She has spent numerous hours helping …
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March 2019 - Volunteer of the Month
SPC Charles Merritt is the USO Fort Drums Volunteer of the Month for March 2019. SPC Merritt, “Chuck” is one of the USO’s most valuable vo…
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January 2019 Volunteer of the Month
SPC Enoch Sales is our Volunteer of the Month for January 2019 volunteering at the USO since August 17th, 2018. Enoch is a full-time DFAC s…
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USO Fort Drum Pathfinder Program Additional Office Space
USO Fort Drum is excited to announce that our Pathfinder program has an additional location for service members and their families to meet …
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2018 Volunteer of the Year
SFC GREG Phillips Volunteer of the Month: December 2018 Volunteer of the Year 2018 – USO and Fort Drum Garrison
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November 2018 Volunteer of the Month & Volunteer of the Year 2018
Volunteer of the Month November 2018 Volunteer of the Year 2018
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Fort Drum BOSS and USO Thanksgiving Dinner
We were so excited this year to partner with Fort Drum BOSS for a Thanksgiving Feast! Thanksgiving dinner and preperation was not only rewa…
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Presidential Volunteer Award 2018
Sarah Christie won the very prestigious Presidential Award for her volunteerism at USO Fort Drum. She was a previous volunteer of the mont…
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Trunk or Treat 2018
USO Fort Drum SO enjoyed their annual Trunk or Treat event this year! Around 2,800 service members and their families joined in the fun at…
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October 2018 Volunteer of the Month
Emily is truly a team player! She has been volunteering regularly at our center from Monday through Friday between 5 to 8 hours a day. She…
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September 2018 Volunteer of the Month
Camilla Chappell-Herbert in invested in all aspects of the Center. She enjoys serving midday snack with a warm smile! She is instrumental…
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August 2018 Volunteer of the Month
Daniel Rubio is an outstanding USO Fort Drum volunteer. Not only did he dedicate himself to volunteering at the USO 5 days a week but he a…
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July 2018 Volunteer of the Month
Joshua Garcia is one of the USO’s Amazing Solider volunteers. He is a valuable team player and goes above and beyond to serve fellow soldi…
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Google and USO Partnership 2018
Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course Google and the USO have partnered together to create an online program with industry-stan…
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Volunteer of the Quarter Summer 2018
Sarah is a volunteer who comes into our center and always initiates action, is joyful and is a hard worker. She never takes on a task that …
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USO Fort Drum's January Spotlight
Gregory Phillips born in San Diego, CA and was raised in Port Orchard, WA., joined the US Army in May 1998 following the footsteps of both …
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USO Fort Drum's January 2018 Volunteer Spotlight
Congratulations Brittany Tracey-DeCourval
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USO Fort Drum Story Time Continues Into 2018!
Thanks to the Fort Drum Thrift Shop, USO Fort Drum will continue into 2018 with TWO readings a month! Readings will occur on the 2nd Monday…
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USO Fort Drum's December Volunteer Spotlight
Congratulations Cora Lee!
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USO Fort Drum's November Volunteer Spotlight
Ms. Eubank has been married for 9 ½ years and a military spouse for 5 years. She has one child, Issac who is 8 ½ years old.
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USO Fort Drum's October Volunteer Spotlight
SPC Craig Otten is originally from Vacaville, California. He is from a family of seven with two brothers and two sisters. Craig joined the …
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USO Fort Drum's September Volunteer Spotlight
Melissa Francois is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She has two daughters and has been a military spouse for the last nine years.
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USO Fort Drum's August Volunteer Spotlight
SPC Jatarius Anderson is from Houston, Texas. He enlisted in the Army in February 2014 and is a Pharmacy Technician in the Brigade Medical …
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Comedy for a Cause 2017
Six comedians, one cause!
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BG Donahoe Reads "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
USO Fort Drum cannot thank the Donahoe family enough for their amazing reading of “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”. Everyone one r…
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USO Fort Drum's July Volunteer Spotlight
Shauna Johnson arrived at Fort Drum from Savannah Georgia, she is a military spouse and has been married 24 four years with two children. …
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USO Transition Services Tuesday July 11th, 2017
The USO Pathfinder program is proud to partner with several different organizations to provide Fort Drum’s transitioning service and family…
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USO Fort Drum Sponsors Salute to the Troops Concert with Trace Adkins
USO Fort Drum is a proud sponsor of AmeriCU Credit Union’s Salute to the Troops concert held annually at the end of June. This concert supp…
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USO Fort Drum's June Volunteer Spotlight
Jan Fluaitt is the June Volunteer Spotlight. Jan is from Princeton Kentucky and has made a temporary relocation to New York while her son …
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USO Fort Drum's May Volunteer Spotlight
Congratulations Theresa Ayotte on being this month’s “Volunteer Spotlight”!
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Thank You to All Who Made the USO Lei'd Back Luau a Success
Thanks to the efforts of generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, the 2017 USO Lei’d Back Luau was a success! Together we raised funds t…
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USO Fort Drum's Volunteers of the Year
Our USO Fort Drum volunteers are truly the Force Behind the Forces and are the backbone of our organization. USO volunteers help make a dif…
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Jefferson Rehabilitation Center Gives Back
USO Fort Drum has volunteers from every part of the community. From military spouses and soldiers to civilians, individuals to groups, USO …
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From Anchorage to Fort Drum, Giving Back to the USO
At the USO, we rely on our volunteers to service the great men and women of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Without volunteers, the…
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Potsdam Elks Lodge Donate 10,000 Candy Bars!
Thanks to the Potsdam Elks Lodge, USO Fort Drum will be handing out candy bars to the service members and families of Fort Drum!
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USO Fort Drum Line Dance Lessons
USO Fort Drum’s annual dinner, dance, and auction fundraiser is scheduled for May 20th, at the Hilton Garden Inn. This year’s theme is Lei…
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Our Favorite 2016 Moments
2016 is coming to an end! It was quite the year for USO Fort Drum. With the help of our 100+ volunteer staff, we were able open our center …
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USO Fort Drum Trunk or Treat 2016
USO Fort Drum held it’s annual Trunk or Treat event on October 25th, 2016. With the help of our many sponsors, USO was able to provide a sa…
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The Sesame Street/USO Experience at Fort Drum
The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families held four show times for Fort Drum October 11th & 12th. Elmo, Cookie Monster and the…
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Suits for Soldiers
Thanks to Farmers Insurance Company agents from across New York State, USO Fort Drum was able to make sure soldiers were dressed for succes…