WID Capital Chapter engaged in outreach efforts.The Capital Chapter of Women in Defense has begun to include volunteer opportunities as a major part of the chapter's activities. Chapter President Kelli Short-Tomasulo, of the PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy Group, explained that one of her goals when she became president in April was to have the chapter become more involved in the community. "With so many active-duty military being sent in the Washington, D.C., area after being injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believed it was important for the Capital Chapter to show our support of the military," said Short-Tomasulo. To organize its support efforts, the chapter has formed an advocacy committee, with Shannon Graves, of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, and Kathryn Bannon, of the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Government Relations Office, serving as co-chairs. The committee recently kicked off its efforts with a meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second office building constructed for members of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. and was named after the late Minority Leader Everett Dirksen from Illinois in 1972. on Capitol Hill. Elaine Rogers, president of the USO USO: see United Service Organizations. (UNIX Software Operation) AT&T's Unix division before it turned into USL. See Unix. of Metropolitan Washington, and Karen Theobald, donor and supporter at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center, major hospital complex in Washington, D. C., and Forest Glen, Md.; est. 1923 and named for U.S. army surgeon Walter Reed. It is composed of seven units including a general hospital and a research institute. There are several thousand beds. , were guest speakers. Rogers suggested many ways to support the USO-Metro's many soldier and family oriented programs. Options include helping to assemble care packages and volunteering at airport assistance and family service centers. Though the USO cannot accept items directly for care packages, members of the public can sponsor the cost of completed packages for one or more service members. Theobald described many hands on ways for volunteers to assist soldiers who have been wounded in combat. She noted that injured soldiers can spend anywhere from several months to a year recovering at Walter Recd. Though family members often want to stay with wounded relatives, real-life responsibilities often intrude, and they must go home to work and pay the bills. Thus, volunteers play an important part in aiding and cheering the soldiers as they recuperate re·cu·per·ate v. To return to health or strength; recover. . Volunteer opportunities at Walter Reed Noun 1. Walter Reed - United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) Reed include attending a monthly birthday celebration, donating phone cards and other items for the troops, getting companies to donate used computers or other items, mentoring a soldier in the recovery process or in a new career path, driving family members to the grocery store, or taking a recovering patient out to lunch or a movie. Theobald said that every single injured service member has told her that they would rather be back with their units finishing the job. "They're being asked to go out and protect our country and its citizens ... They need to know that they have a support system back home. Since the advocacy kick-off meeting, chapter members have begun attending the Walter Reed monthly birthday party. Those interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities in the national capital area may e-mail Short-Tomasulo at kshort@thepmagroup.com. NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) LEADERSHIP NDIA Chairman of the Board Thomas M. Culligan Executive Vice President for Business Development, Raytheon NDIA Vice Chairman of the Board Tofie M. Owen Jr. Senior Vice President for Corporate Development, SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. Senior Staff Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.) President, Chief Executive Officer, and Publisher Barry D. Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. 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