The Jefferson Lab Activities Group (JAG) recently seated a new committee that is already busy planning a number of annual and special recreational events. JAG sponsors activities and events ranging from the annual holiday parties to team sports and special interest clubs. JAG provides something to interest just about everyone at the Lab, says Susan Esp, new JAG chair.

First off this month is the Halloween Fall Festival scheduled for Friday, Oct. 29, from 3-7 p.m. behind the Residence Facility. The event will include food, beverages, pumpkin hurling, a costume contest, a 6-person team tug-of-war and other contests, and a bonfire. Volunteers are needed to help with food presentation, costume and competition judging, beverage tent, decorating and the bonfire. Contact Betty Beeler at ext. 7491 or email her at beeler@jlab.org to volunteer.

Join the JAG for Casino Night in Atlantic City on Saturday, Nov. 6. A bus will leave the CEBAF Center parking lot at 6 a.m. People should arrive at the CEBAF Center parking lot by 5:30 a.m. as the bus will leave promptly at 6 a.m. The bus will stop along the Eastern Shore for breakfast and arrive at the Tropicana in Atlantic City by 2 p.m. After enjoying the casinos and a free dinner buffet, participants can watch JLab's very own David Hamlette, Radiation Control Group, compete in an international body building competition. The bus will depart AC at midnight Saturday and arrive back in Newport News around 6:30 a.m. Nov. 7.

Tickets are $38 per person ($34 for senior citizens) and include bus fare, a free buffet meal and casino tokens. Tickets to the body building competition are $25 per person. Contact Betty Beeler, ext. 7491; or Becky Nevarez, ext. 7236 to sign up.

Each year the JAG sponsors the Lab's holiday parties and a toy drive for the U.S. Marines Toys For Tots program. Collection boxes will be placed in the main entrance areas of all major Lab buildings. New, unwrapped toys may be placed in the boxes through Dec. 11.

This year's Space Age Children's Holiday Party is set for Saturday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m.-noon in CEBAF Center. The adult holiday party will follow on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 7 p.m.-1 a.m., at the Holiday Inn Hampton. Watch for more information about these events in this newsletter, on JAG bulletin boards and on the JAG web page.

The committee holds an open forum period at the beginning of each JAG meeting. The next meeting time and agenda are available for review on the JAG web page. Anyone wishing to attend an open forum is asked to contact Susan Esp and provide her with discussion items so they may be added to the agenda. "We welcome your ideas and suggestions," Esp said.

For more information about the JAG, contact Esp at ext. 7520 or visit the JAG web page at www.jlab.org/intralab/committees/jag/.

Help JAG's aluminum can recycling efforts If you notice a Lab aluminum can recycling bin that needs to be emptied, please contact Steve Hickson, email hickson@jlab.org or call ext. 7038.

Member	Area	MS	Ext.
Susan Esp, Chair	Trailer City	16B	7520
Becky Nevarez, Co-Chair	ACC	52A	7236
Betty Beeler, Archivist	VARC	28H	7491
Sandy Philpott, Treasurer	Trailer City	16A	7152
Shauna Cannella, Secretary	CC	12B	6388
Jacqueline Bacon	CC upper	12C	5117
Cheryl Batten	VARC	28D	6269
Richard Dickson	MCC	85A	5082
Kelly Hanifan	ARC	7A	7668
Stephen Hickson	Trailer City	16B	7038
Dave Kausch	VARC	28G	7674
Joseph Manak	CC	12H	5829

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