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What’s up this weekend in Bavaria

Here is our curated list of your best bets this weekend in Bavaria.

Photo Of MOUNT VERNON, Va. (March 3, 2024) - Voice of Democracy VFW Department of Europe winner Meredith Maxwell stands in front of President George Washington’s Mount Vernon home in Fairfax County, Virginia. Maxwell, from Ansbach, Germany, was awarded all all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to tour our nation’s capital and other significant historical landmarks.

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Ansbach Student-Athlete Excels in National Contest on Democracy

Ansbach Middle High School junior, Meredith Maxwell, was recently presented with a Veterans of Foreign Wars National Merit scholarship.

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BCSC awards over $82,000 during the Spring 2024 Scholarships & Community Grants Cycle.

The combined amount awarded to recipients for this cycle is $82,472 from BCSC Community Welfare Funds.

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The Munich Deutsches Museum

Use this guide for a perfectly themed weekend focused on the Deutsches Museum, plus a cool music hotel and where to eat. Eat. Stay. Love.

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Use your DOD ID to get free access to Libby library app

Libby allows you to use your library card to access 36,000 e-books, 35,000 audiobooks and more for free. 

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Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club awards over 79,000 dollars

During the 2022-2023 board year, the Club distributed $154,072 to the Tower and Rose Barracks community

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Lasso in the Wild West at Pullman City

Visitors aren’t just spectators in Pullman City; they’re part of the show.

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A day above Garmisch

Spend a great day out at the Garmisch-Classic hiking area. Take the cable car up into the mountains and enjoy the amazing scenery during your hike.

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Volunteering with a community spouse club in Bavaria 

This month we are featuring Bavaria Community Spouses’ Club and Hohenfels Community Spouses’ Club. I spoke with BCSC President, Leslie, her daughter/volunteer Quin, and HCSC Treasurer, Jacklyn. They shared their stories about working with the club.

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Community pitches in with PTO for Hohenfels youth

The new academic year begins Aug. 21, 2023, and the PTO have already begun work, first by decorating the hallway of the middle / high school to welcome the incoming students.

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A Day at Rothenburg ob der Tauber

With only a day in Rothenburg, you can see the best parts of this quaint German village.

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Summer hire program connects youth and Army at JMRC

The Army in Europe Youth Summer Hire Program in 2023 came to a conclusion on July 28, 2023 and served as a platform to nurture and empower young talent across Europe.

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Germany day trips - Nuremberg

As the second-largest city in Bavaria, Nuremberg offers a compact city center that is easily explored on foot.

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A day in Upper Franconia

  Forests with hot springs and towns full of castles and breweries are what define Oberfranken, or Upper Franconia. This northernmost portion of Bavaria is historically, culturally and linguistically different from the southern portion of the Bundesland (state).

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