In This Issue:Stone Bay Grand Opening: How did it go and what did Sonia say?Sales & Events: Upcoming sales and events.X Projects: Renovations and openings of Marine Mart facilities.Featured Employee: Who is he and where does he work?

Awards: Who went above and beyond.

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Uuugghh...end-of-year performance reviews! Could there be any other time of the year that is more dreaded, than the time of year when your skills, performance, and ethics are evaluated and rated? It is not the most comfortable feeling and is not a meeting most of us look forward to. Some less than others. This is not only the case for employees, but for managers and supervisors too. On one hand you are being evaluated and on the other hand you are doing the evaluation. What if I have to give a bad evaluation? What if I get a bad evaluation? End-of-year reviews are not supposed to be stressful, even if your performance was not highly successful. Performance Reviews are methods that allow managers to give guidance and set goals for their employees. These goals are tools to help the employees grow. It is also a time when the employee can express the tools they need to reach those goals. This is an investment both by the company and by the employees, so they both will be successful. Each Performance Review should be viewed as an opportunity to help improve yourself and reach your goals. That is why our new Performance Evaluation Process is goal orientated and is focused on encouraging employees to succeed within their positions. So, when it’s your turn to sit in the “hot seat” remember that this is an opportunity to set goals for your future and your future success is determined on how well you accomplish those goals.

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By now you have begun to notice that our store signs have a different look. No, you don't need to go to the eye doctor, it is not you, it is the new signing program, ACCESSVIA! We have recently

changed signing programs from Stylus to ACCESSVIA. The new signing program is web based, which will allow us to access the program and print signs on-site. The signs will continue to be

uploaded from our headquarters office and Lydia Meuller will continue to support your sign requests here at Lejeune. This transitions from the old Stylus signs to the new ACCESSVIA signs will take time, but with Lydia at the helm it should be smooth sailing. The new signing software is the first of many Headquarters’ initiatives that will help us continue our branding efforts within our Exchanges and Marine Marts.

Learning from success is important, but learning from failure is vital to succeeding. -Jason Platnick

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Ready Set SummerApril 3-30

April MCXApril 10-23

Furniture SaleApril 10-23

Demo DayApril 12

PROJECTS:Stone Bay Marine Mart

verona loop marine mart

Onslow Beach Marine Mart

French Creek Marine Mart

Gonzalez Marine Mart

Wallace Creek Marine Mart

New Facility is now open

New Facility is now open

New Facility is now open

Renovations almost complete

Closes for renovations assoon as French creek opens

scheduled to be finished in 2015

HAPPYBIRTHDAY!

positive, enjoy the job you’re doing, and don't “Stay

GlamORamaApril 10-16

Markus Shannon, April 2Pamela Alfano, April 2Jimmie Gordon, April 3

Elizabeth Schmitt, April 4George Blalock, April 4Monique Davis, April 4

Theodora Fields, April 4Carolyn Shivar, April 6

Maurice Bowman, April 8Haruko Broadus, April 9

Rena Kraus, April 9Annette Sales, April 12Corey Colville, April 12Faith Gatling, April 12

Beatriz Penley, April 13Zachary Rhodes, April 14Lynn Twombly, April 14

Asuncion Watson, April 15Colette Horn, April 15

Normatee Gangaram, April 15Anthony Mills, April 17Douglas Upton, April 17

Maike Rang, April 17Pamela Hulst, April 18Donal Palmer, April 19

Melissa Parker, April 21Jeffery Skelton, April 22

Selina Reid, April 22Daniela Dedge, April 24

Jordan Silverworth, April 24Maura, McCarthy, April 25Oliver Marston, April 25Reiko Maxwell, April 25

Phoebe Hedges, April 26Camilla Spears, April 27

Virginia Robinson, April 27Bonnie Williams, April 28Debra Fernandez, April 28

Carrie Makris, April 29Robert Holcomb, April 29

Samantha Barnett, April 29Ian Reynolds, April 30

Sonia Graham, April 30

Month of the Military Child EventApril 13

Earth Day EventApril 20

STONE BAYGrand Opening The Stone Bay Marine Mart officially opened their doors February 23, 2013. The store hosted the official ribbon cutting ceremony and served lunch to five hundred Marines & Sailors to celebrate the opening. There was a tremendous amount of team work and long hours put into the opening of the store. The store employees are excited to have a brand new facility that has the ability to offer a larger variety of merchandise to the military men and women of Stone Bay. With the

growing population at Stone Bay a new facility was definitely needed. Sonia Graham, the Marine Mart’s Manager, expressed her gratitude to those who attended the event and to those who supported her store in preparation of the opening.

“The Stone Bay Grand Opening was fantastic...I want to give my sincerest thank you to all!”

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To all of you...a HUGE THANK YOU!!! This past year was one for the record books. All of you are doing a super job taking care of our customers and each other. We are in the people business, and to take care of people, we need great people working for us...and boy do we ever!!! I only wish I could articulate how much each and every single one of you are appreciated. Life should be all about bringing joy to others. Each of you have that opportunity each day many times over. You will never know how much a simple smile and thank you can mean to a customer or co-worker. Kindness is a virtue with unlimited dividends. Thank you for being kind and thank you for all you do each and every day. Times are uncertain at the moment. Dare I use bad words like “sequestration” or “furlough”. I only know one thing for certain at the moment, and that is that nothing is certain. No one can say what happens next with absolute certainty. What we do know is that tuition assistance for MCCS employees has been stopped. Pay raises, bonuses, and all discretionary spending for incentive awards has been suspended. No one knows for certain how long this suspension will last. There is nothing currently on the scope that leads me to think that MCX employees will be furloughed, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it will not happen as things change daily. We are busy completing performance reviews. We will also complete personnel action forms for those employees deserving of pay increases and/or bonuses based on last year’s performance. The day the suspension is lifted, should it be lifted, we will process all personnel actions immediately. In the meantime, we are looking for other ways to work within the guidelines and still demonstrate our sincere appreciation! Hang in there!

director’s note

Retail Director,Carl Mencer

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Markus Shannon was born and raised in Jacksonville, NC. His father retired from the Navy and decided to continue living in Jacksonville to be closer to family and church. This allowed Marcus and his two sisters the opportunity to grow in the Jacksonville community. Markus began working with the Retail Division on November 26, 2011 and currently holds a position as a Store Worker for Midway Park & Tarawa Terrace Marine Marts. Markus enjoys the diversity of his co-workers. He also enjoys interacting with customers and listening to their stories while he is working. When Markus is not working he is playing basketball, planning his college career, and attending church where he is the audio and visual specialist. He hopes that his experience in Retail and his college degree will help him continue to grow within Marine Corps Community Services. In the meantime Markus is working diligently towards earning an Operations Associate position. He feels that MCCS can and will provide him with many lifelong career opportunities. Markus plans to keep working hard, learning, and experiencing all that the Retail Division has to offer. Good luck Markus on your journey, development, and success.

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forget to smile.”-Markus Shannon And the award goes to...

Length of Service

ICE Comments

Congratulations to all the award recipients who continue to go above and beyond, providing world

class customer service to all of our patrons!

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Barbie CourdleICE Comment

Chris AndersonICE Comment

Angeles GrayICE Comment

Casey MackICE Comment

Cory McCallICE Comment

Jessica ChaffinsICE Comment

Marie CotaICE Comment

Svitlana StakhivICE Comment

Brittany Roberts5 Years of Service

Holder McClarin15 Years of Service

Reiko Maxwell10 Years of Service

Personal & Career Development Resources

Do you have a story or a topic you would like to see discussed in the next issue of the MCX-tra?If you do, please e-mail all your ideas to lewterra@usmc-mccs.org.

Marine Family& programs

Russell Marine & Family Programs CenterAdministrative OfficeBldg. 40, Room 121

Phone: 910-451-9381

Behavioral HealthResilience Education

New Parent Support ProgramCommunity Counseling Center

Military & Family Life Consultants ProgramSexual Assault Prevention & Response

FOCUS-Families Overcoming Under Stress

Family ReadinessFamily Readiness Program TrainingReadiness and Deployment Support

Life Skills TrainingLINKS-Lifestyles Insights Networking Knowledge Skills

CREDO-Chaplains Religious Education Development and OperationsUnit, Personal and Family Readiness

Family CareCYTP-Children, Youth & Teen Programs

Exceptional Family Member ProgramK-12 School Liaison Program

Personal & Professional Development ProgramCareer Assistance Branch

ResourcesLibraries

Education AssistanceTRS-Transition Readiness Seminar

Contact administrative office for more information about programs.

GET FIT!10 Fitness Centers

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On-site Fitness Trainer

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