Family Readiness Group
What is the Family Readiness Group (FRG)?
The FRG provides its members with information and emotional support. The Family Readiness Group plans, coordinates, and conducts social, informational, care-taking, and morale-building activities to enhance family readiness and enables its members to meet mission and military family lifestyle challenges. The FRG is not just family members working together; it is also Sailors, community representatives, and the chain of command. Each of these groups benefit from the FRG. We recognize that your needs are important to the group. You can share or simply listen during meetings. We share news from our military men and women. We will listen to you with care and respect.
What is the purpose of the FRG?
The purpose of the FRG is to promote and create a friendly and social relationship among its members, to fundraise for group oriented activities and to serve as best permitted the crew, family & the friends of the USS O'KANE. The Family Readiness Group will also serve the local Navy and Hawaii community to highlight volunteer activities in community and support of sister ships and other deployed sailor and families.
Why participate in the FRG?
1) Through the involvement of families within the FRG, sailors are reassured that although they are separated from their spouse, parents, children, extended family and friends, their concerns for those they leave behind are taken care of.
2) We have a variety of events, ranging from Group meetings and guest speakers to social celebrations and gatherings for adults and/or children and charity projects.
3)The Family Readiness Group is a "year-round" group - we meet whether the ship is at sea or inport once a month.
How can we contact the FRG?
You can contact the Family Readiness Group by e-mail to okaneohana77@yahoo.com or by calling the Careline at (808)-528-8510 ext. 3
Upcoming events are publicized in the FRG Update emails and on the USS O'KANE Careline, so please come to our next group meeting, get involved, meet new people, and have some fun with us. We are open to suggestions and comments at all times. Please feel free to contact us at your convenience.