European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october. 31, 1994 sweat starts off season of he Ping the the stars and stripes. Page 3 by Kevin Dougherty kaisers Mautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany fun runs and basketball games pitting the army against the air Force helped kick off an annual Holiday fund raising drive last week for needy families in the Kaiserslautern area. The Campaign is one of several throughout the european come that As Sist military families said Larry Zani an organizer in Kaiserslautern. The need he added is genuine. Most of the people who Are being assisted really really need it Zani said Friday after a fun run. Recipients Don t drive up in fancy cars asking for help he said. The Kaiserslautern Campaign Hopes to raise $75,000 and collect about 2,000 new toys for families who qualify for the Happy Holiday season s latin s pro Gram Zani said. The program provides service members in financial need with commissary gift certificates and new toys for their children. Last year about $75,000 and nearly 1,800 new toys were donated helping 1,000 area families Zani said. Service members assigned to units in Kaiserslautern Lan Stuhl Ramstein Pir Masens and Miessau Are eligible schoolchildren from three Kaiserslautern and Vogel Weh schools raised and donated about $l,10p from fun runs con ducted Over two Days last week. The pupils walked around the running track at the Vogel Weh athletic Field. On thursday army and air Force teams squared off to play five basketball games with attendees donating Money As they entered Kieber Cavern Gyrn. About $400 was raised Zani estimated. About 1,500 people participated in Fri Day s fun run at the Vogel Weh athletic Field including More than 800 soldiers. The rest of the participants were German local nationals who work in the military Community. The soldiers ran either 5 Kilometres about 3 Miles or 10 Kilometres about 6 mile while civilians went for a brisk walk. Zani figures the event Gener ated at least $4,000 for the Holiday pro Gram.  raising efforts actually started in August when a raffle brought Iri bout $4,000, Zani said. Volunteers have begun to Park them selves in front of Vogel Weh and Ramstein a shopping centers seeking pocket change and wayward Bills. The volunteers Are easy to locate because of the rattling sounds they make with Metal cans capped with plastic lids. The shake a can Effort runs thursdays to sundays through the first weekend in december. Beginning next weekend volunteers will be collecting donations of new toys at the to lands at Pulaski Barracks and Ramstein a. Ask the volunteers for More details. Zani said the Campaign is vital because soldiers in the states often have other infrastructures., to help them out through Tough financial times. That in t always the Case for overseas servicemen Bers. He estimated that 75-80 percent of the recipients Are lower enlisted person Nel. The Happy Holiday season s latin s Campaign Zani said is probably the largest Community project we  is Marc Mcfann tech. Sgt. Nigel Chadwick Center and his wife Elaine Chat with customer Arthur Wright at the couple s pub in England. British Beer american chief airman faking up new kind of arms upon retirement by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau Hamstead England when tech. Sgt. Nigel Chadwick stops working for Uncle Sant he plans to serve full time for the Greene King Chadwick 41, will retire from the military in december after nearly 18 years of service. He s currently stationed at Raf Lakenheath where he works in mental health care with the 48th medical group. The original plan was for Chadwick and his British wife Elaine 32, to move to the United states when he retired. But their itinerary changed when they Learned that the Metcalfe arms a local pub owned by the Greene King brewery was in need of new landlords. We have lived in this area for some time and were regular customers at the pub Elaine Chadwick said. It was just a joke when the couple first talked about taking Over management of their local watering. Hole she said. However Greene King accepted their application and the couple became the Metcalfe arms. Is Marc Mcfann the Metcalfe arms pub in Haws cad looks much the same As it did in world Warll.  x  landlords april 1. It the opening Date seemed appropriate Elaine Chadwick said referring to the april fool s Day Date. The arrangement with Greene King is much like a franchise Nigel Chadwick said. The brewery supplies the pub with Beer and the Chadwicks Supply the cheer and Good will that they Hope will draw enough customers for them to make a living. We re never going to make a million dollars Here Nigel Chadwick said. Business Wise it s the pub hit Tough times. It s certainly a  but it was a Challenge that the technical sergeant said he could t pass up with the Opportunity of the military draw Down really liking the people in this area and wanting to do something  renovations currently Are being made to the pub which is in Hamstead South of Bury St. Edmunds. The Chadwicks already have gained some business from americans who live in the area and they recently hosted an american wedding reception at the pub. The couple Hope to draw even More americans As the word spreads. To this end they Are considering allowing customers to pay in dollars As Well As opening a bed and breakfast in spare rooms at the pub. \ ".". As the landlords the Chadwicks live in accommodations above the pub. If More americans begin to frequent the pub it will be history repeating itself according to Arthur Wright 69, a local  the Metcalfe arms during world War ii we had some Good times with americans Wright said. It the pub used to be packed with  in those Days Beer was delivered once a week on tuesdays Wright said. By Luric time on wednesdays a sign would appear in the pub s window explaining that the Beer was sold out until the next tuesday he said. They the americans were Beer drinkers Wright said but even after the Beer taps were drained each week americans still socialized at the pub Wright said. Most of them arrived on bicycles and those who walked were forever pinching the two wheeled transportation of their compatriots he said  the pub s previous american ties locals were leery of having one of their institutions taken Over by a foreigner Wright said. People were a Little suspicious of Nigel Chadwick he said. That s no longer the Case Elaine Chadwick said. Some local people have come in because Nigel is an american she said. I think they be r been disappointed when he in t Here Nigel Chadwick still puts in a full Day of work at Lakenheath leaving his wife to run the pub by herself during the Day. After his eight hour military Day he moonlights at the pub As bartender and hamburger Slinger. The pub s menu features american style burgers steaks fish and chips vegetarian dishes and desserts. Chadwick is in charge of the hamburgers and his wife Cooks everything else.  take the a134 South from Bury St. Edmunds for about Ono Milo and turn right at the sign posted for Hamstead. Then go about a Quarter mile to a to Junction and turn loft. Tho Mot Caho arms is on the left Side of the Road loss thar three Miles North of Tho t Junction. The Metcalfe arms is opon fro Rrt 7 . To 11 . On mondays from 12 30 . To 2 30 . And 6 . To 11 . On tuesdays through fridays All Day saturdays and from noon to 3pm. Arid 7 . To 10 30p.m. On sundays