OSC LEJEUNE PRESS April 2015 Volume 47, Issue 6 In this Issue President’s Pen 2 Joint Luncheon 2 Women’s Shelter 3 From your Rep 4 Supporters 5 Basket Bingo 6 Sub Club 7 Upcoming Events 8 Advertisers *Bradley’s Jewelers *Attention to Detail Cleaners *Freedom Chiropractic *Kidz Bizz *Spirited Art *MCCS *Sun Tan City 2014-2015 Elective Board President st 1 Vice nd 2 Vice Treasurer Secretary Parliamentarian Sherry Cato Katie Snell Stephanie Williams Jamie Collins Patti Meade Jenny McCarthy Appointed Board Advertising Jamie Collins Charitable Distributions Megan Harvey Community Outreach Karen Nilan Dogwood Boutique Stacy Naccarato Fundraising Kristen Schutte Historian Alice Warren Hospitality Janice Palmer Membership Alexa Moore Newsletter Vacant Publicity Jennifer Wiese Reservations Julia Fitzpatrick Reservations Jen McCarthy Scholarship Madeline Schildwachter Web Master Jessica Arcega Unit Reps II MEF nd 2 Division nd 2 MLG MARSOC MCB/MCI East MCCS New River Retired Wives Page 2 of 8 President’s Pen Spring is here! The OSC has stayed busy with social events, charitable work, and generous donations from our Lejeune family at Basket Bingo. I am so proud to represent such a wonderful organization. This month the OSC put on our biggest fundraiser of the year, Basket Bingo. The night was loaded with excitement. This year we raised $16,000; that will all go to our Philanthropy Fund to benefit our Charitable Distributions and Scholarships. Our fundraising team put on a fabulous Basket Bingo and we are so very thankful for the generous donations from the units and community. Also, the OSC reached out to the Onslow Women Shelter. The community outreach team and a group of very dedicated volunteered completely renovated one of the shelter rooms. It is amazing how beautiful the room turned out and the good it will provide for the shelter. We have many positions for our board next year available. Please consider volunteering for the 2015-2016 board. Our Election is this month and we already have some wonderful ladies on the ballot. Don’t forget to vote! Sincerely, Sherry Cato OSC President Joint Luncheon RSVP by April 6th We are excited to attend the Lemons, Linen & Lace Joint Luncheon being hosted by our sister club New River and hope you are too!!! If you have not sent in your RSVP - NOW is the time to do it! Your RSVP must be postmarked by April 6th. Please see the invitation that is on page 4. Summer Reaves Suzette Torres Katie Magee Julie Rochford Michelle Brummond Kim Oliver Annette Salmon Karen Nathan Advisory Board Honorary President, II MEF Kim Beydler nd 2 Division Karen Beaudreault nd 2 MEB Mary Simcock nd 2 MLG Joan Chiarotti MARSOC Jennifer Osterman MCB/MCI East, Philanthropic Fund Laura Castellvi Charitable Distributions News Happy April, everyone! Charitable Distributions Committee is very busy this month! Our deadline for applications has passed and now we are focused on boarding all of them. We are excited to read about how these organizations have positively affected our service members and their families over the last year! It will be our pleasure to support those who support our Marines, sailors, and their families! Good luck to them all! In the meantime, please come join us at the Spring Craft Fair on April 25, 9-5 & 26 12-4 at Marston Pavilion! Not only will there be some really neat crafts but also an exquisite array of goodies at the OSC Bake Sale! All proceeds from the sale go to our Philanthropic fund which we hand back out as grants and scholarships! If you are interested in donating baked goods or working a shift, please email CharitableDistroCLOSC@gmail.com. Have a wonderful Easter! Meghan Harvey OSC Charitable Distributions Page 3 of 8 Page 4 of 8 A Few words from your Reps … Spring has finally sprung at Camp Lejeune! Now is the perfect time to get involved in the many happenings with the OSC. If you are new to MCB/MCI East, please find us on facebook or send me an email so I can make sure you are up to date with all of our events. Thank you so much for all who donated to the basket for Basket Bingo. What a great way to support your local community. Everyone who attended has said they had a great time! Thank you for supporting OSC Philanthropy fund. If you are interested in attending a MCB/MCI East spouses coffee, please make sure you are getting the rsvp's in early. We hate to cancel events due to low attendance. If you are interested in hosting, please let me to know so I can get you on the calendar and your invite out. I look forward to seeing you at the Joint Luncheon! Happy Spring! Michelle Brummond mjbrummond@gmail.com Spring has sprung and we are so excited to be co-hosting this year's annual Joint Luncheon with the New River OSC. We look forward to hearing an inspiring message and celebrating the camaraderie among our sister clubs! "We make a life by what we give, not by where we live" Kindly, Sarah Louise Head President - Naval Officers' Spouses' Club president@lejeunenosc.org Happy Spring! I want to send out a huge thank you to all the division spouses who donated their time and amazing baskets to basket bingo! It was truly amazing to see so many spouses come together to help us host such a great event. I hope to see all of you at the "Election" happy hour on April 17th! Suzette Torres suzette44@hotmail.com rd We cannot wait to see you April 23 ! We will be taking group pictures of all your respective clubs during the social portion of the luncheon: 10:30 to 11:20. We will begin with the local clubs and end with Cherry Point OSC. We will be sending each club their respective pictures later in the month. We hope to have a beautiful spring day so that we can take these pictures outside with the New River in the background. What a wonderful keepsake this will be! Annette Salmon dragonlady265@hotmail.com Page 5 of 8 Support Our Supporters Basket Bingo Wrap Up Page 6 of 8 Thank you all for helping make Basket Bingo a huge success! We raised 16,000 for our Philanthropic Fund and had a great time doing it! A huge thank you to Katie Magee, my co-chair, the Fundraising Committee, and all of the volunteers who devoted their time and talent to this event. The OSC Philanthropic Fund provides scholarships for military spouses and children and donations to organizations that support the military and our community. With gratitude, Kristen Schutte Fundraising Chair Page 7 of 8 SUB CLUB INFORMATION Sub-Clubs are a great way to expand your group of friends or event enjoys a hobby with others! With smaller setting, various days and times one or more of theses groups may work for you! Please contact the club coordinator for more information. BOOK CLUB: Coordinator: Cate St.Pierre Catestpierre@gmail.com th BUNKO: Join us Saturday, April 18 at the Dogwood Boutique. Bring an unwrapped gift for a value of around $15 and a food or drink to share. Join us on Facebook at Lejeune OSC Ladies Bunko to RSVP for the event! See you then. Coordinator: Jamie Collins oscjamie@gmail.com GOLFIESTAS: We meet weekly on Monday or Tuesday mornings around 9:00am. About once a month we also enjoy a lunch together at the clubhouse. We have had the wonderful privilege of having the clubs’ PGA Professional assist our beginners and give tips to those who have played longer. Whether you are a beginner or have been playing for years, we’d love to have you come out with us. Coordinator: Julia Smith juliarenee@gmail.com GOURMET CLUB: Can you believe it? The end of a year already! We had a fantastic year exploring Gourmet USA. Thank you to all our Hostesses and cooks for making each month a success! Please save the date for th our end of year celebration April 30 11:30am at Duck’s. The Club is looking for organizers and volunteers to run the club next year –if interested or have questions please email oscgourmetclub@google.com. Coordinador: Tamara Zagola oscgourmet@gmail.com LADLE LEAF AND LOAF: Hello LLLers. What a great gathering we had at Summer's house. She is always such an awesome hostess. Look for an evite to come out soon for our April lunch. I hope we have another full house. Please remember to go to www.dropbox.com and enter your recipes there. You should have received an evite right after our last lunch with instructions on how to access the LLL Dropbox account. Our time is coming to an end for this year, as we only have the April and May lunches left. Please be sure to keep up with your rsvp, especially if you need to back out, as that opens it up to others who were not able to get their rsvp in quickly enough. Thanks for your fantastic participation! ~Let's do lunch! Coordinator: Judi Collier Collierfireteam@aol.com NEWCOMER’S COFFEE: These are informal get togethers for OSC newcomers and not-sonewcomers alike. Non-members are encouraged to attend too! We would love to meet you and help you get connected to our great sisterhood and local area. We alternate day and evening events and locations. Coordinator: Katie Zyla katieozyla@gmail.com PLAYGROUP: We meet every Monday and Thursday at 9:30am at various members’ homes. We also do an occasional Mom’s Night Out and Saturday play group. For up to date information join our Facebook group at OSC Play-group or contact Bailey. Coordinator: Bailey Flores Bailyflores@yahoo.com Have a passion for an activity? We welcome new clubs and coordinators! Contact lejeuneoscinfo@gmail.com to inquire about getting a group started! April Events th 17 rd 23 th 25 th 26 Happy Hour 6pm O’Club – Election Night Joint Luncheon 10:30 @ New River O’ Club Craft Fair 9-5 @ Marston Pavilion Craft Fair 12-4 @ Marston Pavilion May Events th 15 th 17 th 29 Happy Hour Scholarship & Charitable Distributions Reception Membership Appreciation Event We’re on the Web! See us at: www.CampLejeuneOSC.weebly.com www.facebook.com/CampLejeuneOSC Our Mission Statement Camp Lejeune Officer’s Spouses’ Club is a private, non-profit fellowship and volunteer organization for officer spouses at MCB Lejeune and surrounding areas. It was created to foster a comfortable atmosphere of camaraderie, support and community involvement among spouses of active and retired personnel. We carry out our mission statement in three ways Socially: supporting members through networking and friendship at events like luncheons and sub clubs. Charitably: using the time, talents and energy of members to enhance the greater Camp Lejeune area. Socially: supporting members through networking and friendship at events like luncheons and sub clubs. Generously: raising funds to go into the Charitable Distributions Fund, which supports local organizations with monetary donations and the larger OSC Scholarship Fund, which awards students and spouses with college scholarships based on both merit and academic excellence.
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