February 10, 2014
HOOT N’ HOLLER Ramstein Enlisted Spouses’ Association Newsletter
2014 Board Members
! Executive President: Nicole Bridge Vice President: Tiffany Ream Secretary: Meredith VanMeeteren
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Feb 12th: Bunco @ 1830 !
Parliamentarian: Amy Teeter
Come enjoy a night of dice rolling fun! KMCC BX party room. Potluck style bring a dish to share"
General Treasurer: Tina Boets Welfare Treasurer: Olivia Kleczko
General Membership: Fatima Avila Social: TBD Publicity & Newsletter: Carrie Hall Historian: Jillian Romag
! Feb 11th: Coffee Group@ 0930! Join us for a cozy 1morning of coffee, cakes, and conversation. Cafe Sanders, Kaiser Strasse 17, 66849 Landstuhl. "
! Feb 19th: Supper Club @1800!
Ways & Means: Andrea Roberts Scholarships: Jana Bennette
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Thrift Store Manager Charlette Watson Advisors Martine Morris Pat Davis Honorary Advisor Marissa Mordente
February Events!
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Join us for a nice evening of conversation and food. Unnerhaus Bodega & Tapas Bar, Ludwigstrasse 2, 66849 Landstuhl"
Feb 20th: RESA Social @1800! International Bingo and guest speakers. Officer’s Club, Ramstein AFB. RSVP for childcare to resa.social.gmail.com"
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Note From The President! "
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Hello Members!" " Well, 2014 is officially underway! RESA has had quite a busy and productive month, and we’re not slowing down anytime soon!" " We had a blast at the January social and got to see some fabulous White Elephant gifts opened up. A big thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped out with the Quarterly Airman’s Birthday Dinner, Deployed Families Dinner and our Thrift Shop this month. RESA is able to do what we do best because of YOU!" " If you have been in the RESA Thrift Shop lately, you have probably noticed there’s a bit of construction going on. A new wall is being erected in between us and the Med Group next door. Shelving units were moved to make room for scaffolding, so we’re a bit more crammed than usual, but nothing we can’t deal with! Construction is set to continue through March, so there may be a little more dust and noise in there for the next few months, but when it’s done it will look great! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to clear the shelves the night before construction started. A HUGE special thank you also goes out to Fatima Avila and Meredith VanMeeteren who spent an entire day in the Thrift Shop with me putting items back on the shelves and rearranging the space to accommodate the construction." " Looking into the future, I hope to see everyone at our February social, where we’ll be playing International Bingo with some fabulous prizes from all over the world! We will also have Command CMSgt Morris and General Mordente with us that night to discuss the current military drawdown and the impact it has on us as military spouses and families. They will answer any questions you might have regarding the situation. We are so very thankful that they is willing to volunteer their time to speak to RESA on such an important matter - the more informed we are, the more prepared we can be." " Save the date for our next social, which will take place on March 20 at Vogelweh Bowling Alley. This social will also be a membership drive, so keep your eyes and ears open for more information!" " Thank you for ALL you do for RESA. I look forward to another successful month!" " Sincerely," Nicole"
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January Social
Secret Pals At our January social, members were given the opportunity to participate in RESA’s Secret Pal program. For those that have a “Secret Pal,” there will be a table set up at the February social to place your gift on. Please have it labeled with your Secret Pals’ name and be creative in ‘sneaking’ it into the room!" 3
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Volunteer Corner We here at RESA have always valued our volunteers. Aside from the regular weekly, monthly, and quarterly events noted in the calendar, we would love to hear from our membership of any local organizations or events in which RESA can participate. Contact any member of the board at the next social or send an email to resa.vice@gmail.com for further discussion.
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RESA Volunteer Opportunities
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RESA Thrift Shop! • Anytime during business hours" • 2nd and 4th Tues of the month 1900-2200" Meet and Greet! • Feb 18th 1000-1400 @KMCC" • March 18th 1500-1830 @KMCC " Email resa.membership@gmail.com" Deployed Family Event! • Feb 27th 1700-1900, location TBD" • March 27th 1700-1900, location TBD" Scholarship Judging! • March 26th 0830 @ Woodlawn Golf Course" Email resa.scholarships@gmail.com" Airman’s Quarterly Birthday Dinner! • April 2nd 1645-1900 @ Rhineland Inn Dining facility" "
Volunteer of the Month" -Fatima Avila
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Fatima consistently goes above and beyond to better RESA and is a regular volunteer in and out of the Thrift Shop. Recently she spent an entire day helping to reorganize the Thrift Shop to accommodate the construction taking place. RESA thanks and appreciates you, Fatima!
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• Volunteers receive quarterly recognition in the form of BX gift cards based on the amount of hours donated: " Up to 10 hrs = $5" Min 15 hrs = $10" Min 30 hrs = $25" Min 45 hrs = $37.50" Min 60 hrs = $50" Min 75 hrs = $62.50" Min 90 hrs = $75" *Max $150"
• Childcare reimbursement is available to members while attending volunteer functions. Reimbursements are based off the current childcare rates at the Ramstein CDC. In lieu of being paid, another RESA member may elect to earn volunteer hours watching the children of a RESA member who is volunteering for an event that childcare would otherwise be reimbursable for at the rate of one hour per child, per hour watched." • Committee chairs (lemonade stand, gift wrapping, etc.) receive gift cards in amounts specified in the By-Laws." • Travel to and from volunteer events (up to 15 minutes each way) count toward your volunteer hours."
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January Volunteer Recognition Airman’s Quarterly Birthday Dinner:" Eva Culbreth, Tiffany Ream, Martine Morris, Dalirca Matos and Olivia Kleczko "
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Deployed Family Event:" Nicole Bridge" " RESA Thrift Shop:" Ingrid Osborne, Soila Hoover, Fatima Avila, Jillian Romag, Meredith VanMeeteren, Nicole Bridge, Tiffany Ream, Sarah Philpott, Jennifer Braun, Jessica Lee, Crystal Lewis, Andrea Roberts, Amy Teeter, Eva Culbreth, Alex Culbreth and Dalirca Matos 4
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RESA Thrift Shop The RESA Thrift Shop is owned and operated by RESA. Earnings from the store provide funding for all events and donations. "
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Hours of Operation: Mondays: 0900-1400" " " " Wednesdays: 1400-1900" " " Fridays: 0900-1400" " " " 3rd Saturday of the Month: 0900-1400" *Closed Federal Holidays" " " " " " " " "
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Thrift Shop Night Crew: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month" 1900-2200" The RESA Thrift Shop is always in " need of volunteers. Contact " resa.vice@gmail.com to find out how" you can help!
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January Welfare Requests Granted: $7,413 KHS Advanced Spanish Class" " AFRC Heartlink" " "
Eagle Scout Justin Sprenkle" Army FMWR" " "
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KHS Class of 2014" 86th Annual AW Awards"
Welcome to our newest members!" Ingrid Osbourne" Karamel McCoy" Christina Skowronski"
Amy Caldwell" Dalirca Matos" Felicia Riley"
Jill Seagriff
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Ways & Means RESA logo shirts are" available. Both short and long" sleeve shirts in sizes M -" 2XL. Short sleeve: $16," long sleeve: $20." Contact Andrea at" resa.ways.means@gmail.com for further information"
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Individuals interested in advertising their" home businesses or other items are" welcome to do so at the Social or in the" RESA Hoot N Holler for a nominal fee." Please contact theNewsletter Editor, at resa.newslettereditor@gmail.com for details."
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Helping the Community
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President, Nicole Bridge, and Welfare Treasurer, Olivia Kleczko presenting a check to the 721st AMC at their Commander's Call for the volunteer hours they put in at the thrift shop over winter break.
RESA President, Nicole Bridge, and Vice President, Tiany Ream, presented flower bouquets to the spouses of the newly inducted Chiefs at the Chief Promotion Ceremony.  Our very own Eva Culbreth was one lucky recipient. 6
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3 4 Thrift Shop Open 9-2 Lunch Bunch @12p
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10 11 Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop Night 9-2 Crew 7-10 Coffee Group@9:30
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14 15 Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop Open 9-2 9-2
17 Thrift Shop Closed
19 20 Thrift Shop open RESA Social 2-7 @6pm
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18 KMCC Meet & Greet 10-2
Bunco@6:30pm 21 22 Thrift Shop Open 9-2
Supper Club @6pm 23
24 25 26 27 28 Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop Night Thrift Shop open Deployed 9-2 Crew 7-10 2-7 Families Event 9-2 @5
Milestones Birthdays: Janine Nabity Lorina Harris Samantha Tierney Victoria Duley Olivia Kleczko Kara Schopperle Tiffany Ream Ingrid Osborne
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Anniversaries: Jillian & Mitchell Romag Taylor & Alan Austin Linda & Steve Mandell Amy & Eric Teeter Jessica & Eric Lee Samantha & James Tierney
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19 20 Thrift Shop open RESA Social 2-7 @6pm
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24 25 26 Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop Night Thrift Shop open 9-2 Crew 7-10 2-7 Scholarship Judging Day @8:30am 31 Supper Club@6pm
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Bunco@6:30pm 21 22 Thrift Shop Open 9-2
27 28 29 Deployed Thrift Shop Open Families Event 9-2 @5
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February 10, 2014
February Social! Hope to see you there!
Ramstein Enlisted Spouses’ Association Feb Social
INTERNATIONAL B-I-N-G-O!!! Win Wonderful Prizes from all corners of the World! Thursday, February 20th at the “O” Club, Ramstein Air Base 6:00pm Sign In, 6:30pm Social Starts Dress in your favorite International attire!!
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Guests and New Friends ALWAYS Welcome!
RESA is your Passport to Fun! Questions?
Contact Social Chair: RESA.Social@gmail.com
Limited Childcare available, reservations required NLT Feb 17th!
Contact RESA.social@gmail.com for details. Cost is $5.00 per child.
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Contact Information
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Ramstein Enlisted Spouses’ Association 86th SVS/SVYR" Unit 3240 Box 535" RESA Box 63" APO AE 09094"
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www.resa-rab.com" President: resa.president@gmail.com" Social Chair: resa.social@gmail.com" Membership Chair: resa.membership@gmail.com"
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