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Happy Spring to our awesome SOSC members! April is one of my favorite months as the cherry blossoms surrounding the Mall in DC usher in Spring. As one strolls through the gorgeous blossom-lined walking paths, it's so nice to pause and appreciate their wonder. April is also National Volunteer Recognition Month, which too is a time to pause and appreciate things of wonder; that being the incredible outreach the talents of our volunteers produce.
No one will say it doesn't feel good to be on the receiving end of a gift, a kind gesture or a helping hand. However, there are experiences in life that demonstrate that it really is better to give than to receive. Volunteering is one of those experiences. "When you volunteer you feel good about yourself, you feel stronger about yourself, you feel better about your abilities, and you get a sense of accomplishment" says Bill McGinly, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Association for
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Healthcare Philanthropy. "Knowing you are contributing to the community increases our sense of wellbeing. It makes us feel happy" says McGinly. "And it helps us appreciate some of the smaller things in life and how important they are to us things that we may take for granted". The SOSC’s extensive list of Volunteers include: The wonderful 2012-2013 Board members, our Honorary members, Special Activities hosts for many activities, Trivia Night and fundraising committee members (plus the volunteers for each event). And you, our members, who volunteer for many of our monthly socials, make cookies, and help out with other special projects for the Airmen. We are so thankful for each one of you. Who better than a military spouse can understand the sacrifice involved and the powerful end results of volunteering? We're always ready to say YES and jump
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right in! I thank all of you who are currently making our SOSC a fun place to serve and I extend an invitation to those of you looking for a place to make a difference. If you'd like to help, please contact us at volunteer@scottosc.com. Speaking of great outcomes from volunteering, Trivia Night was a HUGE success with over $11,000 in profit! A big thanks to Alice Howe and Michelle McLaughlin and their team of volunteers (check out the photos on the website and in this newsletter). Our fun event this month is BLINGO!! Look inside this great issue of The Contact for more info! Looking forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events or your name in one of our exciting board positions!! Again, Happy Spring to everyone!!!!! Deb Arquiette SOSC President
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2012-2013
Board Members Advisor Cathy Almand advisor@scottosc.com
Executive Board President
Deb Arquiette
president@scottosc.com
Parliamentarian
Stephanie Price
parliamentarian@scottosc.com
Recording Secretary
Alice Howe
resecretary@scottosc.com
Corresponding Secretary
Kristin Gittner
corrsecretary@scottosc.com
OSC Treasurer
Marcie Hermann
treasurer@scottosc.com
OSCA Treasurer
Michelle McLaughlin
oscatreasurer@scottosc.com
1st Vice President
Stephanie Wu
1stvice@scottosc.com
2nd Vice President
Stephanie Wu
2ndvice@scottosc.com
Governing Board Membership - Jennifer Hernandez Membership Co-Chair - Andrea Barnes membership@scottosc.com Reservations - Shelly Loving Reservations Co-Chair - Yvonne Callaway reservations@scottosc.com Programs - Anita Wolcott Programs Co-Chair - Amy Bogan programs@scottosc.com Programs Volunteers - Nancy Muscatell, Bea Donelson & Vicki Tobin Webmaster - Sarah Bennett webmaster@scottosc.com Photographers - Rosie Warner & Elana Cashion photographer@scottosc.com Public Relations - Carolyn Rawson pr@scottosc.com Special Activities/Mini Clubs - Katie McKim miniclub@scottosc.com
Historian - Karen Tollman historian@scottosc.com Hospitality - Kelley Amodeo hospitality@scottosc.com Associate Wives - Linda Antaya Associate Wives Co-Chair - Marsha Palmer associatemembers@scottosc.com Volunteer Coordinator - Stephanie Wu Volunteer Co-Coordinator - Katy Cole volunteer@scottosc.com Community Liaison - Melanie Moritz Thrift Shop - Marsha Palmer thriftshop@scottosc.com Trivia Night Chair - Alice Howe Trivia Night Co-Chair - Michelle McLaughlin pr@scottosc.com Ways and Means - Carol Carlson ways_means@scottosc.com Scholarships Chair - Kelly Barrett scholarships@scottosc.com
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We’re Looking For a New Board For Our New Club! The new Scott Spouse Club of 2013-2014 is seeking a new governing body! This includes a new president and new board of governors. Both Spouse Clubs at Scott AFB will officially merge and become one club in the Fall of 2013 and we need your help! The Scott Spouse Club is a private, non-profit organization that functions on the efforts of military spouses like you. You can impact the community in a positive way by stepping up to a role on the new board! In fact, the Spouse Clubs at Scott AFB are notorious for having a positive impact on their stakeholders. By focusing their energies on both charitable and social components, each year they have the luxury of donating tens of thousands of dollars into the local community and bringing lifelong friends together that might not have otherwise met. By participating, your gifts and abilities will represent a golden thread in the beautiful tapestry of all the collaborative efforts of fellow military spouses. Think of the possibilities! The Scott Spouse Club is governed by an Executive Board and a Board of Governors. Each year a new Board takes their seat in the club to serve their community through collaborative volunteer efforts. We are searching for a wide spectrum of talents to bring into the new board to make the new combined club successful. If you have found yourself having thoughts and opinions of how the Scott Spouse Club should operate, you may be just the spouse we are looking for to serve on the new board! Volunteering your efforts in the new club will not only help to mold and shape it in a positive way, but will be very rewarding to you and the Scott AFB community. Consider your skills and abilities and how they might surmount to be an asset to the new club. For instance, do you have profound administrative, social, or accounting skills? Do you have a knack for bringing people together? Are you a behind-the-scenes sort of person? All skills and personalities are welcome! Perhaps you need to speak to someone further about how your skills and talents are equivalent to certain board positions. No problem! Send inquiries to Stephanie Price at parliamentarian@scottosc.com. Are you ready for the task? You can find the application and job descriptions here: http://bit.ly/ 10LyvLi. If you’re still on the fence, fill out an application anyway just to get your name in the pot and we can discuss this opportunity further with you. We’re looking forward to a fun-filled year! 3 The Scott OSC is a private, non-profit organization. It is not part of the DOD or any of its components and has no governmental status.
YOUR SCOTT SPOUSES’ CLUB NEEDS YOU
Your SSC will soon begin proceedings to select candidates to run for office on the Executive Committee for the 2013-2014 club year. We encourage you to serve with this group of committed volunteers in their activities on behalf of your SSC. The only spouse that can run for President is an active duty spouse per our By-Laws. For a better idea of what each elected board member does, please read these brief job descriptions. PRESIDENT: Presides at all SSC meetings. Appoints chairpersons and fills any vacancy on the Board. Serves on most committees. Acts as advisor to The Contact and all PR, web site, etc. Has a working knowledge of the SSC Constitution/Bylaws and monies for the Social/ Charitable accounts. 1st Vice President: Assists the President and assumes the Presidency if necessary. Performs the duties of the President in his/her absence. Serves as an advisor to all Social committees. Is a member of Budgets, Constitution, and Bylaws Committees. Takes minutes in absence of the Secretary. Is responsible for all matters concerning protocol. 2nd Vice President: Assists the Presidents, assumes duties of the 1st Vice in her/his absence. Serves as an Advisor to all Charitable committees. Serves on all Budget, Constitution, and Bylaws Committees. Supervises and acts as Interim Chair for Charitable committees. Reports in the Charitable Treasurer's absence. Serves as liaison for the Air Force Village. Secretary: Records minutes of all SSC meetings; distributes meeting info to Board members. Checks PO Box, distributes mail, and handles most correspondence. Assumes Parliamentarian duties in her/his absence. Custodian of permanent records. Social Treasurer: Maintains all administrative records and pays approved accounts. Assembles bookkeeping records for delivery to auditor and tax preparer. Chairs Budget Committee. Bookkeeping knowledge helpful, but not required. Performs duties of Charitable Treasurer in her/his absence. Charitable Treasurer: Maintains all charitable records and pays approved accounts. Researches Charitable requests. Assembles bookkeeping records for delivery to auditor and tax preparer. Chairs Budget Committee. Bookkeeping knowledge helpful, but not required.
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Please complete the above form and return to: SSC Parliamentarian, PO BOX 25037, Scott AFB IL 62225
Upcoming Events April 1 0th
April 3 rd
SOSC Fundraiser
April 3 from 4-7 at Papa Murphy's off Hwy 50. Stop in and pick up a pizza! Proceeds will benefit the SOSC charitable association.
BLINGO!! (Thursday night event)
Join us for our April SOSC social at 6:30PM. We are collecting monetary donations as well as Purina O.N.E. puppy/kitten and adult formula to benefit the Spencer Pet Rescue in OFallon, Illinois. See page 6.
April 1 6th
Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser
Stop by Chick-Fil-A (Green Mount Commons by Walmart and YMCA) on Tuesday, April 16 from 4 - 7 PM. Proceeds will benefit the SOSC!
Questions? Email Volunteer@scottosc.com and don’t forget to visit www.scottosc.com for updates!
May 22nd Airmen Dorm BBQ/Dinner Help us feed approximately 50 Airmen! We need two large potato salads, two hot casseroles, two veggie trays, two salads, two baked beans and three yummy desserts! The SOSC will provide the BBQ. Sign up with Deb Arquiette to donate food. Contact president@scottosc.com Drop off is on May 22nd at Chapel 1 at 16:30. 5 The Scott OSC is a private, non-profit organization. It is not part of the DOD or any of its components and has no governmental status.
April Service Project WE ARE COLLECTING MONETARY DONATIONS AS WELL AS PURINA O.N.E. PUPPY/KITTEN AND ADULT FORMULA TO BENEFIT THE SPENCER PET RESCUE IN O’FALLON, ILLINOIS
We will be auctioning two silver trays at this function!
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When: April 10th, 6:30PM Where: Scott Club Price: $15/Person Food: Heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar Please RSVP to Shelley by Noon on Friday, April 5th reservations@scottosc.com. PRIZES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING
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May 1st at 7:00PM
Scholarship & Scholastic Awards At the Essex House - Scott AFB Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!
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From Our Historian Do you have any Member Directories or copies of The Contact prior to 1998? If so, I’d love to see them! I am currently mapping out how our club has grown and changed over the years and am in need of those items. If you have anything that could help with this project and are willing to either donate them to the club or allow me to make copies of them, please contact me at (302) 398-1426. Thanks so much!
From Our Social Treasurer In March we deposited another $140 in the Social account for Vendor Table Fees, bringing us to a total of $660! Our expenses are still running under budget - the Chairpersons have done a fabulous job sticking to their budgets!
Happy Birthday!
Karen Tollman Scott OSC Historian
From Our Charitable Treasurer March has been an amazing month for collecting funds for the scholarship, scholastic grant & charitable funds. The annual Trivia Night was a huge success, raising $11, 674.08 with expenses totaling only $1405.64! We also brought in $274 in scholarship donations, $483.70 from the Thrift Store and $64.50 in Ways & Means. We also brought in $1230 from the sale of the organizational silver pieces and $103 in opportunity sales at the luncheon. Totals from Income: Table Sales $2971.32 Mulligans 270.00 Bonus Balloon Pop 260.00 Arms Length Opportunity 480.00 Spin It To Win It 289.00 Drink Sales 1,194.00 Food Sales 450.00 Silent Auction 5,759.76 Total 11,674.08 Thank you to all that participated - you helped make the Trivia Night & Silent Auction a huge success!
Deb Arquiette
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Beth Armstrong
April 6
Beth Hopkins
April 13
Kathy Ray
April 15
Christy Gilliland
April 16
Toni Grant
April 16
Cathy Almand
April 17
Joanne Savoy
April 18
Katie McKim
April 20
Peggy Paape
April 20
Kelley Amodeo
April 21
Jennifer Jayme
April 21
Debbie McCauley
April 23
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Trivia Night Photo Highlights
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March Mad Hatter Tea
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MIN I CLUB AN N OUN CEMEN TS Learn more about each mini club at www.scottosc.com/mini-clubs/
Running  Club The Scott OSC Running Club is participating in the St. Louis Go Half Marathon April 6 & 7th. We have around 10 ladies participating and the training is off to a great start. Wish us luck during our training we hope to see you all at the finish line cheering us on! Happy Running, Katie McKim
Books & Breakfast Please contact miniclubs@scottosc.com if you’d
Mimosas & Manuscripts On April 9th, we will be meeting to discuss Shanghi Girls by Lisa See Contact miniclubs@scottosc.com for details.
like to join us! *WANTED* POC's for Diva Nights, Bowling and Mah Jongg. Â If anyone is interested, please contact Katie McKim at miniclubs@scottosc.com (Special Activities Coordinator). The Scott OSC is a private, non-profit organization. It is not part of the DOD or any of its components and has no governmental status.
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RUNNING CLUB FILM FANATICS BOWLING CLUB 1ST FRIDAYS AT THE CLUB STAMPING & SCRAPBOOKING MOMS & TOTS PLAYGROUP MIMOSAS & MANUSCRIPTS BOOKS & BREAKFAST DIVA NIGHTS IN BELLEVILLE HEATHERTONES BUNCO
Contact Katie McKim at miniclubs@scottosc.com if you’re interested in joining any of the Mini Clubs.
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Scott AFB Chick-Fil-A Carlyle Ave & Green Mount Rd. For great deals on meals at the new ChickFil-A in Green Mount Commons, text CFAGREEN to 411257. Friends Of The Military: For the past five years, efforts have been underway to develop and expand the H.E.R.O.E.S. Care program to ensure it would serve as an effective and meaningful system of support for military members and their families affected by the stressors of deployment. The leadership of both Operation Homefront National and the Missouri Chapter of Operation Homefront have worked together for more than a year to establish H.E.R.O.E.S. Care as an independent entity. That work is now complete. Effective March 7th, the organization that you have known as Operation Homefront of Missouri will now be known as H.E.R.O.E.S. Care and will be run out of the same location, be staffed by the same people you know, be governed by the same board of directors, and continue to offer and provide all of the services enjoyed by our military families in the past. To read the joint press release CLICK HERE. My thanks to our partner organizations and the tireless work of the many fine people who made this possible. ~ Jon Jerome
jon.jerome@heroescare.org
Community Page FAMILY HOUSING RESIDENTS Scott Family Housing has made better communication one of their goals for the new year. They are now able to email the monthly newsletter directly to all residents. The newsletter is also posted to their Facebook page each month at www.facebook.com/ ScottFamilyHousing They are in the process of updating the One Call Now system which is a mass communication tool allowing them to inform residents of important notifications through phone numbers and email addresses. They are excited to provide better communication avenues but these tools are only as useful as the information on file. Please stop by the Leasing Center to update your phone numbers and email addresses, call us at 746-4911, or email us at Melinda.meyer@huntcompanies.com. We look forward to providing our residents with better communication and customer service.
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Scott AFB
Community Page
Financial Aid Resources
Provided as a courtesy and not necessarily an endorsement. Several of these target spouses/family members, so please carefully review eligibility criteria.
Air Force Association Sponsored Awards Air Force Aid Society Education Programs Air Force Services Clubs Scholarship Airlift/Tanker Association Enlisted Education Grant American Patriot Freedom Scholarship College Board Scholarship Search College-Scholarships.com College Net Scholarship Search
http://www.afa.org/aef/default.asp?pm=asg http://www.afas.org/index.cfm http://www.afclubs.net/CN_scholarship.htm http://www.atalink.org/etg.html http://www.homefrontamerica.org/ http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app
Counsel of College and Military Educators (CCME)
http://www.ccmeonline.org/nashville10.aspx?session=scholarships
DANTES http://www.dantes.doded.mil/Dantes_web/DANTESHOME.asp Scroll over “Counselor Support Programs” and then select “Financial Aid for Spouses of Service Members” FastWeb-Scholarship Search http://www.fastweb.com/ Federal Education & Training Benefits for Veterans & Dependents http://www1.va.gov/opa/Is1/4.asp Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund http://www.feea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=163 FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid http://www.finaid.org/ Fisher House http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarships General George S. Brown Spouse Tuition Assistance Program (Overseas Only) http://www.afas.org/Education/STAP.cfm General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant http://www.afas.org/Education/ArnoldEdGrant.cfm Graduate School - Financing http://www.gradschools.com/Category/Finance-Your-Study.html Imagine America - Military Awards Program
http://imagine-america.org/scholarship/a-about-scholarship.asp
Managing the Price of College http://www.ed.gov/pubs/collegecosts/cover.html Military.Com Scholarship Search http://aid.military.com/scholarship/search-for-scholarships.do Military Chaplain Scholarship http://www.mca-usa.org/html/Scholarships.html Military Child Educational Coalition http://www.militarychild.org/about-us/dod-students-bag-400-scholarships-in-first-commissary-search/ Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Scholarships & Grants http://www.moaa.org/serv/serv_education/index.htm Military Scholar - Scholarships for Military Children http://www.militaryscholar.org/ National Merit - Scholarships http://www.nationalmerit.org/ National Military Family Association (NMFA) http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_education NMFA - JH Patton Military Spouse Scholarship http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Spouse_Scholarship National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators http://nasfaa.org/Home.asp?MenuType=Text Operation Homefront - Family Scholarships Peterson's - Scholarship Search Presidential Freedom Scholarship Princeton Review Scholarships & Aid
http://www.operationhomefront.net/ http://www.petersons.com/finaid/file.asp?id=780 http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp http://www.princetonreview.com/scholarships-financial-aid.aspx?uidbadge=%07
Ron Brown Scholar Program Sallie May's College Answer - Planning for College Spouse Career Advancement Account Scholarships.com Scholarships For Military Children Scholarships - Royal Neighbors Student Guide to Financial Aid Thanks USA Scholarships United Negro College Fund Scholarships Veterans Fund for Education
http://www.ronbrown.org/home.aspx http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/ http://www.scholarships.com/ http://www.militaryscholar.org/ http://www.royalneighbors.org/Membership/Scholarships.aspx http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html http://www.thanksusa.org/main/index.html http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp http://www.veteransfund.org/14
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The Scott Officers’ Spouses’ Club is a non discriminatory, Formal Private Organization recognized by the 375th Wing Commander. We are a Not-For-Profit, 501(c)3 organization as interpreted by State and Federal guidelines. Our mission shall be to encourage social, cultural, and educational and charitable activities among our members and to further relations between members and other organizations, both military and civilian. We gladly welcome and serve participants from the Scott AFB military and government services community.
The Scott OSC is a private, non-profit organization. It is not part of the DOD or any of its components and has no governmental status.
Scott OSC P.O. Box 25037 Scott AFB, IL 62225