The Briefing! The Maxwell-Gunter Officers Spouses Club Newsletter!! 18 October :30am - 1:00pm Maxwell Event Center (MEC)

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1 October 2012 The Briefing The Maxwell-Gunter Officers Spouses Club Newsletter Menu Baked Potato Bar Mixed Spring Salad Lemon Bars Sweet & Unsweet Tea $10.00 Cash & Check Only, Please 18 October :30am - 1:00pm Maxwell Event Center (MEC) In honor or National Book Month, we encourage you to come dressed as your favorite book character mgosc.reserva+ons@gmail.com0 Reserva+ons0are0required0so0please0make0yours0by0October0110 Inside BoardofGovernors Page10 Reserva5onsPolicy Page4 Calendar Page3 ScholarshipCommiGeeInforma5on Page9 ChildcareInforma5on Page9 SpecialAc5vi5es Pages5 7 FriendlyFaces Pages11,12 ThriPShopInforma5on Page9 President spage Page2 VolunteerOpportuni5es Page8 TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 1

2 President s Page by Melissa Rich Fallhasarrived withhopesofcoolerweather andthebeginningofanewschoolyearthemgosc startedofftheyearwithourbacktoschool AtMyAgesocialanditwasablastThankstoeveryonethat contributedtothesuccessoftheevent fromprogramstomembership,publicitytoreserva5ons,andall theothersthatworkedbehindthescenestomakethiseventasuccessabigthankstoallthosewho broughtdona5onsofschoolsuppliestobesenttochildreninafghanistan. I msoexcitedaboutallthegreatac5vi5eswehaveavailabletogetinvolvedin.mostofthespecial Ac5vi5esgroupsareupandrunning.ThankyoutoeveryonewhohasvolunteeredtoPOCagroupSeveral groupsares5llseekingapoc.pleaseconsidertakingoneoftheseposi5ons itwillhelpgettheremaining groupsstarted.remember thepocisjustacontactpointforthegroup Asyoumakeyourfallplans,pleaseconsiderspendingsomeofyour5mevolunteering.Therearemany volunteeropportuni5esinourmilitaryandciviliancommuni5esandeverypersoncanmakeadifference. Checkoutsomeoftheupcomingandongoingvolunteeropportuni5esonp.8inthisnewsleGer. Don tforgettodressupasyourfavoritebookcharacterinhonorofna5onalbookmonthforournext social BewitchingBunkoOctoberisalsoNa5onalDomes5cViolenceAwarenessMonth,sowewillbe takingdona5onsforthefamilysunshinecenter.remember youmustbeapaidmembertowinprizesat Bunko.Ican twaittoseeeveryone scostumes.comereadytorolldice " " " " " " " " " " "- Melissa Maxwell]GunterOfficers Spouses Club Holiday Mini Market FeaturingArts,CraPs,Jewelry,Baked Goodsandsomuchmore Friday,November30,2012 MaxwellAFBOfficers Club Don tmissoutonthiseventfreetoall withbaseaccess October Deployed Family Link-Up Dinner The0MGOSC0will0be0sponsoring0the0October0 Deployed0Family0LinkGUp0Dinner.0This0dinner0is0 held0monthly0and0helps0support0families0of0 deployed0service0members.0we0plan0to0have0 carnival0type0games0for0the0children0and0a0 possible0costume0contest.0we0are0currently0 seeking0people0to0help0plan0the0event0(i.e.0plan0 catering,0purchase0door0prizes,0plan0games)0as0 well0as0aoend0the0event0to0assist0in0the0games,0 etc.0if0you0are0interested0in0helping0with0this,0 please0contact0melissa0rich0at0 mgosc.president@gmail.com0 Eat, drink and be scary. -Author Unknown TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 2

3 Sunday0 Monday0 Tuesday0 Wednesday0 Thursday0 Friday0 Saturday0 1 9:30am CraPClub 2 8:00am Golf 9:00am Quil5ng 9:00am Dancing 9:30am Bowling 11:00am Gourmet 3 8:00am Golf 9:00am Tennis 4 8:00am Golf 5 9:30 MorningBunko 5:30pm Crud ColumbusDay 9 8:00am Golf 9:30am Bowling 11:30am LunchBunch 630pm EveningBunko 10 8:00am Golf 9:00am Tennis 9:30am BookClub 10:00am Photography 11 8:00am Golf 9:30am BoardMee5ng 6:30pm BookClub Reservations Deadline 12 10:00am ClassicalMusic 13 9:00am Trips&Tours PumpkinPatch :00am Golf 9:00am Dancing 9:30am Bowling 9:30am Scholarships 17 8:00am Golf 9:00am Tennis 18 8:00am Golf 1030am :00am Golf 9:30am Bowling 24 8:00am Golf 9:00am Tennis 25 8:00am Golf 26 10:00am ClassicalMusic Islamic Eidal]Adha :00am Golf 9:30am Bowling 31 8:00am Golf 9:00am Tennis Halloween 3 TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. October 2012

4 MAXWELL/GUNTER OFFICERS SPOUSES CLUB Reservations Policy EveryMGOSCmembermustbeonthePermanentorMonthlyReserva5onplan.Creditcardinforma5onwillbe maintainedforbothpermanentandmonthlyreserva5onstoensurepaymentfornoshows. Permanent(Reserva,ons Withapermanentreserva5on,wewillplanonyouraGendanceateveryMGOSCsocialunlessyoucancelyour reserva5on.ifyouareunabletoagendasocial,pleasecontactthemgoscreserva5onschairat chargedforthemissedsocial.yourcreditcardwillservetoguaranteeyourreserva5onandwillbeusedaspayment foreachsocial.themenuitemyouchooseforyourpermanentreserva5on(maincourseoralternatesalad)willbe yourappointedmealunlessyoucontactreserva5onsforamenuchange.permanentreserva5onswillbeineffect fromaugust2012throughmay2013.permanentreserva5onsdonotcarryovertothenextyear.permanent reserva5onsmaybecancelledbywrigenno5cetothemgoscreserva5onschair.cancelingyourmgosc membershipdoesnotautoma5callycancelyourpermanentreserva5on. Monthly(Reserva,ons Withamonthlyreserva5on,youmustRSVPforeachsocialyouplantoaGendbycontac5ngtheMGOSCReserva5ons socialwithyourcreditcardnumberonfileorcashandcheckswillbeacceptedatthesocial.yourcreditcardwillbe chargedifyoufailtoagendthesocial.themenuitemyouchooseforyourpermanentreserva5on(maincourseor alternatesalad)willbeyourappointedmealunlessyoucontactreserva5onsforamenuchange. Ihavereadandunderstandtheabovepolicyformyselectedreserva5ontype permanentormonthly. Signature: Date: MEMBERNAME: ADDRESS: CITY: ZIP: HOMEPHONE: WORKPHONE: CREDITCARD#: EXP: CID: Creditcardinforma5onwillbekeptconfiden5al. Iwishtohavea:permanentreserva5onmonthlyreserva5on MEALCHOICE:MainMealorAltSalad ClubMember?Y/NIfyes,last4digitsofyourclubcard: I0have0read0the0above0policy0and0understand0that0my0credit0card0will0serve0as0my0reserva+on0and0payment0for0each0 social.00i0understand0that0if0i0do0not0cancel0by050pm0on0the0thursday0prior0to0each0social,0i0am0s+ll0responsible0for0 payment.00i0understand0that0i0may0cancel0my0permanent0reserva+on0with0wrioen0no+ce. Signature Date TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 4

5 Special Activities Ac+vity0 Contact0 0 Phone BibleStudy BookClub Bowling ClassicalMusic Crud EveningBunko Golf Gourmet LineDancing/ HipHop/Jazz LunchBunch MahJongg Moms,Pops &Tots MorningBunko Photography Quil5ng Skylarks Tennis Tours&Trips Walking WineTas5ng Zumba AmandaBorher JeanneCharbonneau &CindyPayne ReneeWarner LilyRose JayceeBooth AmberPalmore AnnaRairdon JenniferHalleG ValerieCohen VickiDendis CynWilson SarahMarcov MarcellaTalcoG MelissaWiG CynWilson DesirayEmerton AmyByerle SandyFelt KellyMcClain MelissaRich EllieKessler LaurenPace AkiNakatami ContactInforma5onforMemberOnly We are still looking for people to head the following groups: Biking, Girls Night Out, Running TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 5

6 Special Activities Book Club Two(2)discussiongroupsreadingthesamebookeachmonth.Morninggroupwillmeetthe 2 nd Wednesdayofeachmonthat9:30amandtheeveninggroupwillmeetthe2 nd Thursday ofeachmonthat6:30pminmaxwellcommunitylibrary. October's5tleisUnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrand. Bowling WemeeteveryTuesdaymorningat9:30amattheMaxwellLanes. Classical Music WewillmeetonFridayspossiblybiweeklystar5nginmidOctober.Inourgroupwehavepiano, violinandviola.wearegoingtoplayduetsandtriosandgotolivemusic,danceandtheater performances.ifyouplayaninstrumentandwouldliketojoinusinthemusicmakingfunorin goingtoevents(orboth),youmayjoinusatany5me]]just lilyrose. Craft Club CraPClubwillbemee5ngonMonday,Octoberthe1 st at9:30am.wewillbemee5ngathighstrungbeads locatedat51mitchell,montgomery.pleasebringanythingyouwouldliketoworkonandwewilldecideif inthefuturewewouldliketodoplannedprojectsoreveryonegatherandworkontheirownprojects. PleaseRSVPtome.Hopetoseeyouthere]Cyn Crud WemeeteachfirstFridayofthemonthat5:30fortheO'ClubHappyHour.Freefoodand discountdrinksifyouareaclubmember.youdonothavetobeano'clubmembertodrink andplaycrudbutyoucan'teatthefreefoodunlessyouareano'clubmember. Evening Bunko Wemeetat6:30pmonthe2 nd Tuesdayofeachmonth Golf - Cypress Tree, Maxwell AFB Dojoinourladies9]holegolfgroup(Interna5onal&American)onTuesday&\Wednesday&\Thursday morningsat8am(5mechangesto8.30amasthetemperaturecoolsdown),playing9]holesofgolfonthe RiverorUniversityCourses.Wehavecoffee\lunchaPerwards.Ifinterested,pleasewriteyournameand addressontheformintherelevantfolderatthegolfclubrecep5on. Gourmet WewillmeetonthefirstTuesdayofthemonth.Wewillbegoingtotheoliveoiltas5ng storeineastmontgomeryatthepeppertreeshoppingcenteroctober2 nd at11:00am. InNovemberwewillbegoingtoPenzey sspicesoutsideofbirmingham. You must be an MGOSC member to attend our Special Activities. TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 6

7 Special Activities Line Dancing / Hip Hop / Jazz Wemeet9:00amto11:00amintheMaxwellFitnessCenterAerobicsRoom.Nobootsareallowedinthe aerobicsroom.athle5cshoesandworkoutclothesaregenerallyworn,butstreetclothesarejustfine whatevermakesyoucomfyandfitsinwithyourschedule.inoctoberwewillbemee5ngontuesdays, thoughourregulardayismonday.classteachers:vickidendisandvanessaedwards. Lunch Bunch LunchBunchisheadedtoTasteofIndia,8868MinnieBrownRdMontgomery, ALOnTuesday,Octoberthe9 th at11:30am.ihavereadseveralreviewson themandfromwhatihaveseen,mostofthemratedtasteofindia4&5stars PleaseRSVPtomebySunday,Octoberthe7 th ifyouwouldliketojoinus. Ilookforwardtoseeingeveryonethere]Cyn MahJongg Winds,Dragons,Terminals,Cracks,Bamboos,Dots,Flowers...whatdoesallthismean?JointheMGOSC MahJongggrouptofindoutmoreDon'tknowhowtoplay...noproblem.PleasecontactSarahMarcovfor informa5ononwhenandwhereweplay. Morning Bunko MorningBunkowillbeonFriday,Octoberthe5 th star5ngat9:30am.thecostto playis$5.00,afiveorfiveoneswouldbegreatsincewearenotalwaysabletomake change.youwillneedtorsvptomebywednesdaythe3 rd ifyouwouldliketojoin Us.WhenyouRSVP,Iwillgiveyouthenameandaddressofourhostess.Un5lthen,HappyRolling]Cyn Photography Wemeetthe2ndWednesdayofeachmonth.ThemonthofOctoberwewillmeetat10:00am,placeTBD. Quilting TheQuil5ngGroupwillmeetforthefirst5meonOctober2 nd at9:00amonmaxwell. Bringallyourredwhiteandbluefabricoranyprojectyouwouldliketolearn orcomplete.callamyforquiltyques5ons Tennis Thetennisgroupismee5ngweeklyonWednesdaymorningsat9:00amonthe O'Clubtenniscourts.Wetrytomakeitinteres5ngforallskilllevelsbydoing prac5cedrillsandplayingroundrobins.anyoneinterestedinjoiningthegroupmaycontactkelly. Zumba ClassesareMon,WedandThus6:00pm]6:45pm.TheyareopentoMGOSCmembersandnon]members You must be an MGOSC member to attend our Special Activities. TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 7

8 Volunteer Opportunities 0There0are0so0many0ways0that0we0can0give0back0to0our0military0and0civilian0communi+es.0Please0 consider0taking0+me0from0your0busy0schedule0to0help0out0with0one0of0these0causes.0if0you0 volunteer0for0an0offgbase0event,0please0contact0ruben0aguilar,0volunteer0resource0coordinator,0 42 FSS Ballet on the Green 12 Oct Seekingvolunteersforcleanup/teardownforBalletonGreenonFriday,12OctattheMaxwellClub. 42 FSS Maxwell-Gunter Auto Show 13 Oct SeekingvolunteersfortheMaxwell]GunterAutoShow,Saturday,13OctintheMECparkinglot.Volunteersneeded as:bouncymonitors,parkingagendants,concessionsales,andfloaters. 42 FSS Sesame Street Live Oct SeekingvolunteersforSesameStreet/USOon21Octand22OctattheMaxwellFitnessCenterAnnex.Volunteers neededforset]up,security,pamphletdistribu5on,andteardown. Family Sunshine Center Ongoing TheFamilySunshineCenterservesvic5msandsurvivorsoffamilyviolence.Seekingvolunteerstoassistwithclient moves.contact:sandysmith,334]206]2128. Habitat for Humanity of Autauga & Chilton Counties 15 Sep-30 Nov LookingforvolunteersforabuildinPraGville]505LowerKingstonRoad,PraGville,AL36067.Thebuildwillbeginon September12th.Manyvolunteeropportuni5esareavailablethroughNovemberwiththishome. Contact:LisaGreen,334]365]4132. Humane Society of Elmore County Ongoing Volunteersneededtoassistwithnursinghomevisitswithpetsfromshelter.Contact:CharlinePope334]514]7088. Maxwell and Gunter Thrift Shops - Ongoing TheMaxwell(MGOSC)andGunter(MGESC)ThriPShopsarealwaysseekingvolunteers. ForMaxwellThriPShop,contactLeanneCornwell,mgosc.thriPshopliaison@gmail.com. ForGunterThriPShop,contactChris5neBushby,334]953]3273,Chris5ne.bushby@us.af.mil. Military Personnel Section Ongoing Seekingvolunteerstoassistwithdailyopera5onsintheMilitaryPersonnelSec5on,includinggree5ngcustomersand answeringtelephones.contact:msgtlorelainehale,334]953]5215or2ltkatherinebrock,334]953]9546. Titus Fire Department Weekends Oct SeekingvolunteersfortheirAnnual HauntedHouse Fundraiser,beingheldeveryFridayandSaturdaytheen5re monthofoctober.volunteersneededpriortooct5tohelpbuild/preparetheroomsandeachfriday/saturdayof Octobertoworktheevent.Contact:Mr.BudAyers,334]399]0623. TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 8

9 MGOSC Information Thrift Shop Bldg.851,intheMaxwellMallonMaxwellAFB (334)953]6407 Shopping0Hours0 Tuesday9:00amto2:00pm,3:00pmto6:00pm WednesdayandFriday9:00amto2:00pm0 Consignments0 Tuesday,Wednesday,andFriday9:00amto1:00pm0 Dona+ons0 Weacceptdona5ons24hoursadayatourkiosklocated onthesideofthethripshopbuilding. Volunteers0 ContactReebaattheabovenumbertovolunteer.You couldbeapartofthisfantas5cteamwhodonated $57,000lastyeartoourbaseandcommunity. VolunteersbothNEEDEDandWANTED Our mailing address: Maxwell]GunterOSC 355SouthKellyStBldg.1090PMB3749 MaxwellAFB,AL36112 The Scholarship Committee Wants You TheScholarshipCommiGeewillbemee5ngon Tuesday,October16that9:30am,andTuesday, November13that9:30am.Bothmee5ngswillbein theconferenceroomofthelibrary.wewelcome anynewcomerstothecommigee. Anyoneinterestedshouldcontact: AnnStephensonat Need more MGOSC Info? ChecktheOSCinforma5onboardinthethe restroomsattheclub. Like us on Facebook Do you know an MGOSC member who could use a card? PleaseletEmilyMeisterwithfulldetails:Name,reason forthecardandtheaddress.somegoodreasonswould be:sympathy,anopera5on,extendedillnessor congratula5ons.weareunabletosendbirthdayand missingyou cardsbecauseofthevolume. PleasecontactEmilyat: mgosc.corresponding@gmail.com Find us on the Web Childcare for Social Events Babiesinarmsarewelcomeatthesocials. For0children0ages01G50(whohavenotstartedkindergarten),the CDCmaybeavailableonaSpace]Abasis.TheCDCrequires foryoutohaveacompletedcopyof: AFFORM1181onfile Copyofthechild sshotrecord. Anotewithanyallergiesyourchildmayhave TheCDCProvidessnacks/lunchforthechildren,soallyouwill needtobringisachangeofclothing,diapersandwipes. Reserva5onsforChildcarewillneedtobemadeoneweek priortothefunc5on.childrenfrom6weeks]1yearareona casebycasebasis,duetolimitedspace.thecostis$4.00per hourperchild.youwillneedtocontactthecdctomake yourreserva5onsat(334)953]6667. For0children0ages050and0older0(whohavestarted kindergarten),theyouthcenterwillbeavailable. Youwillneedtomakeyourreserva5onsoneweekinadvance andyouwillnotberequiredtobeamemberoftheyouth CenterforChildcare.TheCostis$4.00perhourperchild.To makeyourchildcarereserva5onattheyouthcenter,youwill needtocall(334)953]6292. TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 9

10 MGOSC Board Advisors HonoraryPresident:KatFadok MGOSCAdvisor:VanessaEdwards Executive Board President:MelissaRich 1 st VicePresident:CynthiaWilson Administra5veTreasurer:AnneGeSmith&LoriWelch 2 nd VicePresident:SusanDunn CharitableTreasurer:BethBurk RecordingSecretary:JulieDaniels CorrespondingSecretary:EmilyMeister Parliamentarian:VereniceCas5llo Social Directors Membership:ValerieCohen&LanaBlackwell SpecialAc5vi5es:EllieKessler Programs:ReneeWarner&VickiDendis Reserva5ons:TristanVasquez&Kris5nSalmans Ways&Means:MichelleCool&MariaSpyker Publicity:KimMilner Historian:JayceeBooth Charitable Directors CharitableCommiGeeChair:StephanieMcNamara ScholarshipCommiGeeChairs:AnnStephenson&MarianMenefee ThriPShopManager:ReebaRobitzsch ThriPShopLiaison:LeanneCornwell Community Directors TheBriefingEditor:CassandraPicchi FacebookPageEditor:VickiDendis WebsiteAdministrator:AxelKreimeier Liaisons BaseSupportAgencies:KathiByrd AirWarCollege:DorothyMacKenzie&LidiaDavidson AirCommand&StaffCollege:EvelynMizell Interna5onalSpouses:AkiNakatami Re5redOfficers WivesClub:DoloresCooper Addresses mgosc.honorarypresident@gmail.com mgosc.advisor@gmail.com mgosc.president@gmail.com mgosc.1vicepresident@gmail.com mgosc.admitreas@gmail.com mgosc.2vicepresident@gmail.com mgosc.charitabletreas@gmail.com mgosc.secretary@gmail.com mgosc.corresponding@gmail.com mgosc.parliamentarian@gmail.com mgosc.membership@gmail.com mgosc.specialac5vi5es@gmail.com mgosc.programs@gmail.com mgosc.reserva5ons@gmail.com mgosc.waysandmeans@gmail.com mgosc.publicity@gmail.com mgosc.historian@gmail.com mgosc.charitable@gmail.com mgosc.scholarship@gmail.com mgosc.thripshopmanager@gmail.com mgosc.thripshopliaison@gmail.com mgosc.briefing@gmail.com mgosc.facebook@gmail.com mgosc.web@gmail.com mgosc.bsal@gmail.com mgosc.awc@gmail.com mgosc.acsc@gmail.com mgosc.ios@gmail.com mgosc.rowc@gmail.com Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title. -Shaggy from Scooby-Doo TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 10

11 Friendly Faces School s Back in Session TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 11

12 Friendly Faces Going back to school is always more fun with good MGOSC friends Book Club is ready for a fantastic year of fun Come join us TheMGOSCisaprivateorganiza5on.ItisnotpartoftheDept.ofDefenseoranyofits componentsandithasnogovernmentalstatus. 12