September Social.1 President s Pen...2 MGOSC Board of Directors & Contact Information.3 MGOSC Calendar.4 Thrift Shop and Scholarship. 7 Base and Local Happenings. 8 Last Month s Pictures...9 Vacancies..10 Special Activities 5-6 1
Spouses, Welcome back to the MGOSC; the weather is still hot and so is our group this year. :-) We are excited to have over 50 talented new members and a great group of spunky spouses returning. Thanks to Kellie Donaldson, our special activities luncheon in August was a huge success. There are so many great options available for meeting new friends and becoming involved in the MGOSC. I personally signed up for Bowling, Bunco, Lunch Bunch, and Book Club. Oh my! Our board is almost full and we have some great talent joining us. In fact, our new programs chair, Jill Waarvik, and her co-chair, Eliana Mansfield, have something special planned for September 20th. Mark your calendars and look for your invite. A full list of our monthly functions and their themes will be provided at our September social. We have some exciting events planned, and you won't want to miss them! If you are still looking for an opportunity to be even more involved with our organization, please consider joining our board. Check out the vacancy section of the newsletter for all the details! Barbara Straw 1st Vice President In addition to all the fun social events we have planned this year, please don t forget we are a charitable organization too. Did you know the MGOSC contributes to various base, local community, and national charities and organizations? During the 2016-2017 Board Year, our charitable distributions were nearly $50,000, including $20,000 in scholarships. Our main source of revenue is the Maxwell Thrift Shop located on Maxwell AFB. The Thrift Shop will gladly accept your donations or consignments, and any hours you can volunteer are greatly appreciated, too!! Please contact our Thrift Shop Liaison, Rosemary Glass, if you would like to lend a hand. Kacy Rizer 2nd Vice President 2
The Advisors Honorary President Joni Kwast mgosc.honorarypresident@gmail.com Advisor Beth Shafta mgosc.advisor@gmail.com Advisor Lisa Sloane mgosc.scholarshipadvisor@gmail.com Charitable Advisor Celeste Dryjanski mgosc.charitableadvisor@gmail.com Executive Board President OPEN mgosc.president@gmail.com 1st Vice President Barbara Straw mgosc.1vicepresident@gmail.com 2 nd Vice President Kacy Rizer mgosc.2vicepresident@gmail.com Administrative Treasurer Christine Hinrichs mgosc.admitreas@gmail.com Charitable Treasurer Chris Corbin mgosc.charitabletreas@gmail.com Secretary Melanie Beckman mgosc.secretary@gmail.com Parliamentarian Rachel Zohn mgosc.parliamentarian@gmail.com Social Directors Membership Kris Yancy mgosc.membership@gmail.com Special Activities Kellie Donaldson mgosc.specialactivities@gmail.com Programs Jill Waarvik, Chair Eliana Mansfield, Co-Chair mgosc.programs@gmail.com Reservations OPEN mgosc.reservations@gmail.com Ways & Means Krista Tiller mgosc.waysandmeans@gmail.com Historian Kerri Dickey mgosc.historian@gmail.com Charitable Directors Charitable Chair Kristy Phillips mgosc.charitable@gmail.com Scholarships Chair Christine Carlisle Jones Allyson Ludington mgosc.scholarships@gmail.com Thrift Shop Manager Reeba Robitzsch mgosc.thriftshopmanager@gmail.com Thrift Shop Liaison Rosemary Glass mgosc.thriftshopliaison@gmail.com Community Directors Newsletter Editor Allison Perry mgosc.briefing@gmail.com Social Media Nicole Walberg mgosc.web@gmail.com Liaisons AWC Liaison Robyn Tornay mgosc.awc@gmail.com ACSC Liaison Morgan Sherman mgosc.acsc@gmail.com Intl' Spouses Liaison Naomi Napier mgosc.ios@gmail.com ROWC Liaison Jeanne Charbonneau mgosc.rowc@gmail.com MGOSC ONLINE Maxwell-Gunter Officers Spouses Club on Facebook www.mgosc.info MAILING ADDRESS Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Run Club 7:00am 3 4 5 6 Mahjongg 9:30am 7 8 9 Run Club Race Trips and Tours 10:00am 10 11 Thrift Shop s Monday Funday 9:00am 1:00pm 12 Garden Club 10:00am Movie Night TBD 13 Mahjongg 9:30am Board Meeting 9:30am/ 10:00am 14 Lunch Bunch 11:30am 15 Air Force Ball 16 Run Club 7:00am 17 18 19 20 Mahjongg 9:30am Social 10:30am 21 Scrapbook 9:00am - 3:00pm 22 Antiques Group 10:00am 23 24 25 Book Club 7:00pm 26 Bible Study 10:00am 27 Mahjongg 9:30am 28 29 30 Last day to submit for October The Briefing Bunco 6:30pm 4
The MGOSC Special Activities offer a wide range of special interest groups that meet in addition to our monthly socials. Participation in the Special Activities groups are open to members (in good standing) of the MGOSC. If you are interested in joining a Special Activities group or leading a group, please contact our Special Activities Chair at mgosc.specialactivities@gmail.com. BOOK CLUB The book club will be meeting Monday, September 25 th at 7:00pm at the Maxwell Housing Office. We will be reading The Confusion of Languages. For more information, contact Susan at oakley1682@mac.com LUNCH BUNCH The Lunch Bunch will be meeting at Lek s Railroad Thai in Downtown Montgomery on Thursday, September 14 th at 11:30am. Please RSVP no late than Sept 12. For more information, contact Kacy at Kacy.rizer@gmail.com MAHJONGG This group meets every Wednesday morning at 9:30 at group members homes. For more information, contact Alicia at cnalowery@yahoo.com MOVIE NIGHT Mark your calendars for Movie Night on Tuesday, September 12 th at Chantilly 13. We will meet for dinner before. Restaurant, movie, and times TBD. Tuesday night is $5 movie night with $2 small drinks and $2 small popcorns! For more information, contact Allison at terry040@gmail.com. BUNCO Join us once a month for a night of great food, lots of laughs, and plenty of dice rolling! We will play on Tuesday, September 26 th at 6:30pm at Maxwell Family Housing. It is $5 to play, plus $3 if you want to play Left Right game at the end. Snacks and drinks will be provided by the hostess, attendees do not need to bring anything. For more information, contact Rosemary at rosemarykay7@gmail.com TRIPS AND TOURS Our first event for the trips and tours group is on a backstage tour at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival scheduled for Wednesday, September 6 th at 10:00am. For more information, contact Kris at ilikethegrape@yahoo.com 5
The PRAYER FORCE BIBLE STUDY Are you interested in becoming a better disciple through Bible study? Join us on Tuesday, September 26 th at 10:00am. For more information and location, contact Rosemary at rosemarykay7@gmail.com SCRAPBOOKING The Scrapbooking Club will meet every third Thursday of the month. This month s date is September 21 st from 9am-3pm at Maxwell Family Housing. For more information, pleast contact Lynn Knight at (910) 273-9973 or Lindy130@live.com. RUNNING CLUB The Saturday Morning Run Club will meet September 2 nd and 16 th. Meet in the Maxwell AFB Club parking lot at 7:00am. All paces welcome. Milage will be 3-5 miles, although we can flex for people who want less/more. For more information, text Melanie Beckman at 703.431.5620 or melaniebeckman@yahoo.com. Melanie is also running the 9 th Annual Family Guidance Center Run/Walk 5k/10k on Saturday, September 9 th and welcomes fellow spouses to join her. http://www.active.com/montgo mery-al/running/distancerunning-races/9th-annualfamily-guidance-center-walkrun-2017?cmp=23-126 ANTIQUES GROUP Interested in antiques? Join the antiques club on Friday, September 22 nd at 10:00AM at Eastbrook Flea Market, 425 Coliseum Blvd. We will have lunch afterwards at The Green Papaya. For more information, contact Allyson Ludington at Allyson.ludington@gmail.com POCs NEEDED The following groups still need POCs. If you are interested in leading a group, contact Kellie at mgosc.specialactivities@gmail.com. Bowling Group Game Night Tennis Group Trips and Tours Wine Group GARDEN CLUB Maxwell Roses Garden Club will meet at the Maxwell Club at 10:00am Tuesday, September 12 th. For more information, contact Linda Davis at linshine1@mindspring.com 6
The Coming Up - MGOSC Scholarship Applications will be available on the MGOSC website in November. Applications will be due in February! 7
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The MGOSC is a private organization. It is not part of the Department Of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status. 9
The deadline for the October issue of The Briefing is September 25 th. E-mail all submissions to Allison at mgosc.briefing@gmail.com 10