Cherry Point Officers` Spouses` Club Quarterly Newsletter The

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Cherry Point
Officers’
Spouses’ Club
Quarterly
Newsletter
Inside the Issue:
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Meet our Board
Members
Scholarship News
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24/7 Gym
Edward Jones
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Flight Line (Cont.)
Coastal Women’s
Forum
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Exciting
Winter Events
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From the Flight Line:
News from our Units
& Squadrons
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Flight Line (Cont.)
Angel Tree
Carly Ford- Rodan &
Fields
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Whistle Stop
Craven Smart Start
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The President’s Corner
Treasures of the Point
Gift Shoppe
Hot Locks Salon
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Membership Inventory
Contact Us
Happy Fall Spouses! The year is off to a great start. We'd like to thank everyone who came
out to the Vendor Blender and give a special shout out to the organizations that supported
the OSC by participating in the expo. If you were one of the first 75 spouses to sign up for
membership and have not received your cooler bag, please contact one of the board
members.
With the help of our social chairs, we have had a variety of events that have taken place
and many more planned for the upcoming months. Please remember to "FRIEND" our
Facebook page (Cherry Point OSC) to make sure you are seeing all the social event invites
and weekly reminders for what's going on.
The Assistance Committee met the last week in October to vet the fall applications. Stay
tuned for updates. Remember that there will be a spring application process as well. Don't
forget to spread the word to about our Assistance and Scholarship Grants!
more on
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Lastly, our annual Holiday Party is scheduled for December
10th. Mrs. Pappas has graciously offered to open up her
home to us. Details and ticket information for this event will
be coming very soon.
We hope everyone enjoys the upcoming holidays and while
the next few months are sure to be busy ones we look
forward to seeing everyone out at the club or at the next
general meeting! If you have any questions or concerns for
the board, please email [email protected]. We
always welcome your feedback!
Our Holiday Party
is scheduled for
December 10th.
Details and event
information will be
coming very soon!
Eva Schaffner, President & Jessica Del Pizzo, Vice President
2014-2015 Elected Board Members
Appointed Officers
Elected Board Members
Honorary President: Alicia
Hedelund
Honorary Advisors: Alisa Pappas &
Hope Palmer
President: Eva Schaffner
Vice President: Jessica DelPizzo
Treasurer: Jessica Felter
Secretary: Jessica Wehner
Advertising Chairperson:
Maribeth Campbell
T-3 Event Coordinator:
Tonya Crespo & Stephanie Banton
Assistance Co-Coordinators:
Jenn Holland & Dawn Tanis
Social Events Committee
Coordinators:
Carly Ford & Fidel Forde
Membership Co-coordinators:
Tracey Schnelle & Kirsty Wherry
Parliamentarian:
Open- Volunteer Today!
Publishing & Website Coordinator:
Holly James
Scholarship Co-Coordinators:
Becky Bolduc & Deanne Campbell
Retired Officers’ Spouse
Representative:
Janet Munday
Whistle Stop Manager:
Sandy Arturi
Treasures of the Point Manager:
Sgt Maj. Holly Prafke (Ret.)
Scholarship News
must be dependents of
It’s almost that time of year
active duty, reserve, or
again! Keep a lookout for
retired military
our 2014 - 2015 scholarship members- including
application! Applicants
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spouses!
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This Year,
Stuff Their Piggy Banks
Instead of Their Stockings.
Long after most holiday gifts have been forgotten, an
investment through Edward Jones can still be valued by
those who receive it.
Whether it’s stocks, bonds, mutual funds or 529 contributions, your Edward Jones financial advisor can help you
decide which investment is most appropriate.
Because when it’s the thought that counts, thinking about
their financial well-being means a lot.
Contributions to a 529 plan may be eligible for a state tax deduction or credit in
certain states for those residents.
To learn about all the holiday gift options available, call or
visit today.
Joe Digby
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Financial Advisor
.
1316 Commerce Drive Suite D
New Bern, NC 28562
252-637-4871
EDS-1878C-A
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From the Flight line:
News from our Units and Squadrons
Our Marines and Sailors
VMGR-252 has a busy few
departed for the 31st MEU
months planned this
in Japan in early May, and
winter. We will kick the
we are anxiously awaiting
season off right with by
their return next month!
celebrating the Marine
Our Lady Tigers have kept
Corps Birthday at our ball
busy with several events
on Tuesday, November
offered by the Squadron, as well as our Lady
the 11th, at the New Bern Riverfront
Tiger OSC. We’ve had a few GNO’s in the past
Convention Center.
several months that have allowed us to enjoy a
Our focus as a squadron in November and
December will be preparing the next
iteration of SPMAGTF-Crisis Response (CR)
for their deployment after the New Year. We
currently have 85 Marines deployed to
Moron Air Base in southern Spain supporting
SPMAGTF-CR on a continual basis that we
switch out every 6 months.
Additionally, we will be focusing our efforts
on training many new aircrews who are
arriving this fall and winter. We have seven
new Lieutenants scheduled to join the
squadron before the end of the year,
bringing our total number of Lieutenants to
13!
This is an unprecedented number of junior
officers in VMGR-252 as the time to train in
flight school continues to decrease and Otis
takes on a bigger role in Fleet Replacement
Squadron training. We are anxious to get to
know these new officers and to get their
young families involved.
Wishing you all wonderful holiday season!
Scott and Charlotte Koltick
few hours of “adult” only time. We also
enjoyed a September Spa Night at Hot Locks
Salon in New Bern. This was an event for all of
our Deployed Spouses, and a great time was
had by all of the ladies in attendance. We were
pampered for a glorious 2 hours! At the
conclusion of the evening, the question of
“When can we do this again” was heard several
times! The Lady Tigers also had a large
presence at the MAG-14 Sponsored Wine
Tasting Tour to Huffman Vineyards. The
evening was full many of good laughs, lots of
great conversation, a plethora of samples
drank, and numerous bottles purchased!
Overall, it was a fantastic evening had by all of
the Lady Tigers! Next month the Lady Tiger
OSC are going to attempt to hone our cooking
skills in preparation of the upcoming Holidays,
we hope to learn how to prepare some killer
appetizers!
As our Marines and Sailors prepare to return
next month, our families will be busy with
making banners to decorate the Squadron and
their homes in early November. Our Tiger
Family will also be celebrating with a
Thanksgiving Dinner at the Squadron on
November 25th. It is looking to be a wonderful
opportunity for the VMA-542 Families to
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celebrate and kick off the
Holiday weekend.
Early December will also be a
busy time in the Squadron.
The Squadron will be putting
on a “Home for the Holidays”
Holiday Party at Miller’s
Landing in early December. It
is in the initial planning stages
with the Marines, and several
of our Squadron volunteers,
but so far it is shaping up to be
a “don’t miss, adult only”
event! Jay and I will also be
hosting one final Hail and
Farewell that same weekend.
On December 11th, the VMA542 Change of Command will
take place, and LtCol Roger
Hardy and his wife Patty will
assume command of the Tiger
Family. Jay and I are sad to
leave this great family, but we
know it will be in good hands.
I have enjoyed the past 22
months with the Tiger Family,
and 4 ½ years as a member of
the CP OSC. I have made
many new friends, and
reconnected with old ones
over the years through the CP
OSC. It has been a pleasure to
have served on the Executive
Board and as a Committee
member for this wonderful
organization! Thank you for
allowing me to do so!
from you!
Please send future newsletter
contributions to
[email protected].
Upcoming quarterly deadlines
are:
In October, VMA-223
happily welcomed home the Great
American Bulldogs that were part
of the 22nd MEU. While on the USS
Bataan, the squadron was part of
the Bataan Amphibious Ready
Group as a theater reserve and
crisis response force in northern
Africa and the Middle East. In
addition, our Marines provided
intelligence, surveillance,
reconnaissance and strikes against
the Islamic State. The MEU
detachment was also featured on a
viral video that showed one of our
Harrier pilots impressively
performing a vertical landing on a
stool when the nose landing gear
failed.
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April 24th: Summer Issue
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July 24th: Fall Issue
The other half of VMA 223
recently participated in
Exercise Green Flag at Nellis
AFB in Nevada. While at Green
Flag, VMA 223 conducted joint
training with Army and Air
Force units in the skies over
the National Training Center
near Fort Irwin, California
building skill sets such as
Close Air Support and
protecting ground forces that
recovered a simulated downed
aircraft.
(Cont. on page 7)
Until we meet again…since we
often seem to in this family we
call the USMC.
~Tracy
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Treasure of the Point Gift Shoppe
provides hand crafted merchandise created by our military and military dependent local artists
and crafters.
All Treasures of the Point Profits go toward scholarships for military dependents and community
assistance grants as distributed through the OSC of Cherry Point.
Shop for your custom decorations, gifts, and must-haves such as:
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USMC Uniform Button Jewelry and Gifts
Watercolor Art
Retirement Gifts
Baby Gifts
Jewelry
Military Themed Pieces
Hand Stamped
Woodworked Pieces
TOP Gift Shoppe is located in building
1691, One Street, MCAS Cherry Point.
We are proud to have an all-volunteer
workforce for our gift shop. Hours are
dependent on volunteer availability.
Hours of Operation:
Tues & Thurs: 10am- 2pm
The gift shop is doing very well we have
regular customers coming in. The shoppe
did a class for 8 ladies learning to make
wreaths of the netting seen everywhere.
We will do classes and if you’re interested
please contact us! We can accommodate
one person or a group.
Christmas decorating has begun, and yes,
the holidays are just around the corner!!
We will do special orders, and we can put
names and initials on items with
embroidery! If you see it on Pinterest we
might be able to make it. Some of the
items in our shoppe will be at the St. James
Craft show in Newport on the 22nd of
November.
Sat: 10am- 2pm
If you are an active duty or retired military member or dependent of a military member
and are interested in being a consignor, please contact us at [email protected].
Manager- Holly Prafke
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From the Flight line Cont.:
The Bulldogs are anxiously waiting for the
upcoming ball, holidays, and spending time
together as families. VMA 223 will be
participating in this year’s Winter Wonderland
hosted by MAG-14 on December 12th.
~ Jessica Wehner
Happy fall! I would like to thank everyone
who supported our Golf Tournament Ball
Fundraiser as well as all the spouses who
donated goodies to our bake
sale. Everything was delicious, and you
helped us raise over $500! We are excited
about our 2014 Marine
Corps Ball on
November 14th at the
Crystal Coast Civic
Center in Morehead
City. Our H&HS
Marines just celebrated
a Warrior Night with an
awesome guest
speaker, Col Joe Dowdy. It was a night of
great tradition and camaraderie. Some
upcoming events for H&HS are a Single
Marine Holiday Meal on November 20th,
Breakfast with Santa on December
6th, and our Squadron Christmas
Party with a "Casino Night" theme on
December 12th. As a reminder,
please go to
www.Facebook/#!/HHSRams and
like our page for news and updates
for the unit.
- Christy Gettings
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Mark Your Calendars & Don’t Miss Out
November
5th General Meeting
10:00am
Cunningham’s
6th L.I.N.K.S
8:30am
MCFTB Building
9:00am
Panera Bread- Morehead City
9:00am
Handcock Lodge
6:30pm
Miller’s Landing
10:00am
Cunningham’s
14th Coffee Crew
17th Fitness Fusion
19th Book Club Meeting
December
3rd General Meeting
10th Holiday Party
Alisa Pappa’s Home
*details coming soon*
January
7th General Meeting
10:00am
Cunningham’s
** Please check our website as socials & events are updated monthly**
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The Whistle Stop offers a wide variety of
quality pre- owned clothing, house wares,
toys, and other merchandise to our service
men and women and their families since
1975!
Profits generated by sales provide scholarships for military
dependents, as well as financial assistance to local, regional,
and national organizations.
The Whistle Stop Thrift Shop is the OSC’S main
fundraiser and has been a great success!
Normal Shopping Hours:
Tuesdays: 10am- 2pm
Thursdays: 10am-2pm
Volunteer Hours:
Monday: 9am-2pm
Tuesdays: 9am- 2pm
Thursdays: 9am-2pm
Volunteers always needed and welcomed; Mondays are best for training! If you are looking for a
volunteering opportunity, please feel free to contact me on my cell. I will be happy to answer any
questions you may have. Any amount of time is appreciated.
- Sandy Arturi, Manager
(252) 447-1295 or (252) 514-3639 (c)
Important Holiday Dates
November 4th: Christmas items available!
Trees and all kinds of décor!
November 15th: Saturday Open 10-12.30
Closed Thursday 27th for Thanksgiving
NO SATURDAY OPENING FOR
DECEMBER
Closed: December 24th- January 5th.
RE-OPENING Tuesday January 6th.
January 17th: Saturday Open 10-12.30
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Are you Planning a Holiday Celebration
or Event in the future? Let the OSC help
make it extra special . . .
Cherry Point OSC is on
Facebook!
As a member of the OSC- there is a plethora of Inventory
Search and Join us by typing
in any one of the following:
available at your fingertips! Be it tablecloths, silver
serving platters, display easels or holiday suitslet us help make your event shine!
This service is provided to ALL OSC members FREE of
charge. For a full list of inventory items, please visit our
Whistle Stop Thrift Shop
Treasures of the Point Shoppe
website!
To reserve your items today:
Cherry Point OSC
Call us at 252-444-0949 or Email
[email protected]
The Cherry Point Officers’
Spouses’ Club (OSC) is a
501(c)(4) nonprofit
organization dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life
of not only its members, but
also for our Marines, Sailors,
military families and the
local community.
We also strive to promote goodwill,
fellowship, cultural opportunity and social
activities for our members.
OSC raises money through fundraising
events, the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop and
Treasures of the Point Gift Shoppe.
Operations are run entirely on volunteer
service.
All of the profit generated is filtered back
into the Cherry Point community in the form
of merit scholarships for military dependents
as well as financial assistance to local,
regional, and national organizations.
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+Cherry Point Officers’ Spouses’ Club
P.O. Box 2201
Havelock, NC 28532
Contact Us:
Membership and General Information:
[email protected]
Website Questions/Troubleshooting:
[email protected]
Newsletter Advertising:
[email protected]
Whistle Stop Thrift Shop:
[email protected]
TOP Gift Shoppe:
[email protected]
Social and Events Ideas:
[email protected]