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How fun was the Dancing with the Stars February social? A huge thanks to the 61st Fighter Squadron, Nichole Ebner and all the Top Dogs for an amazing social! I certainly gained a little dance floor con-fidence!
I have a lot of reminders this month, so please help us get the word out on these things to ensure the continuing success of the LOSC. There are Board positions of all levels of responsibility for the 2015-2016 LOSC Board of Governors! If you, or someone you know, is considering a position, please let us know! LOSC Scholarships are available for military spouses, dependents and graduating high school seniors! The deadline for applications is March 20th. Please help spread the word about this great financial opportunity!
March’s social is open to all spouses - not just officer’s spouses - so please spread the word! Get ready to team up for a truly Amazing Race around Club 56 with lots of interesting clues and history about Club 56 and Luke at our March Social! I hope to see many new faces there!
Finally, we will be starting the planning process for volunteering at the Annual Fighter Country Partnership Golf Tournament in May. Please keep your eyes peeled for volunteer news and please join us in supporting one of the LOSC’s biggest supporters, Fighter Country Partnership, at their annual event.
Susie
LOSC President
Social Calendar for 2014-2015
17 March, 11 am - Joint ESC Event,
The Amazing Race Scavenger Hunt
21 April, 11am - “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Bingo
May - Date and Time TBD, Scholarship Reception
MARCH 2015
Jennifer Pleus Honorary President
Lisa Sloane Honorary Vice President
Susie Dunn President
Monica Browning 1st Vice President
Alana WhitenerSecond Vice President
Lee Dismuke Secretary
Meg Raymond Admin Treasurer
Erica Lowe Welfare Treasurer
Christine Draper Membership
VacantChildcare
Cindy Jones Reservations
Gail Mondul &Stephanie Tellefsen
Special Activities Angela Hauck
ParliamentarianBarb Meyer
Retired Spouses Rep. Pudge Hoskins
Thrift Shop Emily Saylor
Publicity, Newsletter & Website
Tamara SmithScholarships
Nicole Ladd &Ashley Herndon
Hospitality Amber McKibban
Charitable
Inside this Issue1 President’s Pen & Social Calendar
2 Inside this Issue & Thrift Shop News
3 Upcoming Social
4 Scholarship Flyer
5 Charitable Opportunities & Announcements
6 Special Activities
7 LOSC Board Candidate Information Form
8 Membership Application
Thrift Shop News When you are spring cleaning or getting ready for a move and have donations or things you would like to consign, please think of the Thrift Shop. We are open Wednesday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for sales and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for consignments. If you have any questions, call the Shop during business hours. Our number is 623-935-5782.
The Thrift Shop disbursement to the OSC Welfare Fund for the quar-ter, ending January 31st, was $2,500.00.
When you see a Thrift Shop volunteer, please thank them for all the work they do for the Luke community.
"The Amazing Race
at Club 56"
Tuesday, March 17 11am - 1pm
Open to All Military Spouses!Spouses of Luke - Please join us for a lunchtime get-together!
Following lunch, everyone will be invited to participate in a group scavenger hunt within the friendly confines of Club 56. Our scavenger hunt will be sprinkled with fun, historical, and
interesting facts about the heroes of Luke. Prizes go to the winning team!
This is a great chance to learn more about spouse social activities and spouse volunteer opportunities at Luke. We aim to have a good time and to spread the Fighter Country Spirit!
"Beware the Thunderbolt!"
Please email [email protected] to get on the Evite list for March.
Childcare is provided on site with a per child rate. Parents must RSVP for childcare in advance (instructions will be listed on the Evite).
A NOTE TO OUR GUESTS: RSVP’s are considered official. At the cut-off date given on the RSVP, those who respond “Yes” are responsible for covering the event cost. March’s event cost in-cludes non-alcoholic beverages, lunchtime meal, dessert, service fees, and space rental. RSVP
instructions will be listed on the Evite. Thank you!
$15 Non-Club Members$13 Club Members
Come on out & see what the Spouses' Club is all about! We look forward to having lunch with you!
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE
OFFICERS’ SPOUSES’ CLUB
2015COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The Luke Officers’ Spouses’ Club invites you to apply for their annual scholarship for active duty and retired
military dependents seeking financial aid for Fall 2015.
$1,000 Scholarships Available!
Eligible applicants include military spouses and military dependent, graduating high school seniors.
For more information and to download your application go to www.lukeosc.org
All applications must be postmarked by March 20, 2015.
Charitable Opportunities & AnnouncementsRonald McDonald House The 607th ACS (POC - Cindy Jones) has graciously offered to host the RMD Meal this month, set for Wednesday, February 18th. The RMD dinners feed between 40-50 people and we are currently providing meals every third month. So far it has been a success! Thank you to the 607th ACS for your generosity and support.
The LOSC maintains a room at the Roanoke House at the Phoenix Ronald McDonald House. The LOSC has an annual budget of $1000.00 to maintain this room. We have reached out to our POC to see what, or if any, updates are needed to make the room better. More to come on this.
Oasis Meals The 61st FS (POC - Nicole Ebner) will be providing the Oasis Meals this month, set for Saturday, March 14th. We reduced the number of people we feed from 40 to 30 and it’s working out great. Also, the Oasis Meal food drop-off location has moved to the Day Room. The Day Room is located on the ground floor of Building 636 and is across the street from the Post Office & F35 Train-ing Building.
Scholarship Fund A donation was made in the honor of Jane Davis from Kathleen Ryan in the amount of $50.00 to be added to the scholarship fund.
Board Positions Announcement It is that time of year again! We are now accepting nominations for the open 2015-2016 Executive Board positions. This includes: President, 1st Vice Presi-dent, 2nd Vice President, Admin Treasurer, and Recording Secretary. Please see the Candidate Information Form at the end of the newsletter and feel free to e-mail Angela Hauck at [email protected] with any questions.
February Social Thank You’s! A huge thank you to the 61st Fighter Squadron for hosting February’s fun event, “Dancing with the Stars!” Thank you for bringing out our instructors from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio! We got to see their moves and learn some of our own! A shout out to our amazing in house dancer, Shelley Aronhime! Nich-ole Ebner and Theresa Kossler also showed us how to do it! Way to go, ladies!
OSC Cookbooks for Sale! Looking for a gift for someone special? Thinking ahead for a fun Mother’s Day or birthday gift? Well, you are in LUCK!
The OSC Cookbooks are on sale NOW for only $5! Full of great recipes and it supports the LOSC! You can find them at the Thrift Shop or ask a member of the LOSC Board!
Board PositionsAvailable!
The Childcare Chair is cur-rently vacant and we are looking for someone to help out through the end of the year. Contact Susie Dunn for more informa-tion!
Would you like to be more involved in the OSC? There are board positions com-ing open for the 2015-2016 year and YOU would be a great addition! Meet new friends, get involved and always know what’s going on with the OSC!
Ask Susie Dunn or any member of the board for more information!
Special ActivitiesBowling
With 10 weeks left for the bowling league Team #5 “Dolls with Balls” is in first place with 51 wins and 29 losses. Members of Team #5 are Susie Dunn, Nichole Ebner & Jennifer Pleus. Following close behind in second place is Team #6 “RHOL”, with 49 ½ wins and 30 ½ losses. Members of Team #6 are Sheryl Whitehouse, Rachel Miller and Melissa Miller. Jennifer Pleus has High Average with a 151 and High Series Scratch with a 549. Robbin Swartz has High Game Scratch with a 223.
Bunco
Ready to Roll?!! Come join us and invite your friends the first Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm at Club 56. If you would like to play, please contact Robbin Swartz at (623) 693-8751 or [email protected]
Mahjong
Learn a new game! Mahjong will continue to meet at 9:30 am every Friday at Club 56. Contact Brenda Young at (623) 581-9052 for more information.
Day Adventure Club
Ready for a day at the zoo? Day Adventure Club will meet on Monday 9 March at 9am at the Wildlife World Zoo. It is highly recommended you purchase your tickets at ITT in advance to get the best military price. We will visit the Phoenix Art Museum on 31 March to see the DaVinci codex exhibit. We also plan on visiting the Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale on 10 April. To get on the Evite list for up-to-date details (sometimes our dates do change), please send an email to [email protected].
Hiking Club
Mark your calendars! We will be hiking Camelback Mountain’s Echo Canyon Trail on 18 March and 1 April. The tallest peak in the Valley, it is a unique, challenging, and beautiful hike - get ready to sweat! Friday 27 March we will hike the White Tanks for a second time. Please email [email protected] to get on the Evite list for more details. To the ladies who climbed Squaw Peak last month - nice work!
Golf Club
Calling all interested golfers! Golf Club plans on setting up some 9 hole rounds this spring to get right into the action! Any skill level is welcome! Currently, we are a very novice bunch - so no pressure. We are out to have fun on the course! Please contact Lindsey Andreotta at lukeoscspecialactivities.com, and specify you are interested in the LOSC Golf Club.
BOOK CLUB
Please email Stephanie Tellefsen at [email protected] if you’d like to join the LOSC Book Club email list.
Book Club will meet in March to discuss “The Hap-piness Project” and “The Paris Wife”. We will follow up with “A Walk in the Woods” and “Orphan Train”. If you are interested in joining us for these book selections, please contact Stephanie!
Book selections for the re-mainder of the year:
March - Orphan Train - by Christina Baker Kline
April - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
May - Where’d You Go Berna-dette? by Maria Semple
LOSC
Special Activities Chairs:
Gail and Steph can be contacted at:
Luke Officers’ Spouses’ Club Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Membership Application
First name:__________________ Last name:_______________Birthday:__________
Address:________________________City:____________________Zip code:_______
Home phone: _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Cell No.: _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
Email:_________________________________________________
Spouse’s name: _______________________ Spouses Unit:_____________
☐Active Duty☐Retired☐Military Student☐Deceased☐International ☐DoD Employee Previous Base: _____________________ Date arrived: ____________
☐ New LOSC member. ☐ Returning LOSC member.
☐ I would like to be contacted about serving on the LOSC Board.
☐ I would like to utilize on-site childcare during LOSC functions. (for rates and other information, please contact [email protected]) Annual Membership dues: ☐ $48.00 LOSC newsletter in digital format (via email).
☐ $60.00 LOSC newsletter in print format (via post). Payment can be made at any LOSC social function with cash or check payable to LOSC or mail to: LOSC, c/o Membership Chair, 14000 West Eagle Street, Building 161, Glendale, AZ, 85309. Please initial the following.
___ Reservations Policy for Functions: Initial to agree to cancel through Evite or contact the Reservations Chair by the specified date in the Evite or you will be charged the cost of the function. To remain in good standing your account must be paid in full.
___ Initial to authorize the LOSC, to copyright, use and publish your photography in print and/or electronically.
___ I agree to have the information provided here in the LOSC directory and distributed.
___ Liability Declaration: Initial to agree in the event the LOSC assets (including the Luke Air Force Base Thrift Shop) should be insufficient to discharge its liabilities, LOSC members are jointly and severally liable for obligations of the entire organization.
___ As a member of the LOSC, Initial to agree to abide by the LOSC rules and regulations as set forth in the Constitution and By-Laws. Signature:________________________ Date:__________