What a wonderful, thought-provoking and very positive October Luncheon.  Thank-you to our 2nd Vice President for organizing a year of luncheons with such dynamic themes!  This month’s luncheon “What are You Thanksful For?”  is coming up quickly it is this Wedensday, November 10th!  Make sure you RSVP to the E-vite!  NOVEMBER LUNCHEON INFORMATION

A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT:      

This is a busy time here at Ft. Drum.  We have troops returning while we send off our Division Headquarters and Combat Aviation Brigade to Afghanistan.  And of course the holidays are right around the corner.  We all have so many things to be thankful for even though sometimes we are so busy that we forget to remember what is good in our lives.  I know that I am lucky to have a wonderful family, a job I love and so many good friends, many I have met through the OSC.  Please take a few minutes around our Thanksgiving holiday to remind yourself about the blessings in your life.

The 20th Annual Craft & Antique Fair  is coming up on Saturday, November 13^th, 10am-4pm.  We have some wonderful vendors lined up, many are new to our Craft Fair.  If you are able to volunteer, please let our Volunteer Coordinator, Kimberley, know by emailing her from this website under the “board” tab.

We will be joining the Enlisted Spouses Club in hosting A Holiday Tour of Homes on Fort Drum.  The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 12^th from 12pm-5pm.  We will add more information to our website as soon as details are finalized, but save this date.  We will be visiting 8 homes that day.  We will start at The Timbers and end at LeRay Mansion.  We will visit homes in Rhicard Hills, the USO and homes on LeRay Drive.  Please plan on joining us for the afternoon.

I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving and a safe holiday.

 

QUILT RAFFLE — Check out the fabulous QUILT that the Going to Pieces Quilt Guild has donated to the OSC! We will be selling tickets at our next Luncheon and during the OSC Craft Fair in November right before the BIG DRAWING!!!  Remember, you got to be IN IT to WIN IT!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TREASURER’S REPORT – ” At September’s luncheon, through your amazing generosity, we raised over $280 to donate to the Jefferson County SPCA. Again at October’s luncheon, you showed just how charitable our Fort Drum spouses can be, and we raised over $190 to donate to Susan G. Komen For The Cure, to support breast cancer research. You rock, ladies! Thank-you!”

REMINDER!!!  If you’re having an event, whether it’s a baby shower, FRG meeting, birthday party or more…for a REFUNDABLE FEE you can borrow numerous items from our Lending Closet.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!!!   – This year is already shaping up to be a great OSC year. Many activities and events are in the works, though without the support of our precious volunteers it couldn’t happen. With that being said we also want to thank our volunteers for all they do. To thank our volunteers we will be presenting the top two General Membership Volunteer with the most hours contributed to the Officers’ Spouses’ Club with a gift. Pamela Oeschger (The Madison Gallery) has personally, beautifully handcrafted and donated two pieces of jewelry. One of the two showcase pieces will go to the top two of our General Membership volunteers with the most hours. To make sure you get in on this, make sure you register and keep your volunteer hours on the myarmyonesource.com website, search for volunteer opportunities with the Fort Drum Officers’ Spouses’ Club and make sure you mark your hours down to be certified. By doing this, you will put yourself in the running for one of these two prizes.    PLEASE CLICK ON THE VOLUNTEER LINK for information on Volunteer Opportunities!  The latest events we need help with?  QUILT RAFFLE sales, the OSC CRAFT FAIR and upcoming TOUR OF HOMES!

There is also a board position availble! Come join this great group! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

December 8, 2010 — Join OSC/ESC Holiday Event, details to come!

December 12, 2010 – OSC/ESC  Tour of Homes

 

MONTHLY FUN

RECIPE–We’re certain you all have a lot of pumpkins left over from Halloween, so here is a quick and easy pumpkin soup recipe, for these chilly days up ahead!  Thanks to the Joy of Cooking for this one!  PUMPKIN SOUP

Each month we will feature our members’ Birthdays and Anniversaries!  We remember in case you forget!

November Birthdays

Christy Grubbs            November 5

Marilin Silver              November 5

Pamela Oeschger         November 6

Jennifer Goubeaux      November 8

Catherine Bailey         November 12

Jennifer Fitch              November 13

Marie Altavilla            November 16

Shery McFadden        November 19

Kasey Sanders            November 28

 

 

Anniversaries

Andrea & Ralph Heaton         November 13

Tammy & Christopher Munn November 21

Dana & Marty Deckard          November 28

Jennifer & Mark Fitch             November 29

 

SUB-CLUBS

Don’t forget that being a member of the OSC also gives you the opportunity to join other great sub-clubs!  Check back each month for information about your favorites and see what they are up to!  **All new information sheets for your October meetings are listed in the Sub-Club tab!

Well it has been a wonderful year ! 

 Congratulations to all the Scholarship Recipients and Agencies that received awards!

If you’re interested in becoming a member, you can download THIS 2010/2011 MEMBERSHIP FORM and mail it in over the summer.  OR sign up at our Membership Drive in August or Super Sign-up in September!

Once you sign-up, please check your email inbox for alerts from us!

Have a great summer and see you next year!

What a wonderful Derby Luncheon yesterday, the food was delicious and the Derby hats were beautiful!

The Bingo games were, as usual, fun and competative! Congratulations to everyone who won.

Next Month’s Luncheon is our annual Scholarship Luncheon.  It is what our entire year is about, so please don’t miss it!  We will be awarding the Scholarships to deserving students and also talking about where the Welfare funds were distributed.  Please come and watch as all of the year’s hard work culminates with happy and deserving students!

Important!!!  We will also be holding an election for the First Vice President position at the May Luncheon, please come and Vote!

What an amazing March Luncheon!  We all felt a wee bit Irish today, thank-you to the wonderful performers that made our St. Patrick’s Day feel so authentic! 

CLICK HERE TO SEE A CLIP OF OUR TALENTED PERFORMERS      Depending on the speed of your computer, this may take a while to open

Get ready for our April Luncheon, DERBY BINGO!!!  In addition to some great bingo prizes, wear your craziest or most beautiful Derby Hat to celebrate the Kentucky Derby and win prizes!

And remember, our deadlines are fast approaching for the Scholarship and Welfare applications, so please get those in!!!  March 31 (Scholarship) and April 1 (Welfare).

CLICK HERE FOR A WELFARE APPLICATION

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

One more congratulations to the OSC for a successful Silent Auction and Women’s Conference!

MARCH is a busy month for the Officers’ Spouses’ Club!!!

Our highly anticipated community-wide Women’s Conference is the first weekend in March. 

Learn everything from yoga to pet care and from women’s health to self-defense!   ***RAFFLES!!! Have a chance on Friday to win some great prizes, you’ll have a chance to win a Commissary gift certificate, an iTunes Gift Card from AAFES, a Mary Kay Gift Package, A Tool Kit from White’s Lumber and MUCH MORE!!!

Special guest is multiple best-selling author Greg Mortenson.  Author of THREE CUPS OF TEA as well as his newest hit , STONES INTO SCHOOLS. (Click Here for Greg Mortenson’s Bio)

***NOW ACCEPTING SIGN-UP SHEETS (Get yours in quickly to reserve your favorite sessions!)   REGISTRATION  SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Our March Luncheon is on St. Patrick’s Day!  We’ll have Corned Beef & Cabbage and a special duet of cellists playing Celtic music from the Crane School of Music! Top O’ the Mornin’!

We hope to see you at these exciting upcoming events!  As always there are opportunities to volunteer (check out our new volunteer page) and be involved with the club.

We are also accepting Scholarship and Welfare Applications, check out our FORMS tab for more information.  Or click on the link below.

Click HERE for a Scholarship Application.

Click HERE for a Welfare Application

What a fabulous January BRUNCH-eon!  The Murder Mystery was hilarious, we have such a talented group of women in our club!  They really had us fooled!  Well, there may not be a LOT of snow on the ground, and we ARE collecting welfare and scholarship applications, and that means Spring is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! Well sort of, we still have a couple more months of winter left up here…and potentially more SNOW!  But we have a LOT of fun things to do indoors and hope you join us!

February is our evening fundraising event, the highly anticipated Silent Auction!  (psst….spouses are invited too!) **CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF OUR EXCITING ITEMS UP FOR BID!!!!

March we have our highly anticipated community-wide Women’s Conference.  Learn everything from yoga to pet care and from women’s health to self-defense!   ***RAFFLES!!! Have a chance on Friday to win some great prizes, you’ll have a chance to win a Commissary gift certificate, an iTunes Gift Card from AAFES, a Mary Kay Gift Package, A Tool Kit from White’s Lumber and MUCH MORE!!!

Special guest is multiple best-selling author Greg Mortenson.  Author of THREE CUPS OF TEA as well as his newest hit , STONES INTO SCHOOLS. (Click Here for Greg Mortenson’s Bio)

***NOW ACCEPTING SIGN-UP SHEETS (Get yours in quickly to reserve your favorite sessions!)   REGISTRATION  SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Our March Luncheon is on St. Patrick’s Day!  We’ll have Corned Beef & Cabbage and a special duet of cellists playing Celtic music from the Crane School of Music! Top O’ the Mornin’!

We hope to see you at these exciting upcoming events!  As always there are opportunities to volunteer (check out our new volunteer page) and be involved with the club.

We are also accepting Scholarship and Welfare Applications, check out our FORMS tab for more information.

**JUST A REMINDER!  If you’re a member of the Officers’ Spouses’ Club, you area also a member of the Black River Valley Club in downtown Watertown!  Take advantage of this great historical building for your FRG meetings, baby showers, lunch and more!  This month, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2010 @ 6:00 PM is their monthly Family Night.  Kid events and a dinner buffet!  To make reservations call 788-2300

Welcome back!  2010 is off to a snowy start but we have lots of fun events coming up this new year to keep us warm!  First, please note our new website design!  We’re very excited and proud of this site and how easy it will be to keep you updated on all the latest OSC news!  Please make sure to check it regularly to see updated Drumbeats, the official newsletter of the OSC, special forms as well as our exciting photo gallery that will be updated after each event!

*Don’t forget our “luncheon” on January 20 is actually a BRUNCH a 9:30 AM and a murder mystery. We are also collecting canned goods for the food pantry this month, after the holidays they need to be replenished, let’s help them out! (click here for more information) 

February is our evening fundraising event, the highly anticipated Silent Auction!  (psst….spouses are invited too!)

March we have our highly anticipated community-wide Women’s Conference.  Learn everything from yoga to pet care and from women’s health to self-defense!   Special guest is multiple best-selling author Greg Mortenson.  Author of THREE CUPS OF TEA as well as his newest hit , STONES INTO SCHOOLS. (click here for more information)  

Our March Luncheon is on St. Patrick’s Day!  We’ll have Corned Beef & Cabbage and a special duet of cellists playing Celtic music from the Crane School of Music! Top O’ the Mornin’!

We hope to see you at these exciting upcoming events!  As always there are opportunities to volunteer (check out our new volunteer page) and be involved with the club.

We are also accepting Scholarship and Welfare Applications, check out our FORMS tab for more information.

Thank-you to all of our wonderful participants in our October Fashion Show!  I certainly saw some great dresses!  See you in November, and remember bring a friend! We would LOVE to reach our goal.

 We will be collecting new toys in their packages (and wrapped) at our November luncheon for the Fort Drum Mountain of Toys.