WCSC Grapevine March 2013

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1 WCSC Grapevine March 2013 Inside the Issue page 3 President s Pen... 2 Parliamentarian News... 3 Ways and Means.. 3 March WSCS Events March WSCS Events Cont March WSCS Events Cont Job Opportunities.6 Luncheon 7 Library Opportunity.8 Board of Governors... 8 Visit us online at: And like us on Just search: Wiesbaden Community Spouses Club

2 President s Pen Deborah Casey Dear Members, WOW! I was blown away by all of the fabulous costumes and masks that everyone was wearing at the February luncheon! It was great to see everyone get into the "Fasching" spirit. The locale, food, and company made this another successful luncheon. Thank you, Rhonda Schaub and Pamela Shackelford! Our Parliamentarian, Polly Spiegel, is looking for WCSC members that are interested in holding one of the elected officer positions on our board for the upcoming year. If you would like to be President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Administrative Treasurer, Welfare Treasurer, or Secretary please contact Polly at, spiegs1968@yahoo.com. The slate of officers will be announced at the March luncheon, voting will be at the April luncheon (if needed), and the installation of officers at our May luncheon. Please mark your calendars for the Annual German- American & International Women s Club (GAIWC) Spring Bazaar that will be held on 16 March, at the Kurhaus Kolennade in Wiesbaden, beginning at 10. The GAIWC is asking for our support of this event in two ways. First, they are in need of gently used American brand name clothing that can be dropped off at their collection point. The collection point is open every Saturday from and every Wednesday from 3-5. The location is Schwarzenbergstr. 7, Wiesbaden. And, second, they are in need of American baked goodies for their Cafeteria. The Germans are in love with our baked BOXED cakes and brownies! So don't go to a lot of trouble by making a cake or other goodie from scratch, just bake a boxed cake, brownie or other easy to bake goodie and donate it to this wonderful event. Our Honorary President, Dianne Crawford has graciously agreed to have the baked goodies dropped of at her home at Wuerttembergstr. #2, in Aukamm, from 10-1 on Friday 15 March. If you would prefer to drop them off while you are shopping at the GAIWC Spring Bazaar, please do so. The GAIWC asks that all goodies be in disposable containers. Congratulations to our "Fabulous" February Volunteers of the Month: Jessica Hickenbottom, Ransom Schwerzler, Wendy Sledd and Jaime Waterbury! Lastly, do not forget to join our Activities Chairs, Danielle & Deena, in the upcoming March activities that they have planned. I have already signed up to join in just about all of the activities planned for March, including the trip to Poland! I do not care what anyone says, you can never have too much Polish pottery! Warm Regards, Deborah 2

3 News from the WCSC Parliamentarian The Wiesbaden Spouses Club is now accepting nominations for elected positions for the WCSC Board of Governors. Positions are President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Administrative Treasurer and Welfare Treasurer. Nominations will conclude 20 March and I will announce the slate at the March luncheon. Voting will be conducted at the April luncheon, if needed, and the board will be inducted at the May luncheon. Their term of office runs from 1 June 2013 through 31 May This is a great opportunity to serve your community, meet dynamic spouses who have a wealth of experiences and talent to share. Any questions, contact Polly Spiegel at or spiegs1968@yahoo.com. Ways and Means News The Ways and Means Shop has relocated to Mainz Kastel, adjacent to the Thrift Store. We will be restocking the shelves with Polish pottery in March and hope you can stop by on Thursday, March 21. The shop is open once a month, on Thursday following the WCSC luncheon from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Proceeds from the WCSC Ways and Means Shop are used to provide financial assistance to local community and military organizations through welfare grants and scholarships. 3

4 All activities are available for all general members. If you are not already a member please visit the WCSC Website for details to join. March Activities Please Join Us 6th Card-Making class with Wendy Sledd. Always the first Wednesday of the month! 11 AM 1 PM. Cost is $15 and pre-registration is required at the Arts & Crafts Center. You will make eight cards. This month s themed cards are St. Patrick s Day, Easter, and all occasion cards. We will be using felt, beads, corsage pins, dry embossing machine, die cutting machine, flower petal flakes and more! Don t miss it! Special RSVP 7th Coffee and Cake- Join us at the Cafe Villa Clementine in downtown Wiesbaden for some coffee, cake, and good conversation. We'll meet at the Hainerberg Shoppette at 9:30 am to walk or carpool (depends on the weather) downtown. (continued) 4

5 UPCOMING EVENTS Address is Frankfurter Strasse 1/ Ecke Wilhelm Strasse, Wiesbaden. Will be calling the hostess a week ahead to give the pastry menu. Please RSVP at wcsc_activities@yahoo.c om if you would like to attend. 8th Spa Day-Please RSVP if you are interested in being pampered at Studio 1 in downtown Wiesbaden. Death by Chocolate February Luncheon 8th Fitness Friday-This month we'll venture back outside for a long walk in the area around Clay Kaserne. We'll meet at 9:00 at the Domäne Mechtildshausen parking area to begin our walk and will be back by 10:00. Dress in comfortable shoes, appropriate clothing, and bring some water. FULL! 12-13th Polish Pottery Trip Look for additional trips this summer. 16th German American and International Women's Club of Wiesbaden Spring Bazaar-The GAIWC is an International Ladies' club that raises funds to be donated to various local organizations. On Saturday, March 16 from 10-5 at the Kurhaus Kolonnade, the club hosts it's annual fund-raising event-the Spring Bazaar. Find some amazing deals on various secondhand items such as clothing, furs, household goods, etc. There is also a German-American coffee house. Grand Re-Opening 5

6 UPCOMING EVENTS 20th Monthly Luncheon Celebrating Spring! This months luncheon will be hosted at the Rhein Blick Golf Course Club House. Please RSVP by Evite invitation no later than March 15th. 21th Thirsty Thursday-This month one of our members has arranged a wine tasting in town of Nierstein. We'll travel by train to enjoy this activity. Space is limited! More details will be sent in a separate . 25th Pre-Spring Shopping Trip with Lunch! Spring is around the corner and we'll take a trip to the Loop 5 mall in Weiterstadt to check out the latest fashions, maybe find a great deal, and enjoy lunch out. Loop 5 is a large American style mall with clothing, shoe, home decor, toy stores and more. The food court includes Asian, Italian, Mexican, Starbucks, and coffee/ice cream cafes. We'll meet at Hainerberg Shoppette at 9:15 am to carpool. 26th Lunch Bunch-For March we'll try a Mexican restaurant in the area. More details to come... 28th Book Club-We'll meet at 11:30 the WCSC apartment (39 Texasstrasse in Hainerberg Housing) to discuss the novel, Saving CC Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Novels can be requested from the library or downloaded to your Kindle, ipad, etc. Job Opportunities Are you looking for employment? Army Community Services (ACS) publishes a weekly electronic broadcast of all current vacancies and job announcements in the surrounding Wiesbaden area. USAJobs, DoDEA, and Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) are just some of the vacancies announced. The broadcast can be sent directly to you via . To receive the latest edition to the ACS job broadcast, contact ACS at DSN: or CIV:

7 WSCS GRAPEVINE March

8 Free Free Free! Experience Full Color emagazines with Zinio The library is now offering access to nearly 500 full text, full color digital magazines to view online or offline, from your browser or mobile device. Choose titles from many genres including art, automotive, entertainment, home, lifestyle, men, news, science and technology, sports, travel, and women. This is a free service to all library account holders. For more information visit Eligibility You must have U.S. Army MWR privileges (check your identification card for this) and one of the following identification cards (unless under 10): Department of Defense ID, installation pass (accompanied with garrison commander authorization), foreign military ID, or State Department ID Board of Governors Honorary President - Dianne Crawford Advisor - Linda Hannah Advisor - Melissa Spiszer President - Deborah Casey 1st Vice President - Rhonda Schaub 2nd Vice President - Pamela Shackelford Secretary - Jessica Hickenbottom Admin. Treasurer - Evelyn Lurhuma Welfare Treas. - Jaime Waterbury Parliamentarian - Polly Spiegel Activities - Danielle Dulli Activities - Deena Myles Bazaar VACANT Community Outreach - VACANT Historian - Connie Tree Hospitality - Anna Taylor Membership - Haemi Arnold Property Lisa Ross Publicity - Laura Morrow Reservations - Janice Wiley Scholarships Christina Wood Scholarships Sheryl Marion Social Media -Brandy Schraeder Special Events - Rebecca Strang Thrift Shop - Trish Holt Ways & Means - Elaine Stehr Ways & Means - Lu Yanik Welfare - Ransom Schwerzler 8