WCSC Grapevine April 2016

Wiesbaden Community Spouses’ Club

Grapevine

Make Friends, Make Memories, Make a Difference Visit us online at www.wiesbadenspousesclub.com

A Word from our President Dear WCSC Members, April Showers bring May flowers, right? This year it seems March showers will bring…let’s hope April flowers and SUNSHINE! This winter has been very rainy, and it seems spring will never get here. I am ready for the longer, sunny days, and for everyone to get well! As we roll into April, and into the last few months of the 2015-2016 Board year, I would like to say how honored I am to have worked with so many amazing women. We have accomplished many things this year, including our new location, the WCSC house. This has been a long process and is a large undertaking for our organization. I hope you will come by Friday, April 1 to see your new home with WCSC. There will be some fun events taking place, and of course refreshments. The Open House will also give you an opportunity to meet with our current Board members and learn about the different positions for committee chairpersons for the 2016-2017 Board year. st

I would like to thank our activities chairpersons, Paula Rowe, Laura Morrow, Jan Parker, and Ashley Fletcher, for all of their hard work this year. The trip to Nove in March was a huge success and a lot of fun. New friendships were formed, and the saying “what happens in Nove, stays in Nove” holds very true. If you were not able to go on this trip, mark your calendar now for next year. Spring break will soon be here, Yeah! If you are traveling, be safe and I hope you find some sunshine on your adventure. Our Luncheon this month will be a great event. The theme is the Kentucky Derby, plus it is our Volunteer Appreciation luncheon. This is a time when myself, and our WCSC Board members, will be saying THANK YOU, to you. Please make sure to RSVP by the deadline. Happy Spring, Traci Wagner

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Open House Dessert Auction The Wiesbaden Community Spouses’ Club would like thank everyone who donated their delicious, beautifully decorated desserts to the dessert auction. We also want to thank everyone who bid on and purchased the desserts. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we raised $960 at the luncheon! All monies earned from the auction go back to the community in the form of Welfare Grants & Gifts and Scholarships

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Activities April Activities To sign up for any of these activities please email [email protected] Open House at the WCSC House in Aukamm: Friday, April 1st Event Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Stop by and see our new WCSC House in Aukamm at Württemberg-Straße 2. There will be a few vendors there such as Renate Designs Hand Painted Items, Thirty-one Bags, Stella and Dot Jewelry, and Confident Wellness, to give you a chance to shop for Mother’s Day gifts. Light refreshments will be provided.

Cooking Club: Monday, April 4th Event Time: 9:00 am

Do you love to cook? If so, please join the WCSC Cooking Club. This month we will focus on Mediterranean Food. If you would like more information on this club, please contact Jan Parker at [email protected].

Bowling Club: Wednesdays, April 13th and 27th Event time 11:00am at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center

Wednesday, April 13th is during Spring Break for DODEA Schools. This Bowling Club date will be a family event. Children are welcome to attend. Please contact Elizabeth Davison, [email protected], for more information on this club.

Bunco: Tuesday, April 19th

Cost: 10 Euro

Event Time: 6:00pm

Meet at the WCSC house in Aukamm for a fun game of Bunco. No experience necessary! Bring a dish to share.

Book Club: Thursday, April 21st Event Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm

Our April book selection is, The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo. It's a classic that improves with each reading so jump in for your first time or reread to see what you learn about yourself. Then join us for the conversation, company and chow. We meet at the WCSC House in Aukamm at 11:30. Contact Barbara Crispin [email protected] to be added to the email list.

Lunch Bunch at Miga Sushi in Bad Homburg: Wednesday, April 25th Event Time: 11:30 pm

Meeting Time at the Hainerberg Shoppette: 11:00am

Join us for an afternoon full of Japanese food at Miga Sushi. We want our sushi chefs to have ample time to prepare our food, since it is such a craft. Please visit the Lunch Bunch Event under "Miga Sushi" on the WCSC Member page to view the menu. There are some non-sushi items as well. If you are interested in going, please select your menu item and sign up at the luncheon with your order and exact change at the Activities table. After the luncheon, email RSVP's will be accepted. *The cost of the menu item/s will be rounded up to the nearest dollar and a 1 Euro tip will be added. Please bring exact change. Thank you for your cooperation. Address for Miga Sushi: Louisenstraße 148d, 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. We will meet at the Hainerberg Shoppette at 11:00AM to carpool.

Polish Pottery Trip to Boleslawiec Poland: Thursday, April 28th Cost: 95 Euro

Join us as we travel to Boleslawiec, Poland, the home of the famous Polish Pottery. We will visit several factory stores, where you will be able to purchase many different kinds of Polish Pottery at great prices. We depart from Hainerberg at 10:00 pm Wednesday April 27th and travel overnight to Poland. We will arrive bright and early Thursday morning for an entire day of shopping. We return to Wiesbaden at approximately midnight on Thursday, April 28th. Bring Euro for meals and purchases.

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Welfare If you belong to a private organization in the Wiesbaden community that is in need of funds for a worthy cause, please consider applying for a WCSC Welfare Grant.

How do you apply for a Welfare Grant? Easy! Go to the WCSC website: http://www.wiesbadenspousesclub.com/welfare_grants and download an application. Submit your Grant Application by the 15th of the month for consideration at the next Welfare Committee Meeting.

**Please note that April will be the last grant cycle in which we can accept requests of over $1000** If you have any questions, please contact WCSC Welfare Chair Jeri Treb at [email protected]

March Welfare Recipients: WMS Young Astronauts-Space Camp Wiesbaden Red Barons-Baseball Enduring Equipment Wiesbaden Flight, Ramstein Squadron, Civil Air PatrolMuseum Tour AWAG Annual Seminar WHS Learning Impaired Classroom-Community Experience Boy Scout Troop 107-Intercamp German/American Touchpoint-Startup Wiesbaden Girl Scouts-Intercamp Boy Scout Troop 65- Intercamp Middle School-STEMposium Wiesbaden Community Volleyball Tournament Total Amount Granted: $12,056.54 2015/2016 Welfare to date: 46 Organizations have received $43,238.54 in grants or gifts from the WCSC!

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From the Hospitality Committee Happy Spring!! We would like to welcome all of our new members who joined in March!! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming luncheons, activities, and events!

Happy Spring everyone! Beginning in April, we will be extending our Thursday hours. Starting on April 7th, we will be open from 12:00-7:00 on Thursdays. Our Saturday openings for the month of April are April 2nd and April 23rd. Please note that we will be closed from April 9-18 so that our volunteers can enjoy Spring Break with their families. We will re-open Tuesday, April 19th. Mother’s Day is May 8th. We have a large selection of gift ideas. Come check out our German collectables, crystal, jewelry, scarves and purses. In addition, we have a large selection of books, DVD’s and CD’s.

Volunteers Needed! Please Consider Volunteering!! In addition to processing donations, we have a wide variety of projects within the store that you might enjoy. If you would be willing to give of your time, any amount would be greatly appreciated!

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Scholarships are currently in the scoring phase. Applicants will be hearing from the Scholarship chairs in early May

We are excited to have new items available for sale at our April luncheon. Make sure to stop by the Ways and Means table early, we are sure to sell out of items quickly! Our second Riddling Rack raffle started in January. Raffle tickets are $5 each, and we will be drawing the winner at our April luncheon. Make sure to get your raffle tickets! You won’t want to miss this opportunity!

Clubs Play Group Contact: Sara Sattler - [email protected] Book Club Contact: Barbara Crispin - [email protected] Bowling Club Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, at 11:00 am. Come when you can! Contact: Elizabeth Davison - [email protected]

Cooking Club Every first Monday of the month, location varies. Contact: Jan Parker - [email protected] Flohmarkt Club Contact: Jaquelyn [email protected] Running Club Contact: Melissa Black - [email protected]

If you are interested in joining any of these clubs, please email the contact listed for that club

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Very Important Charity Event Reservations ONLINE RSVP! Club members can reserve their seats via the electronic invitation they receive monthly. If you are a paid member and did not receive an invitation in your inbox, please email [email protected] Additionally, please add [email protected] to your email’s safe-sender list, especially if you have not been receiving the invitations Non-members can reserve seats for their first luncheon only by sending an email to the Reservation Chair at the following: [email protected] We love having a full house, but please remember that reservations for luncheons MUST be reserved by the RSVP date for each luncheon. No walk-ins can be accepted. Unfortunately, last minute reservations cannot be accepted after the RSVP deadline. If there are cancellations prior to or on the day of the luncheon, we will post the available number of seats to our FACEBOOK page. According to the cancellation policy, "A reservation for a WCSC function must be paid for unless it is canceled within the specified time period... [and] No additional reservation will be accepted for that individual until all previous obligations are paid."

Membership Membership is open to all U.S. ID card holders in the Wiesbaden community NOT just spouses. We warmly welcome single soldiers, active duty, retirees, civilians, and spouses here in the Wiesbaden area, and would love to see YOU at our functions! For new & returning WCSC members joining our club January through May 2016, membership is now $15! Membership applications can be found on the WCSC website, www.wiesbadenspousesclub.com If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email us directly at: [email protected] and we will be sure to get those questions or concerns answered for you!

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Photos from March

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Photos from March

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Photos from March

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Photos from March