RESA June Newsletter

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2014 Board Members

Executive

President: Nicole Bridge

Vice President: Tiffany Ream

Secretary: Meredith VanMeeteren

Parliamentarian: Amy Teeter

General Treasurer: Tina Boets

Welfare Treasurer: Olivia Kleczko

General

Membership: Fatima Avila

Social: Victoria Duley

Newsletter: Charinity Alicea

Publicity: Carrie Hall

Historian: Jillian Romag

Ways & Means: Andrea Roberts

Scholarships: Jana Bennette

Thrift Shop Manager

Charlotte Watson

Advisor

Pat Davis

Honorary Advisor

Marissa Mordente

June 19th: RESA Social @ 1800 Bring your "Best Dressed Banana" to the Officers' Club!

June 26th: Deployed Families Event Volunteer 1700-1900. Location: TBD

June 17th: Meet & Greet @ KMCC Food Court Volunteer 10:00-14:00 to reach out to the spouses in the

KMC Area

June 12th: Supper Club Come and enjoy dinner at Trulli @1800

Am Stutzenwald 2 Ramstein-Misenbach 66877

June 3rd: Coffee Group@ 9:30 Meet for your morning coffee at Cafe Sanders, Kaiserstrasse 17, 66849 Landstuhl. Children welcome, but childcare is not provided.

June 6th: Feeding Club 7 Volunteer feeding Ramstein's Club 7 @ 17:45

HOOT N' HOLLER Ramstein Enlisted Spouses' Association Newsletter

June 16th: Lunch Bunch @ Chickeria Join us for lunch at Noon @ Chickeria, Kaiserstrasse 77, 67655

June 11th: Mama & Me play group Pack a lunch for you and your little ones and come to Donnelly Park from 10:30-12:30

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We here at RESA have always valued our volunteers. Aside from the regular weekly, monthly, and quarterly events noted in the calendar, we would love to hear from our membership of any local

organizations or events in which RESA can participate. Contact any member of the board at the next social or send an email to [email protected] for further discussion.

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Volunteer Corner

June Volunteer Opportunities

RESA Thrift Shop ✦ Anytime during business hours ✦ 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 1900-2200

Feeding Club 7 ✦ June 6th 1745 @ Ramstein Club 7

Contact [email protected]

Meet & Greet ✦ June 17th @ KMCC Food Court 1000-1400

Deployed Families Event ✦ June 26th from 1700-1900, location: TBD

May Volunteer RecognitionDid you Know?

• Volunteers receive quarterly recognition in the form of BX gift cards based on the amount of hours donated: Up to 10 hrs = $5 Min 60 hrs = $50 Min 15 hrs = $10 Min 75 hrs = $62.50 Min 30 hrs = $25 Min 90 hrs = $75 Min 45 hrs = $37.50 *Max $150 • For every hour you volunteer in the RESA Thrift

Shop, you earn one Thrift Shop Buck that can be used toward your next RESA Thrift Shop purchase.

• Childcare reimbursement is available to members while attending volunteer functions. Reimbursements are based off the current childcare rates at the Ramstein CDC.

• In lieu of being paid, another RESA member may elect to earn volunteer hours watching the children of a RESA member who is volunteering for an event that childcare would otherwise be reimbursable for at the rate of one hour per child, per hour watched.

• Committee chairs (lemonade stand, gift wrapping, etc.) receive gift cards in amounts specified in the By-Laws.

• Travel to and from volunteer events (up to 15 minutes each way) count toward your volunteer hours.

Meet & Greet: Fatima Avila, Christina Skowronski, Tina Boets, Ingrid Osborne, Meredith VanMeeteren, Nicole Bridge, and Katherine Navarro.

Scholarship Ceremony: Ingrid Osborne, Christina Skowronski, Nicole Bridge, Jillian Romag, and Jana Bennette.

Deployment Buddies Picnic: Nicole Bridge, Amy Caldwell, Tina Boets, Tiffany Ream, Karissa Grimm, Eva Culbreth, and Stephanie Murray.

Deployed Family Event: Tiffany Ream, Soila Hoover, Karissa Grimm, and Tonoya Kaufman.

Key Spouse Event: Nicole Bridge, Tina Boets, and Jillian Romag. Thrift Shop: Marie Mott, Meredith VanMeeteren, Karissa Grimm, Javannah Saylor, Yasmine Reyes, Jana Bennette, Charinity Alicea, Bree Draper, Kimberly Torell, Olivia Kleczko, Amy Caldwell, Jillian Romag, Tiffany Ream, Nicole Bridge, Andrea Roberts, Kayla Calhoun, Eva Culbreth, Alex CulbrethTina Boets, Soila Hoover, Noelle Matteson, and Fatima Avila.

Softball Tournament Chaperones: Amy Caldwell, Courtney Ferry, Tonoya Kaufman, Karissa Grimm, Javannah Saylor, Randi Branden, Marie Mott, Charinity Alicea, Soila Hoover, and Kayla Calhoun.

Volunteer of the MonthKayla Calhoun

Kayla just recently joined RESA & has been an instrumental

volunteer in the Thrift Shop. She has devoted a large number

of hours & jumped right in to helping our Thrift Shop staff

with anything that needed to be done. Thank You, Kayla!

mailto:[email protected]

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The Presidential Address

Hello Members!

Wow…can you believe it’s June already?! We’re already near the halfway point of 2014. It’s amazing how fast time flies when you’re having fun and doing wonderful things for others! And that’s exactly what RESA’s been doing!

May was a fantastic and busy month for RESA! To start the month, we had 13 members attend the AWAG (American’s Working Around the Globe) Annual Conference in Garmisch on behalf of RESA. In addition, we also had members serve as speakers, conference assistants, on the Board of Governers and more at the conference. It was a fabulous time and all of us that attended brought back a wealth of knowledge that we can’t wait to share with RESA! For anyone who is interested in a leadership position in the future, I’d highly encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to attend AWAG’s local regional conference in the fall and the annual conference again next spring. You won’t be disappointed!

Our Bunco Social/Membership Drive was a blast! Weren’t the prizes beautiful?! We are happy to welcome our nine newest members to RESA! I hope you will fall in love with this organization and its mission as much as I have!

Also in May, we had the opportunity to present academic scholarships to 96 spouses and students in the KMC area! Over $115,000 was awarded to these scholars on behalf of RESA, ROSC and KLSA. It was absolutely incredible to see their faces light up with joy as their scholarship amounts were announced and awarded. It’s moments like that that we’re reminded just how important we are to our community so I’d like to personally thank you all, our wonderful members, who take the time to volunteer in our Thrift Shop. If it weren’t for your hard work and dedication, these scholarships would not have been made possible.

We got to finish the month out working one-on-one with those directly affected by having a loved one deployed. Our Deployment Buddies end-of-the-year picnic was a blast! The weather was beautiful and the students thoroughly enjoyed the food, games and company we were able to provide. The Deployed Families Event was also a success, so thank you to those that volunteered to assist!

Looking into the future, it doesn’t appear that we’ll be slowing down anytime soon, which is fabulous news if you ask me! We will start out June by cooking and serving a Southern BBQ style dinner at Club 7 on Ramstein. We will also be gearing up for our world famous Lemonade Stand that we’ll have out at the Rockin’ 4th event! And don’t forget to bring your best-dressed banana for June’s social! Check out the upcoming volunteer opportunities section and calendar for more information and to find out how you can get involved.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and warm month!

Sincerely,

Nicole

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MAY SOCIAL BUNCO MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!!

RESA HAD 15 NEW GUESTS AND 9 OF THOSE GUESTS BECAME

NEW MEMBERS!!!YOU GUYS ROCK!

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RESA Thrift ShopThe RESA Thrift Shop is owned and operated by RESA.

Earnings from the Thrift Shop provide funding for all events and donations. Hours of Operations: Thrift Shop Night Crew: Monday: 0900-1400 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month Wednesday: 1400-1900 1900-2200 Friday: 0900-1400 3rd Saturday of the Month: 0900-1400 The RESA Thrift Shop is always in need of volunteers. Contact * Closed Federal Holidays [email protected] to find out how you can help.

May Welfare Requests Granted: $8,056.22

Welcome Our Newest Members...

✦ Hearts for Elim ✦ KHS Archery Club

✦ Ramstein Family Advocacy ✦ First Sergeants Tough Mudder

✦ RHS Cheer Uniforms ✦ Boy Scout Troop 169

Kimberly Torell, Noelle Matteson, Victoria Rico, Yasmine Reyes, Kristin Sapienz

Chloe Zabala, Kayla Calhoun



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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Thrift Shop Open 0900-1400



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Thrift Shop Night Crew 1900-2200



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Thrift Shop Night Crew 1900-2200



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JuneCoffee Group 0930, Cafe Sanders

*Feeding Club 7* 1745, Ramstein Club 7

Lunch Bunch 1200, Chickeria

*Meet & Greet* 1000-1400, KMCC

Social: Best Dressed Banana 1800, O' Club

Supper Club 1800, Trulli

Birthdays Kris Grimm...........................2 Courtney Ferry.......................5 Felicia Riley..........................8 Jen Peavy............................10 Charlette Watson....................19 Christel Mejstrik-Janssen...........27

Anniversaries Jennifer & Luke Braun.....................5 Courtney & Aaron Ferry...................8 Carrie & Adam Hall.......................14 Chloe & Greg Ullman.......................14 Martine & James Morris...................17 Jill & Pete Seagriff..........................17 Lorina & Shannon Harris.................18 Eva &Christopher Culbreth.................22 Nichole & Rob Navarro.....................26 Megan & Chris Sanders....................27 Fatima & Kevin Avila.....................29

June Milestones

Mama & Me play group 10:30-12:30 Donnelly park

Deployed Family Event 1700-1900, TBD

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RESA's World-Famous Lemonade Stand

Rockin' 4th Event 4th of July

RESA is looking for individuals to chair/co-chair our world-

famous Lemonade Stand at the Rockin' 4th Event on the 4th of July! For more details contact [email protected].

We will also be on the lookout for lots of volunteers to make this

event a HUGE success! So "Stand" by for the rest of the "Squeeze"!



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Available at the June Social

Ways & Means

$23 $28

$10 $10 $9

$7 $5 $4

$10

Available for purchase at the socials or by contacting [email protected].



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Liberty & Justice's Travel Journal

AWAG Conf. Day-1: Registration

AWAG Corporate Night

AWAG Conference Day 2

Liberty @ the Old Jameson Distillery

Liberty w/ Oscar Wilde @ Wax Museum

Dublin Zoo

Guinness Storehouse

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Are you traveling somewhere soon? RESA Owlets, Liberty & Justice, LOVE to see the world with our wonderful RESA Members! 1. Contact Fatima at [email protected] to arrange pick up. 2. Snap some photos while on your adventure with Liberty & Justice. 3. Fill out their Passports. And your adventures can be featured in an upcoming Hoot N' Holler edition!

Belgium

Old Jameson Distillery

Guinness Storehouse Dublin Zoo

Liberty w/ Strongbow @ Dublinia

Liberty w/ St. Patrick @ Wax Museum



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Introducing RESA's Newsletter Editor

Charinity Alicea arrived with her husband Brian and their three girls (Felicity-9, Emily-6,

Ryleigh-14m) to Ramstein February of this year for a four year tour. As a military brat, she was

born in Spain and spent most of her life living in South Georgia. Her family is from upstate New

York. She has a great sense of humor and loves to socialize. She loves to sing, dance and act silly. Charinity has an interest in graphic design and

learning random facts. People say Charinity makes the best sweet tea. "It's northern strong, and

southern sweet."

Individuals interested in advertising their home business or other items are welcome to do so in the RESA Hoot N Holler for a

nominal fee. Please contact the Newsletter Editor at [email protected] for details.

Contact Information

Ramstein Enlisted Spouses' Association

86th SVS/SVYR Unit 3240 Box 535 RESA Box 63 APO AE 09094 www.resa-rab.com President: [email protected] Social Chair: [email protected] Membership Chair: [email protected]

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