Your ROSC Newsletter for January!

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Your ROSC Newsletter for January!
January 2015
Newsletter
President's Pen
In This Issue
Save the Date
Welcome Coffee
December Social
Volunteer Opportunities
New ROSC Members
Welfare Distributions
Activities
Travel ­ Out & About
Recipe
News You Can Use
Contact Info
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Dear ROSC Member, January 2015
Happy New Year, ROSC!!!
What a fantastic time of year! I hope your holidays were happy,
filled with love, laughter, and great memories. Now it's "out with
the old, and in with the new". It's time to make a fresh start,
with hindsight from the passing year; a new beginning waits to
be made. Here in Germany, the New Year comes in with a
bang...literally, as the Sylvester night sky lights-up with
booming fireworks and ringing bells. It's thrilling to be part of
the excitement, a time for resolutions, recommitment, and
reinvigoration!
As we all start our new year, my hope is that we make it great!
Opportunities abound for 2015, and they wait for the taking.
Being at Ramstein offers many opportunities for something
new. There are places to travel, groups to join, classes to take,
goals to reach, and many new things to try. Whether you take on
a new role, learn a new language, discover new places, or do
something you've never tried before, embrace it!
In ROSC, there are new opportunities, too. There are activities
to join, socials to enjoy, commitments to fill, and help to be
given. As always, the ROSC will rise to these opportunities to
make a difference in our military family. It is my great pleasure
to be a part of this amazing organization, one that willingly gives
so much to make our community greater. Please join us as we
start the new ROSC year, by jumping into the action, finding a
place to lend a hand, or trying something new. There are
opportunities for everyone to share your talents, abilities, and
creative ideas. We'd love to have you come along with us and
join the fun!
I hope that 2015 finds you healthy, happy and embracing new
opportunities.
Make it great!
Best Wishes,
Cary
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Cary Robinson
President, Ramstein Officers' Spouses Club
www.ramsteinosc.org
Phone: 06371-44838
January
5 ­ Un­decorate the Club
7 ­ General Board Meeting @ O'Club 10 am
14 ­ Bunco @ KMCC 9:30 am
16 ­ Last day to RSVP for January Social
21 ­ January Social ­ New Opportunities (guest speaker from ODR) @ O'Club
26 ­ Book Club @ Woodlawn Golf Course 9:30 am (The Aviators' Wife)
Welcome Coffee
Let's get better acquainted with one another over coffee!
No, it doesn't matter if you've been with ROSC for a few months, years or are
brand new, please join us for coffee and conversation. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other better... and there's no
better way to do that, than over a great cup of joe!
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January's date not yet set. Please check the ROSC website for date and time.
Add your name to the interest list (there's no obligation).
January Social
Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for a volunteer spot? Check out our volunteer page on the ROSC
website! Looking for volunteer opportunities? Please send a note to:
volunteer@ramstein.osc.
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USO Cookies & Fruit:
The 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Sign up at the Socials or send an email to volunteer@ramsteinosc.org. USO Donations
Can be dropped off anytime:
Trail mix Peanuts Muffins
NEW USO Volunteer Opportunity
The Sunday rotator comes in around 1300 they could use: fruit and sandwiches. Many troops arrive are not allowed to leave the terminal and Subway is closed.
When dropping items off they will ask you to fill out a short form. Please include your name and ROSC.
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You can sign up by emailing Pam at: volunteer@ramsteinosc.org or going to
the volunteer page at http://ramsteinosc.org/volunteerform/
Welcome New ROSC Members
Jessica Sutherland
Jenna Stitzel
Brittany Matejka
Candi Buell
Angela Thomas
Welfare Distributions
November/earlyDecember 2014
Congratulations to the beneficiaries: Richard Woodruff III MVP Baseball
735 CES We Fix It Booster Club
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86 VRS Booster Club
86 DS Booster Club
RHS STEM Team
RHS Class of 2015
KHS AFJROTC
RHS AP Calculus Club
KHS MUN
RHS Wrestling
RHS Spanish Club
Landstuhl Fisher House
American Red Cross
KMC First Sergeant Council
USO Kaiserslautern
Toys for Tots
ACS Holiday Toy Drive
Angel Tree
National Military Family Association
Air Force Enlisted Foundation
Air Force Charity Ball
Ramstein Airman and Family Readiness Center
569 USFPS/Guardian Eagles
86 OSS Booster Club
86 MDG
76 AS
Girl Scout Troop B821
KMC Scholarship Committee
ROSC Welfare Contributions Year­To­Date ­ $233,943
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See the ROSC Activites Facebook Page for more info and last minute travel opportunities
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ROSC Activities
Un­decorate the O'Club
January 5 @ O'Club to un­decorate the O'Club! Many hands make light work.
See you on Monday!
Mah Jong @ KMCC Party Room
Monday's & Friday's from 9:30 ­ 1:30 Bunco!
January 17 @ KMCC Party Room
9:30 am Social 10:00 am Dice Roll
5 Euro to play
It's extremely easy to play, so please join us!
Please bring a dish to share.
Email: Heather at cre8mehp@yahoo.com.
Book Club
January 26 @ Woodlawn Golf Course 9:30 am
Book of the Month: The Aviator's Wife
Email: Linda Hitchcock: hitchychick@hotmail.com
Tours
Stay tuned! We are in the planning stages for this year, check back here for
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Did You Know?
Ramstein Air Base is an example of international collaboration: designed by
French engineers, constructed by some Germans but with imported help from
workers of Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Turkey (there were very few
German men to work on construction projects after World War II) and
operated by Americans. The area was nothing more than a swamp that had to be built up by two
meters (six feet) in height level over the whole area. A train line was laid out
from Einsiedlerhof­Kaiserslautern in a yoke shape around to the current base
and back down to the Landstuhl spur in 1948 by agreement of the U.S. and
French Occupational Forces. Trainload after trainload of earth was moved
over the line and spread over the base current area to raise it to its current
level. The trains ran 24/7 for over a year. Once the ground was level, building construction could begin. A project
designed and undertaken by the French Army and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers from 1949 to 1952. Two bases were laid out. Landstuhl Air Base on
the south side and Ramstein Air Station (station, no airstrip) on the north.
From 1948 to the opening of the bases in 1953 it was the largest one spot
construction site in Europe employing over 270,000 Europeans at one time.
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Recipe
A Good Luck Dish for the New Year
Hoppin' John Soup
This humble dish of black­eyed peas and rice makes good use of leftover ham scraps.
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From Saveur Magazine
SERVES 8-10
INGREDIENTS
1 lb. dried black-eyed peas
1 smoked ham bone or two hocks
¼ cup canola oil
½ cup finely chopped cooked ham
¼ tsp. red chile flakes
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
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1 large onion, finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
1 lb. collard greens, ribs removed, leaves roughly chopped
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
5 cups cooked long-grain white rice
Chopped tomatoes and scallions, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Bring peas, ham bone, and 8 cups water to a boil in a 6-qt. Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low
and cook, skimming foam occasionally, until peas are tender, about 45 minutes. Drain peas, reserving
1 cup cooking liquid along with ham bone; set aside.
2. Heat oil in a 12-qt. pot over medium-high heat. Add chopped ham, chiles, garlic, jalapeños, carrot,
onion, celery, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add reserved
black-eyed peas, ham bone, and reserved cooking liquid, along with collards and 12 cups water. Bring
to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until collards are tender, about 1 hour. Stir in
vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Spoon rice into bowls and ladle soup over rice and add
garnishes.
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ROSCs Board of Directors
President
Cary Robinson
president@ramsteinosc.org
1st Vice
Paula Simpson
1stvice@ramsteinosc.org
2nd Vice
Stephanie Palmisano
2ndvice@ramsteinosc.org
General Treasurer
Amanda Elliott
Welfare Treasure
Jenn Schnoebelen
Recording Secretary
Kimberly Barney
secretary@ramsteinosc.org Corresponding Secretary Season Renegar
Parliamentarian
Meg Vernal
parliamentarian@ramsteinosc.org
Activities Jen Trucksa
activities@ramsteinosc.org
AWAG
Scarlett Hughes
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Base Community Liaison
Michelle Rushing
Bazaar Info
Kelly Rodriguez
Childcare
Nicole Poe
chair@ramsteinbazaar.org
Events
Historian
Pam Peterson
Holiday
Terrie Shortsleeve
Membership Lynn Gast
Karla Pavich
NATO
Elaine Ciero
Office Manager
Heather Passmore
Publicity
Ponchie Wyatt
Reservations ­
RSVP/Cancellation
Micah Hurrelbrink
Amanda Hill
Rhianna Little
reservations@ramsteinosc.org
Scholarships
Leigh Palmer
scholarships@ramsteinosc.org
Volunteer Sanja Abshire
volunteer@ramsteinosc.org
Ways and Means
Kristie Moser
Web/Social Media
Stacy Huisman Welcoming
Stacey Harness
Alex Wuenstel
Welfare
Monica Alvidrez
Pay It Forward
Miranda Benson
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