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Welcome to 2016-2017 Marine Officers’ Spouses’ Club of Washington, D.C. (MOSCDC)

October is here! The cooler winds and changing colors - it is truly one of my favorite times of

the year in Northern VA!

I want to start this quick note and say Thank you to all of you who came to the Welcome

Aboard! I had a great time and hope that you did too! A huge Thank you to the Board for all of

their support and help during the Welcome Aboard as well. You all are truly an amazing

group of spouses and I am so looking forward to our upcoming events.

We are hitting the ground running - well, hiking at the very least! The Hike on October 19th

should be a great one - I for one, am hoping for sweatshirt weather! Our next trip with be our

NYC day trip. This was such a great time last year. Our plan is to get you there and back and

you fill in your day! Pick a theatre show to go see, Rockelfeller Center Tour, 9/11 memorial and

so much more! This time I think I am going to hit Radio City.

November will be filled with Decorating the Commandant's home, a tour of the home and De-

cember will be our Toys For Tots luncheon. Packed in between all of these fun events will be

our ZCCs (Zip Code Coffees)! So many of you signed up and we are so excited that you did!

As Mrs. Dunford said at the Welcome Aboard, the ZCCs really are a great way to meet some-

one new and to help you settle into the crazy and fast paced area of Northern VA and Mary-

land. If you are interested in hosting a ZCC please contact Chris at hospitality@moscdc.org.

Please check in often at www.moscdc.org for all the updates and events that have been added.

Don't forget to let us know what you want to do?! We are always looking for new ideas for

events.

See you at the next event!

Kamey

October 2016

OCTOBER 19 - Mason Neck Hike

NOVEMBER 3 - New York Trip!

1 - President’s Message

2 - Membership’s Message

- Historian’s Message

3 - Chaplain’s Message

- Happy Birthday Members

4 - Cathy’s Corner

5 - ZCC Coffee’s

6 - Mason Neck Hike Flyer

7 - New York City Flyer

8 - MOSCDC Event Photos

9 - 2016 - 2017 Board Members

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Marine Officers’ Spouses’ Club of Washington, DC

Membership’s MessageMembership’s MessageMembership’s Message

What an exciting start to the year! I hope that everyone who was able to make the Welcome Aboard! As always it is such a fun time with so many new and returning faces. I think that the Welcome Aboard is my favorite event of the year, what better way to start the 2016-2017 year than lunch with friends?! Our membership continues to grow daily, with many returning members, but even more ex-citing a ton of NEW members! Be sure that you reach out and say hello to all the friendly new faces. It is that time of year again for the Membership Directory! Please keep an eye open for an email to come to your inbox regarding this year’s MOSCDC Membership directory. I will be asking you to go to your member profile and make sure that what’s listed is correct - perhaps your spouse has had a promotion since you filled out your application or you have moved. If you would like to be proactive you can log in today, update this information and you will be one step ahead. The information listed in your profile is the information which will be downloaded and printed in the Membership Directo-ry. If you have forgotten your password just click on the ‘forgot password’ link next to the login but-ton on the website. Please note that you will have until October 10th to update your information, after that what is on the website is what will be printed! Looking forward to a fun filled year and getting to know everyone, see you at the events!

Thanks, Amanda Helms, MOSCDC Membership membership@moscdc.org

His torian’s messageHis torian’s messageHis torian’s message

We need your pictures! Last year, instead of having only one photographer, we asked all of our

members to contribute to our pictorial history. It was a great success and we would like to continue

doing it this year as well.

We have so many wonderful events scheduled and we want to capture and record the fun, friend-

ship, and camaraderie we all experience. When you attend one of these events – take pictures! They

do not have to be fancy or perfect. In fact, when we have a variety of photographers we will gain dif-

ferent perspectives and styles that will only enhance our pictorial history.

Please send your photos to historian@moscdc.org and include your name and contact information.

All pictures will be safely preserved and maintained by MOSCDC and may be subject to content ap-

proval and minor editing as needed. No photographs will be shared with outside vendors or non-

MOSCDC members. Photographs may be featured in various MOSCDC media such as, but not lim-

ited to, our newsletter, website, or our private Facebook page.

Thanks for your help creating and preserving our history!

Kathleen Pester, MOSCDC Historian,

Happy Birthday to Our Members!Happy Birthday to Our Members!Happy Birthday to Our Members!

Kristin King

Jodi Harman

Cynthia Heuer

Nichelle Hudson

Lori Meade

Tiffini Skuce

Phyllis Steward

Val Sutherland

Joyce Wadle

Linda Williams

OCTOBER

Chaplain’s message

At our house, carving the pumpkin involves more than a knife, scraper and a design. It involves a dis-cussion of the meaning of the various steps throughout the entire event. It goes something like this: As you pick your pumpkin from the patch, remember God picks you. As you wash the dirt off from the outside, remember God has washed you. As you open the top of the pumpkin, remember God knocks to open the door to come into your heart. As you scoop out the yucky insides and seeds, remember God cleans from the inside and removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Now if you stop there, you have a clean, but hollow vessel…. So… As you carve a design, remember that you have the daily choice of what you look like to others. As you fill it with a candle, God has to opportunity to shine through you for all the world to see! I hope you have a tradition of carving pumpkins and letting the light shine, and using this tradition to reflect on God’s love and work in our lives!

Wendi, Chaplain

Cath y’s cornerCath y’s cornerCath y’s corner

Cathy is a Marine wife of twenty-two years who believes in sharing her passions for exploring the world, cooking, photog-raphy, and the outdoors. With her only child in college, she now has the time to focus on what she enjoys and use this love to help build a community connection. When she's not playing in her kitchen, she's working on numer-ous projects on her home, training to run again, read-ing one of her favorite books, or searching for the perfect spot to paddle

UPCOMING ZIP CODE COFFEES

Looking forward to our

October Coffee’s

What: Let's have some fun and play a few rounds of bunco!!

Hosted by: Chris Thompson

When: Thursday, October 13th 11am-2pm

Where: The home of Chris Thompson (address pro-vided upon registration)

Who: Springfield, Burke, Oakton and beyond (Limited to 20 spouses)

Message from the Host: Let's get ready for Hallow-een with an October BOOnco. Costumes option-al. Please let me know if there are any dietary re-strictions.

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 6th

On our website:

https://moscdc.wildapricot.org/event-2350626

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What: Delicious DC Brunch

Hosted by: Ari Bevacqua & Susan Raike

When: Saturday, October 15, 12:00pm

Where: Pursuit Wine Bar, 1421 H Street, NE, Wash-ington, DC 20002 | 202-758-2139

Who: Any and all members (Limited to 25 spouses)

Message from the Hosts: Come and enjoy breakfast delights with mimosas at this casual, but classy res-taurant. We will be on the second floor. Each person will be responsible for their individual checks. Parking is limited on the H Street corridor, so taking Uber/taxi or public transportation is recommended.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 5th

On our website:

https://moscdc.wildapricot.org/event-2342293

We have two Zip Code Coffee (ZCC) events sched-uled for October: Halloween Bunco - West Springfield - 10/13 from 11-2pm Brunch at Pursuit Wine Bar - Washington DC - 10/15 at 12pm As a reminder, you can attend ANY zip code event you choose. It's a great opportunity to explore a neighborhood and meet new people. If you are interested in hosting or have questions regarding the ZCC, please feel free to email (hospitality@moscdc.org) or call (619-252-5224). See you soon, neighbor! Chris ZCC Coffee Coordinator

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Connect with MOSCDC friends on our members only Facebook page (open to any Officer’s spouse

June - September) and join discussions, make carpool plans, share pictures, and get advice about the DC area.

www.moscdc.org www.facebook.com/groups/moscdc info@moscdc.org

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Honorary President—D’Arcy Neller

Honorary Vice President/Advisor—Trisha Smith

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Board Meetings are held at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Houlihan’s Restaurant

inside the Springfield Hilton and are open to any member who wishes to attend.

We are “recognized as a non-profit organization and tax exempt under section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, but are not

an organization described in section 170(c) of the code, therefore members may not deduct contributions made to us.”

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise,

does not constitute or imply its endorsement , recommendation or favoring by the United States Marine Corps. Views and

opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Marine Corps, and shall not be used for

advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Executive Board:

President Kamey Tippet

Vice President

Lori Meade

Treasurer Sarah Clifford

Recording Secretary

Cindy Farnum

Corresponding Secretary Rebecca Cederholm

Parliamentarian

Michelle Tranchitella

Appointed Members:

Chaplain Wendi Mundy

Historian

Kathy Pester

Hospitality Chris Thompson

JAFOWL Representative

Suzanne Dana

Membership Amanda Helms

Navy-Marine Corps Ball Rep

Trisha Smith

Newsletter Editor Linda Arick

Programs

Board Member

Reservations Carly Ikuma

Retiree Liaison Board Member

Ways and Means

Board Member

Web Administrator/Social Media Nicole Wieler