March 21st OSC Minutes

President- Carmen Kelly
Updates:
Easter Egg Hunt (April 5th 3- 5)
-Bring 12 candy filled eggs for each child that will be hunting for eggs. Remember to bring your Potluck dish as well.
- We will have our "American Flag /Welcome Home VP-5 " Sheet out once again so that we can fill it up with our handprints to be displayed in the Main Hanger for all the Homecomings.
-Sara Colemen will be collecting Scrapbook pages at the Easter Egg Hunt.

Kathy's Farewell (April 19th 4 – 7 at Cantina Laredo)
If you plan to attend, please make the check out to VP-5 OSC for $25 and send to
Carmen Kelly
2392 Watermill Dr.
Orange Park, FL 32073

Please send before April 13th!!

Please keep in mind that the $25 will cover your appetizer, dinner, dessert, beverage, and one alcoholic beverage. If you have questions, please give Carmen a call at 771-6594

We will be presenting the scrapbook to Kathy at her Farewell. Please turn your scrapbook page in to Mary by Sunday April 5th.


COW Party (May 16th at the Fleming Island Splash Pool Center)
-Wear black, while, and pink. It will be an Italian Themed Potluck . An Evite will be sent mid April with specific items and foods that we will need.
-REMEMBER!! Your special "COW" gift can be dropped off by MAY 13TH at:
The Easter Egg Hunt (4/5)
Kathy's Farewell on the (4/19)
April OSC Meeting at Marlene's (4/25)
The Welcome Tea for the new XO (5/3)
or
Cynthia Huntington's or MicheleMergen's Home. If you need some ideas, contact me or Cynthia for a list of websites and places you can go to.
Please contact me if you have any question at 771-6594 or Cynthia at 551-7434.

Welcome Home VP-5
- 6 Signs have been ordered from Giglio to match the two we already have.
A banner has been ordered as well that we will display on Yorktown.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH to MONIKA WOODS for providing us with a website to order a FREE Welcome Home sign/banner (you pay shipping and handling.)

If you are interested in getting a banner for your significant other to display at you home, here is the website:
www.buildasign.com/troops

-Please get your pillowcase turned in by May 20th in the ziplock bag. You can drop off your pillowcase with me at:
The Easter Egg Hunt (4/5)
Kathy's Farewell on the (4/19)
April OSC Meeting at Marlene's (4/25)
The Welcome Tea for the new XO (5/3)
Lori's COW Party (5/16)

-Last week in May we will need help to put the cups up along Roosevelt, hang the Pillowcases, the welcome Home sheet, the signs, and the banner. More information will follow.

Welcome and Farewell –Theresa
- Welcome to Heather Fletcher! We are glad you could attend Heather and are looking forward to seeing you at future events.
-Farewell to Beth Vinyard! Beth is off to Italy. She received a very touching farewell written by Shantel Smith and read by Katrina Barlow. You will be greatly missed. You have done so much for the group and you will leave a lasting impression. Take care and enjoy your next assignment!

Treasurer - Becca Taylor
- Balance $2048.88
- Expenses: flowers, first batch of T-shirts
-Dues are $40 for a year. Make check payable to: VP-5 OSC and sent to:
Rebecca Taylor
309 Twinleaf Court
St. Johns, FL. 32259
(cell)361-537-3255
(home)904-460-2022

Ways and Means- Melissa Herdeman
*Fundraiser
-T-Shirts and Coasters will be sold at Easter Egg Hunt
-Order Forms will be available as well.

Scrapbook- Mary Blaschke
* Mary will be holding another Scrapbook party on Sunday, April 5th at 2:30 at:
The Crop Shoppe10584-8
Old St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32257
A reminder evite will follow.

Call Tree- Amanda McElhannon
* Please let me know if you need to update your contact information.
*Please send all evite information to me.

Sunshine- Heather Hoffacker
*Flowers were sent this month to Michele Mergen.

Social – MJ Ask
* Dinner and a movie at the new Fleming Island Theater! More detail will follow. Please contact Mary Jane with any questions at 451-3006.

REMINDER: If you are going to donate your old formal dresses for Clay High School, please contact Cynthia Huntington at 551-7434.

**NEXT MEETING April 25th 5:30 at Marlene Valenzuela’s**