Happy Holidays

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

-Cannon Spouses' Club 

As always, continue to check our facebook page for upcoming events!

Start Your Ovens

Don't forget Cannon's upcoming Commando Cookie Drop next week!  

We still need...

Bakers 

to bake cookies and drop them off at the base chapel
Sunday, December 6th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Monday, December 7th from 7:00 am- 9:00 pm

and

Volunteers 

to receive and pack the cookies at the chapel 
Monday, December 7th from 9:00 am- 12:00 pm

Sign up to help HERE

November Events

Mark Your Calendars for these Awesome Events in November:

Game Night
Thursday, November 5th
6:00 p.m.

Book ClubSaturday, November 7th at 9:30 a.m.

Decorate the Landing Zone for Christmas Wednesday & Thursday, November 9-10 

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Turkey Bowling Social 

Thursday, November 12th 11:30 a.m.

Thanksgiving Sides Cooking Club
Thursday, November 19th
6:00 p.m.

Frozen Sing-Along
Friday, November 20
5:30 p.m.

As always, check out our Calendar and Facebook Events page for more details!

In it to Win it

Cannon Spouses Club members had a blast at September's "In it to Win it" Social 

We met at the base Chapel, and enjoyed a delicious meal catered by Paradise Market.

Then had some fun playing a few games involving puzzles, marshmallows, popsicle sticks, and some potholders...

Members also brought canned goods and other food items to benefit the Cannon Food Pantry!  Keep an eye on our Calendar and Facebook Page for upcoming events, and more ways to get involved. 

October Preview

Here's a look at the many ways to get involved in October:

First up, be sure to check out the ballroom dancing lessons on October 3rd...
 

And don't forget to mark your calendars for our October Social on the 15th.

And as always, check our Facebook Page for other Special Activities coming up soon, like...

Book Club

Bowling Club

And

Cooking Club 

Orange You Glad School's In?

We had a great time yesterday morning at our Back to School themed September Social!  

We ate some great food with good friends, and learned more about Cannon's Airman & Family Readiness Center.  

The AFRC's annual Pumpkin Patch event is coming up on October 17th from 1300-1500.  They are still looking for donations of pumpkin decorating sticker packs like these for the event.  Any donations can be dropped off at the AFRC.

We ended the morning with a school themed relay race complete with... 

Packing backpacks...

 

Making lunches...

                           A little homework...

And, of course, some recess!  

Keep an eye on our calendar, and join us for more events coming up soon.  

Welcome CSC 2015 - 2016

 

Hello and welcome to the Cannon Spouses' Club's new year! My name is Keelin Cromar and I will serve you as president this year. I am excited that we have already started this year successfully with the "Speed Meeting" this past Thursday. This social had an amazing turn out with nearly 60 people in attendance. 

I am looking forward to an awesome year with some great opportunities. Here are some great ways to get involved with CSC this year:

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Keep your eye on the Facebook page for upcoming special events that are in the works for this year. We plan to have the following special activity groups this year:

Running Group

Cooking Group

Volunteering 

Ballroom Dance

Play Dates

Coffee Meetups

Shooting Group

Game Night

Bowling

Lunch/Movie Group

Wine Group

Book Club

 

If you are interested in joining any of these groups please email cannonspousesclub@gmail.com to sign up. 

MONTHLY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We are happy to announce that we will be adding monthly volunteer opportunities this year. In September we will be cooking for the Deployed/Remote Family Dinner. This dinner will take place on September 1 from 5PM - 7PM. If you are interested in helping provide part of this meal please click on this link:
Dinner Sign Up 

If you are looking for a more permanent volunteer opportunity don't forget that our CSC Thrift Shop is ALWAYS looking for volunteers. If you are interesting in volunteering send an email to cannonspousesclub@gmail.com

SOCIAL CALENDAR 2015-2016

Last but not least, don't forget to save the date for our socials:

September 24th - 11:30AM - Back to School Social - Landing Zone

October 15th - 6:30PM - Landing Zone

November 12th - 11:30AM - Turkey Bowling - Cannon Bowling Alley

January 21st - 11:30AM - Landing Zone

February 19th - 20th 6:30PM -  Murder Mystery Dinner -  Landing Zone

March 17th 11:30AM -  Landing Zone

April 21st 6:30PM - Members Appreciation BINGO Landing Zone

May 26th 11:30AM - Landing Zone 

Welcome to the 2015 - 2016 Board

The 2015-2016 executive board.

We are excited to begin a new year with the Cannon Spouses' Club. The newly elected executive board has started to plan the events and is looking forward to an awesome year.  

The officers for the 2015-2016 year are:

President: Keelin Cromar
1st Vice President: Sarah Neal
2nd Vice President: Xylina Anthony
Secretary: Brittney Beene
Treasurer: Jamie Koonce
Parliamentarian: Ariana Terns
Honorary President: Suzi Smith 
Honorary Co-President: Maree Scanlan

We are also pleased to welcome an amazing group of volunteers who will serve in chair positions this year:

Membership: Hannah Ken & Stephanie Levingston
Socials: Erin Mueller
Member-at-Large: Krystal Clifford
Historian: Raquel Aguilar
Thrift Shop Manager: Marci Hill
Welfare: Jennifer Buchanan
Auction Chair: Brittani Metzger



We currently have the following positions open:

Publicity
Reservations
Ways & Means
Scholarships
Special Activities
Volunteership

If you are interested in taking a chair position for this year please email cannonspousesclub@gmail.com for more information. 

CSC APRIL EVENTS

BINGO & Make It. Bake It. Fake It.

Over $1000 in prizes including a Coach purse, Tiffany pearl earrings, Waterford crystal decanter, Pebble smart watch and a summer fun kit.
 
Tickets: Are available at the Cannon Thrift Shop (Tues-Wed 10-2, Thurs 1-4). Members Only.

$12 per ticket- includes 1 BINGO card. Two additional cards can be purchased the day of the event for $5.00 a piece. Last day to purchase tickets at the Thrift Shop is April 21st. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Menu: Heavy hors d’oeures buffet

Childcare: Free childcare will be available from 6:15-8:30 at the Landing Zone. No children under the age of 1. Food provided.

BINGO night is 

Make it, Bake it, Fake it night!   

Donate crafts, baked goods or show off your shopping skill and receive a free BINGO card and increase your chance to win amazing prizes. This is a great way to advertise your business or just show off your craft or baking abilities.

Please contact Erin (ltlmacc@yahoo.com) or Sarah (skneal122@gmail.com) by April 21st with donation intentions.

April CSC Book Club

April 15, 2015

from 6PM - 7:30PM

at

Cannon Lanes (Bowling Alley)

Book: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

RSVP HERE  

April Wine Club

April 18, 2015

at 2PM

Bottling Strawberry Kiwi Wine

PLEASE RSVP HERE to receive the location of this event.

JOIN THE 2015-2016 CSC BOARD

Are you interested in joining the Cannon Spouses' Club Board for the 2015-2016 year? Elections for our executive board will take place on April 23rd at the Bingo Social. If you are interested in any of the positions on next year's board please CLICK HERE and fill out our online board application before April 15th. Below you will find a list of the positions both elected and appointed.

BOARD POSITIONS 

FOR NOMINATION: (EXECUTIVE BOARD)

PRESIDENT: Attend and preside over all general membership meetings(socials), executive board and board meetings; establish and solicit members to committees and attend committee meetings; appoint parliamentarian, chairmen of appointed offices and special committees; conduct routine business of CSC; ensure CSC Constitution and By-Laws are reviewed annually and up-to-date and submit any changes to Private Org; oversee executive board; all executive board members report to president; does not make a motion or have a vote, only in the case of a tie, president is deciding vote.
 
1st VICE PRESIDENT: Assist the president in all CSC business and act as president in his/her absence; attends base wide meetings to promote the CSC; adviser to operating side of the board, ie., Membership, publicity, socials, reservations, ways & means, and member at large; attends operational and welfare budget meetings.

2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Assist the president in all CSC business; adviser to welfare side of the board, ie., scholarships, thrift shop, special activities, historian, auction; attends operational and welfare budget meetings; attends thrift shop meetings; plays an active role in the thrift shop, volunteering, ensuring volunteers are available to the manager and covering for the manager when needed; addresses any issues the thrift shop manager may have; organizes and implements all aspects of CSC’s Veteran’s Day gift-giving; assumes responsibilities of 1VP in his/her absence, and the President in the absence of both 1VP and president.

SECRETARY: Attends, records, prepares and maintains minutes of general membership meetings, keeping record of members present; signs, along with president, minutes, then forwards to NAF; maintain all records for the Board; handles CSC correspondence; collects and distributes CSC mail; reserves space for monthly board meetings and sends out reminders of meetings; sends out birthday cards/gift cards to children’s homes in Portales.
 
TREASURER: Establish an annual budget for CSC to include projected income and expenses, purchases, etc.; maintain record of all financial transactions and financial status of CSC; prepare monthly income and expense statements to include all fundraising activities to be presented at monthly board meetings; prepare and update a balance sheet accounting for total assets, liabilities and net worth of CSC; maintain all necessary bank accounts; receive and disburse all funds belonging to Operational and Welfare funds; pay insurance premiums; file taxes at end of fiscal year for operational, welfare and thrift shop; work with thrift shop manager to keep consignment checks, deposits, in order and reconcile; attends monthly executive and board meetings; attends all budget meetings; advises president on all financial matters.  

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS 

 

OPERATIONAL CHAIRS (1st VP)

MEMBERSHIP: Solicit membership from eligible Cannon community; maintain welcome table at all socials; collect and process applications, delivering fees to treasurer; maintain database of members; ensure members are welcomed and fare-welled.

PUBLICITY: Responsible for publicizing all CSC events; assist other chairmen to create posters, flyers, tickets, etc. as needed; setting and reporting a deadline for newsletter; ensuring the name, seal or insignia of the DoD or any of its components does not appear on any CSC media, printed or electronic.

WEB MANAGEMENT: Responsible for upkeep of the website, Facebook, and Instagram accounts; as well as insuring and maintaining CSC's online presence. Provides assistance with online and technical issues.

RESERVATIONS: Responsible for taking and maintaining reservations and monies for monthly socials; setting the RSVP deadline for all events; tracking and reporting attendance exact to The Landing Zone business office; send out monthly invites (Evite, Facebook, etc.)

SOCIALS: Serves as a liaison between the CSC and Landing Zone, making all arrangements for social events and programs; arrange for all materials or items needed at each function; coordinate with all appropriate chairs to make sure everything is a go for upcoming socials; arranges childcare for such events that require childcare.

WAYS & MEANS: Responsible for purchasing door prizes and maintaining raffle tickets at all monthly functions; acquiring necessary approval for any special fundraisers the CSC may have. 

MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Represents the CSC membership at base wide advisory meetings, board meetings, quality of life meetings, welcome spouse/heartlink, welcome to Cannon, etc. meetings; submits Volunteer of the quarter/year award packages; tracks CSC volunteer hours; point-of-contact for member complaints, concerns, general comments. 

WELFARE CHAIRS (2nd VP)

THRIFT SHOP MANAGER: Maintaining the thrift shop, keeping it in an orderly and clean state; organizing schedules of volunteers and training volunteers; supporting positive costumer relations; managing all monies and working with the treasurer; takes phone messages for the CSC; schedules meetings as needed.

HISTORIAN: Responsible for snapping photos and recording happenings at CSC events and submitting them to Publicity; ensure proper archiving and storage of historical items.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES: Responsible for ensuring additional social activities are available to general membership as needed or requested, ie., lunch and a movie, bowling, crafting, coffee, etc.; ensure sign-up lists are available and properly displayed at all socials; appointing a point-of-contact for each activity; greet new members and investigate interest for new activities.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Responsible for reviewing, revising and getting legal approval for all scholarship applications; distributing applications amongst the Cannon community, local schools and colleges; organizing and maintaining contact with the Final Selection Committee; notifying scholarship winners; planning and implementing all aspects of the awards reception/function for scholarship winners.

WELFARE: Serves as a liaison between CSC and all organizations requesting funds, ensuring all donation requests are complete and all questions answered; presents requests for funds to the Board; coordinates with the treasurer to ensure proper distribution of approved donation funds.

AUCTION: form an auction committee as early as June; schedule meetings and send out reminders for auction meetings; pick a date with the help of the Executive Board and receive approval from the proper authority; ensure CSC Board is up-to-date with all paperwork, and all necessary forms seeking approval are submitted to Private Org, Legal, NAF and all appropriate Cannon AFB agencies; assign committee members specific duties; plan and implement all aspects of the Auction through completion of auction; follow up with all committee and board members.

The Cannon Thrift Shop: Supporting Our Community

Never Been to the Cannon Thrift Shop? 
Now is the time to visit. Cannon Thrift Shop will be trying out extended hours the first Saturday of March (7th) from 11AM to 2PM. The Cannon Spouses' Club will also be holding a bake sale that day so you can enjoy some sweet treats while you shop.

Why support the Cannon Thrift Shop? 
All proceeds from the Cannon Thrift Shop go to the Cannon Spouses' Club welfare budget. This budget is utilized to support not only the Cannon Spouses' Club charitable activities, but also Cannon AFB and Clovis groups like Diamond Sharp, Cannon Food Pantry, Shooke Unleashed Animal Rescue, The New Mexico Children's Home, Clovis American Little League and so many more. 

Don't know where the Cannon Thrift Shop is? 
It shares a parking lot with the base library and its address is 202 Olympic Boulevard, Building 76.

If you want to know even more about the Thrift Shop click HERE for hours, consignment options and more. 

CSC Upcoming Events

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER

We are really looking forward to our February event the "Murder Mystery Dinner". This year we will be offering two nights for this amazing event on February 27 & 28.

This event sells out quickly, and this year CSC members will have the opportunity to purchase their tickets before anyone else. CSC MEMBERS MARK YOUR CALENDARS and be sure to stop by the CANNON THRIFT SHOP on FEBRUARY 10 between 10AM and 2PM to pick up your tickets BEFORE they go on sale for NON-MEMBERS on FEBRUARY 11.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE

FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB

Wednesday February 18th at 6PM

Chili's Bar and Grill

RSVP HERE

BOOK: Gretchen Rubin's, The Happiness Project

Book club is a family friendly event, so littles are most welcome to attend with you.

 

 COFFEE CLUB

FONDUE AND GAME NIGHT

Thursday February 19th at 6:30PM

Paradise Market - Party Loft

RSVP HERE

We will enjoy cheese and chocolate fondue and we are hoping to have a large enough group to play BUNCO, but we will bring several favorite party games such as Apples to Apples, Taboo and Pictionary. We are also extending an invitation to some wonderful ladies in the local community to join in on the fun! No worries about bringing anything other than yourself. Fun prizes will be awarded AND there will be a drawing for a pair of tickets to the CSC Murder Mystery Event!