Spouses' club serving [Installation]

The volunteer club for families at [Installation].

We meet once a month, run the thrift shop on base and give what it earns back as scholarships. Pick the door that fits why you're here.

Replace with: members talking at the fall welcome coffee, name tags on

Members and new arrivals

Come to the next meeting
Join and pay dues
Pick up a volunteer shift
Email a board member

Next meeting Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 pm. Newcomers sit with the membership chair.

Shop open Tue and Thu, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

This is a private organization. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.

On the board

Next three events

Guests are welcome at all three. RSVP so we buy enough food.

8Oct, Thursday

Monthly meeting and newcomer coffee

Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Place: Community Center, Room 0

Kids are welcome in the side room with two sitters. Coffee starts at 6:00 for anyone who just moved here.

RSVP

17Oct, Saturday

Fall bazaar

Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Place: Thrift shop parking lot

Local vendors and a half price rack. Visitors need a pass, so read the base access steps before you come.

RSVP

29Oct, Thursday

Chili night

Time: 6:00 pm
Place: [Restaurant], Your City

This one is off base. Bring a friend who doesn't have base access. Everyone pays for their own bowl.

RSVP

Full calendar

Thrift shop

Hours, getting in and consigning

The shop is on base and staffed by volunteers. Every dollar after rent and supplies goes to scholarships and grants.

Shop hours
Tuesday	10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Thursday	10:00 am to 2:00 pm
First Saturday	10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Consignment intake	Tuesday, 10:00 am to noon

Building 0000, [Street], on [Installation]Closed on federal holidays and the last two weeks of December.

Who can shop, and getting on base

Anyone with base access can shop. ID card holders walk in. Everyone else needs a visitor pass first.

Go to the Visitor Control Center at the [Gate name] gate. It opens at [time] on weekdays.
Bring a REAL ID driver's license or a passport, plus your vehicle registration and insurance.
The gate runs a background check. Most passes print in about 20 minutes.

Access rules tighten without notice. Check the installation's visitor page before you drive over.

Installation visitor info Directions to the shop

Consigning

You keep [60] percent of the sale price. Bring up to [20] items per intake, clean and on hangers. Anything unsold after [30] days comes back to you or becomes a donation, your choice at intake.

Donating

Bring donations inside during open hours. We can't take car seats, cribs, mattresses or anything recalled. Ask for a receipt at the register if you want one for taxes.

Template note: overseas installations get a toggle on this section. It swaps the shopper copy to "Open to ID card holders with SOFA status" and removes the visitor pass steps.

Membership

Joining the club

Open to spouses and adult family members of anyone assigned to [Installation]: active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired and DoD civilian.

$[x]a year

Dues are $[x] a year and cover the meeting space, childcare at meetings and the newsletter.

Membership includes

Monthly meetings with childcare
Members' events and the monthly newsletter
A vote on where scholarship and grant money goes
First pick of thrift shop volunteer shifts

Pay dues

Just moved here

New to the base? Come to one meeting before you decide. Nobody collects dues at the door.

Find the membership chair by the coffee. They'll introduce you to a few people who arrived this summer too.

Membership doesn't come with a volunteer requirement. Most members work a thrift shop shift a few times a year.

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Scholarships and giving

Where the thrift shop money goes

Scholarships for high school seniors and military spouses tied to [Installation], plus small grants to local groups each spring.

$[00,000] awarded to [00] students in [year]

Replace with: last year's recipients at the spring luncheon, with their permission

Apply for a scholarship

Applications open [Month day] and close [Month day]. You need a transcript, one recommendation and a short essay. Winners are announced at the spring luncheon.

Scholarship application