Ellsworth OSC Scholarship Banquet

Our Ellsworth Officers Spouses Club annual Scholarship banquet was a HUGE success! We had 132 people attending the banquet and every single one of the scholarship recipients were in attendance. I feel very proud to be part of an organization that makes such a difference in the local community. Our yearly fund raiser the OSC Charity Auction was a huge success, raising nearly $21,000. Our auction would not have been the huge success it was without the help and support of the local civilian and military communities. Through the auction proceeds we were able to give away $20,800 in scholarships and through the proceeds of our OSC thrift shop donate over $12,000 to local charities. If you're a military spouse reading my blog today please by all means join your local military wives group be it the Enlisted Spouses Club or the Officers Spouses Club; both are wonderful organizations to be a part of!

While reading the letters of thanks and gratitude, my eyes started to well up. One letter in particular made me want to get up and tell everyone to take time to read the notes of thanks for the recipient's (I had our OSC president do that for me). It really goes to show us all that our scholarships DO make a difference in the lives of those who receive them, sometimes they make more of a difference than we can ever imagine.

Last night I presented the 3 scrapbook albums to the honorary president, honorary vice president and the OSC president. It is amazing at how much the appreciated getting this albums. Having something to remember their time spent here with friends, a photo journal of every OSC event is a very nice gift! Now for me to download the pictures from last night and to get working on the layouts.