It's good to be in the MOSC

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  • By Airman 1st Class Stephanie Ashley
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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  The Minot Officers' Spouses' Club held a meet and greet social at the Jimmy Doolittle Center Aug. 16, to promote networking and encourage new members into the group.

Last year the MOSC had roughly 50 members, and after this one social gathering, membership is predicted to nearly double for the upcoming year.

"We have 25 new members with seven pending; in all we should have roughly 32 new members," said Debbie Copeland, MOSC scholarships chairperson. "Which should put our total between 77 and 85 by the second social, but our goal is to have more than 100 members by this year's end."

The group employed a door-to-door recruiting method which according to Copeland was inspired by the recent visit of Author and Motivational speaker Simon Sinek.

Sinek's comment that society is losing its personal face-to-face communications skills is what influenced Copeland's decision to go door-to-door.

"Sending e-mails, texting or 'Face-booking' has become a substitute for real personal communication and I believe this is a detriment to our society," Copeland further elaborated.

The new boost in membership numbers will allow the MOSC to further extend the services they offer to base personnel. According to Christina Doucette, Thrift Shop chairperson, this includes all of the new volunteers who signed up to help run the shop allowing for extended hours of operation in the upcoming year.

In addition to supporting the philanthropic needs of the base, Minot community and various national Air Force charities; the MOSC also has goals of increased involvement in local charities, funds for scholarship awards and educational support for college students.

MOSC also has opportunities for volunteer projects that students can reference in their college applications.

"We also want to improve fellowship among spouses by increasing the number of special interest clubs available," affirmed Copeland.

First and foremost the MOSC had its start as a way for spouses to support one another and make a difference in their base community.

"There are so many new spouses on base and we wanted to make sure everyone was invited and felt welcome to join the MOSC," Copeland remarked." We spoke with people who had only been here for a few days and people who have been here for years."

Copeland has been a member of officers' spouses' clubs at five different bases over a 20-year period. She has also held many positions during her time with various OSCs to include welcome chairperson, social chairperson, parliamentarian and her current position of scholarships chairperson.

"I have made many of my closest friends in OSC," said Copeland." My goal is to be an active member in MOSC and to reach out to every spouse to be a part of this special group."

For more information regarding MOSC or details on becoming a member, go to www.minotMOSC.com or follow the group on their Facebook.