Operation Christmas Cookie commencing 0900 hours 22Dec2010

Operation Christmas Cookie will be a non-covert op that we hope the entire base community will participate in and will soon spread Christmas cheer far and wide.  Volunteers will be collecting cookies at the commissary at 9am to wrap and distribute the cookies to the Airmen on base who will not be able to return home to spend the holidays with their families.  Let's make Operation Christmas Cookie a successful mission and bring the Christmas spirit to the heart of each Airman who isn't going home this year. 

One year, I spent deployed on a deserted island and in a Christmas box from my Mom, was the best gift I ever got.  It was filled with a silly amount of Mac & Cheese,  and a little kit of sugar cookies that she had baked and powdered sugar, and food coloring.  I cried when I opened that package.  You forget how much you miss the small things that other people take for granted.  I had even been doing things that most people might envy a moment before, like snorkeling a coral reef, but I was so homesick and happy for 15 small cookies that nothing was more prized.  So you can see how much these small Christmas cookies can mean to someone who can not return home.  I shared my cookies with friends over Mac&Cheese Christmas Dinner while we watches AFRTS television specials and made fun of the commercials that our friends were on.  That Christmas, the "Operation Christmas Cookie", were mission accomplished!

We have been offered the use of a freezer if you aren't able to drop them off at the commissary on Wednesday, so don't be discouraged by lack of time management.  Please contact us if you would like to participate, because we would love to be able to make this mission a success.  Here are some links to ideas for both creative and classic Christmas Cookies.  We are looking for all kinds, Gingerbread, Linzer, Shortcake, Pinwheels, all the classic cookies that you would see your Grandma/Abuelita/Nona/Nana make.  

Brownie Pops!

Reindeer Cookies

Martha Stewart's Best Christmas Cookies

USO San Antonio

http://www.facebook.com/USO.SanAntonio

I know that some of us don't really check that Facebook account all that much, or really look around on it like we should, at the places that really matter, but I wanted to share what is happening at the USO.  There is a need for volunteers for the Barnes & Noble gift wrap book drive, which is a great way to spend an afternoon of volunteering.

Weekend Fun

http://www.dinosaur-quest.com/

This looks like such fun and isn't too pricey.  I know we will all be looking for fun things to keep ourselves or the kids busy during the holiday breaks, especially if we have out of town guests.  You can print the coupon or just take a picture with your mobile phone and show it at the time of purchase!  Find more options at http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment  This weekend, it lists places that you can see Harry Potter, The Misfits (White Rabbit), Spurs vs. Cleveland, Free Photography Exhibit and Artist Reception with Kent Rush, and the Bracken Farmers and Artisans Market.  It's amazing what you can find with a little point and click around here.  Always available at the tip of your fingers is a listing of what is available for you and your family here on base. Please bookmark the pages listed and come back to them time and time again!

Youth Programs

Arts and Crafts

Cinderella's Closet

Yet another great program to spread the word about.


The Cinderella's Closet is a program sponsored by the ESC where we loan gowns/dresses for events such as ALS/NCO Academy graduations, award ceremonies, balls, any formal or semi-formal event.  If you are not sure if the protocol calls for formal or semi-formal attire, just email us and we can tell you what is most appropriate for you to wear based on what the military equivalent uniform is for the event.  This is also a nice chart to reference for dress codes. What to wear?

The dresses are on loan for FREE. The only cost is dry cleaning when you return the gown/dress.

Open on Tuesday nights from 6:00-8:00pm at Airman's Attic, located on main base Lackland Air Force Base.  We are also looking for spouses to volunteer time on Tuesday evenings to take shifts.  Many sizes are available and selections are constantly changing so stop by often!

*Donations are also being accepted

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at lacklandesc@yahoo.com

Welcome to Lackland Enlisted Spouses Club!

We are so excited to connect with spouses coming to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio!  Now that it is officially a joint forces command, serving so many more services we are finding even more ways to reach out to the community to find "our people".  We consider those to be any spouse who needs our support or guidance, or most important, friendship.  Please visit this page often, ask questions, email, comment, go to our Facebook page and "like" us and come to our meetings!