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Becoming a Member

Membership in the Eielson Spouses Club helps to support all of the fun activities and events that we host throughout each board year! We work hard to bring you awesome and fun events and activities that go above and beyond the cost of your membership!We are also pleased to announce a new structure to the membership fees! We worked hard to overcome the financial barrier that some people face so now, your membership fees will be based on the rank of your service member. This helps not only add value to your membership, but also makes it more accessible to the entire base community regardless of your financial status. If you are still having trouble paying your dues, but you really want to join, reach out to us! It is likely that someone else has opted to pay for someone else's membership and we might be able to reduce or even eliminate your out of pocket costs for your first year's dues!We can't wait to see you at our next event and welcome to the club!

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Hi there!We are currently working on updating our systems to provide you with a better and more streamlined experience. Please fill in the form below and once we have everything up and running, we will make sure you are one of the first to know!We thank you for your patience as we work hard to make sure that you get nothing but the best out of the Eielson Spouses' Club!

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ESC Thrift Shop

Located at:365 Kodiak St.
Eielson AFB, AKOpen:
Tuesdays 15:00-18:00
Thursdays 09:00-13:00

The ESC Thrift Shop is run operated by the Eielson Spouses Club and run by an all-volunteer workforce. We take your donations and our team of talented helpers sort, organize, price, and display these items out on our sales floor. Other than a small portion of our sales taken to pay for our operational supplies, all of the money we make from our sales goes towards our community giving program and ends up right back in our local community! This is one of the most impactful ways that the Eielson Spouses Club gives back to our community!Please note the graphic below for what we can't accept to help maximize our volunteer's time.

We are always looking for eager volunteers willing to come in and help us out! You don't need to be a member of the Eielson Spouses Club to Volunteer at the Thrift Shop!Want to arrange for your group to come in and volunteer outside of our regular business hours? Click the button below to get connected with our Thrift Shop Team!

• Volunteer at the Thrift Shop

Thank you for considering volunteering at the Eielson Thrift Shop!We ask that you please fill out the form below and a member of our Thrift Shop Leadership will contact you.This form is for individuals or groups wishing to arrange for volunteer work outside of our regularly scheduled days of operation.

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Community Giving Requests

The Eielson Spouses Club raises funds for our Community Giving Fund through sales made at our ESC Thrift Shop. Through the dedicated hard work of our volunteers and the generous donations provided by the community, we are able to generate a reliable pool of funds. Our Board is directed to dispense these funds to organizations that have a positive impact on the lives of the Eielson AFB community.This is how it works: (This is important!)Requesting periods are open from the 26th of the month through the 25th of the following month (for example, a request period may be open from August 26th - September 25th.) After the request period closes, all the requests received will be reviewed by a committee and a recommendation will be made to the Board of Directors at their next Board meeting which usually occurs on the first Friday of each Month (in this same example of Aug26-Sep25, the board would meet the first Friday of October). At that meeting, the Board will then vote on the requests. Requestors will be notified following the Board meeting via email as to the status of their request. It is possible that the request be approved for a different amount than was requested. The Board may also request that additional information be provided before the request is decided on.Due to this process, it is highly advisable that organizations submit requests as early as possible to avoid delays in funding as we are unable to provide funds for events that have already occurred. If you have any questions, please direct them to the Community Giving Treasurer via email.

• Request Funding

At this time, our Community Giving Requests are closed for the 2025-2026 Board year. We will update this page once the program resumes after the start of our next Board year.If you have an emergency funding request that you would like us to consider, please use the email icon at the bottom of any page of this site to contact our Executive Board Members.

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The Eielson Spouses Club

In 2019, the Eielson Spouses Club was formed when the Eielson Officer Spouses' Club and the Eielson Enlisted Spouses' Clubs unified. Prior to that, the two club worked separately to better the lives of the respective families of their members, but it was decided that by combining their efforts, they would have a greater impact on the Eielson Community as a single entity.The Eielson Spouses Club is actually two entities in one.There is the Social Club side which is a 501(c)7 membership supported organization. They hold fundraising events to be able to host events for their members that range from fun activities and experiences that are entirely unique to Alaska and are meant to be wholly enjoyable and enriching.Then there is the Charitable side of the organization which is a 501(c)3 and runs the Eielson Thrift Shop. Our all-volunteer run Thrift Shop takes the items generously donated from our community, then sorts, prices, organizes, and sells them back to the community at reasonable prices. Those sales (other than the small cost to keep everything running) goes into our Community Giving Fund. This Fund is sent directly back into the Eielson Community in ways that will have a positive impact on the morale and welfare of the base community. We do this by taking funding requests through our website and then each month, our Board of Directors meets to decide which organizations to fund. Each quality item you donate to the Thrift Shop helps us support things like Youth Activities, Squadron Celebrations, ALS Graduations, Promotions, Retirements, and Holiday Parties across the base! We couldn't do this without your support and the dedicated hard work of our amazing volunteers!

So who are these people on the Board of Directors?
Allow us to introduce ourselves:Executive Board:
President: Nicole Gebhardt
Operational Vice President: Ines Ruiz
Charitable Vice President: Lukas Jones
Secretary: Ashley White
Administrative Treasurer: Lynsy Carrell
Community Giving Treasurer: Mikayla Britton
Honorary President: Dr. Jamie JohnstonBoard Members:
Thrift Shop Liaison: Emily LeBlanc
Scholarships: Lynsy Carrell
Cookie Crunch: Hailey Orozco
Socials/Mini-Clubs: Clare Pinter
Publicity: Neka Wilkerson-Blair
Membership: OPEN
Fundraising: OPENInterested in applying for one of those open positions? Click the Email icon below and send us a message! We would love to hear from you!

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Cookie Crunch

Each December the Eielson Spouses Club rallies the whole community to bake thousands of dozens of homemade cookies and gather them together into bags of holiday cheer for our unaccompanied Airmen stationed here at Eielson AFB. It is a long standing tradition that has endured the hardships of pandemics and recessions alike. Our amazing community always pulls out the stops to make sure that each and every single Airmen on this base is remembered during the holidays and never feels forgotten. For many, this is their first time away from their family and loved ones and it can be a very difficult time for them. Our amazing Base Leadership helps distribute these treats out to all the Dorms and housing where they reside and each year we pride ourselves in making this experience even better than the year before!We can't wait to deliver on all the great things we have in store for the 2027 holiday season and we would love to include as many surprises as we can! Here are some things we have done in previous years that have truly made this event special:
-Handmade cards from children attending ACES, School Age, and NPMS
-Hand decorated bags
-Partnership with SAPR and Red Cross to include additional morale items
-Delivery of cookies to Night Shift Personnel and Gate Guards
-Coffee from Black Rifle Coffee Company sent to Squadron Buildings to be shared with all Airmen
-Delivery of cookie packages to CLEAR Base
-Inclusion of Air National Guard UnitAs we approach the holiday season, we will start posting on our Cookie Crunch Facebook Page so be sure to follow it and if you can, consider volunteering to help us collect, sort, and bag the waves of cookies that we will receive! If you can't volunteer your time, we understand (the holidays are crazy busy) but please at least consider baking a few dozen cookies and donating them to this worthy cause! We will share easy to follow recipes if you need help in that area too!

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ESC Events

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