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The 44th Annual Ramstein Welfare Bazaar, produced by the Ramstein Officers’ Spouses Club and sponsored by the 435th Services Squadron, will take place Sept. 18 to 21 in Ramstein’s Hangar 1 and 2.
***image1***“For more than four decades, the KMC has benefited from the Ramstein Welfare Bazaar,” said Karen Nichols, the 2008 ROSC bazaar chair. “All the proceeds from this four-day event are returned to the military community in the form of scholarships,
welfare grants and charitable donations managed by the ROSC Welfare Committee.”
Last year, $115,400 was awarded to scholarship recipients, $85,566 went to schools, $79,571 to community programs and $33,956 to various base organizations and programs. Youth, sports and scout programs also benefited.
“The bazaar offers shoppers an unsurpassed experience – wares from around the world, all in one place,” said Lynn Silvey, ROSC bazaar co-chair. “This annual event has grown into one of the largest military bazaars in Europe.”
More than 130 vendors from various countries will present their merchandise such as pottery, oil paintings, mirrors, linens, toys, candies, cheeses, candles, jewelry, clothes, furniture and antiques. Last year, more than 29,000 shoppers visited the bazaar.
The bazaar will also feature a food court and entertainment stage. More than 20 food booths will be selling all kinds of culinary specialties, and various groups, acts and performances will entertain shoppers. The following is a schedule of performances:
• Sept. 18: 1 p.m., Kaiserslautern High School Jazz Band; 2 p.m., Ramstein High School Royal Chorus; 4 p.m., Ramstein High School Cheerleaders; 6 p.m., Life Teen Band; and 7 p.m., Rockit Fist Teen Band
• Sept. 19: 10:30 a.m., Sembach Middle School Choir; 2 p.m., Ramstein High School Band; and 6 p.m., 59 Minutes Band
• Sept. 20: 11 a.m., Vogelweh Gospel Choir; noon, Irish Dancers; and 5 p.m., El Ballet Folklorico
• Sept. 21: 2 p.m., Pacific Island Dancers
Visit www.ramstein-bazaar.org for the latest entertainment schedule. The ROSC is asking for volunteers to donate baked goods, to help in the business and finance offices and to prepare and distribute snacks for vendors in the Hospitality Suite.
Anyone interested in volunteering should visit www.ramstein-bazaar.org and click on the volunteer link for more details. Volunteers also earn VIP shopping privileges before the bazaar officially opens.
“Last year we had 1,200 volunteers help us – active duty and civilians,” said Kathy Bailey, ROSC president. “It’s a community event that we could not accomplish without the strength of our volunteers.”
Bazaar hours are noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 18; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20; and
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21. Sept. 18 and 19 are considered stroller-friendly days. A Kinder Korner in the Red Cross Tent will provide mothers and fathers a place to take care of infants and toddlers. No pets are allowed on the bazaar grounds.
(Courtesy of Ramstein Officers’ Spouses Club)
