Marketing

Building 29, Room 305  |  703-693-5351 |  Monday-Friday: 7:30 AM – 4 PM
Marketing

Marketing

Supports MCCS-wide programs, solicits commercial sponsorship and advertising, and serves as MCCS public affairs.

The Marketing office supports MCCS-wide programs with print and web outreach, solicits commercial sponsorship and advertising, and serves as MCCS public affairs. We also plan and execute special events and provide support to our colleagues in event planning. Publications include The Week Ahead, updated on our homepage every Monday, and Corps Connections, our premier magazine for Marines and their families in the National Capital Region. Coming in 2011, we will publish a Guide to MCCS Henderson Hall for distribution to National Capital Region Marines and their families.

Marketing Mission Statement

To coordinate and promote MCCS Henderson Hall activities across all available media in a timely and appropriate manner, which benefits our customers and builds our internal team.

MCCS Special Events

Marine Spouse AppreciationMarine Spouse Appreciation

The toughest job in the Corps is Marine spouse! We honor spouses each May with an appreciation event. Be part of expressing your thanks to this dedicated group who support our Marines by keeping the home fires burning brightly.




Pre-Holiday PicnicsPre-Holiday Picnics

We hold picnics before Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day on the Marine Landing Deck beside the Marine Club. Targeting active duty H&S Battalion Marines and civilians, these picnics follow a battalion all hands safety brief and sends everyone off before the holidays with a good time. We provide the free food and beverages to battalion personnel, live DJ entertainment, and a "Great Giftcard Giveaway," coutesty of our commerical sponsors.


Running EventsIwo Jima Memorial 7k Run/Walk, Chesty's Run 5k Run/Walk, Devil Dog Run 5k Run/Walk, and Turkey Trot

Our running events invite teams and individuals to challenge themselves! The Iwo Jima Memorial 7k takes place in spring and runs through Joint Base Myer – Henderson Hall to the Marine Corps Memorial in Rosslyn and back. Chesty’s is in June, celebrating the beloved General "Chesty" Puller, and the Devil Dog Run acknowledging our Marines' sobriquet, takes place in September. The Turkey Trot is a Joint Base Myer – Henderson Hall event. .


Children's FairChildren’s Fair

April is Month of the Military Child, which we celebrate with a children’s fair on a Saturday in April. Drawing from our network of family child care providers and families throughout the National Capital Region, we offer games, information booths, family friendly activities, and more. Everyone leaves with a goodie bag full of giveaways, courtesy of our commerical sponsors.



OktoberfestOktoberfest

Live music and authentic German-style food transform the outdoor venue into an Oktoberfest. The scent of 'kraut and brats wafts through the air as dancers take to the floor for the Chicken Dance and polkas. Show your brawn with arm-wrestling contests held hourly, and let the little ones win a cupcake in the cupcake walk. New in 2010: the event expands to two days, and we'll have a Kinder Korner with child-friendly activities. We offer a great time with contests and door prizes. Alle wilkommen!


Corps Connections

Corps ConnectionsAdvertise your message to over 24,000 Marines and their family members in the Washington, D.C., National Capital Region Command!

Corps Connections, the newest Marine Corps Community Services promotional magazine for Marines, retired Marines, and Marine family members in the National Capital Region debuted in January 2008. Publishing quarterly, Corps Connections reaches Marines at Headquarters & Service Battalion Henderson Hall, Marine Barracks Washington (8th &I), the Navy Yard at Anacostia, the Chemical Biological Incidence Response Force at Patuxent River, the Military Entrance Processing Station at Ft. Meade, and wherever Marines are stationed in the National Capital Region.

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