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Service to Others
MOAA chapter members undertake a variety of service projects in
their communities. Find out how they’re using their leadership and
organizational skills to start or support programs that benefi t others.
O
ne of the most important reers taking care of their people and MOAA. Chapter members really are
missions of MOAA’s chap- serving our nation. They’ve learned ambassadors in their communities.
ter system is to provide and honed their leadership and Read on to learn about the many
support for local community service organizational skills, which makes ways chapter members help out. If
projects. In communities across them a group sought-after by the you have been looking for means to
the country, MOAA chapter mem- many volunteer organizations trying give back to your community, your
bers are giving back to their fellow to meet community needs. local MOAA chapter can be a great
citizens in a variety of ways. When MOAA chapters provide an op- way to do that.
I visit councils and chapters, it is portunity for many association mem- — Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret.
amazing to witness fi rsthand and bers to extend their previous service Director, Council and Chapter Affairs
hear about the many ways chapters and continue serving their nation.
help meet local needs. This includes There are any number of ways
scholarships for college-bound you can help your fellow citizens. Make a
students and support for wounded The demand for good volunteers far
warriors, disabled veterans, local exceeds the supply of people who Difference
possess the skills MOAA members
have as well as their willingness to
help others.
Some chapter service projects, T
his year, an estimated 1,300
homeless and needy students
in Marion County, Fla., will
such as Operation Helping Hand in receive new school supplies, cloth-
Tampa, Fla., have received national ing, and other necessities thanks to
recognition. This outstanding pro- Operation Stuff the Bus, an outreach
gram has won the Newman’s Own project sponsored by the Kingdom of
Award twice, a president’s volun- the Sun (Fla.) Chapter, Marion Coun-
teer service award, and the Golden ty Public Schools, and the county’s
Achievement Award from the United Public Education Foundation.
Way of Tampa Bay. Each summer, volunteers distrib-
Communities appreciate what ute lists of needed items to shoppers
chapter members do, too. Local gov- at local Wal-Mart and Kmart stores.
schools, charities, and active duty ernments and other groups often Kingdom of the Sun Chapter mem-
servicemembers at nearby bases. recognize them for their efforts. bers tally and organize shoppers’
MOAA members are well-suited In this way, volunteering through donations before they load them onto
to this role, having completed suc- an MOAA chapter enables chapter school buses outside each store. Now
cessful tours of duty or military ca- members to let others know about in its seventh year, Operation Stuff
the Bus has collected and distributed
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ON THE ROAD: This month, Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., director of
more than $252,000 worth of dona-
MOAA’s Council and Chapter Affairs, will visit chapter members in Ar-
tions to homeless and needy students.
kansas, Florida, and West Virginia. Go to MOAA Calendar, page 132, for dates.
“Everyone is just glad that we
took this on,” says Eileen Olson, who
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