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quest for donations, contributing any- after local philanthropist Sarah The Scholarship Fund of MOAA.
where from $25 to $1,000, according Roper bequest 300 acres of land to Members helped contribute the
to Noir. Thanks to a strong response, the chapter following her death to $25,000 needed to establish the
the chapter plans to award four more establish a veterans cemetery. Ac- scholarship, which honors the
$1,000 scholarships this year. cording to chapter President Col. late wife of longtime chapter
Victoria Revilla, USA-Ret., lack of member Col. Henry Ince, USAR-
Supporting others interest in a veterans cemetery led Ret. Members also established a
When members of the Cape Fear chapter leaders to contact Roper’s memorial scholarship to honor Ince
(N.C.) Chapter established their family to see if they could sell part of at Central Florida College in Ocala.
scholarship program in 1996, they the land and use the proceeds to es- Each year, the chapter awards
focused on supporting college- tablish an endowed scholarship fund scholarships to area high school stu-
bound students who participate in to assist veterans’ children. The fam- dents attending a service academy or
one of the Junior ROTC (JROTC) ily agreed, and the Roper Memorial entering a college ROTC program. In
units the chapter supports. Scholarship Fund was formed. Since 2008, the chapter awarded six $1,000
“In 2004, we decided to do more, its inception in 1998, members have scholarships to area students.
and we began awarding scholarships presented 95 scholarships totaling For two years now, the chapter also
to students who were beginning their $109,500 to children and grandchil- has awarded scholarships to deployed
senior year in an ROTC program,” dren of former servicemembers who servicemembers’ young children so
says chapter President Lt. Col. Robert attend high school in the St. Peters- they could attend summer camp. Ac-
Garman, USA-Ret. burg, Va., area. cording to Capt. Tyke Fury, USN-Ret.,
Members host an annual golf the chapter plans to send 11 children
tournament to fund the program. In Funding at all levels to Camp Kiwanis this summer.
2008, the tournament netted $7,000, Members of the Kingdom of the Sun “This endeavor has truly demon-
enabling the chapter to present two (Fla.) Chapter not only have their strated our genuine appreciation and
$1,500 ROTC scholarships and four own scholarship program, but they continued support for those military
$1,000 JROTC scholarships. The also established the Vivian Ince families involved in the ongoing
chapter’s Ladies Club also donated Designated Scholarship through [Middle] East confl icts,” says Fury.
$2,000 for the effort in 2009.
The Willow Grove (Pa.) Chapter
uses its scholarship fund to sup-
port active duty servicemembers.
Give Me 10! Quarterly
In 2008, the chapter awarded six
$500 college scholarships to enlisted
Award Winners Announced
personnel stationed at Joint Reserve THE 2008 GIVE ME 10! CAMPAIGN was a rousing success, with 3,871
NAS Willow Grove. new members being recruited for national MOAA. Each quarterly award
“Our scholarship program used winner will receive an incentive check for $250. The winners are
to be larger,” says chapter President West: Colorado Council of Chapters, 54 new members;
and Scholarship Chair Lt. Col. David Midwest: Louisiana Council of Chapters, 44 new members;
Manuel, USMC-Ret. “This year, we Southeast: Georgia MOAA, 19 new members; and
decided to show our support by con- Northeast: Pennsylvania Council of Chapters, 14 new members.
tributing part of the money to four Independent chapters (not served by a state council):
area family readiness groups [that as- Northeast: Southern Maine Chapter, 4 new members;
sist deployed troops’ families].” West: Sierra Nevada Chapter, 2 new members;
Midwest: Red River Valley (N.D.) Chapter, 1 new
Assisting veterans’ member; and
children Southeast: no independent chapter.
The Southside (Va.) Chapter started To learn more, visit
www.moaa.org/givemeten.
its endowed scholarship program
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