chaptersinaction Chapter Achievements
From the Field: Superstition Mountain (Ariz.) Chapter Superstition Mountain (Ariz.) Chap- ter members recently shipped care packages to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The chapter’s auxil- iary members led the effort, through which members donated food, toi- letries, and comfort-care items. The items were shipped to deployed servicemembers through Packages From Home, a nonprofit in Phoenix. Members also support the program through cash contributions. In April, members received sev-
eral photos and a certificate of ap- preciation from servicemembers in Camp Alamo, Afghanistan, thanking them for their support.
New Jersey Council of Chapters Young officers in New Jersey are learning about MOAA, thanks to a council-sponsored junior officer rec- ognition program. This year, Capt. Jeffrey Rouse, ANG, and Lt. Jeremy Courtade, USCG, each received the New Jersey Council of Chapters’ Out- standing Junior Officer of the Year Award, along with a $50 restaurant gift card. The two recipients previ- ously were recognized as outstanding junior officers by the South Jersey and Jersey Cape chapters, respectively. “This was the first year that the
state council recognized an outstand- ing junior officer, and to have two winners of the caliber of Lieutenant Courtade and Captain Rouse was a great way to start the program,” says
Jersey Cape Chapter President Capt. Dale Goodreau, USCG-Ret.
Tampa (Fla.) Chapter Operation Helping Hand (OHH), a service project of the Tampa (Fla.) Chapter, continues to receive rewards. At the chapter’s April luncheon, Rear Adm. Leroy Collins, USNR-Ret., ex- ecutive director of the Florida Depart- ment of Veterans’ Affairs, presented a Governor’s Point of Light Award to Capt. Bob Silah, USN-Ret., chair of OHH. Since it began in May 2004, OHH has assisted more than 600 families of seriously wounded service- members who are treated at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.
Mayport (Fla.) Chapter Mayport (Fla.) Chapter members presented a certificate and $100 to eighth-grader Maryanne Moral, who won the chapter’s patriotic essay con- test. Chapter auxiliary member Carol Trentalance organized the contest. “It was so successful this year we
Capt. Mike McHugh, USN-Ret., left, president of MOAA’s Mayport (Fla.) Chapter; chapter auxiliary member Carol Trentalance, second from right; and chapter member Cmdr. Gale Ruskosky, USN-Ret., right, pre- sented a certificate and a $100 check to eighth-grader Maryanne Moral, second from left, who won the chapter’s patriotic essay contest with her essay titled, “What the Flag Means to Me.”
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are considering expanding it next year to other schools,” says Trentalance. Moral, who attends Fort Caro- line Middle School in Jacksonville, Fla., wrote a stirring 300-word essay titled, “What the Flag Means to Me.” Monica Bonilla received an honorable mention, and Moral’s teacher, Karen Moody, received a $100 gift certificate. Members also presented the school with a U.S. flag that was flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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— Contributors are Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., director; Col. Barry Wright, USA-Ret., deputy director, Council and Chapter Affairs; and Kris Ann Hegle. For submission information, see page 20.
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