chaptersinaction Chapter Achievements
From the Field: Maryland Council of Chapters Members of the Maryland Council of Chapters honored members of the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard by presenting them with the council’s 2010 Maryland National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year Award. Col. Scott L. Kelly and Chief Master Sgt. Harold E. Stewart of the 175th Air Wing ac- cepted the award from Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, ARNG, adjutant general for Maryland, and Maryland Council of Chapters member Lt. Col. John W. Fringer Jr., USA-Ret., during a ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore. Adkins coordinated the selection of the unit that received the award.
The council reestablished the award in 2009 as a way to honor the many sacrifices made by currently serving military members.
Pendleton (Calif.) Chapter Members of the Pendleton Chapter helped Marine Corps families during the holidays by donating $1,000 in Walmart gift cards to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force’s (I MEF’s) fam- ily readiness officer, Karen Gough. Gough distributed the gift cards to deployed servicemembers’ families who are attached to the I MEF at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Chapter members also provide monetary support to the Camp Pend- leton Armed Services YMCA and six area Junior ROTC (JROTC) units and
present two $500 scholarships to out- standing JROTC cadets each year.
Cape Fear (N.C.) Chapter The Cape Fear Chapter raised a re- cord $10,874 during its 2010 ROTC Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament. Chapter members, local citizens, and area businesses paid the tournament fees for 90 active duty servicemem- bers who played, including nine wounded warriors from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. Fifty-four area businesses and in- dividuals also paid to sponsor a hole. Col. Bob Smoot, USA-Ret., tour- nament director, says the proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for outstanding cadets who participate in one of the 19 ROTC and JROTC units the chapter supports.
Greater Rome-Utica (N.Y.) Chapter Members of the Greater Rome-Utica Chapter donated $1,150 in gift cards to the New York National Guard Family Readiness Group. The gift cards were used to help 25 needy military families during the holidays. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. contributed an additional $100. Members held a fundraising drive
(above) From left, Maj. Gen. James Adkins, ARNG; Col. Scott Kelly, ANG; Lt. Col. John Fringer Jr., USA-Ret.; and Chief Master Sgt. Harold Stewart, ANG, gather at an award ceremony. (left) CWO2 Angel Aviles, USCG-Ret., left, and former Army 1st Lt. Gordon Cress, right, give gift cards to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Family Readi- ness Officer Karen Gough, center.
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to purchase the gift cards. According to chapter President Col. Frederick Wieners, USAF-Ret., the chapter plans to continue its support and will hold a fundraiser later this year to benefit the Friends of the Utica Armory, which supports members of the New York Army National Guard. MO
— 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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