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Chapter Achievements
From the Field:
Dover (Del.) Chapter
Dover Chapter president Col. Ron Sarg, USAF-Ret., presented $750 in checks to Cmdr. Karen Jeffries, USN-Ret., founder and CEO of Veterans Moving Forward. The donations will be used to train service dogs.
Chapter members also are working to pass state legislation that would allow spouses of service members or of Delaware National Guard members seeking a professional license or permit to receive a temporary license while awaiting transfer of their permanent license from another state or U.S. territory.
Minnesota Chapter
Minnesota Chapter members donated $2,000 total to three organizations that support veterans and their families. The Fisher House Foundation, which provides free meals and housing to military families whose loved ones are being treated at the VA polytrauma center in Minneapolis, received $1,000. The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, which helps homeless veterans, received $750, and the Armed Forces Service Center, which serves military families at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, received $250.
Hampton Roads (Va.) Chapter
Hampton Roads Chapter president Capt. Paul Hollandsworth, USN-Ret., presented a check for $600 to cadets in the Cavalier Navy JROTC unit at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Va. The donation was used to help purchase trophies for an annual drill meet that drew cadets from 12 area high schools.
Chapter member Capt. Mike Barea, USN-Ret., also spoke and administered the oath to graduates in the Hampton Roads Navy ROTC consortium at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va., which members support. Each newly commissioned officer received a certificate, complimentary national MOAA membership, and a set of gold bars.
Dayton Area (Ohio) Chapter
Dayton Area Chapter members donated $1,500 to the Fisher House Foundation, which operates two facilities at Wright-Patterson AFB. This is the second consecutive year members have made a $1,500 donation to Fisher House, which provides temporary housing to military family members while their loved one is undergoing medical treatment. Members also are longtime supporters of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, donating $1,300 in 2011.
“We have a really good chapter,” says president Col. Dennis Crouch, USAF-Ret. “Whenever you ask the members for support, they always come forward and help.” 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 6.
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