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hirley J. Phillips is an MOAA aux- iliary member in the Tucson (Ariz.) Chapter. She serves on the membership committee and a charitable giving committee and volunteers for MOAA and vari- ous other community groups almost every day of the week. After Phillips’ husband died, she says she stayed active in her chapter to support the military community that al- ways has supported her. Why do you do so much volunteer work for MOAA? I feel that I have the time and I should give back. I’m fortunate. I have good health, and I feel that I should give back to people that aren’t able to help themselves. I get all my medications through the military, and hey, if I can help them save a few pennies to help give some- one else their medication, I will do it. Just a smile and a thank-you
for volunteering means a lot to me. That’s really better at this stage in my life than a paycheck.
What is your role in the military community? I’ve always been red, white, and blue since the time I was a child. I only wanted to be dressed in red, white, and blue. I like being around military people. I always feel safe being around military people. I just feel that I’m helping the military. And it’s a way of giving back. They were good to my husband on active duty, and they’ve been very good to me. And for that reason I want to help them, too. How do auxiliary members strengthen MOAA? We’re there for support, but, using my chapter as an example, we have so many older [members] who are not able to do anything anymore, and if [an auxiliary member] can step in and do that job, then I think [he or] she should.
I’m supporting the organization and the military. That’s my main goal. I have been in some military groups where [spouses] have come in and taken
over, and I don’t think that should happen. I just feel everybody should get out
there and help their MOAA chapter. We need it … badly.
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