chaptersinaction Chapter Achievements
From the Field: Georgia MOAA Inc. Six MOAA members were among 15 veterans inducted into the Geor- gia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Inc. (GMVHOF) last year. Honorees included Georgia MOAA Inc. (www
.georgiamoaa.org) member Col. Gerald Lord, USA (Ret), and nation- al MOAA members Col. John Day Mooneyham, USA (Ret); Col. Donald Mathis McKay Jr., USA (Ret); and Capt. George Alan Nelson, USMC (Ret). Posthumous inductees were former Georgia MOAA Inc. member Col. Birch George McVay, USAFR, and national MOAA member Col. Fred Orr Jackson, USA. Eight other MOAA members previously were inducted into the GMVHOF, which was founded in 2012 to honor state veterans.
Northern New Jersey Chapter Members of the Northern New Jer- sey Chapter (
www.nnj-moaa.org) donated $1,000 to national MOAA’s scholarship fund and presented four $1,000 scholarships to outstanding ROTC cadets during the chapter’s annual award ceremony. Awardees were Air Force Cadet Chris Bang and Army Cadets Courtnaey Chelf, Rosa Feliciano, and Daniel Rodriguez. Chapter members also present
MOAA medals each year to the top cadet in each of 18 local Junior ROTC (JROTC) programs. The awards recognize cadets who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding leadership, and good citizenship.
Charleston (S.C.) Chapter For the past 19 years, members of the Charleston Chapter (www
.charlestonmoaa.com) have sup- ported the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. Members raised $1,843 in 2015, which was used to purchase a record-breaking 360 footballs, soccer balls, basket- balls, and kickballs. Rob Fowler, from WCBD-TV Channel 2, inter- viewed members when they pre- sented the donation to Toys for Tots representatives. Chapter leaders purchase the sports balls each year from T&T Sports in North Charles- ton, which provides them at a sub- stantial discount.
(clockwise from above left) Four of the six MOAA members in- ducted into the Georgia Military Vet- erans’ Hall of Fame Inc. pose at the ceremony. Charleston (S.C.) Chapter members deliver $1,843 worth of sports balls to Marine Corps rep- resentatives for Toys for Tots. Air Force and Army ROTC cadets re- ceive $1,000 scholarships from the Northern New Jersey Chapter.
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South Alabama Chapter Lt. Col. Robert Barrow, USA (Ret), first vice president of the South Ala- bama Chapter (
www.moaa.org/chap ter/southalabama), helped develop an innovative JROTC internship program with the fire-rescue de- partment in Mobile, Ala. According to Barrow, JROTC supervisor for Mobile County public schools, the new internship program allows ca- dets to earn academic credit while gaining career skills and public- service experience. Members of the South Alabama Chapter currently support cadets in 14 area high school JROTC pro- grams and two college ROTC pro- grams at the University of South Alabama. During the chapter’s an- nual award banquet, members host area JROTC and ROTC instructors and present outstanding cadets with MOAA medals and certificates.
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— Contributors are Col. Barry Wright, USA (Ret), director, Council and Chapter Affairs; Col. Brian Anderson, USAF (Ret), deputy director; and Kris Ann Hegle. For submission information, see page 6.
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