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Purpose and Membership

As specified in the organization's Constitution and By Laws.

The purpose of this organization shall be:
(a) To promote the aims of The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
(b) To further the legislative and other objectives of  MOAA.
(c) To encourage and facilitate camaraderie among retired, active, and former officers of the uniformed services and their spouses.
(d) To provide useful services for, and to protect the interests of, members and their dependent survivors.

This chapter shall operate as a non-profit organization exclusively for the purposes specified above. It shall cooperate with MOAA in furtherance of the purpose and objectives of the parent organization. It shall function as an affiliate of MOAA.

Membership and Voting Rights:

The membership of this organization shall be composed of:
(a)
 Men and women who are or have been commissioned and warrant officers of the seven U.S. Uniformed Services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Public Health Services) and the Reserve and other components of those services.

(b) Spouses of men and women who are or who have been commissioned and warrant officers of the seven US uniformed services are eligible to be Auxiliary Members of this chapter .

 

To Join please see this link!
 

 

 Our purposes include an outreach to the local community, not only the military community, but also other aspects of need. See Below.

 

Your chapter is participating in Project Gratitude.  This project provides chaplains back from Iraq or Afghanistan and their families with a brief three day “R & R” respite in Tampa, Florida. The program is to honor and benefit active duty Chaplains recently back from a 6 to 12 month tour in Iraq or Afghanistan, and their families.  Our Chapter will provide funds for dinner coupons for those chaplains.


Scholarship Award in 2007   

 

The recipient of the Chapter's Scholarship award for 2007 was a nursing student at Pasco-Hernando Community Collage.  She expressed her appreciation in a letter to the Chapter that can be seen on this link.

 

 

 

Bilirakis Recognizes Suncoast Chapter’s Community Involvement

 

         Mike Bilirakis, from Tarpon Springs,  served the Ninth Congressional district of Florida from 1983-2007, and was a long time honorary member of our Chapter.  He presented the chapter with the certificate at the left which was prepared for the Chapter before he retired from office.  It represents Mike’s recognition of the Chapter’s history of community service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUNCOAST CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

 

    The Chapter is proud to have recently received a letter from Arla Altman, Executive Director of the Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation, Inc. This letter reports on the latest use of the Chapter's Scholarship Fund.  A copy of Ms. Altman's letter can be viewed on this link

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Receives Certificate of Appreciation

 

       The certificate at the left was presented to the chapter in appreciation for our donations to Operation Helping Hand.  The operation assists in caring for severely wounded service persons and their families.  The chapter has donated cell phones for use by patients and their families, and restaurant gift certificates for use by patients’ families.  See Project Uplink below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter to Donate Gift Certificates to Project Uplink

 

The chapter is further participating in Project Uplink through Chaplin Lefavor at Haley VA Hospital.  That participation will be through the purchase of 15 Chili’s gift certificates which will become part of gift baskets for the families of severely wounded patients.  Chili’s was requested by Chaplin Lafavor since is close to the hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Donates to Scholarship Foundation

 On Monday October 31, 2005, President Don Church (LTC Retired), Treasurer Ed Schenk (Col Retired ), Director Bob Frankel (CPT 0-6 Retired) and Fred Gray (LTC Retired) went to Pasco/Hernando Community College and presented a check for $3000 toward our Scholarship Fund. 

It will be matched by $2000 from the State of Florida. This will be added to  $10000, which we had given before, for a total of $15,000 your chapter has given in scholarships. Doctors Katherine Johnson and Arla Altman accepted the check for the Pasco/Hernando Scholarship Foundation.  They will be at one of the Jan-Feb-Mar meetings to talk about the Scholarship Foundation.

 

Quoted below is a thank you email from Katherine Johnson of PHCC:

“Once again...a very big "thank you" to you and your members for your support of this scholarship program. You will never know just how much your organization is helping our students. Our new PHCC Foundation Executive Director, Arla Altman looks forward to making a presentation at one of your meetings early next year!  Take care...and once again, our deepest appreciation for your support!  Kathy Johnson” 

 

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