       
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.
JROTC
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, 2011. Information on these awards can be found on
the given link.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. Pasco-Hernado Community Collage recently awarded another
scholarship from the Chapter's endowment to PHCC. Read the scholarship
recipient's thank you letter
here. Also read PHCC's
letter to the Chapter here.
CHAPTER ADDS TO PHCC SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT,
2011. Also read the PHCC thank
you letter for this addition.
JROTC
Scholarship Awards, 2010. Each year the
Chapter presents a monetary award, a medal, and a certificate to a Junior ROTC cadet at seven high schools in the area.
The award recognizes leadership and academic achievements. This year the
Chapter is also presenting awards recognizing leadership achievements to cadets
at several high schools for the Reserve Officers Association. Awards in
2010 were in April and May. More information is on the link above.
Project Gratitude, 2010
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The chapter once again participated in
Project Gratitude
and provided monthly funds to the
project to assist in providing chaplains returning from Iraq or Afghanistan and
their families a three day R&R in Tampa. More information on Project Gratitude
can be found at www.projectgratitude.net.
JROTC
Scholarship Awards, 2009. Awards in
2009 were in April and May. More information is on the link above.
CHAPTER
DONATES MORE TO PHCC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
 On
Thursday February 26, 2009, the
Suncoast Chapter, MOAA contributed an additional $2000 to the Pasco Hernando
Community Collage scholarship fund. That fund now stands at $21,500. The
interest is used for PHCC students. Matching state funds were not currently available at the time of
presentation because of the economic situation; however,
we expect that matching state funds will be contributed retroactively when available. The picture on the left shows the Chapter presentation to PHCC: Left
to right are chapter members Jerry Miller, Bob Frankel, and Don Knutson, then
comes Ms. Arla Altman, Executive Director of the Foundation at PHCC, and on the
far right Chapter Member Bob Wiggins.
The recipient of a
Chapter Scholarship Award for 2008 was a student at Pasco-Hernando Community
Collage seeking a degree in teaching. She expressed her appreciation in a
letter to the Chapter that can be seen on
this link.
Your chapter has participated in
Project Gratitude.
This project provided chaplains back from Iraq or Afghanistan and their
families with a brief
 three day “R & R” respite in Tampa, Florida. The program
was 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 provided funds for dinner coupons for those
chaplains. The
April 8, 2008 meeting was significant in that it was then that our chapter was awarded
the President's Volunteer Service Award including a letter from President Bush.
The picture at the right shows Ms Aileen Rodriquez, Regional Director for
Senator Mel Martinez, presenting to Bob Frankel from our chapter that award.
The award included the
President’s
Volunteer Service Award certificate, a letter from the
President’s Council On Service & Civic Participation,
and a letter from the
White House. See those
letters and the certificate on the links provided.
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.
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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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