| VIPMOAA NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2011 |
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| VIPMOAA President, Frank Duckett, presented the 2011 5-star Level of Excellence (MOAA award) streamer for VIPMOAA Secretary, Jay Harper (at right) to add to our chapter flag. At center is Jim Pauls, who was president when VIPMOAA qualified for the award (2010). photo by Jim Flansburg |
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| VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM donation check presented by VIPMOAA President Frank Duckett at left to LTC Eric Endries, Southeast Regional Manager for VWWP. Immediate Past President, Jim Pauls, looks on at right. Photo by Jim Flansburg. |
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| Newsletter mailed mid December, to members, and web-posted 22 & 23 Dec 2011. Scroll down to read main topics, and click on pages for more info. Pages are loaded as PDF files, so you will need a software package such as Adobe to read. Contact web manager or newsletter editor if you are a member and need the newsletter in Word software.
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| PAGE 1 - PREZ SEZ & CONTENTS
"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors...by dearly bought experience." George Washington
There have been delays in delivery of newsletter to Williamsburg and upper peninsula areas. Delays were a post office problem, not caused by editor or printer.
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CONTENTS
2 - Board Member Roster
3 - Legislative Buzz
4 - JROTC York High Cell Phones for Soldiers
5 - Membership, Welcome, Taps, Cell Phones, Scholarship Contributors
6 - Membership Renewal Form, Stories for Newsletter
7 - Scholarship Update, Holiday Dinner Entertainment, MOAA National Meeting
8 - Military Retirement
9 - Caught in our Web?
10 - January Meeting Program, US Army Transportation Museum
11 - Hospitality Page for Meeting, Menu, Reservation Coupon
12 - Photos 5-star award, donation to Virginia Wounded Warrior
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| PAGE 2 - BOARD MEMBER CONTACT INFO & BOARD MEETINGS
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VIPMOAA BOARD MEETINGS
Thursday, Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9
10AM at
Rocco's Smokehouse Grill
207 Bypass Road
Williamsburg VA 23185
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| PAGE 3 - LEGISLATIVE BUZZ
The Sweet = Commonwealth Scene
The Bitter = National Scene
Continue communicating with elected officials. One easy way is to send MOAA-suggested messages to elected officials when notified of specific "Calls to Action". To do so, go to www.MOAA.org and sign-up for MOAA Legislative news.
Until next year, may you and your family have the best holiday season ever.
/ Stan Gorrell, LTC, USA, Ret, VIPMOAA Legislative Chair
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| PAGE 4 - VIPMOAA GRATEFUL TO YORK HIGH SCHOOL NAVY JUNIOR ROTC.
Many thanks to the cadets at the NJROTC unit in York High School who have been hard at work collecting old cell phones to benefit our soldiers for the last month. Each unit translates into 60 minutes on a phone card for use by our troops in the Middle East. Cadets Charlie Baynard and Bre Austill, of York, led the successful drive in their school and others. WAY TO GO!
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| Seniors Bre Austill and Charlie Baynard led the York High School drive to collect cell phones for soldiers. photo by Norm Merski |
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MEMBERSHIP:
TOTAL: 340
WELCOME 6 NEW MEMBERS (5 from Patriots Colony),
All from Williamsburg
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS
MEMBER DONATIONS TO VIPMOAA 2011 MILITARY COMMUNITY SERVICE / SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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| PAGE 6 - MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL & NEWSLETTER STORIES
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2012
$18 REGULAR MEMBERS (officers: active, reserve, guard, retired or former/veteran)
$ 12 AUXILIARY (spouses of deceased officers)
Members who have not yet renewed your membership for 2012, please send form with payment check.
People joining for the first time, please use the form in the Join section of this website.
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GOT A STORY TO TELL?
VIPMOAA members are encouraged to submit articles for VIPMOAA newsletter. Stories should be of interest to a significant segment of our membership and may include photos relevant to the article. Please include a caption and the name of photographer (credit) for any pictures, identify those pictured, and include your name as author.
Send to Newsletter Editor, Jim Flansburg, CWO3, USA, Ret.
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE
GREAT NEWS - GRAFTON HIGH TO SING AT DECEMBER MEETING
MOAA'S ANNUAL MEETING:
Per our president "The annual MOAA meeting in San Antonio was everything I had hoped it would be; informative, fun and exciting. It was great to be in the Heart of Texas with the Heart of MOAA."
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| PAGE 8 - MILITARY RETIREMENT UPDATE
From 25 Oct 2011 Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing. MOAA's Steve Strobridge was one of the participants.
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| PAGE 9 - ARE YOU CAUGHT IN OUR WEB - VIPMOAA WEBSITE
What is on website and how to use it.
Web Manager is Melva Mallison, Maj, USAF, Ret
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| PAGE 10 - PROGRAM FOR JANUARY LUNCHEON
JANUARY 26, 2012
beginning 11:30 AM (see schedule next page)
AT FORT EUSTIS
US ARMY TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
GUEST SPEAKER: MATTHEW FRAAS
will provide guided tour
LUNCH ($15 IN ADVANCE)
catered by Rocco's Smokehouse Grill
Send reservation form from next page, with payment, to arrive by 20 Jan
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| PAGE 11 - HOSPITALITY PAGE FOR MEETINGS
SCHEDULE & MENU FOR JANUARY 26th MEETING
11:30 AM reception/social, Noon Call to Order, 2 PM Adjourn
Yankee pot roast, roasted chicken and vegetables, cobbler, coffee, tea.
HOSPITALITY CONTACT FOR JANUARY:
Ernie Hinojosa, Jr.,, COL, USA, Ret, a past president of our chapter.
RESERVATION COUPON on this page must be mailed with payment in time to arrive by the 20 Jan 2012 cut off date. Changes after that date cannot be guaranteed.
$15 per person.
You may contribute to the Military Community Service/Scholarship Fund along with your reservation coupon (or separately)
FUTURE MEETINGS are projected for:
23 FEB 2012, Lunch at Chamberlain, Fort Monroe
22 MAR 2012, Lunch at Sal's By Victor in Williamsburg
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| PAGE 12 - OUTSIDE COVER FOR MAILING, RENEWAL REMINDER, AND TWO PHOTOS FROM NOVEMBER VIPMOAA MEETING.
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