| VIPMOAA NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2012 |
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| CMSgt Grant Williams Sr, Tuskegee Airman, to speak at February meeting. see page 10 |
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| Pages (IN COLOR) of the January 2012 edition of the VIPMOAA Newsletter are posted below (as of 12 Jan 2012), beside page topics. If you are interested in a particular topic, click on the document, then read and/or print the page. The pages are in PDF format. If you are a VIPMOAA member and do not have software such as Adobe, to read PDFs, you may request Word documents from editor or Web Manager. Paper copies (in black & white) are mailed to all members, midmonth.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
JIM FLANSBURG
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| Blair Smith of VIPMOAA, provides gold bars at Hampton University. photo by Norm Merski. See page 12 |
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| PAGE 1 - PREZ SEZ & CONTENTS
"It is my sincere hope that all of you had a very Merry Christmas and a great time with family and friends over the New Year holiday. I also wish all of you a very good and prosperous 2012."
VIPMOAA President, Frank Duckett, Maj, USAF, Ret, reviews VIPMOAA 2011 activities & accomplishments. His column is also continued on page 8.
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“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
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| PAGE 2 - CONTACTS &
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
| Legislative Committee Chair is on medical leave of absence until April.
Mallison is Interim chair until Gorrell's return.
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| PAGE 3 - LEGISLATIVE BUZZ
LATE BREAKING NEWS: Legislative Chair is on temporary medical leave of absence. Please contact other committee members until April.
| VIPMOAA will storm Richmond Jan 23rd with VCOC, promoting state legislative objectives. Refer to VCOC website for more info, at this link: http://www.virginiamoaa.com/statelegislative/stormingofhill2012.html
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| PAGE 4 - FINANCIAL REPORT
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| PAGE 5 - MEMBERSHIP & SCHOLARSHIPS
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349 MEMBERS
4 NEW MEMBERS
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| PAGE 6 - RENEWAL FORM
If you have not renewed your membership for 2012, use this short form, or you may use the long form in the Join VIPMOAA section of this website (long form is for new VIPMOAA chapter members as well as renewals).
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| PAGE 7 - ROTC COMMISSIONS & CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS
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JANUARY IS THE LAST MONTH TO COLLECT CELL PHONES
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| PAGE 8 - PREZ SEZ (continued)
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| PAGE 9 - PERSONAL AFFAIRS - New Guide Available
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| PAGE 10 - FEBRUARY MEETING PROGRAM / SPEAKER
PROGRAM: TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
SPEAKER: CMSgt Grant Williams Sr, USAF, Ret, A Tuskegee Airman
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CHAPTER LUNCHEON MEETING
at the
CHAMBERLIN HOTEL
2 FENWICK ROAD
FORT MONROE, VA
FEBRUARY 23, 2012, 11:30 a.m.
HOSPITALITY:
Jim Pauls, COL, USAF, Ret (757) 851-1141
Jim is Immediate Past President of VIPMOAA
$17 per person
Reserve/Payment due by 17 Feb
(Coupon on page 11)
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| PAGE 11 - MEETINGS HOSPITALITY PAGE
_ For February Meeting: Schedule, Menu, Reservation Coupon, Hospitality Contact (Jim Pauls)
_ Projected future meetings (March, April, May)
| ALSO SEE
Meetings/Programs
- Coming Soon
section of this
website
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| PAGE 12 - PHOTOS & OUTSIDE COVER FOR MAILING
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