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| MOAA CHAPTER PRESIDENTS SYMPOSIUM & PERSONAL AFFAIRS WORKSHOP SEP 2009 |
The Symposium was held at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey Pennsylvania Sep 11 - 13, 2009.
Photos were quickly posted here Sunday, 13 Sep 2009, so that chapters can use them if they wish in their newsletters or news releases. Scroll down, there are many photos on various aspects of the conference (in random order).
This page will be dressed up later as more info and photos are gained.
The roster of attendees showed 39 MOAA members signed up to attend from Virginia. Many brought their spouses. There are photos here of some of the separate spouse activities. The group photos is members only as that filled up a stairwell.
Several Virginia chapters received their 5 star awards, which will also be formally presented at the MOAA Annual meeting in San Diego in October.
There were chapter leaders in attendance from our two newest Virginia chapters - Heritage Hunt and Falcons Landing. Welcome Aboard!
/ Melva Mallison, VCOC PAO
(attended on behalf of VIPMOAA)
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| Sam Wilder, Victoria Revilla speak with TOPS lady, Linda Speed. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| VCOC President LTC J. Pat Green, USA, Ret, comments at Sunday Morning Session, 13 Sep 2009. Other Virignians in audience. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| VCOC President, J. Pat Green, New Heritage Hunt Chapter's president, Bud Winn, VCOC 2nd VP, Paul Mehler, RACMOAA's Ryland Bailey, 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| The Lazzaros and Torantinos, 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| A few of the Virginia MOAA leaders participating in MOAA's Symposium in Hershey PA. Photo by Bob Mallison 12 Sep 2009, before dinner |
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Names for the group shot (and other photos) will be listed/expanded as time allows. In the mean time, if you need to go to press, just use the caption indicated below the group photo. Also, you may use the listings in your conference binder as a reference tour.
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HERE ARE PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE VIRGINIA CHAPTER LEADERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GROUP PHOTO
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| At center is Don Kaiserman, COL, USA, Ret, of Richmond Chapter. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| Dan Karnes, LTC, USA, of Southwest Virginia Chapter, Deb Johnston, LTC, USAF, Ret, of Mt Vernon Chapter, and Jim Pauls, COL, USAF, Ret of Virginia Peninsula Chapter. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| At right is Ryland Bailey of Richmond Area Chapter. He is shown with his grandson, Thomas Bailey, and wife, Pencye Bailey. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| Lisa Cramer of Mount Vernon Chapter speaks with __ Gallager 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| Networking at dinner 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| Kelly Kollios of Shenandoah Valley Chapter and Melva Mallison of Virginia Peninsula Chapter 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| Dancing Burnetts from Central Virginia Chapter, 11 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| Dancing. Photo by Bob Mallison. |
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| Virginia Contingent on Stairs (same group, different photo). Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| At Sunday Morning Meeting, 13 Sep 2009. Mount Vernon chapter and others. Photo by Melva Mallison. |
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| Melva Mallison, Ryland Bailey, Sam Wilder at table, Sunday morning, 13 Sep 2009. Photo by Lisa Cramer. |
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| VIPMOAA attendees. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| Tom Todd, LCDR, USN, Ret, VP of Central Shenandoah Valley Chapter. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| The Ferkis |
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| Lisa Cramer, Melva Mallison. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| PERSONAL AFFAIRS WORKSHOP - Group B Break-out session |
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| PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS Briefing By Kris Ann Hegle on Sunday 13 Sep 2009. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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| spouses trolley tour at Hershey Hotel. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| Singing Conductors on trolley tour, 12 Sep 2009. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| Hershey Hotel - seen on spouse's tour. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| On the trolley - spouses tour. Photo by Bob Mallison |
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| At Hershey Gardens, using the free pass provided by the Hershey Lodge. Photo taken in butterfly house, by Bob Mallison, 10 Sep 2009. |
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| In Hershey Gardens. Photo of a flower, by Bob Mallison, on 10 Sep 2009. |
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| Hershey Gardens. Photo by Melva Mallison. We went a day early to see the sights in Hershey Pennsylvania. |
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| Hershey Gardens. Photo by Melva Mallison, 10 Sep 2009. |
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| Bob Mallison 10 Sep 2009 at one of the Hershey Lodge restaurants. We arrived a day early to enjoy the sights (and tastes) of Hershey. Photo by Melva Mallison |
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