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eCRIER
Electronic Version of the Quarterly Newsletter of the
Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC)
of the
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
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Print/paper edition was mailed to VCOC officers & Virginia Chapter Leaders 26-27 Aug 2009
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CONTENTS
PAGE 1 PRESIDENT MESSAGE
PAGE 2 CONTACTS, SCHEDULE, REMINDERS
PAGE 3 WELCOME NEW CHAPTERS
PAGE 4 GIVE ME TEN - MEMBERSHIP
PAGE 5 LEGISLATIVE - NATIONAL
PAGE 6 LEGISLATIVE - STATE
PAGE 7 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. VIRGINIA WAR MEMORIAL
PAGE 8 VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR
PAGE 9 OCT 9TH BIENNIAL MEETINGS
PAGE 10 DINNER MEETING RESERVATION
PAGE 11 NOMINATIONS. SECRETARY
PAGE 12 EXCELLENCE AWARDS. AUXILIARY
PAGES 13-14 PUBLIC AFFAIRS. CHAPTERS PUBLISHED
PAGE 15 COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS
PAGE 16 MAILING, CONTENTS,
HAMPTON ROADS 50TH.
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| VCOC Legislative Break-Out Session, 10 July 2009, PAGE 7 |
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| MOAA Communications Awards - to VCOC & Virginia Chapters. PAGE 15 |
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WELCOME TWO NEW CHAPTERS
FALCONS LANDING (FL MOAA) IN POTOMAC FALLS VIRGINIA - CHARTERED AUGUST 18, 2009. OVER 100 MEMBERS.
HERITAGE HUNT, GAINESVILLE VIRGINIA. CHARTERING SCHEDULED FOR SEP 30, 2009. OVER 50 MEMBERS.
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GIVE ME TEN - VIRGINIA
TEN CHAPTERS HAVE 10 OR MORE AS OF 7 AUG
(Southside, George Marshall, Hampton Roads, Southwest, Northern Virginia, Central Shenandoah, Virginia Peninsula, Mount Vernon, Richmond, Central Virginia)
PIEDMONT WILL HAVE TEN OCT 24TH
OTHER CHAPTERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN 24 OCT NATIONAL GUARD & WARRANT OFFICER EVENTS TO RAISE THEIR TEN
See also, this website, Give Me Ten section
2009 GOALS:
EACH CHAPTER RECRUIT TEN OR MORE
ACCUMULATE AT LEAST 1,200 VIRGINIA-WIDE
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - NATIONAL
See also the National Legislative section of this website.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - STATE
JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MET 12 AUGUST.
PRIORITIES FOR 2010
(NOT IN NUMERICAL ORDER UNTIL AFTER GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RELEASED IN DECEMBER):
REAL ESTATE TAX RELIEF FOR 100% DISABLED VETS
BURIAL VAULTS FOR VIRGINIA STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND NONTAXABLE
ESTABLISH SPECIAL VETERANS COURTS
FUND WAR MEMORIAL OPERATING BUDGET & FFE
DVS BASE BUDGET (INCLUDES VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM, AUTOMATED DISABILITY CLAIMS SYSTEM AND FUNDING FOR THE SW VIRGINIA CEMETERY)
There is also a State Legislative section on this website.
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LEGISLATIVE REPS FROM VIRGINIA CHAPTERS
PHOTO AT 10 JULY 2009 VCOC MEETING
VIRGINIA WAR MEMORIAL
CONSTRUCTION IS A GO
FUND-RAISING CONTINUES
See also, Virginia Projects section of this website
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VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM (VWWP)
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD, AND RESERVES NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY SUFFERING FROM COMBAT-RELATED HEAD INJURIES AND STRESS DISORDERS.
VCOC ENCOURAGES 100% CHAPTER PARTICIPATION IN FUNDRAISING ENDEAVOR.
GEORGE C. MARSHALL CHAPTER LEADS THE CHARGE.
IN AUGUST THEY HELD A GOLF FUND RAISER, BRINGING IN OVER $8,000. SEE PHOTO.
See more on VWWP in the Virginia Projects section of this website.
NATIONAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR WOUNDED
SERVICE MEMBERS
http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov
THE VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM IS INCLUDED AS A VIRGINIA RESOURCE.
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VCOC BIENNIAL - TWO MEETINGS - 9 OCT 2009
AT COUNTRY CLUB OF PETERSBURG
HOSTED BY SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA CHAPTER
DAY MEETING 10 AM TO 3 PM
(0900 TO 1000 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST)
LUNCH DELI BUFFET
$18 PAY ON SITE
DINNER MEETING 5:30 PM RECEPTION
DINNER AT 6:30 PM ADJOURN AT 9 PM
$30 PER PERSON, PAY IN ADVANCE
DRESS: BUSINESS CASUAL (men wear coat & tie)
SEND CHAPTER QUARTERLY REPORTS BY OCT 1ST to VCOC Secretary
SEND DINNER MEETING PAYMENT & RESERVATION FORM BY OCT 2ND. Check Payable to "SSVC MOAA" Col Revilla
EMAIL DAY-MEETING ATTENDANCE BY OCT 5 to VCOC Secretary
BRING CHAPTER FLAG, WEAR MOAA NAME TAG, TO BOTH MEETINGS
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COUNTRY CLUB OF PETERSBURG
PHOTO & DIRECTIONS
DINNER MENU FOR OCT 9TH
Chef's Roasted Beef Tenderloin or Signature Crab Cake
RESERVATION FORM FOR DINNER MEETING - DUE 2 OCT 2009
Enclose $30 per person, payable to "SSVC MOAA". Include Names, Meal Choice and Chapter.
Mail to PO Box 2222 Petersburg VA 23804
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NOMINATIONS - FOR THE SIX ELECTED POSITIONS - FOR 2010-2011
LATE BREAKING NEWS - CHANGE TO SECRETARY NOMINATION.
COL Metzinger could not serve after all. Secretary nominee is now COL James Rose, USA, Ret, of the Richmond Area Chapter.
SECRETARY MUSINGS
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS
HAS A LOCAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED A STORY ABOUT YOUR CHAPTER IN 2009?
TIPS
EXAMPLES OF CHAPTER PUBLISHED NEWS
ONE STORY PUBLISHED DIFFERENT WAYS IN YORKTOWN VERSUS HAMPTON PAPERS
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MORE CHAPTER PUBLISHED NEWS
GEORGE C. MARSHALL CHAPTER DID SUCH A GREAT JOB - THE ARTICLE WOULD NOT FIT ON ONE PAGE.
TITLE: LOCAL MOAA CHAPTER HONORS STATE SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS. TWO PHOTOS INCLUDED.
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GCMC ARTICLE CONTINUED - WITH PHOTO OF CHECK PRESENTATION BY THAT CHAPTER TO VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM
MOAA COMMUNICATION AWARDS
VIRGINA CHAPTERS EARNED SIX:
RICHMOND AREA CHAPTER WON "OVERALL EXCELLENCE" MT VERNON CHAPTER WON FOR BEST RECRUITING BROCHURE. POTOMAC CHAPTER WON FOR "UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS" HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER WON THREE - BEST PRINT AND E-NEWSLETTERS AND WEB SITE.
VCOC EARNED THREE
BEST NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, AND LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE IN NEWSLETTER.
PHOTOS OF PRESENTATIONS.
VCOC PRESIDENT, LTC J. PAT GREEN, USA, RET IS IN EACH PRESENTATION PHOTO. VCOC PAO IS ON MOST OF THEM (MAJ MELVA MALLISON, USAF, RET).
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ADDRESS LABELING
CONTENTS
HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER CELEBRATED 50TH
INCLUDES PHOTO OF COL LEE LANGE, USMC, RET OF MOAA COUNCIL & CHAPTER AFFAIRS PRESENTING ANNIVERSARY AWARD TO CHAPTER PRESIDENT, MAJ NORM CREWS, USA, RET.
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