Next Chapter Meeting
Join us at our next regular chapter meeting at the Cumming Golden Corral for lunch, conversation, and business at 1130 hours, Thursday, 16 Nov 2023. Ms. Peggy Hoynes, friend of Paul Wingo will be our guest speaker. Peggy shares her experience growing up in World War II. She has a collection of old newspapers giving accounts of the surrender of Germany. There will be a few things to pass around and discuss that she has kept since the war. She and a neighbor boy collected light weight scrap metal that they took to a mom and pop grocery store so the military could come by and pick it up as salvage. In that time, there was no American apathy.
She was in downtown Atlanta celebrating as the war ended. She will present a very interesting address. We very much want to see you all. We will also talk about planning and executing our Christmas Dinner & Silent Auction.
SAVE THE DATE - CHRISTMAS DINNER & SILENT AUCTION
Join us at our annual Christmas Dinner & Silent Auction on 13 Dec 2023, at the Achasta Country Clubhouse at 1730. This is our major fundraiser for the year. We need your support to attend and to donate items to let us all have fun bidding and winning wonderful "treasures." Final reservation/payment forms were emailed sent to all chapter members on 29 October. Please remember we love to have guests to help us celebrate and to help fund all our great community support programs. Need to have donated items picked up or get forms sent again? Contact Larry Munhall, larry4541@me.com or call 404-786-9841
DONATE & JOIN/RENEW MOAA/CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP for 2024
Chapter dues are due for 2024. Get ahead of the game and pay your $25 now! Remember that anyone who has ever had a commission or warrant in any uniformed service of the United States may join MOAA and our Chapter. Click on the link below and follow the prompts to join our chapter or to renew your current membership in the Georgia Mountain Chapter by credit card. Or you may also mail a check for $25 per calendar year to our chapter address:
Georgia Mountain Chapter, MOAA
PO Box 1703
Dahlonega, GA 30533
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2023
Time to Place Your Orders - Don't Miss Out
The Georgia Mountain Chapter campaign to purchase and sell Wreaths Across America wreaths is well underway. This is an important funding source for our chapter and a meaningful remembrance of those veterans who have gone before us.
National Wreaths Across America Day is Dec. 16, 2023.
The wreaths we sell are designated for the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton Ga.
Please purchase your wreaths today. Just click on the box to the right. This will take you to the Ga. Mtn. Chap. webpage at Wreaths Across America. Follow the easy instructions. If you would prefer to pay by check. Contact me at larry4541@me,com or call 404-786-9841. I will email you an order form with instructions.
Ask your family members, friends, local businesses to purchase wreaths. We want to reach our goal of 275 wreaths by Thanksgiving. If each member buys 5 wreaths we can do it. Special Note: WAA had a $2 price increase. The wreaths are $17.00 each this year.
Thank you for your support.
We are again an award winning chapter!
Chapter Wins 5 Star LOE Award
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2023 Planned & Completed Activities as of 21 Mar 2023
Month: Service/Event Description – Lead Coordinator/s
January: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday w/ MOAA National Senior VP Guest
GMOAA Council Meeting – President
Finalize draft 2022 budget - Treasurer
February: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday/ approve 2023 budget
Begin coord. Wreaths Across America (WAA) activity/fundraiser – Larry Munhall
March: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday
Complete/send GMOAA Council Chapter Award Program input - President
UNG Scholarship Award ($3000) send to UNG –Treasurer
Publish quarterly newsletter (15th) – Ron Viles
Prepare/send letters to JROTC OIC for JROTC cadet awards– Treasurer & Ron Viles
Assign JROTC school presentations to chapter member volunteers
Present GMCMOAA ROTC Scholarship Award ($3000) to UNG junior – President
April: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday
Assign JROTC award presentations to chapter member volunteers
Prepare/send MOAA Levels of Excellence Award for 2022 input – President
Complete JROTC Awards school presentation assignments to chapter members
Present JROTC medal, coin, and gift card ($100) presentations at 22+ area high schools – volunteer presenters as assigned
May: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2nd Thursday
General membership picnic meeting at TBD, BYO food and drink (3Jun)
Present JROTC medal, coin, and gift cards ($100) presentations at 22+ area high schools – volunteer presenters as assigned
Christmas Silent Auction Chair confirmed, and item solicitation begins – BOD
Prepare and present UNG ROTC commissioning awards (Date TBD) – Chopin, Viles, Palmer
June: Publish quarterly newsletter (15th)
BYO Food and Drink Picnic, 3 June at Forsyth Central Park, Pavillion #2, 1100 hrs.
Planning for GAMOAA Conference continues
July: Planning for GAMOAA Conference continues
August: Prepare and present UNG ROTC commissioning awards –Chopin, Viles, Palmer
Treasurer letter to members highlighting financial position and most important revenue items, initial request for next year dues and donations
Planning for GAMOAA Conference continues
September: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday
Quarterly newsletter published (15th) – Ron Viles
Advertise and sell Wreaths Across America; - Larry Munhall
Christmas Dinner & Silent Auction planning and item collection/sign-up – BOD
Collect VA Hospital Christmas gift bag items and plan for delivery-Paul Wingo
Final Prep for GAMOAA Conference continues
GAMOAA State Conference in Dahlonega and UNG, 28 Sep-1 Oct
October: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting 3rd Thursday
Solicit nominees for slate of chapter officers for FY24-25 term (2VP, Treas, Sec, 1BOD
National MOAA Meeting – President and/or representative
Collect VA Hospital Christmas gift bag items and plan for delivery-Paul Wingo
Advertise and sell Wreaths Across America - Larry Munhall
Christmas Dinner & Silent Auction planning and item collection/sign-up – BOD
November: Board of Directors (BOD) meeting 2ndThursday
General membership meeting - Special day - -----15 Nov--------
Chapter elections – membership
Send President’s Letter asking for 2021 dues, Christmas Dinner Attendance and general contributions as able from all members – President
Collect VA Hospital Christmas gift bag items and plan for delivery-Paul Wingo
Advertise and sell Wreaths Across America - Larry Munhall
Participate/Support local Veterans Day ceremonies and parades – BOD
Christmas Dinner & Silent Auction planning and item collection/sign-up – BOD
December: Christmas Dinner and Silent Auction, 13 Dec.- BOD
Installation of Chapter Officers for 23-24 term - President
Prepare and present UNG ROTC Commissioning Award for Fall grads–Chopin, Viles, Palmer
Assemble and distribute w/American Legion and Vietnam Veterans and others the Christmas Gift Bags to vets at Atlanta VA Hospital – Paul Wingo
Participate in WAA National Placement Day – All Volunteers
Publish Quarterly Newsletter (15th) – Ron Viles
Collect chapter dues for following year – Treasurer
Every month ongoing activities:
Ongoing meetings an detailed planning for hosting the 2023 Georgia MOAA State Convention
New Membership Activities to Invite and Encourage - All
Fundraising in general, and the major earner, the Christmas auction items need to be solicited/gathered all year. - All
Item collection/donation for VA Gift bags to be given in December - All
Maintain chapter meeting speaker program – First VP
Maintain/execute/report financial statements and budget plan – Treasurer
Maintain personnel database as part of MOAA data - President
Maintain webpage – President/Webmaster
Conduct Chaplain outreach as required – Chaplain
Chapter Service Off. specific ad hoc veteran support – As appropriate and assigned
Newsletter articles and pics to editor – All
Monthly Auction/Raffle – Larry Munhall
Membership activities – President/membership committee chair
Chapter Officers and Board of Directors for CY 2023:
President – Theodore (Ted) Chopin First VP – Tom Palmer
Second VP – Paul Wingo Secretary – Tom Billings
Treasurer – Bob Chapman BOD Member – Ron Viles
BOD Member – Larry Munhall BOD Member – Tom Adams
BOD Member – Michael Werner
Contact Us
Come meet with us!
Our normal monthly meeting includes lunch and business to get all the good works of the Chapter done, and often a guest speaker. We normally meet the third Thursday of the month at the Golden Corral in Cumming at 1130. Our December meeting in a different venue is a semi-formal dinner and an exciting Silent Auction that is great fun. We do not meet in Jun, Jul, or Aug.
Join us to be a part of doing good things for past, present, and future members of the uniformed services of the USA.
Georgia Mountain Chapter, MOAA, PO Box 1703, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533
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