NORTHEAST ARKANSAS MOAA CHAPTER
Chapter Meeting on November 21, 2017 at Western Sizzlin in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Social Hour and Dinner begins at 1830 hours. Meeting begins at 1900 hours.
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MOAA ROTC Medal
Joshua Joiner, a third year cadet in the Harding University unit of the Arkansas State University Army ROTC Battalion, was awarded this year’s MOAA ROTC Medal at the battalion award ceremony on March 30th. The purpose of the MOAA Medal is to recognize an outstanding ROTC Cadet in their next-to-last year in the program, who shows exceptional potential for military leadership. Cadet Joiner is from Magnolia, Arkansas, and has been attending Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on a National Guard Scholarship. He is a Theology major. The Northeast Arkansas Chapter of MOAA congratulates Cadet Joiner upon his selection for this award. |
Chapter Contact Information:
Henry (Hank) Germer, President Phone: 870-974-1891 Call or Text Visit the Chapter Facebook Page at "MOAA Northeast Arkansas Chapter" |
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The Northeast Arkansas Chapter of MOAA was awarded a community outreach grant funded by the MOAA Foundation and the Home for Heroes Foundation. The grant funds will be used to support a program sponsored by the Beck PRIDE Center at Arkansas State University. This program is called “Paw for Vets". It is a service dog training program for veterans. The veteran & dog must pass Basic Obedience, Advanced Obedience, and Canine Good Citizen tests together. Specific tasks (2-3) for each veteran are also identified. The training cost and assistance with the adoption fee, spay/neuter costs and shots are covered in the program. The program is for Wounded Veterans and the veterans served are predominantly from Northeast Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.
The Chapter met on Tuesday, June 20th, for our annual summer luncheon. In addition to the good food and good fellowship, a highlight was the presentation of a National MOAA Leadership Award to LTC Bob Schoenborn USA (Ret) to recognize his involvement with the MOAA Chapter as well as many other veteran activities in the community and the state. The photo is of LTC Schoenborn (left) receiving the award from the Chapter Vice President, Richard Hartness.
Lynda Nash, Director of the BeckPRIDE Center at ASU, spoke at the monthly MOAA Chapter meeting on October 17, 2017. Her topic was an in-depth presentation about the "Paws for Vets" program which she supervises at the Center. In this program, veterans who desire a trained dog to help them cope with a personal problem related to their prior service, are assisted in obtaining an appropriate dog and provided with an eighteen week training course for the veteran and his or her dog. Specific problems which the dogs may be trained to deal with can vary from simple companionship to awaking the individual from nightmares or preventing an individual from being surprised by unexpected approaches. Ms. Nash shared stories of the veterans being helped by their service dogs as well as her own learning process in establishing the program at the Center.
Welcome to the Northeast Arkansas MOAA Chapter.
We are an affiliated Chapter of the Congressionally Chartered, Military Officers Association of America. Our Chapter 2017 Goals are as follows
- Instill in each member their value to MOAA National and the NEA Chapter.
- Influence State Legislation through effective lobbying of local Legislators and support the Council's Legislative Affairs efforts.
- Encourage members to participate in any of a wide variety of Chapter activities.
- Continue the successful operation of our Veterans Scholarship Program.
- Establish and implement, no later than 1 March, a recruiting strategy to increase our membership by 10%.
- Stimulate interest in MOAA Life Membership status for our current Chapter members.
- Pursue an aggressive Public Relations program to expand awareness of MOAA and the Chapter throughout Northeast Arkansas
- Foster "camaraderie with a purpose" among retired, active duty, National Guard and Reserve Officers and former officers of the uniformed services.
- Promote Auxiliary member participation in Chapter activities.
- Continue support to the goals, activities and fundraisers of the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation (RNCIC) and other worthy groups.
Our Chapter is made up of approximately 55 officers from all branches of military service. We meet in General Session once every month on the third Tuesday except during the Summer months of June, July, and August. These meeting are held at 1830 hours at "Western Sizzlin" in Jonesboro, Arkansas. We have interesting guest speakers and encourage members to bring their spouse or friends to the meetings. On the first Monday of each month we have Board Meetings. These are also open to the entire membership but activities are centered on discussion of organizational and business issues. These Board Meeting are held at 0800 hours at "The Front Page" restaurant in Jonesboro. Additional information can be obtained from Chapter President, CPT Henry (Hank) Germer, USMC (Fmr) at [email protected] or 870-974-1891. Chapter Secretary, LTC Richard Burns, USA (Ret), at MOAA Acct [[email protected]] and LTC Keith Blackman USA (Ret) at [email protected], Membership Chairman, can assist with membership questions.
We are an affiliated Chapter of the Congressionally Chartered, Military Officers Association of America. Our Chapter 2017 Goals are as follows
- Instill in each member their value to MOAA National and the NEA Chapter.
- Influence State Legislation through effective lobbying of local Legislators and support the Council's Legislative Affairs efforts.
- Encourage members to participate in any of a wide variety of Chapter activities.
- Continue the successful operation of our Veterans Scholarship Program.
- Establish and implement, no later than 1 March, a recruiting strategy to increase our membership by 10%.
- Stimulate interest in MOAA Life Membership status for our current Chapter members.
- Pursue an aggressive Public Relations program to expand awareness of MOAA and the Chapter throughout Northeast Arkansas
- Foster "camaraderie with a purpose" among retired, active duty, National Guard and Reserve Officers and former officers of the uniformed services.
- Promote Auxiliary member participation in Chapter activities.
- Continue support to the goals, activities and fundraisers of the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation (RNCIC) and other worthy groups.
Our Chapter is made up of approximately 55 officers from all branches of military service. We meet in General Session once every month on the third Tuesday except during the Summer months of June, July, and August. These meeting are held at 1830 hours at "Western Sizzlin" in Jonesboro, Arkansas. We have interesting guest speakers and encourage members to bring their spouse or friends to the meetings. On the first Monday of each month we have Board Meetings. These are also open to the entire membership but activities are centered on discussion of organizational and business issues. These Board Meeting are held at 0800 hours at "The Front Page" restaurant in Jonesboro. Additional information can be obtained from Chapter President, CPT Henry (Hank) Germer, USMC (Fmr) at [email protected] or 870-974-1891. Chapter Secretary, LTC Richard Burns, USA (Ret), at MOAA Acct [[email protected]] and LTC Keith Blackman USA (Ret) at [email protected], Membership Chairman, can assist with membership questions.
