Grand Strand Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America |
GRAND STRAND CHAPTER
RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
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October 2024: The Grand Strand Chapter of MOAA has been awarded the highest 5-Star Levels of Excellence recognition by National MOAA for the twelth year in a row. The Levels of Excellence (LOE) Awards is one of MOAA’s most prestigious awards earned by state councils and chapters. The award is a lookback on the 2023 calendar year programs, initiatives and successful experiences shared by council and chapter leaders. Congratulations to all Grand Strand Chapter members, directors and officers for a job well done, even under pandemic conditions.
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June 2023: Grand Strand Chapter of MOAA wins the MOAA Harris Communications Award for eighth straight year in both the "Print" and "Digital" categories!! We are the only Chapter in the state, and one of only a handful in the country, to win the top prize in both categories for this long! Thank you to all Chapter members who assisted in providing inputs and organizing our communications efforts that contributed to this national recognition.
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Quilts of Valor
President John Brdley and Vice-President Dean Brown receive their Quilts of Valor in September 2023.
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Community Foundation of the LowCountry awarded the Grand Strand Chapter of MOAA a $3,000 Opportunity Grant to purchase a Dual Wheelchair Bicycle for the Victory Veterans Home in Walterboro, SC. This project is being done in partnership with the Hilton Head Chapter of MOAA and will allow wheelchair bound veterans the ability to go on bicycle rides with Veterans Home staff.
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MOAA National honored the Grand Strand Chapter with a $5,000 grant in 2019 to support an annual Stand Down for homeless and needy veterans, as well as provide for the health and wellness of the veteran community along Coastal South Carolina. MOAA awarded this grant again in 2020 for another Stand Down and doubled it to support veterans negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Homes for Heroes (H4H) also provided the Chapter with a $5,000 grant in 2019 to help needy veterans and their families with housing and other critical life needs. H4H provided this grant again in 2020 to help veterans impacted by the pandemic.
CHAPTER RECOGNITION
Low Country Veterans Group Recognizes Grand Strand MOAA Contributions
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Grand Dunes Donation and Feb 2020 Magazine Recognition
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National MOAA Recognizes Grand Strand Chapter
on its 60th Anniversary (13 Jan 1960 - 13 Jan 2020)
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South Carolina State Guard Recognizes Contributions of GS MOAA
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Thanks to ALL who made the first half of 2019 a resounding success !!
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Col. Mike Turner, VP of Development for National MOAA, presents National Leadership Awards at our January 2019 Meeting
Outgoing President, David Townsend for two years of outstanding leadership
Chaplain Greg Hill for his continued dedication to our needy Veterans
Rufus Manning for his service as our former Outreach Director
Congratulations and thank you to all our Leadership Award Winners !!
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President Dave Townsend receives the Chapter's 5-Star Level of Excellence Award at MOAA National Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, November 2018
President Dave Townsend receives the Chapter's 5-Star Level of Excellence Award at MOAA National Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, November 2018
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Quilts of Valor 
The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor
Several MOAA Chapter have received Quilts of Valor during the past 2 year:
From left to right: Joan Wobbleton (Quilts of Valor Foundation); Mrs. Rosemary Hill; Chaplain Greg Hill; and Jim Wobbleton (Quilts of Valor Foundation)
Other Grand Strand MOAA Chapter Quilt recipients include:
Presented by our Chapter:
Earl Blount
Hans Duerr
Frank Esposito
Bob Hawkins
Jimmy Jacobs
Tom Middleton
Roger Pilcher
Tony Prince
Tom Satterfield
Presented to our members by other organizations:
Amy Johnston
James Kendrick
Andy Kiracofe
Gerry Sherwin
Ed Turek
Bill Stewart
National MOAA Surviving Spouse Award
Our Prior Surviving Spouse Liaison, Joan Perry, received the first nation-wide MOAA Auxiliary (Surviving Spouse) Liaison Award. Pictured below, Joan is receiving the award from MOAA Board Chairman, General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF (retired), at the annual conference in Orlando.
Congratulations, Joan !!!!
Awards to Our Community Supporters
(Above) 1st Vice President Randy Dymond presents Community Service Award to Joanne Paskewich of Shoreline Realty, the local rep for Homes for Heroes.
(Above) Veterans Outreach Coordinator, Rufus Manning, presents Community Service Award to Randy Stutts, owner and operator of Albright Cleaners, for his assistance during the Annual Veterans Stand Down.
