MOAA Dover Chapter Wins Two Prestigious Awards!
MOAA Dover Chapter Wins Two Communication Awards
The MOAA Dover Chapter won two communications awards from MOAA National. The chapter won the MOAA 4 Star Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award for our Print/E-Newsletter and the MOAA 5 Star Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications award for our chapter website. MOAA National sent the following note with the awards:
Congratulations to you and all the members of the Dover Chapter for earning the MOAA 5 Star Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award for your Website and the MOAA 4 Star Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award for your newsletter. We at national MOAA are extremely proud of all our affiliates who were able to keep their members connected and informed through print and electronic media during 2021. The number of nominations submitted for this award has continued to grow each year; this year we received 227 nominations. As you know, effective communications are critical to recruiting and retention as well as keeping your members connected and engaged. Thank you and your team for prioritizing superior communications and for taking the time to submit a nomination.
4 Star Col. Marvin Harris Communications Award for Newsletters
March and April Dinner Meetings
COL Loren Weeks, USA (Ret) spoke to the members during the March chapter dinner about his three tours of duty in Afghanistan.
The chapter held the annual scholarship fundraiser at the Roma. Proceeds from the fundraiser resulted in a $1,100 donation to the scholarship fund.
COL Weeks was stationed at a forward operating base in Asadabad as the commander of an Embedded Training Team. The wooden box is from the Nuristan Pr
In honor of April being the "Month of the Military Child", Dr. Susan Haberstroh, the Dir. of School Support Services
was the guest speaker.
announcements
Dove MOAA Chapter Tops in Nation for 10th Year in a Row
The Military Officers’ Association of America (MOAA) is pleased to announce the Dover
Chapter is once again among the winners of the annual Council and Chapter Levels of
Excellence Awards for 2020.
Out of almost 500 MOAA affiliates, Dover Chapter was judged by national committee
members’ subjective evaluations and objective performance data, according to a long-
established grading scale, to meet 5-Star Standards for the 10th year in a row.
Even during the pandemic, Dover MOAA Chapter members and their volunteer leaders,
found new and innovative ways to serve the community and help veterans, excel in
grassroots advocacy by nurturing relationships and educating elected officials (often
virtually) and growing its membership even without in-person meetings.
The Dover MOAA will resume in-person dinner meetings, with spouses, at Roma’s on
Sept 16 and will continue to meet every third Thursday thereafter until spring.
Membership in MOAA is open to active duty, former, retired, and National Guard and
Reserve commissioned and warrant officers of the uniformed services and their
surviving spouses.
