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Presidents Remarks

Presidents Message / By

Living in the greater Orlando community we don’t often get the opportunity during a Category 4 hurricane to say, “what hurricane?’ This last week we were reminded that living inland provides a barrier from surging waters that many others in Florida do not share.  Along with our First Responders, I am especially proud of our FL National Guard who put themselves in harm’s way during storm surges on Florida’s West Coast and northern parts of our state. In addition, Gov DeSantis just authorized the FL National Guard to send air assets to North Carolina in support of Hurricane Helene response. Please keep in mind that we are still in hurricane season; keep your supplies topped-off!  

As a reminder, our Chapter members are asked to support MOAA’s key 2024-2025 federal legislative priorities.  You will find prepared messages waiting for you to email our Florida Congressmen and Senators at https://moaa.quorum.us

  1. Restoring BAH to 100% 
  2. Pay raise for junior enlisted personnel 
  3. Supporting combat injured veterans 

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you on October 8th at our next MOAA Central Florida Chapter luncheon.  We have a wonderful guest speaker on October 8th (see below). Sharing and exchanging ideas with each other on what we accomplish in our communities to help our military, veterans, and family members is what our MOAA Family is all about!

Cheers, Lorraine 

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Lorraine Holland

Orlando Creative Arts Competition at Lake Nona VA

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Lake Nona VA is hosting the annual Orlando Creative Arts Competition on Sept 5th and 6th, and please refer to the flyer on dates, time and locations that your artwork needs to be submitted.  I encourage you all to come out and admire the artwork that our veterans produce and vote for your favorite entries.  We will have our MOAA Healing Through Expression table and several of our Chapter members will be helping to support this event. Our “Healing thru Expression” philanthropy 501c(3) continues to be  very active with Lake Nona to provide art supplies (thanks to a MOAA and an American Legion Auxiliary grant) in support of the VA Recreational Therapy Department.  I continue to attend monthly art classes with veterans who seek relief from stress by expressing themselves through their art.  We’ve had two events to showcase veteran’s artwork to the public. 

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Commemoration of 79th National Liberation Day and 71st Anniversary of ROK-US Alliance

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Please see the flyer attached and come out for the Commemoration of 79th National Liberation Day and 71st Anniversary of ROK-US Alliance on August 18th at 4pm in support of the Central Florida Korean Association.  The FREE event will be held at the Vision Church at 16796 Davenport Road, Winter Garden.  There will be a guest speaker and performances and a chance to thank our Veterans of the Korean War for their service. You are invited to a free dinner at 6pm.  For inquiries, please contact our MOAA members Ron and Angela Navratil at angelagecw00@gmail.com

CFKA Flyer for Event 08-18-14

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Lorraine Holland

President’s Message

Presidents Message / By

’m happy to say it feels nice to get back into communicating with our Central Florida MOAA family!  I hope your travels bring you home in time to attend our August 13th luncheon at the DoubleTree.  We are very fortunate to welcome back CAPT Randy Bryan, JAGC, USN of the Law Offices of Hoyt & Bryan.  Randy will speak on Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Elder Law. In addition, his firm addresses Special Needs and Disability Planning, Guardian Advocacy and Guardianship, and Pet Trust. Please make time and take advantage of this unique opportunity to also hear updated information specific to veterans and their families.

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MOAA Supports Our Local Veterans!

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Your Central Florida Chapter has been busy helping veterans in our local community this past month. We have two members of our Central Florida Chapter who sit on the Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Retired Soldiers Council and sponsor the annual Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) held at UCF on May 18th. COL Kin LaFate (in photo) is the Co-Chair and CW5 (ret) Bob Letendre is a council member. MAJ (ret) Lorraine Holland and Patricia Green set-up a MOAA table to help spread the word on the good deeds MOAA provides to our military and their families. The event attracted nearly 1,000 veterans and their families!

Also held on May 18th was the Armed Forces Day at the Museum of Military History in Kissimmee. LtCol Al and Ruth Schroeder and Lin Welch set up tables for our veteran artists to display and sell their artwork. You have to give them and the artists a lot of credit for weathering 95 degree heat for most of the day, outdoors! Many thanks to all for displaying and informing others about the alternative art therapy available to our veterans through the VA!

Our Veteran Artist Eladio Chavez (with the hat) painted his interpretation of the actress playing Joan of Arc and presented the portrait to the Shakespeare Theater on May 14th.

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Surviving Spouse Corner

Surviving Spouse Corner – May 2024

Surviving Spouse / By

Dear members, many of you are preparing for your summer travels. After my recent experience, I want to mention a few things for your consideration before you travel.

If you have purchased travel insurance, read the policy and make sure you understand your coverage. If you have a mishap, is there a consultant who will coordinate the new arrangements that must be made. Does coverage for health issues pay for your total costs or just those that exceed your normal coverage?

Beware, unless you have a special Medicare advantage plan, Medicare does not cover overseas medical treatments or hospitalizations. Luckily, Tricare for Life does. Except for a $3,000 catastrophic annual deductible, Tricare for Life covers you and your spouse when you are abroad. This is a tremendous benefit, so do your part to protect it when it is threatened.

Even if you are covered for medical expenses, do you have coverage for the expense of changing you plans…hotel reservations, airline tickets or catch-up costs to resume a cruise. These can be costly oversights. Is the expense of repatriation of a body and those special expenses included in the coverage?

Some insurance policies must be purchased at the time of trip commitments. Others can be purchased up to the date of the beginning of your trip. Some policies cover cancellation fees and rebooking expenses and refund money…others only offer credit to be applied toward another booking. Does the policy cover a specific event or travel for a length of time?

Before purchasing travel insurance decide what coverage is important to you and/or your travel companion. Read the policy carefully with lots of difficult circumstances in mind while you are considering if the policy suits your circumstances.

Before you go, go to the web and search for the Tricare Important Contact Information. It is a trifold business card that lists Tricare stateside Contacts, Tricare Overseas Program, Tricare area offices. Also listed are Tricare Pharmacy and Dental programs. For our membership, most important is the TRICARE FOR LIFE (TFL) 1-(800)-538-9552. Always carry your military ID card with you. If you need suggestions, you can consult the Nurse Advice line. You may have a conversation with a registered nurse via Web chat, Video chat using MHSNurseAdviceLine.com. Or you can call 1(800)-874-2273 option 1. Your benefits number is on your ID card.
Bon Voyage!

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