I hope you all are enjoying your summer vacation and enjoying time with your family and friends! For those of you that have been away, welcome home, and for those of you still seeking relief in cooler places, I can’t fault you for being away!
Just a reminder that our next Chapter luncheon is September 9th.
I am the MOAA representative on 8 different veteran related councils in Florida, and I’m fortunate to have a close friendship with our VA Lake Nona Outreach Coordinator Harold Borrero (he spoke at a previous luncheon). The VA continues to seek out veterans who are not enrolled and asks that we encourage them to consider doing so. VA.gov offers a wealth of information for not only the veteran, but families and surviving spouses. I’ve put together “Cliff Notes” with a few links in this newsletter and a VA Welcome Kit is attached to the email to pique your interest. Our VA is funded based on the number of enrolled veterans. You served your country, and this is one of your earned benefits.
Looks like scammers haven’t taken the summer off and are up to their old tricks to deceive our members. Please be wary of opening emails that ask you to purchase gift cards; we have a Treasurer that controls our chapter funds, and rest assured no one from our chapter will ask you to make a purchase.
Please give thought to joining our Chapter Board of Directors. We are long overdue to having new faces represent our chapter. We especially need a Secretary to record the minutes when we have a Board Meeting. I produce a detailed agenda and the meeting is recorded. We learned at our last luncheon that COL (ret) Kin LaFate has decided to relocate, so that leaves a vacancy for our Chapter Vice President. And it goes without saying that for many years now I’ve asked to have new blood at the helm as our Chapter President. I’m not going anywhere, as I’m deeply entrenched in our Veteran Councils and will remain so as the MOAA representative. Being the Chapter President is a very rewarding position and if you are looking to add another layer of purpose and meaning to your life, I can’t think of a better opportunity!
Cheers, Lorraine
Quote: “We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. “ – Robert J. McCracken
Cheers, Lorraine
