| Virginia Excelled MOAA's GIVE ME TEN in 2006 |
TOP COUNCIL NATION-WIDE !
MOAA's Give Me Ten program was a huge success in Virginia, under the leadership of Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) President Colonel Bill Flanagan and VCOC Membership Chair / 3rd VP LTC Paul Mehler. Goals were to have all 15 Virginia chapters participate and 75% of Virginia chapters each sign-up 10 or more new MOAA members. VCOC was the only Council in the country to achieve both Give Me Ten goals.
Please scroll down for more info and photos.
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| Membership Chair LTC Paul Mehler |
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Virginia Performance in MOAA Give Me Ten Program 2006
554 new MOAA members recruited- or 22 % of the total Give Me Ten members recruited by all chapters nationwide.
VCOC was the top Council in the nation with more than double the 2nd Place Council – Texas with 234.
75% of Virginia Chapters recruited at least 10 new MOAA Give Me Ten Members.
Southside Virginia Chapter was top Chapter nationwide with 319 new MOAA members 13% of national total.
Mount Vernon & Southside Chapters were the top chapters in their strength categories.
$8,630 to be awarded by MOAA to Virginia chapters.
MOAA hosted dinner for successful Virginia 2006 chapter presidents and key VCOC Give Me Ten officers and their spouses 22 Jan 2007.
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VIRGINIA GIVE ME TEN RESULTS BY CHAPTER
VIRGINIA CHAPTERS: |
Final Count on MOAA Website
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Central VA
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10
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Central Shenandoah Valley
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0
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George Marshall - Lexington
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18
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Hampton Roads
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19
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Mount Vernon
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73
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Northern Neck
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2
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Northern VA
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14
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Piedmont
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0
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Portsmouth
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10
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Potomac
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12
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Richmond
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43
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Shenandoah Valley
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2
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Southside VA
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319
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Southwest VA
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22
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Virginia Peninsula
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10
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VIRGINIA TOTAL
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554
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Per Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) Membership Chair and 3rd VP LTC Paul Mehler, 24 Jan 2007
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| Southside Chapter President COL Victoria Revilla, USA, Ret speaking at MOAA dinner for Virginia's Give Me Ten success in 2006 |
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| Mount Vernon 2006 President, CPT Pat Gallagher on Right |
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ELEGANT DINNER
On Jan 22nd, twenty-five members attended a fabulous dinner at the Lemaire Restaurant in the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. VADM Norb Ryan, MOAA President attended with MOAA Chapter & Council Affairs Director, COL Lee Lange, and Deputy Director, COL Barry Wright. A MOAA photographer was also on hand to take photos that will appear in the Military Officer magazine. 5 MOAA professional photos are included below.
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| Members and Spouses Celebrating Virginia's Give Me Ten Success |
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| VCOC President, Colonel Flanagan and MOAA President Admiral Ryan holding symbolic check |
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| MOAA President, Admiral Ryan speaks at MOAA Dinner at LaMaire, in Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Virginia 2 Jan 2007 |
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| Admiral Ryan, at dinner honoring successful Virginia Chapters |
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| Virginia Winners Jan 22 dinner 2007 |
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MORE PHOTOS
These additional photos at the Lamaire restaurant of the Jefferson Hotel are by VCOC PAO, Major Melva Mallison, and her husband, Bob.
At right are thumbnails of photos, click to see larger version.
If you need any of the photos in a different format for your chapter newsletters or website, contact Melva. |
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| Presidents of Portsmouth, Virginia Peninsula and Southside Chapters at cocktail hour. From Left: Major Sheri Ferki, Major Melva Mallison, COL Victoria Revilla |
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| Col Art Buswell, Potomac Chapter President talks with Shirley Barrett |
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| LTC PAUL MEHLER, USA, RET and his wife, Mary Ellen, at table, in foreground at right.. Without Paul we would not have met the goals to make this dinner possible. |
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| Gary Metzinger, COL USAF Ret & COL Victoria Revilla, USA, Ret of Southside Chapter, Major Sheri Ferki & Bruce Ferki from Portsmouth chapter |
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| Virginia Members and MOAA holding check in the shadow of Thomas Jefferson |
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| CDR Baumgarten of Richmond Chapter speaks |
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| VCOC President speaks |
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| VCOC President speaks some mroe |
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| The Gallaghers, of Mount Vernon Chapter. Jane & CPT Patrick Gallagher, USA-fmr |
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| Jefferson Statue in hotel lobby |
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| Jefferson Statue Wide View - Hotel Lobby |
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| Jeffreson Exterior showing Private Dining Room |
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| Ceiling of lobby at Jefferson Hotel |
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| Close up of Members holding the check |
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| Jefferson Interior, Viewed from downstairs |
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