News, Events, Meetings Schedule, & Chapter Awards
Newsletters (The Desert Duster)
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2017 Desert Duster Chapter Newsletters
«September 2017» «April 2017» «March 2017» «February 2017»
Archived 2015-2016 newsletters can be accessed by clicking the military graphic to the right.
2017 Events Schedule/Calendar
BOARD MEETING ::: Board of Directors meeting is the 1st Wednesday of each month 8:30-10:00 am at the Friends in Deed Building, Green Valley (members welcome to attend).
CHAPTER MEETINGS ::: Chapter meetings are held at the Quail Creek Madera Clubhouse in Green Valley; check this website for meeting dates and times. A chapter newsletter with event information will be posted on this page of the website.
CLICK «HERE» FOR (Chapter Meeting) RESERVATION FORM
January ::: No Meeting.
February 21 ::: Dinner meeting; Quail Creek Clubhouse. Registration 5-5:30pm. Dinner at 5:30pm. Program: Kay Boone (Community Liaison) and Melissa Glass (RN), Valor HospiceCare.
March 21 ::: 4:30pm-6:30pm Quail Creek Clubhouse. “Mix & Mingle”, hors d’oeuvres. No Host Bar.
April 18 ::: Dinner meeting; Quail Creek Clubhouse. Registration 5-5:30pm. Program: JROTC Dinner and Scholarship Awards.
April 21 ::: Arizona Chapter MOAA Golf Tournament
May ::: No Meeting.
June ::: No Meeting.
July ::: No Meeting.
August ::: No Meeting.
September 20 ::: Dinner meeting; Quail Creek Clubhouse. Registration 5-5:30pm; Dinner at 5:30. Program: LtCOL Dick Jonas, Arizona MOAA Council. Dick will bring our membership up to date on the latest MOAA National level changes.
October 18 ::: Dinner meeting; Quail Creek Clubhouse. Registration 5-5:30pm. Program: Brig. General Andrew J. MacDonald, Commander, 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. The General will inform our membership the function of the 162nd Wing.
November ::: No Meeting.
December 6 ::: Dinner at Quail Creek Clubhouse. Registration 5-5:30pm. Christmas Dinner, no speaker, installation of officers.
Green Valley Chapter MOAA Awards
2016 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
1st Lt Richard “Dick” Newman, President 2015
2015 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
Lt Col John McGee, President 2014
2014 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
Lt Col John McGee, President 2013
2013 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
1st Lt Richard “Dick” Newman, President 2012
2012 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
1st Lt Richard “Dick” Newman, President 2011
2011 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
Lt Col Darren Venters, President 2010
2010 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
COL Lynda Linker, President 2009
2009 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
MAJ Steven Abel, President 2008
2008 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
CDR John Chernoski, President 2007
2007 5-Star Level of Excellence Award Winner
CDR Joel Greenberg, President 2006
The Green Valley Chapter is the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Winner of the National MOAA Communication Award for Best Web Site in Category V Chapters. MAJ Steven Abel and CPT Kelly Galvin collaborated as co-webmasters throughout those years to maintain our website.
