1/6/2022
Happy New Year to all our members!
First let me thank everyone for your support and attendance at our meetings in 2021. We had an excellent year as we moved beyond 2020. Great programs that kept us informed on local veteran service programs, TN legislative process, local sports, Homeland Security, health and wellness, and the new US Space Force. And we also had an “in-person” update from CAPT Erin Stone of MOAA National. And the good news is 2022 promises to be another very informative year of presentations.
In 2021 we continued our 5 Star Chapter status for our 2020 activities and had another outstanding scholarship fund drive raising over $8,000. We continued to support scholarships/grants at both Lipscomb and Belmont Universities as well as a $2,000 donation to the MOAA National Scholarship Fund. Finally, we added over $4,000 to the Middle Tennessee MOAA Endowment for disabled veterans at Lipscomb University. Thank you for your outstanding support.
I want to thank our board members for their faithful service during the last two years of my tenure as President. It has been an honor to serve and see all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make all the events, meeting and programs come together. Special thanks to our outgoing treasurer 1LT Deryl Bauman for his dedicated service.
If you have attended a recent meeting, or read a recent newsletter, you will know we are actively searching for a new treasurer. Lt. Bauman will be expanding his other civic duties and traveling. However, he will consult with and sub ( when available) for the new treasurer for lunch duty if necessary. This position is responsible for collecting monthly lunch payments, reimbursing for our administrative expenditures, reporting on our financial status at monthly board meetings, writing checks to our handful of charitable donations each year, and submitting an annual IRS E-form. While it may not sound like a huge set of tasks, it is very important to the functioning of our chapter. Please consider volunteering a little of your time each month to help our chapter.
Finally, we will install our new President, Lt.Col. Karon Uzzell-Baggett. Karon has served as your 1st Vice President for the past two years. Welcome Karon, I know you will do a great job.
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