8/5/2026
Astronomical summer doesn’t officially end until 22 September 2026. But my youngest daughter is off to college already and local schools start back on 10 August 2026. Boo to back-to-school traffic, Fall is here school-wise.
If you couldn’t attend the July luncheon, you missed a good one. Sheriff Hughes gave a great, well-received presentation about the Williamson County Sherrif’s Office and the new County Jail project. He went all the way to 1320 answering everybody’s questions, it was the longest luncheon I remember having since I joined the chapter in 2020.
On deck for August 25th is our own chapter member Dean Wegner. Dean is a West Point graduate and the founder and CEO of Authentically American. Also, if you’re available in the Columbia, TN area, he’s the Keynote Speaker for Operation Stand Down Tennessee’s 2nd Annual Heroes Breakfast fundraiser on Friday 11 September 2026 in Columbia, TN. You can get tickets here: https://www.osdtn.org/colhb
Last month, a chapter vote was held with unanimous decision in the affirmative to have any unused scholarship funds at the local level to be forwarded to MOAA Charities. As such, shortly you will receive a letter and envelope for the annual scholarship fundraising drive. And new this year, you will see a ‘request by date’ for the receipt of your contribution. This is to allow enough time before the end of the calendar year, for tax and processing purposes, for the funds to be sent to the college who can then disperse the funds to the needy veteran student.
For your upcoming calendar, the MTC MOAA chapter is providing manpower on 25 September 2026 for Operation Commissary at Operation Stand Down Tennessee in Nashville. We need your help loading grocery bags/gift baskets for needy military and veteran families in our local area. We need approximately nine members/family members for about two hours to accomplish this task. Registration can be accomplished using the link shown in the column to the left.
Member participation in events and meetings is a key indicator of the health of the Chapter; so, I hope to see you at the upcoming luncheon and this event as well.
J. Dale’ Kiser, Col, USAF, Ret
MTC President
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