MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. Central Florida Chapter

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1 MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Central Florida Chapter F CUS Orlando > Four Star Chapter 2003,2004,2006,2009,2010 (Five Star) June 2017 Volume 60 Issue 6 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE COL William J. Gates, USAF, Ret. President Inside this issue: Key Personnel & phone numbers Help Your Survivors Now Chapter Board Meeting Chaplain s Message Legislative HELP! I ended my last article for the FOCUS with that word and begin this one with it. The Central Florida Chapter of MOAA has been a vibrant leader in Florida for over 50 years. It still is a leadership organization and among the top 5 in membership in the state. Age group participation has understandably become an issue. OK, we can't play golf. A walk in the park is fine, but not when it was planned. We get it. However, if we adjust our gatherings to easy and comfortable will you come and socialize? In lieu of the monthly luncheon, I'm suggesting a pay as you go event under $25, with food, fun, entertainment. BOTTOMLINE: we need to start knowing who we are to each other. Announcement: I am not well. I told the Board May 13th that I could not be affective as president because of health issues. Rick Jung will assume the president role. As I told the Board,the chapter belongs to the members. Each of them already knew that. I just want you to speak up and get active in our chapter. What we have done with the JROTC Scholarship Program, ramps for Vets, Wounded Warriors, USO and community is at the top of the food chain nationally. Come on, MIke Patterson, Bob LePage, Joe Hines and the Board can't do it all. Thanks for stepping up! Stay safe and healthy. Bill Gates Special Offer Life Membership JROTC Leadership Award Insurance Citrus Club Membership Nominations of Officers ROTC /JROTC Leadership Awards TAPS Volunteers Membership Application 7 DATES TO NOTE! Sat, May 13 & Sat. June 10,10:00 am: Board of Directors meeting at Ascension Lutheran Church Office Wed June 14, Flag Day Sat, June 17, MOAA Luncheon and Armed Forces Day Wed June 21, Summer begins 5 6 JUNE PROGRAM Mr. Mark Rutledge CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE The Crime Prevention Task Force is a community service organization developed by former law enforcement officers. Our mission is to achieve more awareness by the public of the criminal threat facing everyone in today's society and show effective measures to counter that threat. There is no need to be afraid of being home alone or going to the supermarket Crime is everywhere and it is important to be aware of all the threats and know how to protect yourself and your property We support the community, businesses, groups and organizations by providing free crime awareness programs. Our speakers offer current information on all aspects of the crime problem, and recommended tested procedures to enhance personal safety. Topics discussed are: * Identity Theft * Fraud and Scams * Purse Snatching * Guns and Alternative Weapons * Home Safety * Carjacking and Much More Saving lives, preventing personal injury and, or property loss are our goals.

2 Volume 60 Issue 6 FOCUS 2 Chapter Communications Numbers Office Phone Office FAX Number (Mark FAX messages For MOAA ) Mailing Address: MOAA CFC, Inc. PO Box Orlando, FL KEY PERSONNEL/OFFICERS (All telephone numbers preceded by (407) PRESIDENT COL William J. Gates, USAF, Ret Gator15@hotmail.com VICE PRESIDENT COL Richard G. Jung, Sr rickjungsr@gmail.com SECRETARY Mrs. Patricia A. Green, AUX deg@aol.com ASSISTANT SECRETARY LTC Michael Gillett, USA, Ret mgillett@cfl.rr.com TREASURER CW4 Dick Sauer, USA, Ret dsauer@compuserve.com ASSISTANT TREASURER LT COL Joseph Hines, USAF, Ret jovinthcenturylink.net DIRECTORS COL Roger Hakola, USA, Ret Zfreedom@aol.com LTC Sylvester Johnson, USA, Ret sbj32746@bellsouth.net CWO Robert L. Hoy, USA, Ret rhoy13@cfc.rr.com DIRECTORS CAPT Robert S. Rosen, USN, Ret capbob1936@yahoo.com LTC Mike Patterson, USA, Ret dmphome@earthlink.net LT Ross Cutler, USN, Former rcutler@aafmaa.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT LTC Robert M. LePage, USA, Ret Rnato011@aol.com STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS NOMINATING COMMITTEE CAPT Bob Rosen, USN, Ret MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE LTC Mike J Patterson, USA, Ret PROGRAM COMMITTEE LTC Robert M. LePage LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE LTC Michael Gillett CHAPLAIN & PERSONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Chaplain (CW4) Dick Sauer dsauer@compuserve.com OTHER COMMITTEE CHAIRS RESERVATIONS COMMITTEE LTC Robert M. LePage CHAPTER NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE LTC Robert M. LePage, USA, Ret ROSTER/MEMBER DATA BASE LTC Robert M. LePage, USA,Ret Mrs. Patricia Green, AUX Web Site Coordinator Mr. Michael Paquin Michael.paquin@gmail.com Cite address: MOAACFC.COM Saturday June 17, :30-12:00 Social Hour Lunch at 12:00 Location ELKS LODGE N. PRIMROSE DR ORLANDO, FL Menu #1 Pork #2 Grouper Salad with house dressing Beverage: Coffee, Tea and Water included. Desert: Surprise Price: $20.00 including gratuity Reservations: Not later than noon, Monday June 12, 2017 Call: Bob LePage at (407) OR Rnato011@aol.com If you must cancel your reservation, please do so as early as possible regrettably, we must bill no-shows for the cost of the meal. HELP YOUR SURVIVORS NOW If you have a family, one of the most important things you can do during your lifetime is laying out the plans to take care of your family after you die. Upon your death, your survivors can expect to receive certain payments and benefits from the federal government, but it s up to you to help your survivors. MOAA has several publications, listed below, which will give you an excellent start in this process. You can request these documents by or by calling Help Your Survivors Now A Guide to Planning Ahead - Survivor Benefit Plan Security for Your Survivors - Survivor s Checklist First Steps for Moving On Also, you can request assistance in Orlando from the Retired Activities Office Phone: and Fax: Office hours are 10:00 am 2:00 pm Monday through Friday. Personnel at this office are all retired military and they can provide you with the various agencies and telephone numbers to include notifying the retired finance center. Your survivors should know the location of your insurance policies, retirement orders, birth certificate, your current Retiree Account Statement and any other documents of importance before and after your death. Published monthly except July by the Military Officers Association of America Central Florida Chapter, Inc. P.O. Box , Orlando, FL, The Chapter is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, affiliated with National MOAA and the Florida Council of Chapters, MOAA, but not associated with the Department of Defense. The views expressed are not necessarily those of MOAA, the Florida Council of Chapters, or the Department of Defense.

3 Volume 60 Issue 6 FOCUS Page P 3 Chapter Board Meeting May 13, 2017 Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Gates at 1000 hours. The invocation was given by CW4 Sauer. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by COL Gates. Quorum: Ten Board members were present: Mrs. Green, COL Gates, COL Jung, LTC LePage, LTC Johnson, LTC Gillett, CW4 Sauer, CWO Hoy, and CAPT Rosen. Secretary's Report: The minutes were approved as published in the FOCUS. The only mail was an invitation to a Memorial Day Program on May 26. Several Board members will attend. Treasurer's Report: The report was approved as presented. Also included was an itemized breakdown of the Scholarship funds. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Golf Tournament: The caps have been received. Help is needed in the planning and executions stages of the tournament. Please contact COL Gates if you can help. Scholarships: LTCl Gillett is contacting Lockheed- Martin concerning their contribution to the fund. Awards: COL Jung has heard from 24 of the 33 Schools. In September, a newspaper article will be published naming the recipients. Please contact him if you can help with presentations at the area high schools. NEW BUSINESS CAPT Rosen will present a Jr. Cadet Leadership award to Oviedo HS in Lake Mary this weekend. US Coast Guard Cutter, Eagle, will be on display at Port Canaveral May 31-June 2. An Armed Forces Appreciation Event is scheduled for May 25 at the Citrus Club in Orlando. Call for details. COL Jung will become the interim President of the Chapter for the remainder of the year. The meeting was adjourned at 1050 hours. Looking ahead: Luncheon May 20 Appreciation Day Event at the Citrus Club May 25 Next Board Meeting June 10 Respectfully submitted, Patricia Green, Secretary Chaplain s Message We come within hours, sometimes minutes of shutting the government down, with the President signing a financial bill minutes before midnight. The President issues executive orders and judges stop them from being enforced. The Republicans demand one thing, the Democrats another, and it seems impossible to reach a compromise. Third world nations develop nuclear weapons and intercontinental missiles with which to send them to devastate another country. Terrorists use suicide bombers and even employ speeding cars and trucks to wreck as much havoc as they can, not even exempting weddings or funerals from their targets. Here we are in the month of June, when weddings, vacations, and other pleasures are front and center, but the cited dangers can suddenly disrupt those pleasant plans. We live in a dangerous world, and you never know from one day to the next what horror will be perpetrated on innocent people, even babies not excluded. Perhaps things were just as uncertain in the early days of World War II, when there was no assurance that the Imperial Japanese war lords and the Nazis and fascists would not prevail, but at lease you knew who the enemy was then, and where you d have to face him. In all of this, I can find one comfort: God is still on the throne. He has given the human race free will, and unfortunately the nature of that race is such that evil people of the vilest kind emerge to commit these atrocities. Still, though, I m reminded of a passage in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible which says: Job 1:12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger..." God still has ultimate control, as this verse indicates. The sensing of the Hebrew translated do not lay a finger is that Satan could not do permanent physical harm or kill Job. The horrors that occupy the news every day are inspired by Satan, and we need to pray that the Lord would once again stay the devil s hand. You and I cannot control evil, but we can pray fervently to the One Who can. In His love, Chaplain Dick

4 LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION BY LTC Michael Gillett, USA, RET. A. Subscribe to MOAA's free weekly legislative update: 1. Click "Login" at First time login? Have MOAA member # and your address handy and click "Create Web Login" & follow prompts. 2. When logged in click Account then "My Subscriptions & Notifications". 3. On next screen, enter your address and click "Search". 4. Your profile page will come up. Check the MOAA Legislative Update box (and any other newsletters you'd like to receive). Click on "Home" in upper right corner to return to home page. B. Take action anytime or when prompted by MOAA's weekly update: 1. At the MOAA home page ( click "Take Action". and select "Legislative Action Center" in the drop down menu. 2. Under featured alert, click "Take Action". 3. Confirm or correct your zip code and click "Go" 4. Review/edit the suggested and complete your sender info at bottom 5. Important: if using your own computer, check the box that says "Remember Me" at bottom of form, then click "Send Message" C. Find where your legislators stand on MOAA supported bills and send them an about those they have not yet co-sponsored: 1. At the MOAA home page ( click "Take Action". 2. Click on "Legislative Action Center" then "Elected Officials". Enter your zip code and click "Go" 3. Click on "Bills" under any of your legislators 4. Click on "Send Message". Review or edit the suggested message, verify your contact info is correct, and click "Send". 5. Repeat these steps for each bill your legislator hasn't co-sponsored. 7. Repeat for each of your legislators. D. No computer? Call MOAA member services (800) and listen to the current legislative update, then call your congressmen. Thanks for adding to MOAA's ONE POWERFUL VOICE! Copyright 2017 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), all rights reserved. Part or all of this message may be retransmitted for information purposes, but may not be used for any commercial purpose or in any commercial product, posted on a Web site, or used in any non-moaa publication (other than that of a MOAA affiliate, or a member of The Military Coalition) without the written permission of MOAA. All retransmissions, postings, and of this message must include this notice.

5 Volume 60 Issue 6 FOCUS Page 5 SPECIAL OFFER! An opportunity to win a free meal at a Chapter meeting and here is how it works: Make copies of the membership application/ renewal from on page 7. Insert your name (please print) on the bottom line of the form on the line New Member Referred By. Give the forms to friends, neighbors, work associates, etc, who are former officers or retired officers or a widow or widower. of a former officer.. For every new member s application received with one year s dues payment and with your name on the form s bottom line, you will receive a complimentary meal at one of the regular Chapter meetings. Cadet Captain Jonathan Padel, Winter Springs High School receives JROTC Leadership Award from SgtMaj Frederick Ramie, USA, Ret. Cadet Jannelys Fontanez, Apopka High School, receives JROTC Leadership Award from LT COL Joe Hines, USAF, Ret. INSURANCE MOAA has worked with Marsh Affinity Group Services, a service of Seabury & Smith, Inc. since 1981 to administer Group Insurance Plans. These plans have been negotiated exclusively on behalf of MOAA members and their families. As an active duty or retired MOAA member, you may qualify for insurance to complement your and your family's military entitlements. Choose from TRICARE Supplements, Term Life insurance, Long Term Care insurance and others. CITRUS CLUB MEMBERSHIP I am Captain Robert S. Rosen, USN (Ret), a life member of MOAA, a longtime member, past President, and a current Board Member of our Central Florida Chapter of MOAA. I am also a past member of the Board of Governors of the Citrus Club. The Citrus Club is a very prestigious private business club in Orlando. It offers excellent opportunities for social and business networking. The Citrus Club is a private club with limited membership. Prospective members must be invited to join and be sponsored by a current member. There are many levels of membership from Young Executive to Platinum and Signature Gold Unlimited. Each membership level has different benefits and a different monthly fee. The club serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; has private business rooms with computers, printers, and phones available for members free use; a spa; and many social functions. The club has recently completed a $4 million dollar renovation. The club encompasses the entire 18th floor of the building at the corner of Orange and Jackson Street in downtown Orlando. This club was designed for professionals, like yourselves, in mind. I would be happy to sponsor you into the Citrus Club. Call me at or me at captbob1936@yahoo.com for additional information; and to set up a tour of the Club. Bob Rosen" NOMINATION OF OFFICERS FOR Nominations for the MOAA Central Florida Chapter officers are now being accepted.. If you would like to be nominated for one of the Central Florida Chapter's offices, please contact Bob Rosen at , Bob LePage at The nominating committee would like to nominate candidates for all the chapter offices listed on page 2 of this newsletter, plus three directors.

6 Volume 60 Issue 6 FOCUS Page 6 COL Roger Hakola, USA, Ret. presents JROTC Leadership Award to Cadet Andrew Piedad, Dr. Phillips High School. COL Kent Miller, USA, Ret., presents ROTC Leadership Award to Cadet Anna E. Britton, UCF Air Force Det. COL Kent Miller, USA, Ret. presents JROTC Leadership Award to Cadet Ben Lewis, West Orange High School. Lt Col Joe Hines, USAF, Ret presents JROTC Leadership Award to Cadet 1LT Hanna Harman, Wekiva High School. TAPS The Chapter extends deepest sympathy and sincerest condolence to the family and friends of: MG Jerry B. Lauer, USA, Ret., passed away May 15, 2017 and is survived by his wife of 68 years Anne. VOLUNTEERS LTC Bob LePage volunteers two afternoons each week at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. IF YOU ARE A VOLUNTEER PLEASE GIVE BOB LEPAGE A CALL AT SO HE CAN LIST YOU IN OUR NEWSLETTER. OR e Rna- to011@aol.com

7 MAKE COPIES OF THIS PAGE AND GIVE THEM TO FRIENDS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE CHAPTER MOAA CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION or RENEWAL Central Florida Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Eligible persons: Retired, Former or Active duty Commissioned or Warrant Officers of the seven uniformed services of the United States, and surviving spouses (eligible for Auxiliary Membership) of persons who would have been eligible, if living. Applicants for membership in the Central Florida Chapter are required to be members of National MOAA. Dues are presently $15 per year ($10 for Auxiliary) for calendar year 2017 Please complete all applicable portions below and mail check payable to MOAA, CFC, Inc to the address indicated in Amount enclosed box, below. This is my membership Application, or Renewal (Note, if this is a Renewal, complete the form only if there are changes otherwise, just print your name on the form and sign and enclose your check) 1. NAME (please print, first, MI, last 2. Address City FL, ZIP 3. Telephone # Spouse (if applicable) 4. address, if 5. Birth date 6. National MOAA (TROA) member # (from mailing label of The Military Officer magazine) For Regular Membership (Check as applicable) Retired Officer Former Officer Active Duty Officer Rank/Grade Service: Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard USPHS NOAA For Auxiliary Membership (Complete items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, above, plus the following) Deceased Spouse name (First, MI, Last) Spouse service Grade/rank YOUR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS CHAPTER ACTIVITIES IS URGENTLY NEEDED AND WILL BE MOST SINCERELY APPRECIATED. PLEASE CHECK ONE (OR MORE) AREAS YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP IN: Meeting programs Ceremonies (Patriotic events) Chapter Officer Personal Affairs Membership recruitment Newsletter (editor, get ads, etc.) Reservations (take phone calls, check in members at meetings) ROTC/JROTC (coordinate program and/or make presentations at schools awards functions) OTHER ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE SIGN: New member referred by Amount enclosed: Dues Regular $15 $ OR Auxiliary $10 $ ROTC/JROTC (Voluntary) $ Community Service (Voluntary) $ Total enclosed $ Please make checks payable to: MOAA CFC, Inc.* and mail to: PO Box Orlando, FL Publish my name in the roster Yes No

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