23 APR 24 - 1630 Happy Hour at the Gateway Lounge. It is a social gathering with casual conversation while taking full advantage of the free popcorn at the Gateway Lounge. We meet at 1630 until around 1800 and the Gateway Lounge is located at 3408 S. Gateway BLVD, SF, SD 57106.
14 MAY 24 - We will meet at the Military Heritage Alliance on Russell Street around 11:30 with the meeting starting at noon. Our guest speaker is Dr. Timothy Schorn from USD talking about international affairs. This is a must attend, crowd favorite meeting.
28 MAY 24 - 1630 Happy Hour at the Gateway Lounge. It is a social gathering with casual conversation while taking full advantage of the free popcorn at the Gateway Lounge. We meet at 1630 until around 1800 and the Gateway Lounge is located at 3408 S. Gateway BLVD, SF, SD 57106.
The MOAA, Great Plains Chapter is comprised of former and Active Duty Veteran Officers from all the services. Eligibility is open to all former and currently serving officers. We are part of the National MOAA organization which has a significant role in helping to keep benefits in place for Service Members and Veterans. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month for our regular meeting with stimulating and dynamic speakers and every 4th Tuesday for a 1630 Happy Hour.
Our mission has changed a bit over the years. We are mostly a social organization. We meet twice a month, once formally and once informally. We try to live by MOAAs catch phrase, "NEVER STOP SERVING". We are active in gifting scholarships to ROTC Cadets at SDSU and USD and with providing initial sets of Gold Bars for commissioning ceremonies. We are also active members of the Sioux Falls Veterans Counsel.
PRESIDENT - SCOTT W. REDD, LTC, U.S. ARMY (RET) - (605) 212-0712
1ST VP PROGRAMS - DENISE ROTERT, MAJ, U.S. ARMY (RET) - (605) 321-3764
1ST VP PROGRAMS (ASSISTANT) - DOUG HANIFY, LTC, U.S. ARMY (RET) (563) 370-6390
1st VP Membership - OPEN
SEC/TREAS - ROBERT BLACK , COL, U.S. AIR FORCE (RET) (605) 759-8671
LEGISLATIVE LEASION - JAY MANNING, COL, U.S. ARMY (RET)
Board Member at Large - Randy Kirkvold - COL, U.S. ARMY (RET)
If you are an Active Duty Officer, National Guard or Reserve Officer or a Veteran who served as an officer in any of the services, we welcome you to our MOAA Chapter. Please contact Bob Black at (605) 759-8671 or blackroberte@sio.midco.net to discuss membership options. "Never Stop Serving"
GREAT PLAINS CHAPTER
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
1600 West Russell Street
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104
www.greatplainschapter.org
11 April 2024
The monthly meeting was called to order at 1200 hours at the Military Heritage Alliance Center, Sioux Falls, SD by Denise Rotert with 14 members and guests present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a a prayer by Dan Lieninger.
Financial Statement: As of the meeting date, we had $4,361.93 in our checking account with $1500 in expenses for the month and deposits of $40 for the month. We have $10,846.06 in our CDs giving us a total of $13,747.99..
Several announcements were made including the following:
· New member Les Wermers joined us.
· The American Legion Post 15 is holding a dance on 19 April at the El Riad hall in Sioux Falls. Table and individual tickets are available in the Legion office.
· April 17th is Military Child Day—a time to recognize their contributions to the success of the military member.
· Randy Kirkvold and Bob Black will attend the Governor’s Day awards ceremony in Brookings on the 10th.
Randy Kirkvold introduced our guest speaker, LtCol Erin Tedesco, Professor of Aerospace Science and Commander, Detachment 780 at South Dakota State University. She described her military career to date and gave an overview of the AFROTC program in general and at SDSU. She explain the program by year and discussed scholarships and other means of financial support to AFROTC cadets. She concluded with some information on the challenges the AFROTC faces and some of the initiatives the Air Force and Space Force are taking to ready the forces for the future.
Upcoming events include the following:
· 23 April--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 14 May--Monthly meeting at The Alliance, 1130 hrs. Dr. Schoern of USD is the speaker.
· 28 May--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 11 June--Monthly meeting at The Alliance, 1130 hrs. Speaker to be determined.
· 25 June--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
The meeting concluded at 1305.
Robert Black
Secretary/Treasurer
Great Plains Chapter
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