Schedule of events

April Meeting

15 APR 25*** - Our monthly meeting is a week later this month. We meet at the Military Heritage Alliance located at 1600 West Russell Street, SF, SD 57104. We show up and order lunch around 11:30. The meeting starts at noon. This month's guest speaker is Scott Redd updating the group on this year's Advocacy In Action (AIA) formerly called Storming The Hill.

April Happy Hour

22 APR 25 - 1630 Happy Hour at the Gateway Lounge. It is a social gathering with casual conversation at the Gateway Lounge. We meet at 1630 until around 1800. Located at 3408 S. Gateway BLVD, SF, SD 57106.

May Meeting

6 MAY 25 *** - Our monthly meeting is a week earlier this month. We meet at the Military Heritage Alliance located at 1600 West Russell Street, SF, SD 57104. We show up and order lunch around 11:30. The meeting starts at noon. This month's guest speaker is Tim Schorn us on world affairs. This is the best meeting of the year!

About Us

MOAA Great Plains Chapter

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.

MOAA, Great Plains Chapter Mission

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.

Great plains chapter OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

CURRENT OFFICERS

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)

Learn More

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"

11 FEB 2025 Monthly Meeting Minutes

GREAT PLAINS CHAPTER

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

1600 West Russell Street

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104
www.greatplainschapter.org

Meeting Minutes for 11 Feb 2025

The monthly meeting was called to order at 1200 hours at the Military Heritage Alliance Center, Sioux Falls, SD, by President Scott Redd with 12 members and guests present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a prayer by Dan Lieninger.

Financial Statement: As of the meeting date, we had $3823.15 in our checking account with no expenses for the month and deposits of $20.00 for the month. We have $11,143.22 in our CDs giving us a total of $14,966.37. We will pick up some expenses for the ROTC scholarships and 2nd Lt bars during February and March. Pay your dues if you haven't already done so.

Jill Baker, Executive Director of Community Action for Veterans joined the meeting for the presentation

Our guest speaker, Robert Black, presented “Planning for the End of Life.” He went through his outline for such a plan, section by section, covering the following topics, a frank presentation on how you want to be treated near your end of life, eldercare, funeral plans and wishes, cemetery/grave site ceremonies, disposition of personal property, contact information for all who need to know, listing of assets and debts, personal information including a biography and obituary, information organizer, and memorial table and photographs. A handout of the slides and plan shell was also presented. A copy of the shell (an outline of the plan) was available to those present.

Upcoming events include the following:

· 25 February--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs

· 11 March--Monthly meeting at The Alliance, 1130 hrs. Presentation is on the Veterans Treatment Court

· 25 March--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs

· 15 April-- Monthly Meeting at the Alliance, 1130 hrs. NOTE: this is one week later than normal. Presentation will be on MOAA’s annual meeting with the senators and representative.

· 22 April-- Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs

· 13 May— Monthly meeting at The Alliance, 1130 hrs. Presentation is by Dr. Tim Schorn, USD on world events.

· 27 May--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs

· 10 June—Monthly Meeting, 1130 hrs. Tour of the Tiny Homes (Veterans Community Project)

· 24 June-- Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs

Robert E. Black
Secretary/Treasurer - Great Plains Chapter – MOAA