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.
11 JUN 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 COL Stacy Kooistra the new COO and General Counsel for the Dakota State University-Applied Research Corporation (DSU-ARC)
25 JUN 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
14 MAY 2024
The monthly meeting was called to order at 1200 hours at the Military Heritage Alliance Center, Sioux Falls, SD by Scott Redd with 24 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 $3446.39 in our checking account with $387.76 in expenses for the month and deposits of $776.85 for the month. We have $10,846.06 in our CDs giving us a total of $14355.34..
We received thank you letters from our two scholarship recipients. They were passed around for each to peruse.
Denise Rotert introduced our guest speaker, Dr. Timothy Schorn, Assistant Professor of Political Science at USD. He gave a lively and profound discussion on the Problems with War that encompassed the current hot spots around the Globe and assessment of what was happening in each of the spots. He touched on the problems with wars and their effect on population, economy, work force and other area. He also presented information on the laws of war—their evolution and principles. After a good question and answer period, the meeting ended with the presentation of “the cup” at 1340.
Upcoming events include the following:
· 28 May--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 11 June--Monthly meeting at The Alliance, 1130 hrs.
· 25 June--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 23 July--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 20 Aug--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
· 10 September—Monthly Meeting at the Alliance, 1130 hrs
· 24 September--Beer call at the Gateway, 1630 hrs
Robert E. Black
Secretary/Treasurer - Great Plains Chapter
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