Peggy McGee When the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) sponsored its Food for the Troops program at Quail Creek over the 4th of July period, they collected monetary donations as well as held a 50-50 raffle to raise funds for its annual Turkeys for the Troops program. In the past, they…
Peggy McGee At its holiday dinner, the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) installed the Board of Officers for 2022. They are President: 1LT Elliott Jones; First Vice President and Membership: CW3 Jack Bundy; Second Vice President, Programs, and Public Affairs: COL Peggy McGee; Secretary: Maj. Gen. James Whitehead, Jr.; Treasurer: COL…
This year the Quail Creek Semper Fi Club (QCSFC) teamed with the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Green Valley Chapter, to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. The program provides new toys to needy families with children ages 1 to 12 in the greater Tucson area. The MOAA kicked off…
Peggy McGee At their Veterans Day dinner, the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America remembered the less fortunate children in the area when they collected new toys for Christmas. The annual Toys for Tots collection is sponsored by the Tucson-based Marine Corps Reserve. Members not only bought toys, but also donated $454 to…
Peggy McGee Ho, ho, ho. Here comes Santa Claus. The Green Valley Chapter of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will host a holiday dinner at Grill on the Green, 5800 S. Camino Del Sol. The restaurant is next to the Canoa Ranch Pro Shop. To enable everyone to get home before it’s too dark,…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), will be hosting a dinner at Grill on the Green, 5800 S. Camino Del Sol, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Featured speaker, Major General Jim Whitehead, USAF (Ret.), will talk about the Flying Tigers Museum in Chongqing, China. The Flying Tigers was founded…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will be hosting another Mix and Mingle on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2951 S. Camino Mercado in Green Valley. The Lodge is just off Camino del Sol, behind the gas station. The purpose of the Mix…
Peggy McGee Have you ever wondered exactly what military intelligence (MI) is? You can find out when a representative from the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence speaks at a luncheon in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Open to all, the talk is being sponsored by the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers…
Peggy McGee Every year, the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Green Valley Chapter, awards scholarships to graduating cadets from Sahuarita, Walden Grove, Rio Rico and Nogales High Schools and recognizes outstanding cadets at the end of each academic year. Despite the many challenges they have faced this year, and after a slow…
Peggy McGee Quail Creek activities are starting to return to normal, enabling a more traditional Food for the Troops collection. On July 4, immediately after the flag raising ceremony at the clubhouse and until 9 a.m., the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association will be collecting non-perishable foods for the junior enlisted airmen at the…