LAKE TAHOE CHAPTER
MOAA - LAKE TAHOE CHAPTER
Never Stop Serving
Our Purpose
The purposes of the Chapter shall be to promote the purposes and objectives of the Military Officers Association of America; foster fraternal relations among retired, active and former officers of the uniformed services and their National Guard or Reserve components; protect the rights and interests of active duty, retired, Reserve and National Guard personnel of the uniformed services and their dependents and survivors; provide useful services for members and their dependents and survivors; and serve the community and the nation.
President's Message
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2019
We celebrate our 40th Anniversary this year
In Photo is LtCol Roger Leach, USAF Ret., Noreen Leary, CEO of Veterans Guest House, and Col. Gary Thomsen, USAF Ret.
In 2020 our chapter was the Veterans Guest House raffle grand prize winner of $ 5000, and we donated it back.
This year, 2021, the Veterans Guest House is again holding the raffle. Instructions for how to donate will be emailed to you. Raffle tickets are $100 each, and you can buy them online at veterans guesthouse.org. The winning tickets will be drawn at half-time of the Army/Navy game on Saturday, December 11th.
Veterans Guest House provides temporary lodging and a caring environment for veterans and their family members who travel to Reno for their medical care. To raise funds the organization conducts an annual cash prize raffle. The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a national organization chartered by Congress and is comprised of active and retired military officers. Its 125 member Lake Tahoe Chapter sponsors educational events and supports veterans’ needs.
The guest house is located at 880 Locust Street near the Sierra Nevada Veterans Medical Center.
Upcoming events for 2022
Please note the changes from Thursday on some dinners
Wed., August 17th at 4:30 pm - CAP picnic at
the Parasol
more TBD
Reservations: Send check for $30 per person to
Treasurer, MOAA-Lake Tahoe Chapter, P.O. box 3970, Incline Village, NV 89450
Deadline: Monday, Aug. 15
If you have questions: Call or email Jim Clark (775 )831-1414
Or email tahoesbjc@aol.com
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Thursday, Sept 15 - Dinner at the Parasol
speaker - BG Joe Shaefer
Wednesday, October 19 - Dinner at the Parasol
Speaker - TBA
Wednesday, Nov. 16 - luncheon at the Parasol
Thursday, Dec. 15 - Christmas dinner/dance
at the Chateau in Incline Village
Come back to this site for updated information
Photos from MOAA-CAP Picnic
August 12, 2021
Chapter Directors
Chapter Recruiting 2021 - 2022
Lt Col Roger Leach, USAF Ret
MOAA Life Membership
Life Membership fees are based on your nearest birthday.
49 and under $894 Age 75-79 $476
Age 50-54 $801 Age 80-84 $370
Age 55-59 $804 Age 85-89 $266
Age 60-64 $740 Age 90-94 $171
Age 65-69 $662 Age 95-99 $104
Age 70-74 $574 Age 100 and over is Free
Join now! And you’ll receive a 10% discount on LIFE membership! Current Annual Membership Fee is $59.
You may pay in 10 convenient, interest-free installments, either by check or debit/credit card.
Should you prefer to pay by debit/credit card, you can have your credit card automatically charged monthly for the remaining installment payments. Payments will be debited on or about the 23rd of the month. Members whose spouses are also members of MOAA need only pay $100 for Life Membership for the other spouse. A great saving!
How to Apply:
The application in “A Guide TO MOAA MEMBERSHIP” brochure (call me if you need one - 775-287-1121) must be used, or chapter members can call the Member Service Center at 1-800-234-6622 to apply for Life Membership. It’s imperative to identify yourself as a Lake Tahoe Chapter (NV05) member to receive the 10% discount.
BENEFITS OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP
LIFE Membership offers the greatest value to officers in any stage of life and career. Those who sign up for LIFE Membership receive all of MOAA’s Premium benefits, plus more – for life. Additional LIFE benefits include an invitation to the Army Navy Club of Washington, D.C., with no initiation fee, bonus travel rewards and discounts, and direct access to MOAA staff experts on the dedicated LIFE Member Hotline. Additionally, once MOAA members sign up for LIFE, benefits will be made available to their spouses for their lives as well.
Finally: For those of you not currently LIFE Members, I encourage each of you to consider conversion to LIFE Membership. To ensure our chapter receives credit for conversion to Life Membership, please advise me of your action by calling me at (775) 287-1121.
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON - LTCOL GUY FORTIER, USAF RETIRED
I encourage all members to stay current and take action on important legislation in Congress by signing up for MOAA’s EMail Action E-list.
If you have not signed up for MOAA’s Email Action E-List, do so now.
Go to www.moaa.org and on the top bar, place your cursor on “Take Action.”
In the drop-down menu that opens, click on “Contact Congress” and click on the box “Take Action” for those issues of importance to you.
This will enable you to get immediate notification of legislation being considered by Congress that is of importance to the active duty and while on the “Contact Congress” page, go to the bottom and under “Stay informed,” click on “Action E-List,” Just follow the directions from that point. retired military community.
Treasurer's report - Col Gary Thomsen, USAF Ret
Send dues or dinner checks to Treasurer, MOAA-LTC,
P.O.Box 3970, Incline Village, NV 89450
LAKE TAHOE CHAPTER DUES AND MOAA NATIONAL DUES
Here are some important facts that should clarify questions that arise about paying the Lake Tahoe Chapter dues of $25 per year and MOAA National dues.
Lake Tahoe Chapter dues: Your annual chapter dues of $25 are requested in November and December via the web page and the Christmas dinner/dance flyer emailed to you. If you attended the dinner, you probably paid your dues then also. If not, you either paid them separately or forgot to pay.
Your dues for 2022 are due by January 1, 2022.
We do not send an invoice or bill for the annual chapter dues of $25. If your dues are not paid by Jan. 1st, you will not receive a written notice of that. If you are not sure if you paid your 2022 dues, or if you are unsure and wonder if you “paid ahead”, please text or email the treasurer to learn your status. Gary@TahoeThomsens.com or 775-830-1409. He will reply within a week.
Those exempt from paying Lake Tahoe Chapter dues are WWII Veterans, widows, widowers, and active duty members.
MOAA National dues - These are separate from the chapter dues. And, if you are a LIFE member of MOAA National, you still need to pay your chapter dues - $25.
If you are a new member of MOAA National, you should receive a voucher as part of your “Welcome Letter” from MOAA National. It entitles you to one year of free chapter dues, but you must forward the voucher to the chapter.
MOAA-LTC OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
CHAPTER OFFICERS
President CAPT James F. Clark, USNR (775) 831-1414
1st Vice President CAPT Dennis R. Haney, USA (775) 833-3037
2nd Vice President LtCol Jeff Poindexter, USAF Ret (775) 420-1676
Secretary vacant
Treasurer Col Gary Thomsen, USAF Ret (775) 830-1409
DIRECTORS
President Ex-Officio RADM Jack Calvert, USN Ret (775) 339-1233
Program Chair Maj Stan Wolken, USAF (650) 704-5991
Membership Chair LtCol Roger Leach, USAF Ret (775) 287-1121
Wash. D.C. Liaison LtCol Guy Fortier, USAF Ret (775) 831-3040
Personal Affairs Chair Kay Lehr (916) 203-4319
Newsletter Editor LtCol Nancy Manter, USAF Ret (775) 530-1498
Member-at-Large CAPT Loren “Biz” Obley, USN Ret (775) 831-8694
Contacts for your Senators & Representatives
The Honorable Jacky Rosen, U.S. Senate, Washington D.C. 20510,
Phone: (202) 224-6244
The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senate, Wash. D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 2243542
The Honorable Mark Amodei, U.S. House of Representatives, Wash. D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6155
Anyone who wants to carpool, please contact any member of the board.
On the South Shore, call LtCol Jim Duke (530) 541-6179 or dukeattahoe@aol.com
MOAA-LTC Members:
Our 2022 kickoff dinner speaker, Scott Bensing, raised some interesting issues. He is director emeritus of the Nevada Military Support Alliance, a statewide organization headquartered in Reno. Supporters of the Alliance include Renown Medical Center, the Peppermill Casino and Perry DiLoretto of Tri Partners, among others. They raise a lot of money and do a LOT for veterans. Incidentally Scott and his wife Lia built a beautiful home in Incline Village several years ago and are now mountain folks like most of us.
MOAA – LTC director Jeff Poindexter and former Incline Vets President Brandon O’Donnell raised a troubling issue . . . what can be done to help veterans suffering from PTSD? Bensing described this as the most intractable problem faced by the Alliance, the military and medical science. We agreed to study this challenge more closely and share results with our membership.
Stand by.
Jim Clark, Pres.
CONTACTS
For questions or submissions to the web site:
Nancy Manter - nkelmanski@aol.com
phone: 775-530-1498
For dues and payment for events:
Gary Thomsen, Treasurer
MOAA - LTC , P.O. Box 3970, Incline Village, NV
For membership information:
Roger Leach - 775-287-1121
President: Jim Clark - 775-831-1414