>> 2025 COC MOAA State Convention <<
New York Council of Chapters President, Skip Bebernitz has announced the 2025 NY CoC Annual Convention details as noted below:
“I happy to announce that the 53rd Annual Convention of the New York State Council of MOAA Chapters will be held in Saratoga Springs 28 Sep-1Oct. We have not been in the Capital District Chapter’ Area since 2017 in Lake George. This year’s convention is designed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
We will be staying at the Inn at Saratoga. Our Annual Memorial Service will be held in the Gerald H. Solomon National Cemetery. We will receive a tour of the site of the two battles of Saratoga and significant sites in the Village of Stillwater. We will drive our own vehicles or car pool between each of the points of the tour.
An extremely important part of the business meeting will be the election of officers to take us forward.
See you at the Convention!
Skip Bebernitz, MAJ, USA (RET), President of the NYS CoC”
Key Information and Dates to Keep in Mind:
- Dates of Convention: Sunday 28 September 2025 to Wednesday 1 Oct 2025
- Three Registration Package Options, Plus A La Carte Options
- 50% Deposit Due By Thursday 26 June 2025
- Registration and Final Payment Due NLT Monday 11 August 2025
We are honored to have MOAA President and CEO, Brian “BK” Kelly, Lt Gen, USAF (Retired), scheduled to attend the convention as the guest speaker, along with New York’s good friend, CAPT Frank “Tank” Michael, MOAA Senior Director, Affiliated Councils & Chapters presenting at the business meeting.
If you’ve attended past NY CoC conventions, we hope you will join us again for insights into MOAA and chapter operations, as well as some fellowship and camaraderie with fellow New York MOAA members along the way.
If you have never attended, please consider giving it a chance; I think you will come away more informed and enlightened about MOAA’s Grass Roots Advocacy and how chapters play a key role in that effort. Also pretty darn sure you will make some new friends along the way too! GVC has had a strong showing at the conventions for many years and I encourage you to help us continue that showing.
Registration Packet may be found here.
> JOIN GVC MOAA for an AMERKS game <
- Date/Time: Saturday, February 22,2025, Puck Drop 5:05 PM
- Location: Blue Cross Arena (BCA), Rochester, NY
- Opponent: Toronto Marlies
- Tickets: $20 each for a Section 104 seat
- Purchase NLT: Friday, February 7, 2025.
Open to eligible/existing MOAA members, family, friends and guests to join us at the Blue Cross Arena!
GVC MOAA group tickets are limited, so please purchase early for this fun evening of Amerks hockey!
Additionally, payments may be made via the MOAA GVC Cheddar Up payment portal weblink or QR code below:
https://gvc-payments.mycheddarup.com
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>>> Another 5-Star Chapter Award & Col Harris Communications Award <<<
This Chapter is doubly-AMAZING! Another 5-Star Level of Excellence Award AND COL Harris Communications Award for both Newsletter and Website!
This doesn’t happen by accident or without a lot of hard work and input from the entire team…
Russ, thank you for your work on the website and I sincerely thank each of you for your input on the newsletters that help in the chapter earning this award.
Again, I am truly honored to work alongside each of you for the good of our members and the goals of MOAA.
Congratulations to you all!
Tim
UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS:
GVC MOAA Membership Survey
The results of our recent membership survey are in. They can be found at the link below. Thanks to Jean Vaughan for compiling the results!