Our Sandhills Chapter of MOAA is primarily a member service organization. Through the volunteer efforts of our members and their financial contributions our mission is to:

• Foster comradeship among our members by providing interesting, enriching, and informative events and activities.
• Support veterans, especially those veterans in need, and team with other organizations with whom we have common interests in supporting veterans.
• Provide services for members and their dependents and survivors in time of need.
• Serve the community by planning and hosting the annual Memorial Day service and Veterans Day ceremony and awarding scholarships to deserving high school seniors.
• Protect the rights and interests of personnel of the Uniformed Services and their dependents and survivors
• Promote the purposes and objectives of the Military Officers Association of America.

The Sandhills Chapter and National MOAA are nonpartisan organizations.

All of our activities and events are held in the Pinehurst – Southern Pines area. Our luncheons and evening dinners are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month at a local club and require an RSVP. We welcome all National MOAA members to attend our activities as a guest.

Our Chapter publishes a monthly e-newsletter regarding upcoming events, key legislative issues, other items of interest, and changes in our membership. We also annually publish a directory of all members with email addresses, and phone numbers.

We hope you consider joining the Sandhills MOAA Chapter and reestablishing ties with your military experience and your fellow comrades-in-arms.

Social Events

The activities of our Chapter include several luncheons and two evening dinner throughout the year. At each function we have a well known and knowledgeable speaker who focuses on a subject related to contemporary military issues, military history, or local issues relevant to MOAA members. Spouses and guests are always welcome to all our events. In addition, we sponsor the community’s annual Memorial Day Service and Veterans Day Ceremony.

Community Service Activities:

• Maintain a local network to facilitate job searches for local veterans.
• Focus on established and emerging activities that benefit Moore County veterans in need.
• Raise money to fund scholarships that are awarded to the outstanding JROTC cadet at each of 8 regional high schools.
• Support the Fisher House at Fort Bragg and the USO of North Carolina with annual donations.

President / Chapter Management – President@sandhillsmoaa.org

1st Vice President / Luncheons and Dinners – 1VP@sandhillsmoaa.org

2nd Vice President / Memorial and Veterans Day – 2VP@sandhillsmoaa.org

Secretary / Correspondence, Meeting Minutes and Membership Renewals – Secretary@sandhillsmoaa.org

Treasurer / Dues Payment and Financials – Treasurer@sandhillsmoaa.org

Veteran Support Fund – VSF@sandhillsmoaa.org

JROTC Scholarship – Scholarship@sandhillsmoaa.org

Publicity and Newsletter – info@sandhillsmoaa.org

Website and Social Media – info@sandhillsmoaa.org

Chapter membership is open to anyone who is a currently serving, retired, or former officer in any of the uniformed services. For more information, go to our membership page via the link to the left.

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All of our activities and events are held in the Pinehurst – Southern Pines area. Our luncheons and evening dinners are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month at a local club and require an RSVP. We welcome all National MOAA members to attend our activities as a guest.

As we approach Spring, I thought it time to update members on recent activity of the chapter and plans for the remainder of the year. Also, I’d like to invite all members and their guests to attend our 2024 JROTC Scholarship Awards Dinner, see attached invitation.

Highlights of the first quarter included the addition of three new members to our board, Bill Colmer, and Mike Hutson. Mike Oriet stepped down from the board after several years as our Secretary. We are very grateful and proud of Mike’s dedicated service to our chapter and thankful for the commitment to service of our new board members. We started the year with 89 members and have added one new member so far this year. We are in the process of updating and publishing our 2024 Membership Roster.

We ended 2023 with a healthy balance in our various accounts and in February the board approved the 2024 budget. That budget included funding eight JROTC scholarships at $1,500 per recipient. The budget also included funding support to Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Build project and support to veterans attending Sandhills Community College. We are exploring other avenues to identify veterans support opportunities and are investigating a cooperative relationship with local Irreverent Warriors leaders.

Upcoming activities for the chapter include the Scholarship Dinner on April 23rd ,the Memorial Day Service on May 27th at the Pinehurst Village Chapel, and our next Membership Luncheon on June 18th at the Pinecrest Inn. You are invited and encouraged to participate in all of these activities.

Finally, refer to our website,www.sandhillsmoaa.org,for chapter updates and relevant information from MOAA. Please feel free to contact me at president@sandhillsmoaa.org regarding our activities and any questions you may have about our chapter and how we might make the chapter more relevant to our members.