Mid-Atlantic Chapter AAAA“The Monmouth Legacy Lives On”

• BRAC directed Fort Monmouth to close Sep 2011 and to relocate to Aberdeen, MD

• Chapter alternatives considered and decision to rename the chapter was made.

• Chapter coverage now:– APG– Tobyhanna, PA– Lakehurst, NJ– Fort Dix, NJ– Aberdeen, MD

Mid-Atlantic Chapter AAAA“The Monmouth Legacy Lives On”

Fund Raising Activities

• Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)

What We Have Accomplished

Year Amount Scholarships

 1990 - 2005 $221,759.00  7 Scholarships Fully Funded 

2004 $15,000.00 90th Anniversary Start Up

2005 $15,000.00 90th Anniversary Plus Up

2006 $16,000.00 90th Anniversary Plus Up

2007 $12,000.00 Dean Kelly Plus Up

2008 $18,000.00 Apblett Gobel Plus Up

2009 $15,000.00 COL Jim Young Plus Up

2010 $15,000.00 244th Aviation Brigade

 2011 $10,000.00 29th Combat Aviation Brigade (Chapter’s

9th Scholarship)

Total $317759.00  

How We Do it-Part 1

• Collaborate With Other Professional Organizations– Annual Fisher House Military Ball run by

AAAA/AFCEA/AOC and AUSA local chapters– Annual BlueClaws Baseball event co-sponsored by

AAAA/AUSA– Annual Riverboat Cruise sponsored by AAAA/AUSA– Final FridaysTo date over $1.2M given to the Fisher House

Foundation to support our severely wounded soldiers

Bill Harris and Ed Carnes present donation to Jim Weiskopf, VP Fisher House

Baskets and Art being prepared for Fisher House Silent Auction

Anna Justice donated three painting’s that sold for $10,000.00 each

82nd All American Chorus performing at the Fisher House Military Ball

Silent Auction Tent at Fisher House Military Ball

Kit Roache presenting SGT Mike Minard with $6,000.00 donation

This is how we collected our donation to SGT Minard

We are averaging $30,000.00 per year in donations at our Baseball event

Our annual Riverboat Cruise is always sold out

244th Aviation Brigade, Soldier of the Year, SGT Ty Houke, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter to AAAA National last year

How We Do it-Part 2

Annual C4ISR Symposium (Co-host with AFCEA/AOC/AUSA)• Maintain AAAA Value added (AAAA share $87,000.00!)

– Bring Helicopters to the Convention Floor– Organized Avionics Classified Session– Aviation Luncheon– Avionics Award Winner Recognition

Annual AAAA Sports Day• Golf Outing

– Sponsors are were you make the money– Fifty-Fifty Raffle for cash and golf items

• Scholarship Dinner– Clambake dinner is a tradition– We recognize our scholarship winners and their families– Fifty-Fifty Raffle for cash and theme baskets

Clambake participants

Recognition of our scholarship winners

Getting ready for the 50-50 drawing

It is all about supporting the soldier and family!