An Auxiliary member is the surviving spouse of a deceased officer from any of the following

United States services:
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Public Health Service
National Guard
Reserve

The deceased officer need not have been a member of MOAA, but only eligible to have been a member. The surviving spouse may join even if the deceased spouse was not a member.

The chapter helps auxiliary members stay up to date on benefits, along with still "belonging to the military." An auxiliary member who is under the age of 65 and enrolled in Tricare may purchase supplemental health insurance at a very reasonable cost through MOAA's Mediplus insurance plan. There are also cash-back credit cards and discounts for other services, such as will writing, travel, cruises, and financial planning.

Auxiliary members must maintain membership in the Military Officers Association of America, Inc., Alexandria VA. If the deceased spouse was a Life member of MOAA national, that membership transfers to the surviving spouse and the auxiliary member is not required to pay any more dues at the national level.

Auxiliary Chapter Membership Dues: $6.00 per year or $15.00 for three years

Spokane Chapter Auxiliary Liaison to the National Auxiliary
Beth Ann Daigre
509-921-9581
BethAnnMadsen@msn.com

The Auxiliary luncheons have been set for the first Tuesday of every other month starting in January 2009.  We will meet again January 6, 2009 at the Perkins Restaurant on Division near the river in downtown Spokane at 1 PM.   Mark your 2009 calendar:  January 6th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th, September 1st, and November 3rd.

 Our locations may change from time to time but for the winter months we will stay with Perkins, a place where we are more assured of streets being cleared of snow and parking will be easier.  Meeting at 1PM keeps us out of the lunch rush so we can remain at our table and chat without being rushed to vacate our seating for business people on their lunch hour. 

Our second luncheon quadrupled in size and we ate and talked for 2.5 hours.  It was so enjoyable to be meeting again.
 
Please remember to reserve your seat at the table by calling Beth Ann 509-921-9581.