Auxiliary

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: $9.00 per year or $25.00 for three years
Spokane Chapter Auxiliary Liaison to the National Auxiliary

Beth Ann Daigre
509-921-9581 home   509-220-6508 cell
bethanndaigre@comcast.net

Auxiliary Luncheons

The Widows and Wives Club filled 10 Christmas bags for our Vets at the Spokane Veterans Home with 1 Christmas mug, 3 puzzle books, 1 each tissue pack, pack of gum, package candy, Chap Stick, 4 bags of nuts and/or candy. We also delivered 33 cards, 5 wreaths, 2 ornaments, 3 decorations and 1 lighted and decorated miniature tree. All of this was delivered on December 12th.

For the homeless veterans in Colville we were able to add 32 individual packs of Kleenex, 24 pair of white socks; 20 bags of nuts and candy; 2 packages of gum; 3 tins of cookies; 3 tins of hard candy; 3 chap sticks; I box of chocolates; 1 large bag of Pistachios; 45 toiletries and 70 packs of toe warmers.

All of this was added to the clothing donated by Bloomsday, 2010 and was picked up on Friday the 16th by the volunteers with the Stand Down team in Colville. They were so delighted and hope we will be able to assist in the future.

312 wreaths were placed at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery on Saturday, December 10th and some of our members participated in the Wreaths Across America program. 14 of the wreaths were purchased by our club.

Five $15 gift cards from Walmart were purchased and were sent to the Veterans Homeless Shelter in Colville on December 22nd.

For 2011 we donated $120 cash to the food bank, 379 pounds of food, 56 pounds of clothing, and 83 cards to deployed troops and 1,010 cell phones for soldiers.

Two of our members are now serving on our chapters board of directors.

Ladies, we may be a social club meeting once a month for lunch, but we do a very fine job of helping those needing help.

Thank you to all of you for all you do, in our club and outside. May God continue to bless us, our military and our great country.

Looking forward to 2012 with hope and joy,

Beth Ann Daigre, Auxiliary Liaison/Club President