Project Updates

Edie Wilson is the chair for the Food Bank and in 2014 she gathered $420 and 53 pounds of food for the food bank.

Pat Tolley is the chair for the Homeless Veterans Program and in 2014 she took 1,373 items (some purchased with our $229 cash donations) to help the homeless veterans program meet their goals of serving our less fortunate veterans.

Elaine Anderson is the chair for the Spokane Veterans Home and delivered 1,016 items to the veterans home to help fill their needs.

Widows and Wives Wreath Fund

The Widows and Wives Club collected funds throughout the year for wreaths to be placed at the head stones, markers in the scattering garden and along the columbium walls of our country’s veterans in the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. 

The Wreaths Across America ceremony was held this year on December 13th at noon.  The total number of wreaths we contributed to the 800+ was 196 which equals about $2,000 in cash.  Three of the club’s members helped place the wreaths, Beth Ann Daigre, Denise Walker and Jan Munson.  Denise collected $500 and Jan collected $225. 

This was our first year of being a sponsor as the MOAA Widows and Wives Club and hope to increase our collections each year as more of our veterans are placed to rest with their comrades in arms.

Spokane Chapter Receives Awards

First Vice President Merle Gorton, COL USA (Ret.) presents the 2014 winner of category two from National MOAA for legislative coverage on the website, and first runner up category two for the website from National MOAA awards to Alan Davis, LCDR USN (Ret.) at the December board meeting.