Here's a video of the Cape Fear Chordsmen singing the National Anthem at the SENCLAND MOAA December 3rd Luncheon Meeting. Video courtesy of Past President Ken Klassen.

Early Bird Save the Date Invitation for a Cruise to Bermuda in 2025

MOAA’s North Carolina Council of Chapters (NCCOC) is inviting you to a Bermuda cruise in 2025. Please open the link below for details on the Carnival cruise. Then call AAA agent Lorna Tiller at the numbers below for our MOAA group prices. She has discounted fares from the prices mentioned in the link.

Special group rates apply and bookings are managed through our tour agent. Her contact details are listed below. 50 cabins have been reserved for our group and more can be added as needed. Prices for double occupancy in each cabin are approximately $800 for inside, $900 for ocean view or $1100 for balcony staterooms per person depending on selection. Suites and cabins for more than 2 people can be arranged. Minimal deposit is required to reserve cabins with final payments not due until July 14, 2025.

Call the agent below to discuss and reserve if interested.

More details are available on:

N.C. Council of Chapters website

Carnival Cruise Line

Every year, Coastal Christian High School (CCHS) holds a special Veterans Chapel to honor men and women in our community who have served our country. This year's event is this Thursday, November 7th from 8:45 am - 9:45 am, at CCHS (1150 The Kings Hwy, Wilmington).

Kevin Culatta, the Head of School, is extending an invitation for you to join this patriotic chapel and allow CCHS to honor you! The chapel is from 8:45-9:50 with a coffee reception available at 8:15. After the chapel there will be classroom discussions, 9:55-10:25, with veterans.

The event coordinator could use 5 of us to visit a classroom and share our active duty or reserve experience. If you are interested in one or both of these, please reply to Kevin Culotta at culottak@coastalchristian.net.

The Wilmington Veteran Tribute Banner project team is very pleased to announce that banners paying tribute to veteran or active military service members may be ordered at this time. The project is organized and run by the New Hanover County Veterans Council. We have received support and cooperation with the City of Wilmington to be able to hang these beautiful banners within the city. Locations are being established.

The website to get information about the banner program and to order is ( Banner Program info ).

Please consider honoring a veteran or active military member with a banner.

See flyers for veterans week activities at UNCW.

Presented by “The Third Act”, subject experts will present topics on health and wealth on November 7, 2024. RSVP to thethirdactnc@gmail.com or call or (910)791-9099.

See document for details in the Downloads folder.

Sandi Adams, SENCLAND Chapter Surviving Spouse Liaison, gave a very informative presentation "Know Before They Go" to help prepare us for when the unexpected, or expected, loss of a beloved spouse occurs. Click button below to see video.

Please see below the schedule for 2024 MOAA SENCLAND scholarship award ceremonies.

1. UNCW. Our host will be Bill Kawczynshi at the on-campus Veterans Hall. The date and time will be November 6th at 3:30pm (15:30). No specific ceremony and we will be presenting 6 scholarships. Parking may be a challenge.

2. CFCC. CFCC will have a full Veterans Day celebration with guest speakers, usually hosted by the college President. This will take place at 11:00am, on November 11th in the Union Station building in downtown Wilmington. We will be on the agenda presenting 7 scholarships. The event is usually followed by a reception to include a light lunch. Last year it was a catered sandwich bar.

3. BCCC. BCCC will also have a full Veterans Day celebration hosted by the President. It will be on November 14th at 11:00am at the O’Dell Williamson Auditorium on campus. We will be presenting 3 scholarships this year as part of the event. This event usually includes a catered lunch.

Members are invited to participate. Contact Tim Johnson (tim.johnson27@gmail.com) if with questions.

New Chapter Officers were officially installed during the SENCLAND Chapter luncheon.

Southeastern Chapter (SENCLAND) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) presented six scholarships to our Cape Fear Community College Veteran students. Congratulations to our recipients:

• Collin Bennett

• Olyvia Drenko

• Codey Puttkamer

• Ian Appling

• Chase Siegman

• Charly Small

Also in attendance were Mr. Jim Morton, CFCC President; Tim Johnson, SENCLAND; Allan Turner, SENCLAND; and Chrissy Sanford, SENCLAND. Not pictured Scholarship recipients: Ian Appling, Chase Siegman, and Charly Small.

Southeastern Chapter (SENCLAND) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) presented three scholarships to our Brunswick Community College Veteran students. Congratulations to our recipients:

• Stephen Maples

• Stephanie Alexander

• Daniel Thompson

Also in attendance were Dr. Gene Smith, President, BCC, Tim Johnson, SENCLAND; Ms. Te-resa Nelson, Exec Dir BCC Foundation, and Joe Irrera, SENCLAND President

Fifteen SENCLAND MOAA Members got to have a tour of the USCG Facility at Oak Island, NC, a briefing on the station’s history and mission by their OIC BMCS Logan Adkisson, and a very nice boat ride on Thursday 10/26/23 which was a beautiful day.

SENCLAND Chapter members were among the eighty MOAA members and guests from North Carolina and other states who went on a five-day Veteran’s Day Cruise, November 11-16, 2023, aboard the Carnival Cruise Line's “Sunshine of the Seas” from Charleston, SC to the Bahamas. A special feature of the Veterans Cruise was a four-part lecture series on major Pacific campaigns in WW II. Social times were the order of the day and night, spending time with friends from the NC Chapters, making new friends during excursions, meals, casual visits around the ship decks, and Veterans Appreciation events scheduled by the ship's cruise director. It was warm and sunny on the beaches and around the pool and spas onboard.

Southeastern Chapter (SENCLAND) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) presented six scholarships to our UNCW Veteran students. Congratulations to our recipients:

• Cody Wilson

• Michael Sterba

• Steven Parker

• Auris Nassar

• Abigail Roark (Unable to attend)

• Julia Cagle (Unable to attend)

Our November program featured a presentation by Chad Kimes, Division Engineer for NCDOT's Division 3, on planning, project development, maintenance activities, and construction projects for roads & highways in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Duplin, and Sampson Counties. Presentation slides can be viewed in the Download folder.

Colonel Theodore J. Janosko, USA (ret), Chair of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Council was the guest speaker for the SENCLAND Chapter's 50th anniversary recognition luncheon. The SENCLAND Chapter has been a MOAA member for 50 years. It was chartered on June 30, 1973. Click the link below to watch a video of the recognition event.