Council and Chapter Presidents,

We have two important updates to provide: Release of the 2022 Chapter Recruiting Program Guide and reopening of the MOAA Store.

2022 Chapter Recruiting Program Guide

 The 2022 Chapter Recruiting Program Guide is available for download on the MOAA Councils and Chapters page here.  We encourage all council and chapter leaders to review and utilize this guide for important updates, tools, resources, ideas, and incentives - all designed to help with your recruiting and retention efforts. There are two notable changes to the recruiting program for this year:

• Quarterly Incentives have been disestablished for this program year in order to redirect the resources to other aspects of chapter effectiveness and sustainment. 

• We have expanded the scope of the popular Community Sponsorship Program to allow use of sponsorship money to procure “MOAA branding” supplies which aid in outreach and recruiting (such as a banner or table covering with your chapter logo).

In addition to the recruiting guide, please check out the Councils and Chapters page here to find even more ideas and tools for running an effective chapter. Take advantage of our monthly roundtables and other training events to network with your counterparts and brainstorm solutions and best practices. Let us know if you have feedback or other ideas.

 MOAA Store

The MOAA Store is officially back up and running! We are pleased with our new provider who has gone above and beyond to ensure that the store is a good experience for our members.

We hope you enjoy the various items that can be found in the store at  https://moaa.estore.shop/. From apparel to headwear and much more, there are many items to show your MOAA pride! All products on the site are transfers from the old store inventory. However, there are more than a dozen items we procured just before the old store closed that we were never able to market to our members—these will appear to be new inventory. On the new site, these products can be found at the bottom of the page under “FEATURED”. Please stay tuned for new inventory that will be added in the coming months. We are working with our provider to bring you exciting new products that we hope you will enjoy!

ROTC & JROTC Medal Update: The temporary site for ROTC/JROTC items that was launched in November 2021 is now closed and any remaining inventory can be found in the new store. However, please note that medals are completely sold out. The new vendor is currently working to procure (newly designed, 8-service) medals and certificates of suitable quality at an acceptable price. We are working with the vendor to replenish our ROTC/JROTC stock as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your support of these two important programs.  Please reach out to chapters@moaa.org with any questions or concerns.