Kansas Council of Chapters - MOAA Military Officers Association Of America Serving The Seven Great Kansas MOAA Chapters Flint Hills Chapter  -   Junction City, KS The Flint Hills Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) serves the communities of Junction City, Fort Riley and Manhattan and surrounding areas in Kansas. The chapter has over 100 members with 98% also being national members. The chapter supports MOAA achievement awards for JROTC programs in Lyons KS (Air Force) and Junction City KS (Army) and the Army and Air force ROTC programs at Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. The Flint Hills Chapter is an active member of the State Council of Chapters, supports the Kansas National Guard and USAR and the National MOAA agenda of advocacy, and education for military related issues.   A chapter member and past president of the chapter and the state Council of Chapters, Col (Ret) Gary LaGrange is responsible for the successful program “Help us Learn…Give us Hope” that has provided thousands of pounds of school supplies for children in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program is expanding to include teaching of English by Iraqi teachers, related textbooks and building libraries in Iraq schools. Many MOAA chapters have donated money and supplies to the programs. The chapter meets quarterly with a social hour, buffet dinner and a professional program. Past programs have featured the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commanding General of Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division, Commander of Irwin Army Community Hospital, MEDDAC, Fort Riley and the Kansas Director of the Governor’s Military Council. About The Chapter OFFICERS - 2011 President : COL Patricia L. King USAR - RET 785-313-0510  1st Vice President:  LTC Art DeGroat USA-RET  degroata@ksu.edu 2nd Vice President: Roy A. Watson, CWO4 USA-RET Secretary/Newsletter Editor: LTC Maria G. Bentinck USA-RET 785-320-6477 mrsmaria2u@yahoo.com Treasurer : LtCol Tom Fryer USAF-RET 785-537-7146 taf1963@gmail.com   Past President: LTC John Allard USA -RET Per Affairs & Legislative Officer: LTCDennis R. (Buz) Bruzina USA-RET Auxiliary Liaison: Diane Hepler