The Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter
serves USAWOA members in the National Capitol Region.
The chapter adheres to the
USAWOA principles of "Professionalism, Representation, and
Recognition" for the benefit of active Army, National Guard,
Army Reserve, retired and former Army warrant officers and
families. The designation "Silver" indicates that the Chapter
has been in continuous existence since the USAWOA founding.
Regular Monthly Meetings, third
Thursday of the month
at
the Kingstowne Library (corner of Telegraph Road and Beulah
Road) starting at 1700 hours.
Come on out and be a part of the
chapter planning and camaraderie.
Occasionally meetings are held at
other locations.
In addition to monthly
meetings, the Chapter
participates in Warrant Officer Professional Development (WOPD)
Seminars, Retiree Recognition days, community service projects,
the Adopt A Highway" program and hosts specific events at or, in
some cases, the entire USAWOA Annual Meeting of the Members.
Virginia
Adopt-a-Highway Program
- Chapter and family members
clean the Fairfax County Parkway, Route 7100, from U.S. Route 1
to the Interstate Route 95 overpass on the third Saturday of one
month each quarter from 7:30 to noon. Participants meet at the
Mosby Army Reserve Center on Kingman Road at the parkway. Family
members and friends welcome. For more information contact CW5
(Ret) Dick Markle .
Upcoming
Events
On Thursday, 19 August the regular monthly Chapter
Meeting starting at 1700 hours at the Kingstowne Library at the
corner of Telegraph and Beulah, near Fort Belvoir's Telegraph
Gate.
Then in September we have three events on the calendar,
starting with our monthly chapter meeting on Thursday, 16
September. The following Saturday, 18 September, we plan to
conduct our quarterly highway cleanup as part of the
Adopt-a-Highway program. We will meet at the Mosby Reserve
Center at the corner of Route 7100 (Fairfax Parkway East) and
Kingman Road at 0800 hours. Finally, weather permitting, we'll
conduct a car wash fund raiser at the Yates Kingstowne Sunoco
station on Saturday, 25 September between 0900 and 1400 hours.
More details to follow.
For information on upcoming events or
to sign-up for an event contact Dick Markle
For
stories and pictures of past events see our
Chapter History.
Chapter Officers
President
CW2 Meisha Atkinson
Vice President -
CW5 Eddie Mallard
Secretary
- CW5 (Ret) Richard
"Rick" Ford
Treasurer &
Adopt-A-Highway Chair - CW5 (Ret) Richard "Dick" Markle
Memorabilia
Chair - CW5 (Ret) Richard "Dick" Markle
Historian & Ways
& Means Chair -
CW5 (Ret)
Ronald "Ron" McLendon
Hospitality Chair -
CW4 Kent Watson
Webmaster
- CW5 (Ret)
David "Dave" Welsh
Minutes of
most recent Chapter Meeting
CHAPTER
NEWS
Chapter
Volunteers support Armed Forces Retirement Home
The
Lord Fairfax Chapter member volunteered their time to deal cards
at the Armed Forces Retirement Home's annual casino night on
Friday, 30 July 2010, in Washington DC. The Chapter also
donated $250 to the retirement home for cash prizes for the
event. Pictured (l-r) CW5 (Ret) Dick Markle and CW4 (Ret)
Cevilla (Mosby) Randle were volunteer dealers at the Casino
Night.
Streamer
Presented to the Chapter
Pictured
(l to r) Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter President CW2 Meisha
Atkinson receives their latest Warrant Officer Heritage
Supporter streamer from Foundation Board Chairman CW5 (Ret)
Richard C. Markle at the Chapter's regular monthly meeting on
February 18, 2010. The Chapter was
awarded their first streamer for meeting the USAWOA donation
challenge towards the construction of a Memorial to our Fallen
Warrant Officer Comrades and this streamer is to recognize their
donation towards the construction of the historical exhibit
commemorating the 100th Birthday of the Warrant Officer Corps.
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View our Chapter
History page for
information about the origin of the Chapter. The History
also includes information and pictures of chapter
participation in selected events over the years.
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Also, click on
Upcoming
Events for information of interest to all warrant
officers.
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