UPPER POTOMAC CHAPTERRecipient of the 2015 MOAA 5 Star Level of Excellence Award

…from the President

Hello Fellow UPC Membersand Spouses,

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and have had a nice vacation or are planning one. There are a couple things on the radar in the next couple of months. First, don’t forget the annual picnic on 13 August at Bert and Emma’s farm – it is always a great time. Please remember to bring a donation of non-perishable items for the Fort Detrick Chapel food bank. Also, the golf scramble is coming up on September 16th. We are still in need of sponsors for Wounded Warriors who participate at no cost for golf, food and prizes. We still have vacancies for Chapter officers and Board members

for 2017-18. Please consider becoming an officer or Board member and help keep the Chapter a viable one. The Chapter is also looking forward to the release of the Level of Excellence award winners in late July. The Chapter has done very well over the years and we hope to continue our winning ways. In closing, have a great summer and recruit a new member.

Best wishes …Doug

Never Stop Serving

Recruit a New MemberFor 2016

Chapter Officers

PresidentCOL Douglas W. Reichard, USA, Ret.

1st Vice PresidentLtCol Hugh M. McIlroy, Jr, USMC, Ret

2nd Vice PresidentCOL Ronald G. Kelsey, USA, Ret.

SecretaryMrs. Mary Lee Schumeyer

TreasurerLtCol Robert S. Fenimore, USAF, Ret.

Board MembersCol John R. Freeland, USAF, Ret.CDR Charles L. Chipley, Jr., USN, Ret.COL Lucas H. Brennecke, USA, RetCAPT Joe N. Shrader, USCG, Ret.CPT Wilmer K. Benson USA, Ret.COL Gerard Schumeyer, USA, Ret.

Chaplain

COL Jimmie C. Spiller, USA, Ret.

Legislative Affairs

PA-CAPT Herbert G. Arm, USN, Ret.MD-COL Ronald G. Kelsey, USA, Ret.WV-CAPT David L. Woods, USN, Ret.

MOAA Surviving Spouses Advisory Committee Representative &

Chapter Personal Affairs Officer

Mrs. Mary Albertson

Newsletter Editor/Webmaster

COL Gerard Schumeyer, USA, Ret.

July 13, 2016

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Chapter PicnicJoin us on Saturday, August 13 for our annual Chapter picnic at Bert & Emma Thornton’s Shoot Proof Farm in Jefferson, MD. The farm sits in a beautiful location complete with pond, covered pavilion, swimming pool and their historic residence. Bring your bathing suits, bring the kids, grandkids! You won’t want to miss this!! Reservations are due NLT August 9. A reservation form is provided at the end of the newsletter.

Chapter Officer/Board Elections for 2017-2018

In October, we will elect Chapter officers and board members for the 2017-2018 term. We still need a volunteer to step forward to fill the position of 2nd Vice. A full complement of officers and board members is vital to the sustainment of the Chapter. The responsibilities of officers do not consume a lot of your time, and this is an opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the Chapter. If interested, contact Chip Chipley at 301-668-4154 or chipley2@comcast.net or Doug Reichard at 301-898-5892 or dwreichard@comcast.net

August

1-Harold Bishop4-Pati Redmond9-Jeanne Hammond

17-Larry Snody21-Bobbie Treece22-Jeff Bodie30-Bob Sarvaideo

September

2-Harvey Lettofsky4-Joe Shrader6-Gail Reichard

11-Kathy Augustine14-Debbie McCune14-Dave Baker15-Pauline Marendt16-John Derr16-Erin Misner17-Diane McCune17-Carol VanSchenkhof20-Irene Blackburn20-Suzanne Everhart24-O.D. French25-Marilyn Preuit27-Lori Burch27-Lou Muniz30-Jim Hubbard

US Public Health ServiceJuly 16, 1798

August

5Everette & Ann Beers

Frank & Ro Brown6

Dave & Peggy Richards7

Harvey & Kathy LettofskyRon & Marilyn Preuit

8Alan & Mary Ann Phillips

12Jeff & Barbara Bodie

13Dwight & Lydia Hutchinson

15Bob & Pauline Marendt

20Jim & Judy Hubbard

23Bill & Bonnie Stubblefield

24Larry & Maria Snody

31John & Darlene Aulls

September

3Paul & Kathy Augustine

8Pete & Myrna Kinman

10Joe & Joy Shrader

17Dennis & Kathleen Brekhus

20John & Jayne Bongard

21Jim & Caroline King

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2016 Chapter Golf Tournament

As you know, the Chapter will sponsor its 5th annual golf scramble on Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Glade Valley Golf Club in Walkersville. Tee time is 12:30 PM. The Chapter will support Operation Second Chance, Inc. again this year. We still need a few more volunteers to step up and help on theday of the scramble. No experience necessary. If you are a golfer, sign up your foursome! Lastly, and perhaps most important, we need sponsors for this fund raising event so contact your friends, business acquaintances and local businesses for support.Sponsor opportunities are listed on page 6; a flyer with basic information is contained on page 8. If you need flyers/information brochures/ more information, contact Lou Muniz at 210-439-7578 or popeyemuniz@ yahoo.com for more information.

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Food Pantry Service Project

Last August, the Chapter partnered with the post chapel at Ft Detrick to help provide food for active duty, Reserve, and Guard servicemembers in need. The response from our members was overwhelming and we collected a large amount of non-perishable food and monetary donations. The donated food filled the food bank pantry and the monetary donations were used to purchase commissary gift cards to be distributed by the chapel staff. Once again this year we will partner with the Ft. Detrick Chapel to help replenish their food bank. We are asking you to bring a donation of non-perishable food to the picnic. If you wish to make a monetary donation, make checks out to UPC and put “food pantry” in the memo section. The money will be used to purchase gift cards for use at the post commissary. Thank you in advance for your support.

Cell Phones for Soldiers

Don’t forget about our Cell Phones for Soldiers project. You can provide your old phones to Jerry Schumeyer and he will take care of them for you. If you are

attending our picnic bring your old phone and give it to Jerry.

Newsletter Via Email

If you prefer to receive the newsletter via email, let Jerry Schumeyer know at theschumeyers@comcast.net or 301-696-1191. Please make sure that you add his email to your safe senders so the newsletter doesn’t end up in your spam folder. This will also ensure that youreceive timely updates on other important matters when they are sent.

Membership Meeting and Luncheon

October 17

Our next Membership meeting/luncheon will be held on Saturday, October 17 at Dutch’s Daughter in Frederick. Details will be provided in the September newsletter.

The next newsletter will be published in mid-August 2016.

Suggestions or comments may be addressed to Jerry Schumeyer, (301) 696-1191, theschumeyers@comcast.net.

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2016 Events Calendar

August 13– Annual Picnic, Bert & Emma Thornton’s Shoot Proof Farm, Jefferson, MD

September 10 - Board Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Ft. Detrick Chapel, Rm 5, Bldg. 1776 Ditto Road, Ft. Detrick

September 14 – Maryland Council of Chapters/MOAA Annual Congressional Luncheon; details to beannounced

September 16 - Annual Golf Scramble, Glade Valley Golf Club

October 15 – Membership meeting/luncheon and election of Chapter officers for 2017-2018,11:30 am, Dutch’s Daughter restaurant, Frederick, MD

November 5 - Board Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Ft. Detrick Chapel, Rm 5, Bldg. 1776 Ditto Road, Ft. Detrick

December 10 – Christmas luncheon and Installation of Chapter officers (2017-2018),Fountainhead Country Club, Hagerstown, MD

Directions to Bert and Emma Thornton’s Shoot Proof Farm6102 Burkittsville Road, Jefferson, MD 21755

301-371-6829

The entrance to the Shoot Proof Farm will be marked with a large American flag. Proceed along the gravel lane to the top where you will see/be guided to parking. The picnic area/pavilion will be on your left at the end of the lane. If you need to get closer to the pavilion to discharge your passengers, you can drive right up to the pavilion. Don’t forget your lawn chairs.

From Frederick: Take US-40 Alt W/Old National Pike for 5.1 miles; Turn left onto MS-17 S/N Church St (Burkittsville Rd.); Proceed 5.2 miles; driveway will be on your right.

From Hagerstown: Take I-70E towards Frederick; Take Exit 42 toward Middletown Road; Merge onto MD-17 S/Myersville Road; go 10.4 miles (turns into Burkittsville Rd as you pass thru Middletown; driveway will be on your right.

From Gettysburg: Take US-15S towards Frederick; Take Exit 13B to merge onto US-40 W/Baltimore National Pike/W Patrick St; Go 1.6 miles and turn left onto US-40 Alt W/Old National Pike; go 5.1 miles and turn left onto MS-17 S/N Church St; Proceed 5.2 miles; driveway will be on your right.

From Gaithersburg: Take I-270 N towards Frederick; Take Exit 32 to merge onto I-70W toward Hagerstown; Take Exit 49 for US-40 Alt toward Braddock Heights/Middletown; Turn left onto US-4- Alt W/Old National Pike; go 3.9 miles and left onto MS-17 S/N Church St; Proceed 5.2 miles; driveway will be on your right.

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From our friends at the Annapolis Chapter

Please join us for our annual MOAA Annapolis Chapter baseball event on Friday, 5 August 2016, as the 2015 Eastern League Champion Bowie Baysox take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels at Prince Georges County Stadium. The U.S. Naval Academy Band will perform pre-game patriotic music starting at 5:45 p.m. Stadium gates will open at 6:00pm and the game starts at 7:05. We will again be located in the President's Suite which provides an excellent air conditioned vantage point to watch the game as well as traditional outside box seating. We will have a great buffet served in the suite from 1830 -2030 hours and there will be a fireworks show immediately following the game. The August 5th game is also the annual Navy Night at the Bowie Baysox (sponsored by the Navy Credit Union) and will also be the first public outing for the new Navy Plebe Class of 2020. Prince George's Stadium is an old fashioned family friendly baseball park venue with a carousel and kids activities and contests both on and off-field. Parking is free.

Cost is $30/person; Kids 6-13 are $20 each. All children 5 and under are free. Price includes Admission, President’s Suite Seating and Buffet.

Reservations Due By 27 July. You need to RSVP for a General Admission ticket.

RSVP POC: CDR Dave Myers, JAGC, USN, Ret. Tel. 410-267-9022 (evenings) 443-799-1858 (working hours) E-Mail: DHMLaw607@aol.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please make your advance check payable to " MOAA-Annapolis Chapter,”

Send reservation and check to the address below:MOAA-Annapolis

Post Office Box 3439Annapolis, Md. 21403

Name: ____________________________ Guest(s)_____________________________

Phone/email__________________________/__________________________________

___Number of Reservations @ $30.00 / person =__________

___Number of Reservations @ $20.00 / person =__________

TOTAL __________----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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New VA Representative in Hagerstown

Ronnie Hooten-Santiago, BSW, LBSW33 W. Washington Street, Room 201

Hagerstown, MD 21740301-791-0356

Fax: 301-791-3805Vbsr.hootensantiago@gmail.com

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Staff Ride-Antietam Battlefield-September 17, 2016(Hosted by the Star Spangled Banner Chapter of MOAA)

Who: All Members and guests of Maryland MOAA Council and All MD Chapters are invited.What: Attend a Professionally Guided Battlefield Tour of Antietam Battlefield.Where: Board bus at Towson Methodist Church, 501 Hampton Lane, Towson, MD. 21286 or at Interstate 70 at Security Blvd Park and Ride. Enjoy a ride in an air-conditioned chartered bus with restrooms to the Battlefield. Lunch is “pay as you go” at a local restaurant.When: Saturday, September 17, 2016. Board bus by 9:00 or 9:15 am at two locations.Why: Enjoy MOAA comradeship and learn about a significant battle that occurred during the American Civil War. Battlefield Narration begins upon leaving I-70 Park and Ride!Reservations: Seating limited based on chartered bus. Reserve your seat NLT: August 1, 2016, charter commitment date! Some seats may be available afterwards.Cost: for all day professional tour: $40.00/personMake Check out to “Star Spangled Banner Chapter”Mail check with names of attendees to: COL (Ret) William “Randy” Everett, 1205 Hidden Stream Court, Abingdon, MD 21009 Further Info: E-mail: everettabn@gmail.com, C: 443-910-0593 or Glen Williams gfwilliams607@verizon.net,H: 410-747-9009

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Sponsorships for 2016 UPC MOAA Annual Golf Tournament

Pin Sponsorships:Platinum: $750 and higher (includes golf for four players, if desired, and pin sponsorship)Gold: $500 (includes golf for two players, if desired, and pin sponsorship)Silver: $300 (includes golf for one player, if desired, and pin sponsorship)Bronze: $100 (includes pin sponsorship)Other Sponsorships:Wounded Warrior: $150 - sponsors a wounded warrior to play in the tournament

Cart Sponsor: $50 – sign on cart acknowledging contributionDonations:Prize: donation of items for door prizes/raffle prizesGoodie Bag: donation of items for the “goodie bag” that each player receives Operation Second Chance (OSC): donations to directly benefit OSC.

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Thank you notes from Thomas Johnson Navy JROTC and Jefferson H.S. Army JROTC

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Upper Potomac ChapterAnnual Picnic

Saturday, August 13, 201611:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bert & Emma Thornton’sShoot Proof Farm

6102A Burkittsville RoadJefferson, MD 21755

301-371-6829

Enjoy Catering by Renaissance Chef Catering(Food served @ noon)

Picnic Fare

Vegetable Crudités Platter w/Herb Dip; Home-style Fried Chicken; Pulled Pork w/Spicy Sweet Smokehouse & Carolina Gold BBQ Sauces; Creamy Broccoli Salad; Mary Lee’s Baked Beans; Local

Corn on the Cob; Emma Thornton’s Fruit Salad; Fresh Peach Crisp w/Whipped Cream

BeveragesBert’s Mint Juleps; Beer; Soft Drinks; Iced Tea; Lemonade; Water

DirectionsSee page 4 of the newsletter

Note: you are able to drive up to the picnic pavilion, if necessary

If anyone requires assistance with transportation to the picnic, please contact one of the Board members and we will help coordinate.

Bring Your Lawn Chairs

Don’t forget your non-perishable food item(s) for the Ft. Detrick food bank

---------------------------------------Detach and Return-------------------------------------------------------------------Name: _______________________________Name(s) of Guests (s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__Number of Adult Reservations@ $20/person_______________Number of Children under 12 @$10/person______________

TOTAL Payment______________

NOTE: SEND YOUR CHECKS TO MARY LEE SCHUMEYER FOR THIS EVENT.

Make checks payable to: Upper Potomac Chapter, MOAAReturn NLT Tuesday, August 9, 2016 to:

Mary Lee Schumeyer, 2116 Carroll Creek View Court, Frederick, MD 21702301-696-1191; theschumeyers@comcast.net