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Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC)

Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC). MOAA’s Finest Council. Topics. Goals Background of VCOC Major Accomplishment Key Accomplishments Key Yearly Activities. Goals. IMPROVE LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVENESS State and national IMPROVE RECRUITING Members and Leaders IMPROVE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC)

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  1. Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) MOAA’s Finest Council

  2. Topics • Goals • Background of VCOC • Major Accomplishment • Key Accomplishments • Key Yearly Activities

  3. Goals • IMPROVE LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVENESS • State and national • IMPROVE RECRUITING • Members and Leaders • IMPROVE PUBLIC AFFAIRS • IMPROVE VITALITY & EXCELLENCE Goals revised 8 Jan 2010

  4. Background of VCOC • Formed in November 1975 at Ft Lee • Richmond (1959), Hampton Roads (1959), Central VA (1971), and Southside (1971) - 1st Chapter Members • Held 3 Day Biennial Conventions in 1980’s and 1990’s • VCOC Congressional Luncheon - 1986 • Establishment of VCOC Legislative Committee - 1988 • Recommended Establishment of Coalition of Military Veterans Organizations -1989 • Recommended Funding of a Veterans Home and Cemetery - 1989

  5. Major AccomplishmentBegun in 1989 and Ended in 1994 • Rebate of State Taxation of Military Retirement vs Non -Taxation of State/Local Employee Retirement VCOC Fought This All the Way to the US Supreme Court • Leftover funds of $68,000 from Legal Fund were given to MOAA Scholarship Fund to provide 3 Scholarships of $5000 each to VA Students Each Year • Aside from the rebates, this action made a lasting impression on the General Assembly and the Administration - Retired Military is a Force to be Reckoned With

  6. Key Accomplishments - 1 • VCOC Storming of General Assembly - 1996 • Funding and Construction of the Richmond and Salem Veterans Care Centers • Funding for VA National Guard Family Support Centers • Funding and Construction of 2 Military Cemeteries (Suffolk and Amelia) + 1 New Cemetery in Southwest VA • Initial Funding of Wounded Warrior Mental Health Program • Interstate Compact on Education for Military Children • In State Tuition for Non-Resident Military Children • Funding for the VA War Memorial Education Center

  7. Key Accomplishments - 2 • One of Key VA Veterans Organizations to Advocate Formation of VA Dept of Veterans Services - 2002 • Recommended the Creation of a Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations within Dept of Vet Svcs – 2002

  8. Pending Legislative Initiatives • Automated System for the Electronic Preparation of Veterans Disability Claims • Burial Vaults for VA State Veterans Cemeteries • Tax Relief for 100% Disabled Veterans

  9. Recent Accomplishments • Top MOAA Council in Give Me Ten MOAA Membership Drive 4 Years in a Row (2006, 07, 08, 09) • Winner of MOAA Give Me Ten Dinner 4 Years in Row • 8 Chapters are Winners of 5 and 4 Star Levels of Excellence Awards in 2009 • 5 Chapters Won Communications Awards in 2009 and Richmond Area Chapter won overallcommunications excellence • VCOC – Top Council for Communication Awards won for Newsletter, Legislative News & Website

  10. Key Yearly Activities • “Storming the Hill” of the General Assembly (Richmond) - each January • Congressional Luncheon in Wash, D.C. each April (only MOAACouncil that has it) • Quarterly Meetings (Various Locations in VA) Ft Lee, Charlottesville, Richmond, Lexington, Petersburg

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