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Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee. CHAPTER PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIUM SEPTEMBER 2012. Overview. Auxiliary Member History Auxiliary Liaisons Value Added Auxiliary Liaisons Every Council and Chapter 2013 AMAC Project: SBP/DIC Offset Unremarried Surviving Spouses. Auxiliary Member History.
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Auxiliary MemberAdvisory Committee CHAPTER PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIUM SEPTEMBER 2012
Overview • Auxiliary Member History • Auxiliary Liaisons Value Added • Auxiliary Liaisons Every Council and Chapter • 2013 AMAC Project: SBP/DIC Offset Unremarried Surviving Spouses
Auxiliary Member History • 2002 Study reviewed Auxiliary Members’ needs • 2004 BoD approved creation of AMAC • 2011 BoD authorized Auxiliary Member study relative to bylaws change • 2012 Referendum to allow Auxiliary Members full voting privileges on August ballot
Auxiliary Members Value Added • Auxiliary Member votes – potential 17% increase in votes on national-level issues • In our Chapter System: 750 Auxiliary Members hold leadership positions as chapter officers or board members
Auxiliary Members Value Added • Fill vacant leadership positions • Manage and organize events, fundraisers, and special projects • Advocate and educate on MOAA legislative issues (local, state, and national level) • PR and Community Outreach to increase MOAA and Chapter visibility • All councils and chapters encouraged to recruit an Auxiliary Liaison (Auxiliary Member or Spouse)
Auxiliary Liaisons Cell Phones For Soldiers • Goal: 1 Million minutes free talk time for deployed troops (16,667 phones) • Result: 1,761,480 minutes free talk time (29,358 phones) • 76% over goal • 85 Chapters participated with 77% of the projects led by an Auxiliary Liaison. • Auxiliary Liaisons led the project in 11 of the top 15 chapters.
AMAC National Project 2012-2013 SBP–DIC OFFSET UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES
SBP-DIC OFFSET Total SBP Recipients 327,184 Total SBP Recipients Offset57,134 Average SBP Offset/Month $976.00 Information Per DoD Office of Actuary Report Dated 9/30/11
SBP–DIC OFFSET SBP RECIPIENTS BY AGE Survivors <65 50,869 >65 276,315 327,184 Source: DoD Office of Actuary Report-September 30, 2011 Does Not Include Coast Guard
SBP-DIC OFFSET Full/Partial Offset by DIC 33,280 Survivors Full DIC Offset 23,854 Survivors Partial DIC Offset
SBP-DIC OFFSET DIC OFFSET BY AGE Survivors <65 12,636 >65 44,498 57,134
SBP/DIC OFFSET • Launch grassroots campaign: Contact Congressmen and Senators to co-sponsor bills: • Auxiliary Liaisons in Councils and Chapters work with Region AMAC Representative on campaign • Success requires participation of all MOAA members and spouses
SBP/DIC OFFSET • Launch grassroots campaign: Contact Congressmen and Senators to co-sponsor bills: H.R. 178 and S260 • Auxiliary Liaisons in Councils and Chapters work with Region AMAC Representative on campaign • Success requires participation of all MOAA members and spouses