The Mission of this organization is to:  Inculcate and stimulate love of our country and its flag.  Defend the honor, integrity, and supremacy of our National Government and the Constitution of the United States.  Advocate military forces adequate to the defense of our country.  Further the legislative and other objectives of the Military Officers Association of America.  Encourage and facilitate camaraderie among retired, active and former officers of the uniformed Services.  Further the ties between the military and civilian communities through participating in and sponsoring community activities.  Promote useful services for, and to protect the interest of our members, their dependents and survivors

Membership in the MOAA Chapter is open to anyone who holds or has ever held a commission or warrant in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, Public Health Service or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their surviving spouses. Chapter members are required to have and maintain a national MOAA membership. Annual Dues are $25.00 ($15.00 for Surviving Spouse). For more information or a membership application please email chcmoaa@yahoo.com, call (941) 764-0961, or write to: CHCMOAA Membership, P.O. Box 511851, Punta Gorda, Florida 33951-1851.  For more information go to the Chapter website hhtps://chcmoaa.wordpress.com.

The Chapter holds monthly lunch meetings (12:00 Noon) on the last Wednesday of January, February, March, April, September and October.  The December lunch is the second Wednesday.  The May meeting is the NJROTC awards and scholarship dinner (6:00 PM) on the second Monday. The meetings feature guest speakers on topics relevant to the members. The chapter supports the NJROTC programs at Charlotte, Port Charlotte, Lemon Bay, and North Port High Schools with NJROTC medals and scholarships. The medal and scholarship winners and their families attend the May meeting. Their awards are also announced by one of our members at their school awards programs. The chapter is a participating member of the Charlotte County Veterans Council. The chapter also is supporting the fund raising, construction, and long term maintenance of the Southwest Florida Vietnam Memorial Wall Project (50% replica) and various other veteran projects.

The Charlotte Harbor Chapter supports the MOAA national legislative agenda and we invite our Congressional Representative and Senators as well as our state representative and senators to speak to the membership. The chapter is also active in supporting the state council in various state veterans' issues.

The Board of Directors meets the second Thursday of each month except June, July, August and December at the Twin Isles Country Club at 4:00 PM. The Chapter publishes a monthly newsletter, the Muster, except July, August and December.

The website to obtain more information about the Chapter is https://chcmoaa.wordpress.com.  The Charlotte Harbor Chapter , Punta Gorda, Florida was chartered on 25 May 1981.  Located on Charlotte Harbor on the Gulf of Mexico, the Chapter serves Charlotte County, North port and the west central part of Florida.  The Chapter publishes a monthly newsletter, the Muster, except July, August and December.