Each year, national MOAA holds the Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award Contest to identify councils and chapters that do an outstanding job communicating with their members and community. MOAA affiliates competed in two categories of competition: print and e-newsletters and websites. A panel of judges scored the submissions based on a set of subjective criteria, looking at both design and content. We are pleased to announce MOAA councils and chapters received 179 five-star awards and 44 four-star awards for their outstanding efforts.

[DOWNLOAD: Full List of Award Recipients (PDF)]

Five-Star Affiliates 

Alabama

Alabama Council of Chapters (website)

Greater Birmingham Chapter (website)

Huntsville Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Montgomery Area Chapter (website)

South Alabama Chapter (website)

Arizona

Arizona Council of Chapters (e-newsletter and website)

Arizona Chapter (print newsletter and website)      

Coronado Chapter (print newsletter and website)  

Grand Canyon Chapter (print newsletter)

Luke Chapter (print newsletter and website)           

Superstition Mountain Chapter (print newsletter and website)      

Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas Chapter (print newsletter)

California

Alameda County Chapter (print newsletter and website)    

Alta Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Miramar Chapter (print newsletter )

Mojave Desert Chapter (print newsletter)

Monterey County Chapter (print newsletter)

Silver Strand Chapter (print newsletter)

Delaware

Dover Chapter (website)

Florida

Florida Council of Chapters (print newsletter and website) 

Ancient City Chapter (website)

Cape Canaveral Chapter (print newsletter and website)     

Cape Coral Chapter (print newsletter and website) 

Central Florida Chapter (print newsletter and website)       

Charlotte Harbor Chapter (print newsletter)

Citrus County Chapter (print newsletter and website)        

Halifax Area Chapter (website)

Historic Mayport Chapter (print newsletter and website)   

Indian River Chapter (website)

Kingdom of the Sun Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Lake & Sumter Counties Chapter (print newsletter and website)   

Lee Coast Chapter (print newsletter and website)   

Northeast Florida Chapter (print newsletter and website)  

Northwest Florida Chapter (print newsletter and website) 

Pensacola Chapter (print newsletter and website)  

St. Petersburg Area Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Sarasota Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Southwest Florida Chapter (print newsletter and website)             

South Central Florida Chapter (print newsletter and website)        

Sun City Center Chapter (print newsletter and website)      

Tampa Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Volusia County Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Georgia

Georgia Mountain Chapter (print newsletter and website) 

South Georgia Chapter (website)

Illinois

Lincolnland Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Southwest Illinois Chapter (print newsletter)

Indiana

White River Chapter (print newsletter)

Kansas

Sunflower Chapter (print newsletter)

Kentucky

Bluegrass Chapter Chapter (print newsletter and website) 

Fort Campbell Chapter Chapter (print newsletter and website)      

Fort Knox Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Louisiana

Ark-La-Tex Chapter (website)

Greater Baton Rouge Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Maryland

Star Spangled Banner Chapter (website)

Susquehanna Chapter Chapter (print newsletter and website)      

Missouri

Greater St. Louis Chapter (print newsletter)

Mid-Missouri Chapter (print newsletter)

Ozark Empire Chapter (print newsletter)

Montana

Western Montana Chapter (website)

Nebraska

Heartland of America Chapter (print newsletter)

Nevada

Southern Nevada Chapter (print newsletter and website)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Chapter (website)

New Jersey

New Jersey Lakes & Pines Chapter (print newsletter)

New Mexico

Albuquerque Chapter (print newsletter and website)

New York

NYS Capital District Chapter (print newsletter)

Genesee Valley Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Greater Rome-Utica Chapter (print newsletter)

North Carolina

North Carolina Council of Chapters (print newsletter and website)

Cape Fear Chapter (e-newsletter and website)

Catawba Valley Chapter (print newsletter)

Charlotte-Metrolina Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Coastal Carolina Chapter (print newsletter and website)

High Country Chapter (print newsletter)

Southeastern NC Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Tarheel Central Chapter (print newsletter)

Western North Carolina Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Ohio

Ohio Council of Chapters (website)

Central Ohio Chapter (e-newsletter and website)

Dayton Area Chapter (website)

Greater Cincinnati Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Greater Cleveland Chapter (newsletter)

Mahoning and Shenango Valleys Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Ohio Western Reserve Chapter (print newsletter)

Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma Chapter (website)

Oregon

Central Oregon Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Emerald Empire Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Council of Chapters (print newsletter)

Pittsburgh Chapter (print newsletter)

Willow Grove Chapter (print newsletter and website)

South Carolina

South Carolina Council of Chapters (print newsletter and website)

Grand Strand Chapter (website)

Piedmont Chapter (website)

Star Fort Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Tennessee

Chattanooga Chapter (print newsletter)

Memphis Chapter (website)

Middle Tennessee Chapter (website)

Mountain Empire Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Texas

Greater Dallas & North Texas Chapter (website)

Alamo Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Virginia

Virginia Council of Chapters (print newsletter and website)

Central Virginia Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Falcons Landing Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Heritage Chapter (print newsletter)

Heritage Hunt Chapter (print newsletter)

Mount Vernon Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Portsmouth Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Potomac Chapter (print newsletter)

Richmond Area Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Southwest Virginia Chapter (website)

Virginia Peninsula Chapter (print newsletter)

Virtual

MOAA Uniformed Services Nurse Advocates Virtual Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Washington

Washington Council of Chapters (website)

Columbia River Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Kitsap Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Mt. Rainier Chapter (print newsletter)

Olympia Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Olympic Peninsula Chapter (print newsletter)

Spokane Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Wyoming

WY-CO Border Chapter (print newsletter)

Four-Star Affiliates

Alabama

South Alabama Chapter (print newsletter)

Greater Birmingham Chapter (print newsletter)

Arizona

Green Valley Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Northern Arizona Chapter (print newsletter)

California

Conejo-Simi Valley Chapter (print newsletter)

Hidden Valley Chapter (print newsletter)

Miramar Chapter (website)

Palm Springs Chapter (print newsletter)

Delaware

Dover Chapter (print newsletter)

Florida

Ancient City Chapter (print newsletter)

Charlotte Harbor Chapter (website)

Clearwater Chapter (print newsletter)

Indian River Chapter (print newsletter)

Palm Beach - Martin Counties Chapter (print newsletter)

Georgia

Kings Bay Chapter (website)

Old Capitol Area Chapter (print newsletter)

South Georgia Chapter (print newsletter)

Hawaii

Hawaii Aloha Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Illinois

Illinois Council of Chapters (print newsletter and website)

Louisiana

Ark-La-Tex Chapter (newsletter)

Maryland

Maryland Council of Chapters (website)

Montgomery County Chapter (print newsletter)

Star Spangled Banner Chapter (print newsletter)

New York

Greater Rome-Utica Chapter (website)

NYS Capital District Chapter (website)

North Carolina

Catawba Valley Chapter (website)

Tarheel Central Chapter (website)

Ohio

Dayton Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Ohio Western Reserve Chapter (website)

Pennsylvania

French Creek Valley Chapter (print newsletter)

Lancaster Chapter (print newsletter and website)

South Carolina

Aiken Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Charleston Chapter (print newsletter and website)

Texas

Houston Area Chapter (print newsletter)

Virginia

Portsmouth Area Chapter (website)

Southwest Virginia Chapter (print newsletter)

Washington

Olympia Area Chapter (website)

Wisconsin

Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter (print newsletter)