About Palm Springs Chapter of MOAA
The mission of PSC-MOAA is to support directly and through our military community. This includes active, retired, former commissioned and warrant officers of all seven uniformed services including the National Guard and Reserve components and their surviving spouses; support the membership in any way possible to preserve and enhance their rights benefits and entitlements, and quality of life.
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Leadership and Scholarship Awards Luncheon 2025
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Palm Springs Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America
Leadership and Scholarship Awards Luncheon
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 11:30 am
Heritage Palms Country Club, Ballroom
44-291 South Heritage Palms Drive, Indio, CA
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The PSC-MOAA will be hosting their annual Leadership and Scholarship Awards luncheon on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Heritage Palms Country Club at 11:30 am. The awards will be going to two Coachella Valley high schools that have JROTC programs: La Quinta High School and Desert Hot Springs High School.
Over the years, the PSC-MOAA has given out more than $150,000 worth of scholarships to Coachella Valley high school JROTC student leaders. This year, there will be five scholarships of $2,500 each. This is the most scholarships and a larger amount in the history of the organization. The scholarships are:
- Hunter Lopez Scholarship - $2,500
- John and Celeste Schleimer Scholarship - $2,500
- CW04 Robert Ramirez Scholarship - $2,500
- Ann Dawson Scholarship - $2,500
- Colonel Jack and Doris Samson Scholarship - $2,500
Two leadership awards will go to one Junior from each of the participating high schools.
Message From The PSC MOAA President
Members,
In October 2024, I told the membership that my leadership philosophy was that “if we build it, they will come,” meaning if we have creative ideas, activities, and speakers, our membership will grow. At that first meeting, there were only 13 attendees. To date, we have eight new members in the last seven months and our general membership meetings have grown to over 40 members attending. The Palm Springs Chapter of MOAA has great momentum and is moving forward to a bright future.