Chapter Awards 2022
Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service.
This year's awards are as follows:
Longevity Awards - Service Awards - Newsletter Awards - Website Awards
Chapter Longevity Awards
Many of our chapters celebrated their 50th Anniversaries this year. Congratulations to all chapters who have reached the 25 year or more mark.
50 | Autumn Trails | Alba TX | 35 | AA Truck Club | Boulder CO | |
50 | Golden Rod Chapter | Lexington NE |
35 | Int'l. Victoria Assn | Spring Valley CA | |
50 | Sonoma A's | Santa Rosa CA | 35 | Linden A's | Linden CA | |
50 | Ford Club | Calgary Alberta | 35 | Orlando | Ocoee FL | |
35 | Oakdale A's | Oakdale CA | ||||
45 | Chico A's |
Chico CA | 35 | Pikes Peak Chapter | Colorado Springs CO | |
45 | Memphis Model A Club | Holly Springs MS | 35 | Silver State A's | Elko NV | |
45 | No. Calif. Region Group | Sebastopol CA | 35 | So. Colorado A's | Pueblo CO | |
45 | High Desert A's | Bend OR | 35 | Steamtown A's | Olyphant PA | |
45 | Postal A's | Martinez GA | ||||
45 | So. Calif. Region Group | Arcadia CA | 30 | Central Calif. Region Group | Reedley CA | |
30 | Cruisin' A's | Hemet CA | ||||
35 | Adirondack A's | Clifton Park NY | 30 | Sis-Q-A's | Yreka CA | |
35 | Butte-View A's | Yuba City CA | 30 | Texoma MAFC | Jacksboro TX |
Service Awards
This award is given to Chapter members by their chapters for service above and beyond. These special people have worked hard and long to make their chapters successful. Those members, who were honored by their Chapters for outstanding, long-term, continuing and selfless service to others in the Model A hobby, are listed below . . .
Name | City/State | Chapter |
Tom Dodd | Clovis CA | Sierra |
Tony Jacobs | Mapleton UT | Utah Valley |
Valerie Basham | San Diego CA | San Diego |
John Cannon | Richmond VA | Old Dominion |
Bob & Pat Meneely | San Jose CA | Santa Clara Valley |
Tim Gentzler | Las Cruces NM | Borderland |
Bob Hitchcock | Houston TX | Piney Wood |
James Taylor | San Antonio TX | Alamo |
Paul & Tina Shinn | Northern California | No Cal Regional Group |
Bob & Karen Schmeichen | Wauwatosa WI | Wisconsin |
Wenscell Ogden | Placerville CA | Hangtown |
Congratulations to you all!
Newsletter Awards
Most MAFCA chapters submit copies of their newsletters to the Chapter Coordinator each month. From those newsletters, MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Newsletter Award Policy.
MAFCA Chapter Newsletter Awards for this year, designed to recognize the Editors of Chapter Newsletter, were presented at the National Awards Banquet.
Award | Newsletter | Chapter | Editor |
Newsletter of the Year | Shade Tree A's Newsletter | Shade Tree A's | Robbie Jones |
Newsletter of Excellence | The MotoMeter | Diablo A's | Steve & Sandy Ferguson |
Newsletter of Distinction | The Steering Wheel | Victoria A's | Nancy Whiddon |
Certificate of Merit | Charter Oak Acorn News | Charter Oak A's | Phil Kneeland |
Certificate of Merit | The Distributor | Orange County MAFC | Tissy Smith-Hatcher |
Certificate of Merit | Ahooga News | Beaver MAFC | Jean Adair |
Certificate of Merit | The Generator | Old Dominion | Stewart Wolfe |
Certificate of Merit | The Ford Squeaks | Piney Wood A's | Troy Walling |
Certificate of Merit | The Oil Leak | Minuteman A's | Doug Linden |
Certificate of Merit | Traveler | Gulf Coast Model A Club | Jim Quinlan |
Unusual Newsletter | None Eligible | ||
Best Regional | None Eligible | ||
Best International | Quill and Quail | Model A Owners of Canada | Phillip Wilson |
Best Special Interest | The Victoria Bustle | Int'l MAFC Victoria Assoc. | Tom Endy |
Website Awards
A good chapter web site informs its members of chapter activities and guides potential members to the chapters. Below are this year's award-winning Chapter web sites. MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Website Award Policy. This year's winners are as follows (click on the chapter name to visit their web site):
Award | Webmaster | Chapter |
Website of the Year | Michael Anderson | Dallas MAFC |
Website of Distinction | Greg & Nicholas Mack | Santa Clara MAFC |
Certificate of Merit | Wayne Champagne | Minuteman MAFC |
Certificate of Merit | Sam Wing | MAFC of Colorado |