The mission of the Star Fort MOAA Chapter is to benefit the members of the uniformed services, their families, and survivors and to advocate for a strong national defense, while providing needed support to the community and its members.

Membership in the Star Fort Chapter of MOAA 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, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their surviving spouses. Dues are only $20 for one year, $35.00 for two years and $50,00 for three years. Please contact James Morgan at 864-543-2080/email - morganjp1@yahoo.com for more information! You can also contact us at our email - starfortmoaa@yahoo.com
Surviving Spouses pay no dues!

The Star Fort MOAA Chapter holds 6 Member Meetings featuring guest speakers on topics relevant to the members. Surviving Spouses hold 6 meetings per year and there are 6 Board Meetings a year. A special Memorial Day meeting is held each May. In addition, the chapter supports 4 local JROTC programs and 1 ROTC program. The chapter collects money at each meeting for the Wreaths Across America and participated in the program held in Greenwood. Members also participate in the “Last Patrol” program and the annual Veterans’ Day Parade. The chapter also places American Flags on the graves of Veterans for Memorial Day. At our November Meeting we raised money which will be donated to the Veterans Center to provide backpacks filled with items needed by homeless veterans in the Greenwood area. Surviving Spouse did special cards for veterans in assisted living facilities.

The Star Fort MOAA Chapter supports the MOAA national legislative agenda on- line and through the newsletter. We send our newsletter to our State Representatives and Senators to keep them inform of our chapter meetings and activities. The chapter is active in supporting the South Carolina Veterans Coalition focusing on bills to help active duty and veteran’s issues by attending meetings, in person and/or on-line, where we are briefed on the SCVC efforts and where the bills are in process and how to move them through until signed in law. Last year we were able to have military retirement exempt from state income tax. We have contacted and meant with State Representatives and Senators to support this important effort.

The Star Fort MOAA Chapter meetings are lunch and dinner meetings held on the fourth Thursday of January and March are lunch meetings beginning at 11:30 AM. May, July and September meeting are dinner meetings beginning at 6:30 PM. The November meeting is the Thursday before Thanksgiving and is a lunch meeting. Locations vary and are announced in the chapter newsletter and at chapter meetings. Star Fort MOAA Chapter Board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of January, and the last Tuesday in February, April, June, August and September beginning at 4:30 PM. and held at the lower level of the Greenwood Veterans Center.
The surviving spouses group meets every February, April, June, August, October and December. Locations vary as well as programs. They are open to include any eligible surviving spouses and member spouses.

The Star Fort MOAA Chapter was chartered in 1997 and serves the central western part of the South Carolina. Member Meetings are held Bi-monthly in various locations with Board Meetings held in the months between Member Meetings. The chapter has an active Surviving Spouses group that meets on the months there is not a Members Meeting. The chapter publishes a Bi-monthly newsletter, The Star Fort Patriot. The chapter currently has about 50 members made up of currently serving, former, and retired officers and their survivors.