Meetings

Chapter Meeting Schedule

December 13, 2025     General Meeting   This is our first 2025-2026 lunch meeting of the year.  Our guest speaker is our own Chapter Commander, MAJ Chris Schmidt.  Chris was an medical doctor before his retirement.  In his practice he encountered all kinds of people and situations.  He wrote a book in the Flash Fiction genre about those experience and people he met.  It is called Laugh Cry Critize.  He will be speaking about his book at, drumroll please, first in years and maybe first ever, lunch meeting.  Please join us as we hear Chris tell us about his book and how he came to write it.  The meeting begins at 11AM at the Colonnade and will conclude approximately 2PM.  The cost of lunch is $15 payable to the chapter which will write a check to the Colonnade.

The Colonnade

Address:  19116 N Colonnade Way, Surprise, AZ 85374

Directions to the meeting room: From the parking lot on the right side of the building enter the 1st door closest to the parking lot.  In front of you on your right is the registration desk where you will inform them that you are there for the MOWW meeting.  When you have registered, turn left and proceed down the hall all the way through the building to the Café.  Go through the Café to the dining room.  When you get to the hostess desk in the dining room, turn to your right and proceed to the last room (called the Sorrento). 

Please RSVP to Linda Howry at lindahowry@aol.com

Meetings are at the Sorrento Dining Room in The Colonnade.  Take North Colonnade Way from Grand (U.S. 60) or from West Mountain View Blvd in Surprise.  The Colannade is located just NW of the intersection of North Reems Road and Grand Avenue.