The Greater Rome Utica Chapter has provided Officer's Club quality social events since receiving our charter in 1972. Our mission is to work for the benefit of all uniformed service members, their families, and their survivors. We believe the best way to achieve our mission is to advocate at the local, state, and federal levels for a strong national defense while providing needed support for the community where we live.
GRUC hosts member / guest dinners each month, with events scheduled from March through August. Our Events page provides complete details of scheduled events, locations, and times. These are social events with the intention to keep members in touch. Items of interest at chapter level are provided. Business meetings are held separately with the Board of Directors.
GRUC supports the National Legislative Agenda formulated by MOAA. GRUC routinely invites members of Congress, House of Representatives, NY State Senate, NY State Assembly, and local elected officials to attend sponsored events to speak to our membership on issues of national, state, and local concern. GRUC also supports the NY State Council of Chapters in advocating on behalf of our veterans and the issues affecting them.
GRUC Board of Directors for 2024:
Officers
- President: LTC Joseph Maurer, USA
- Vice President: CW4 William Hamelin, USA
- Secretary: CW4 William Hamelin, USA
- Treasurer: LTC Joseph Maurer, USA
Directors
- Past President: CPT Gregory Bertolini, USA
- Chaplain: MAJ James Martinez, USAF
- COL William R. Gray, Jr., USAF
- LTC Lawrence Calabrese, USA
- CDR Stephen Mercurio, USN
- MAJ Edwin Herr, USAF
- CPT John Hosp, USMC
- 1LT Steve Peek, USAF
- Spouse Liaison: Cheryl ‘Sherry’ Skogland (Surviving Spouse)
Community Support Activities:
GRUC supports the following organizations with volunteers, donations, and/or scholarships:
- T.R. Proctor High School Navy JROTC
- Rome Free Academy Air Force JROTC
- Notre Dame High School Navy JROTC
- Central Valley Academy Navy NDCC
- Honor Flight, Syracuse, NY
- The House of The Good Shepherd
- Wreaths Across America
- Veterans Council of Rome
- Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 944 Patriot Run Sponsorship
- Ft. Stanwix Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Red Jacket Ambassadors at the Donald Mitchell VA Clinic
- Membership on the NY Veterans Advisory Committee
- Membership on the NY Military Academy Selection Committee.
JROTC = Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
NDCC = National Defense Cadet Corps (an unfunded version of JROTC)
2022 5-Star Winner, Marvin J. Harris Communication Award for Print/E-Newsletter
2022 4-Star Winner, Marvin J. Harris Communication Award for Website
2023 5-Star Winner, Level of Excellence Chapter Award
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GRUC is a 501(c) organization and is an affiliate of MOAA, an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization.
P.O. Box 36, Rome, NY 13442-0036