Chapter Awards 2017
Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service. This year's awards are as follows:
Chapter Longevity Awards
Many of our chapters celebrated their 45th Anniversaries this year. Congratulations to all chapters who have reached the 25 year or more mark.
| 45 | Autumn Trails | Alba TX | 30 | AA Truck Club | Boulder CO | |
| 45 | Golden Rod Chapter | Lexington NE |
30 | Int'l. Victoria Assn | Spring Valley CA | |
| 45 | Sonoma A's | Santa Rosa CA | 30 | Linden A's | Linden CA | |
| 45 | Ford Club | Calgary Alberta | 30 | Orlando | Ocoee FL | |
| 30 | Oakdale A's | Oakdale CA | ||||
| 40 | Chico A's |
Chico CA | 30 | Pikes Peak Chapter | Colorado Springs CO | |
| 40 | Memphis Model A Club | Holly Springs MS | 30 | Silver State A's | Elko NV | |
| 40 | No. Calif. Region | Sebastopol CA | 30 | So. Colorado A's | Pueblo CO | |
| 40 | Group | Bend OR | 30 | Steamtown A's | Olyphant PA | |
| 40 | Postal A's | Martinez GA | ||||
| 40 | So. Calif. Region | Arcadia CA | 25 | Central Calif. Region | Reedley CA | |
| 25 | Cruisin' A's | Hemet CA | ||||
| 30 | Adirondack A's | Clifton Park NY | 25 | Sis-Q-A's | Yreka CA | |
| 30 | Butte-View A's | Yuba City CA | 25 | Texoma MAFC | Jacksboro TX |
Chapter 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 |
| Donald Ratzlaff | Fullerton CA | Orange County |
| A Wayne Trivelpiece | Clarks Summit PA | Steamtown A's |
| Merle Gulick | Parker TX | Dallas MAFC |
| Nancy Peters | San Jose CA | Santa Clara Valley |
| Nora Elderton | San Jose CA | Santa Clara Valley |
| Richard T O'Brien | Wellesley MA | Minuteman |
| David Huenick | Mukwonago WI | Wisconsin |
| Linda Huenick | Mukwonago WI | Wisconsin |
| Jesse Trevino | San Antonio TX | Alamo A's |
| Brian Martin | San Antonio TX | International Victoria |
Congratulations to you all! You are all winners in our book!
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 | Manifold News | Rogue Valley A's | Linda Smith |
| Newsletter of Excellence | Motometer | Utah Valley MAC | Robert Mack |
| Newsletter of Distinction | Spare Tire | Palmetto A's | Twila Cockerill |
| Certificate of Merit | Action A News | Phoenix MAC | Jerry Eggleston |
| Certificate of Merit | Crank & Rod | Pomona Valley MAC | Karin Woodworth |
| Certificate of Merit | Volcano View | Volcano A's | Bob Rusunen |
Chapter Web Site 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 | Wayne Innamorato | Santa Clara MAFC |
| Website of Distinction | Greg & Nicholas Mack | Utah Valley MAC |
| Certificate of Merit | Bob Rusunen | Volcano A's |
| Certificate of Merit | Hugh Hemphill | Alamo A's |
| Certificate of Merit | Dave Habersang | Northwestern Connecticut A's |
