Chapter Awards 2019
Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service.
This year's awards are as follows:
Longevity Awards - Service Awards - Newsletter Awards - Website Awards
Longevity Awards
Many of our chapters celebrated Anniversaries this year. Congratulations to all chapters who have reached the 25 year or more mark.
| 60 | Capitol A's | Sacramento CA | 40 | Fiftieth Anniversary A's | Little Rock AR | |
| 60 | Santa Barbara A's | Santa Barbara CA | 40 | Feather River A's | Quincy CA | |
| 60 | Falls City MAC | Jeffersonville IN | 40 | Hangtown A's | Placerville CA | |
| 60 | Long Island Chapter | Massapequa Park NY | 40 | Napa Valley A's | Napa CA | |
| 60 | Westchester Chapter | Mt. Kisco N& |
40 | Naper A's | Naperville IL | |
| 60 | Old Dominion Chapter | Richmond VA | ||||
| 55 | Tucson Chapter | Tucson AZ | ||||
| 55 | Cuesta Crankers | San Luis Obispo CA | ||||
| 55 | Wichita A's | Wichita KS | 35 | Capistrano Valley A's | Capistrano CA | |
| 55 | Queen City Model A's | Catawba NC | 35 | Happy Honker A's | Porterville CA | |
| 55 | Poco Quatros | Albuquerque NM | ||||
| 55 | Smokey Mountain | Clinton TN | ||||
| 55 | Apple Valley MAC | Yakima WA | 30 | MAFC of Arizona | Mesa AZ | |
| 55 | Inland Empire A's | Veradale WA | 30 | First Coast Chapter | Green Cove Springs FL | |
| 30 | Show ME MAC | Cole Camp MO | ||||
| 50 | Diamond Tread | Downey CA | 30 | Snake River A's | Vale OR | |
| 50 | AFC of Connecticut | East windsor CT | ||||
| 50 | Model A Owners of Canada | Scarborough ON | ||||
| 25 | Lake County A's | Clearlake CA | ||||
| 45 | Town Sedan Club | Nationwide | 25 | Prairie A's | Urbana IL | |
| 45 | Gateway A's | Merced CA | 25 | North Lake A's | Mandeville LA | |
| 45 | MAFC of Humboldt | Fort Dodge IA | 25 | Deluxe Tudor Owners Group | Nationwide | |
| 45 | Acadiana A's | New Iberia LA | 25 | Scenic City A's | Hixson TN | |
| 45 | Lakeshore MAC | Spencerport NY | 25 | Walla Walla Sweet A's | Walla Walla WA |
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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 . . .
| Morris Eddy | Texas |
Alamo A’s |
| Rodger & Norene Griffin | California | Santa Clara Valley Chapter |
| Cindy Omoth | California | Sonoma A’s |
| Dave Uhlig | California | Sonoma A’s |
| Jason Deisman | California | Charter Oak Model A Club |
| Bill Truesdell | California | Diablo A’s |
| Judy Cottom | California | Sierra Chapter |
| Roy & Barbara Cail | Oklahoma | Tulsa Model A Club |
| Ronald Wilkins | California | Santa Maria Chapter |
| June Lee | New Mexico | Borderland A's |
| Marvin Sehestedt | New Mexico | Borderland A's |
| Arcadio Navarro | Puerto Rico | San Juan Model A Club |
| Gene & Betsy Taurman | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Chapter |
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 | The Roadrunner | Northwest Missouri | Sherry Winkinhofer |
| Newsletter of Excellence | The Ford Script | 50th Anniversary A’s | Patsy Desaulniers |
| Newsletter of Distinction | Newsletter | Aiken Model A Club | Pat Roberts |
| Certificate of Merit | The Distributor |
Orange County MAFC | Tissy Smith-Hatcher |
| Certificate of Merit | The Steering Column | Great Baltimore MAFC | Dave McLeish |
| Certificate of Merit | The Ford Squeaks | Piney Wood MAFC | Frank De Lucia |
| Certificate of Merit | Quail Call | San Diego MAFC | Valerie Basham |
| Certificate of Merit | Columbia Crier | Columbia Basin MAC | Jan Jackson |
| Certificate of Merit |
The Accelerator | MAFC of NJ | Joan Kimball |
| Certificate of Merit | Motometer | Utah Valley MAC | Robert Mack |
| Certificate of Merit | The Quail Tail | Dallas MAC | Michelle Blanchard |
| Certificate of Merit | The Choke Rod | San Francisco Bay Area | Walter Caplin/Scott Williams |
| Certificate of Merit | The Flying Quail | Sierra Chapter MAFC | Tom Dodd |
| Certificate of Merit | The Distributor | Queen City MAC | Bruce Hyland |
| Certificate of Merit | Quail Mail | Lehigh Valley | John F. Costenbader |
| Certificate of Merit | The Rumble Sheet | San Fernando Valley | Jim Lank |
| Certificate of Merit | The Generator | Old Dominion MAFC | Stew Wolfe |
| Best International | Model A Torque | New Zealand | Kay Palmer |
| Best Regional | Northern Wheels | No. California Region | Tom Jeanes |
| Best Special Interest Group | RIng Leader | Heartland Touring Group | Sharon Gates |
Website Awards
A good chapter website 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 | Ginger Wentrcek | Brazos Valley MAFC |
| Website of Distinction | Sue Quam | Wisconsin Chapter |
| Certificate of Merit | Greg West | Treasure Valley MAC |
| Certificate of Merit | Sue Hankins | Harbor Area MAC |
| Certificate of Merit | Happy Begg | Palmeto A's |