Chapter Awards 2020
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 | Gra-Neva MAC | Grass Valley CA | 45 | A-400 Group | Glendale AZ | |
| 60 | Pomona Valley MAFC | Upland CA | 45 | Henry's A's | Livermore CA | |
| 60 | San Fernando Valley | Van Nuys CA | 45 | Santa Anita A's | Arcadia CA | |
| 60 | San Francisco Bay Area A's | San Francisco CA | 45 | Canada's Capital A's | Portland ON | |
| 60 | Santa Clara Valley | San Jose CA | 45 | Blue Mountain A's | Pendleton OR | |
| 60 | Whittier | Whittier CA | ||||
| 60 | Northwest Florida Model A&T | Shalimar FL | 40 | Cabriolet Club | Parker CO | |
| 60 | M.A.R.C.O.M. | Norton MA | ||||
| 60 | Cornhusker MAC | Lincoln NE | 30 | Natural State A Region | Pea Ridge AR | |
| 60 | Palmetto Chapter | Columbia SC | 30 | Northwestern Conn A's | Torrington CT | |
| 60 | Dallas MAFC | Addison TX | 30 | Central Iowa | Des Moines IA | |
| 60 | Texas Panhandle | Amarillo TX | 30 | Greater Baltimore MAFC | Gaithersburg MD | |
| 30 | Lady Slipper A's | Rochester MN | ||||
| 55 | Canterbury Chapter | Christchurch New Zealand | 30 | Mid-Missouri MARC | Holts Summit MO | |
| 55 | Paradise Valley | Rialto CA | 30 | Okie A's MAFC | Jones OK | |
| 55 | MAFC of Colorado/Mile Hi | Centennial CO | 30 | Tyler Model A Ford Club | Tyler TX | |
| 55 | Alamo A's | San Antonio TX | ||||
| 55 | Gallopin' Gertie | Tacoma WA | ||||
| 25 | Sparkin' A's | Carmichael CA | ||||
| 50 | Charter Oak A's | Visalia CA | 25 | Beaver Valley | Beaver Falls PA | |
| 50 | Chain O'Lakes A's | Antioch IL | 25 | Low Country MAC | Mt Pleasant SC | |
| 50 | Columbia Basin | West Richland WA | 25 | Golden Triangle A's | Beaumont TX |
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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 . . .
| Name | Chapter |
| Floyd Dupras | Sierra Chapter |
| Ms. Lois Cook | MARC of Arizona |
| Jerry Melland | Enduring A's |
| George Sage | Evergreen A's |
| Pat Davis | Dallas MAFC |
| Chuck & Nora Elderton | Santa Clara Valley |
| Connie Penny | River City MAFC |
| Howard Eckstein | Utah Valley MAC |
| Tom Endy | International Victoria Association |
| Steve Mick | Diablo A's |
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 Accelerator | MAFC of New Jersey | Joan Kimball |
| Newsletter of Excellence | Motometer | Utah Valley Model A Club | Robert Mack |
| Newsletter of Distinction | The Ford Script | Fiftieth Anniversary A's | Patsy Desaulniers |
| Certificate of Merit | The Spare Tire | Palmetto A's | Twila Cockerill |
| Certificate of Merit | The Generator | Old Dominion Model A Ford Club | Stew Wolfe |
| Certificate of Merit | Harbor Light | Harbor Area Model A Club | Dick Wyckoff |
| Certificate of Merit | Spoken Wheel | Santa Anita A's | Joe Wilson |
| Certificate of Merit | Ford Squeaks | Piney Wood Model A Club | Frank De Lucia |
| Certificate of Merit |
Distributor | Queen City A's | Bruce Hyland |
| Certificate of Merit | Acorn News | Charter Oak A's | Phil Kneeland |
| Certificate of Merit | Ford Script | Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Chuck Elderton |
| Certificate of Merit | Columbia Crier | Columbia Basin Model A Club | Jan Jackson |
| Certificate of Merit | Distributor | Orange County MAFC | Tissy Smith-Hatcher |
| Certificate of Merit | Volcano View | Volcano A's | Rob Rusunen |
| Certificate of Merit | Reflector | Palomar MAFC | David Frazee |
| Certificate of Merit | Ah-oo-ga | Sacramento Capitol A's | Paul Menz/Al Smith |
| Certificate of Merit | Headlight Herald | Santa Maria A's | Ron Stevens |
| Certificate of Merit | Rogue Ramblings | Henry's Lady Chapter | Lisa Acrea |
| Certificate of Merit | Sullivan Trail News | Sullivan Trail MAFC | JIm Morris |
| Certificate of Merit | Steering Wheel | Victori-A's | Nancy Whiddon |
| Most Unusual | Pandemic Press | Palomar A's | John Frazee |
| Best International | Ford Script | Stampede City MAFC | Al Friesen |
| Best Special Interest Group | Cabrioletter | Cabriolet SIG | Tom Krueger/Alan Mende |
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 | Chapter | Webmaster |
| Website of the Year | Northwest Missouri Model A Ford Club | Sherry Winkinhofer |
| Website of Distinction | Beaver Chapter | Richard Starkweather |
| Certificate of Merit | Sooner Model A Club | Will Langford |
| Certificate of Merit | Canada's Capital A's | Dave & Pam Jamieson |
| Certificate of Merit | Evergreen A's | Gary Price |