A $10,000 check is presented to the Luke Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) by the PebbleCreek Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association. Left to right: Luke Chapter President Gene Wikle, Luke Chapter Secretary Mike Kramer, and PebbleCreek Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association President Ray Clements.
Craig Quigley
The PebbleCreek Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) has made a $10,000 donation to the Luke Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.
Ray Clements, President of the Association, presented a check for $10,000 to the President of the Chapter, Gene Wikle, at a dinner held at Grandview Terrace in Surprise on May 8. Clements said, “We are proud to present these funds to the Luke Chapter, which will help them to continue their charitable support of veterans, active-duty Airmen and students in the West Valley.”
Wikle thanked the Golf Association and said, “We very much appreciate the generous support. Your donation will be put to good use to benefit many lives locally, and we couldn’t carry out our mission without donations from thoughtful organizations like yours.”
Among the Luke Chapter’s programs are three main charitable initiatives: 1) providing college scholarships to outstanding graduating high school and continuing college students from military families; 2) making emergency monetary grants to veterans in need of housing assistance, and; 3) supporting West Valley Junior ROTC programs at 13 local high schools. In 2025, the Chapter provided 21 college scholarships totaling $30,000. In addition, the Chapter provided emergency grants totaling $40,000 to 19 veterans and families in need of rent, utilities, food, transportation and essential household needs. At Thanksgiving, the Chapter supports the Luke Air Force Base First Sergeants, “Turkey for Troops,” which provides turkeys and gift cards to junior enlisted families in need. The Chapter fosters a very active and nationally-recognized Surviving Spouses Program, and provides transition assistance for separating service members. Luke Chapter partners with the national Military Officers Association of America and with the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to support grants to Arizona veterans facing housing and food emergencies.
To join the Chapter or learn more, log on here and “Never Stop Serving:” lukemoaa.org.