03/08/2026
March 2026 Grand Strand MOAA Dinner Meeting
GS MOAA Dinner Meeting, March 10, 2026 at 5:30 pm
The March meeting will be at Pine Lakes Country Club, 5603 Granddaddy Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Program: We will have our own Jim Albert presenting an overview of the 2026/2027goals and priorities for the South Carolina MOAA state council and MOAA national.
Please join us for our GS MOAA Dinner meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Please do not forget your GS MOAA name tag if you have one.
Social time begins at 5:30 PM, followed by our program starting at 6:00 PM. A buffet-style dinner will be served at 6:30 PM. We expect to conclude around 7:45 PM.
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To register for this event, please go to the chapter website at https://grandstrandmoaa.org/under "Events", then "Next Dinner/Luncheon Meeting" tabs. If all else fails call/text Hans Polzer 703.927.1093 or email: [email protected] and he will register you.
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE: by credit card on line, or by check, cash or credit card at the door. Either way, prior registration is essential as we need to provide a pre-headcount to our dining club host.
Dress is business casual. You are encouraged to bring your spouse and other guests, especially if those guests are prospective members or are members who attend the dinners infrequently.
If you have any additional concerns, questions or suggestions about the event, please contact me, via text/cell: 727-771-3712.
Presentation of the Colors at this dinner will be by the North Myrtle Beach High School Navy JROTC.
Sincerely,
John Bradley, CDR, USN (ret)
President
Jim Albert Bio:
James R. Albert
Mr. Albert retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force in 1998 after a distinguished career leading several of the largest computer and communications centers in the world. His last assignment was as Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of War where he developed legislation, presentations and speeches about defense research and technology for the President, Vice-President, Secretary of War and other senior War Department officials.
After retiring from the Air Force, Mr. Albert became a healthcare executive for four hospital systems in Connecticut and Massachusetts and was awarded New England Healthcare Chief Information Officer of the Year. He then became President and CEO of the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, growing the organization to the second largest Chamber in the state, reversing significant annual financial and membership losses.
Retiring for a third time in 2016, Mr. Albert served on several Boards, Committees and Commissions in Connecticut and South Carolina and was elected President of several military and community service organizations in Connecticut and South Carolina, currently serving as President of the South Carolina Council of MOAA Chapters.
Colonel Albert holds a Bachelors degree in Risk Management from the University of Connecticut and a Masters degree in Technology from The American University in Washington, DC. He resides in Bristol, Connecticut and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina with his wife Denise where he volunteers at Brookgreen Gardens as a Master Gardener, Historian, Tour Guide and Gallery Docent.
The Albert’s have 2 daughters, Dr. Andrea Albert, a High Energy Particle Physicist and author at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and Lisa Albert, a Grants Manager at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
