MOAACC’s Good Deeds Foundation Approves Largest Ever Grant Support Towards Brevard County JROTC

By Space Coast Daily // June 27, 2023

annual Golf Tournament generated $120K in funds

MOAACC’s Good Deeds Foundation Board recently approved the largest-ever grant to support all 14 Brevard County JROTC and five related Cadet Units for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. The Good Deeds Foundation was able to present every JROTC program with $2,200 each, and two Civil Air Patrol units, two Sea Cadet units and the Sea Scout Ship with $1,200 each, as the new school year began.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – MOAACC’s Good Deeds Foundation Board recently approved the largest-ever grant to support all 14 Brevard County JROTC and five related Cadet Units for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.

Following a year in which donors and their annual Golf Tournament produced over $120,000 in funds, GDF’s four pillars will all receive increased support including active duty military, veterans in need, JROTC, ROTC, other cadet units and veteran organizations like Space Coast Honor Flight, Wreaths Across America and National Veterans Homeless Support.

The Good Deeds Foundation dispenses grants equal to what is received each year, less $5,000 in reserve, and the amount has gone up 10 percent or more the past five years even during COVID.

The Good Deeds Foundation was able to present every JROTC program with $2,200 each, and two Civil Air Patrol units, two Sea Cadet units and the Sea Scout Ship with $1,200 each, as the new school year began.

In addition, the Good Deeds Foundation will purchase every county and district trophy and medal for seven Raider Challenge, Air Rifle and Drill events, estimated at $3,600, thus saving the JROTC units over $250 per school.

The total package will exceed $36,000, and MOAACC is very proud of its impactful Good Deeds Foundation supporting the youth in our community.

In 2022, MOAACC’s Good Deeds Foundation received donations of $110,000, including $35,000 raised at the Good Deeds Foundation annual Golf tournament and more than $40,000 from major donors.

Grants included:

■ Funding of 15 JROTC units, one College ROTC unit, and five other cadet units for a total of $39,000 to support their programs in the 2022-23 school year.

■ $19,000 to support veterans and families in need.

■ More than $9,000 for Space Coast Honor Flight, Wreaths Across America, and programs at the VA Cape Canaveral National Cemetery.

■ More than $20,000 for active duty military unit foundations for all six service branches on the Space Coast.

Scholarship Corporation: Donations in the past two years increased available funds, allowing ten $5,000 scholarships to college juniors through Graduate School in 2022, and at least $50,000 for ten or more recipients in 2023.