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    • VETERANS ASSISTANCE
      • Veteran Service Officer
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      • Hillsborough County Vets
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    • CONTACT US
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    • LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARMY
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  • VETERANS ASSISTANCE
    • Veteran Service Officer
    • Veterans Crisis Hotline
    • Hillsborough County Vets
    • Florida Veterans Affairs
    • Veterans Treatment Court
    • Crisis Center Tampa Bay
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AUSA Suncoast Chapter's ANNUAL PROGRAMS

Army Birthday Ball

Military Thanksgiving Dinner

JROTC Awards & Scholarships

For over two decades, the Suncoast Chapter has hosted the annual Army Birthday Ball in Tampa. Held each June, this event is a celebration for the entire Army Family and represents the confluence of all programs supported by the Suncoast Chapter during the year, and the chapter presents the annual General Paul D.Adams award..

The annual Ball is literally a full-time effort for the chapter. Beginning each July, chapter leaders form a Ball committee to begin plans and work on the Ball for the following year, and efforts continue right up until when the Ball is held in June. Generally between 600 and 800 people attend the Army Birthday Ball. 

JROTC Awards & Scholarships

Military Thanksgiving Dinner

JROTC Awards & Scholarships

The Suncoast Chapter works closely with local school systems throughout its area of responsibility and provides annual JROTC awards to outstanding cadets. Within Hillsborough County, scholarships are provided to the top ten cadets selected by the school system each Spring. In addition to these, the chapter also presents roughly forty JROTC medals and certificates to JROTC cadets throughout the counties served by the chapter. 

Military Thanksgiving Dinner

Military Thanksgiving Dinner

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

For seven years now, the chapter has partnered with Altria and the Brandon Elk's Lodge to provide an annual Thanksgiving dinner for local military families. This is the premier family programs event of the year for the chapter.

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

A generous contribution from CWU, Inc. allowed the Suncoast Chapter to create the Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy in 2022. The academy offers the following educational programs:

  • Introductory seminars on government contracting
  • Premium Speaker Events
  • OSHA 10 Hour Construction Training

12th SMA Jack L. Tilley (R) Golf Tournament

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

12th SMA Jack L. Tilley (R) Golf Tournament

Over the last decades, this has been one of our most popular annual events held at Bay Palms Golf Complex at MacDill AFB. Proudly named after the 12th SMA of the Army, this is our chapter's annual fundraising event to support the Army Birthday Ball.

Independence Day Dinner at the Fisher House

Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy

12th SMA Jack L. Tilley (R) Golf Tournament

For over ten years now, our chapter has partnered with Vino E Pasta to provide an annual Independence Day Dinner for military families staying at the Fisher House located at the James A.Haley Veterans Hospital. 

General Paul D. Adams Award

General Paul D. Adams Award

General Paul D. Adams Award

This award is named after General Paul D.Adams, Commander in Chief of the United States Strike Command from 1962-1965.

Each year, the Suncoast Chapter presents the General Paul A.Adams Award to the individual who has contributed most to the programs of the chapter and goals of the AUSA and U.S.Army during the preceding year (s). This is the highest award that the chapter presents, recipients are selected by chapter leadership and the award is presented at the annual Army Birthday Ball. 

Recent awardees:

  • 2025 Bryan Stern
  • 2024 Greg Celestan
  • 2023 Bobby Evans
  • 2022 Chuck and Susan Jenkins
  • 2021 Cynthia Newman
  • 2020 Luis Zamora
  • 2019 Jorge Rodriguez
  • 2018 Houston Tucker
  • 2017 Toni Gross


General Paul D.Adams

Past Awardees:

  • 2016 Bethany Frink
  • 2015 William A.Grocott, Jr.
  • 2014 Stephen Emery
  • 2013 Deidre Dixon
  • 2012 Craig A. Pfefferman
  • 2011 Frederic J.Raymond
  • 2010 William "Bill" Beiswinger
  • 2009 SMA (Ret) Jack Tilley
  • 2008 Tom Mackiewicz
  • 2007 Bob Hicks
  • 2006 Terry Mears
  • 2005 Robert Bruns, Jr.
  • 2004 Clayton L.Vannes
  • 2003 Joseph Monko
  • 2002 Richard C.Antross
  • 2001 Russel Davis, Jr.
  • 2000 L.S."Sed" Sedlacek
  • 1999 Frank Megna
  • 1998 Donald Kelley
  • 1997 Joe Lutz
  • 1996 Frank Ragano
  • 1995 Frank Catani
  • 1994 Joe House

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ASSOCIATION OF THE U.S.ARMY DBA SUNCOAST CHAPTER

P.O. Box 6455 Tampa, FL 33608

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