Chapter Awards For 2025
Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service. This year’s awards are as follows:
2025 Longevity Awards
Chapter Name | City | State | Years | |
M.A.R.C.O.M. | Norton | MA | 65 | |
Northwest Florida Model A & T Ford Club | Fort Walton Beach | FL | 65 | |
Cornhusker Model A Club | Lincoln | NE | 65 | |
Dallas MAFC | Addison | TX | 65 | |
Texas Panhandle | Amarillo | TX | 65 | |
Whittier Chapter | Whittier | CA | 65 | |
San Fernando Valley MAFCA | Van Nuys | CA | 65 | |
Pomona Valley MAFC | Pomona | CA | 65 | |
San Francisco Bay Area A’s | San Francisco | CA | 65 | |
Santa Clara Valley | San Jose | CA | 65 | |
Gra-Neva Model A | Grass Valley | CA | 65 | |
Skyline Chapter | Staunton | VA | 65 | |
Palmetto Chapter | Columbia | SC | 65 |
| Chapter Name | City | State | Years | |
| Canterbury Chapter | Christchurch | 60 | ||
| Alamo A’s | San Antonio | TX | 60 | |
| MAFC Of Co/Mile Hi | Centennial | CO | 60 | |
| Paradise Valley | San Bernardino | CA | 60 | |
| Gallopin’ Gertie | Kent | WA | 60 | |
| Chain O Lakes A’s | Antioch | IL | 55 | |
| Charter Oak A’s | Visalia | CA | 55 | |
| Columbia Basin Chapter | West Richland | WA | 55 | |
| Canada’s Capital A’s | Portland | ON | 50 | |
| Santa Anita A’s | Arcadia | CA | 50 | |
| Blue Mountain A’s | Pendleton | OR | 50 | |
| Henry’s A’s | Livermore | CA | 50 | |
| The A-400 Group | Glendale | AZ | 50 |
2025 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 Ford Squeaks | Piney Woods A’s | Troy Walling |
Newsletter of Excellence | Shade Tree A’s Newsletter | Shade Tree A’s | Robbie Jones |
Newsletter of Distinction | 4-Banger | Naper A’s | Rich Volkmer |
Certificate of Merit | Horn Blower | Happy Honkers | Phil Kneeland |
Certificate of Merit | Flying Quail | Sierra Chapter | Tom Dodd |
Certificate of Merit | The Distributor | Orange County MAFC | Eric Engle |
Certificate of Merit | Steering Column | Greater Baltimore MAC | Dave McLeish |
Certificate of Merit | Colonial “A” News | Colonial Virginia MAFC | Lynn Spratley |
Certificate of Merit | Quail Call | San Diego MAC | Kris Francis |
Certificate of Merit | Pine Tree Chatter | Pine Tree AA’s | Frank Kennedy |
Best International | Model A Torque | New Zealand | Karen Thomas |
Best Special Interest | The Cabrioletter | The Cabriolet Club | Tom Kruger |
2025 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 . . .
Chapter Service 2025 | |
Dan Perla | Postal A’s |
Kay Lee | Central Illinois A’s |
Reid Carlson | Utah Valley MAC |
Judy Hulstrom | Sierra Chapter |
Jaye Steinbrick | Pomona Valley |
Gary Price | Evergreen |
Mitchell & Melody DuVall | Tulsa MAFC |
Dave & Laura Anderson | Sonora A’s |
Bryan Chinn | River Cities MAFC |
Richard Alexander | Santa Maria A’s |
Congratulations to you all!
2025 Website Awards
A good chapter web site 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 | Webmaster | Chapter |
| Website of the Year | Chris Halter | San Diego MAC |
| Website of Distinction | Josh Daws | Model A Ford Club of South Wales |
| Certificate of Merit | Ginger Wenrcek | Brazos Valley A’s |
| Certificate of Merit | Rick Black | Rogue Valley A’s |
| Certificate of Merit | John Troendle | New Orleans A’s |
2025 Literary Awards
| Bill Reeder Award | Ken Ehrenhofer | Woodstock IL |
| President’s Award | John Trumbo | Kennewick WA |
| Editor’s Award | Morten Frederick Hansen | Copenhagen DK |
| Director’s Award | Leah Barnacle | Wayzata MN |
| Era Fashion Award | Peggy Gill | W. Sacramento CA |
| Jim Ryner Photograph Award | Kay Wieder | Parker CO |
MAFCA awards Chapters for outstanding achievements in several categories. Below are descriptions of the MAFCA policies for each of these awards:
MAFCA Service Award • Chapter Newsletter Awards • Chapter Web Site Awards – Ladies Driving Award • Touring Awards
For further information on any of these Chapter Awards, contact – the MAFCA Chapter Coordinator.