Military Ball / Post Commanders Night 2023
Ths Sixteenth Annual Military Ball / Post Commanders Night will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Leonard's Palazzo, 555 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, New York 11021, from 11:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The function will begin with a Cocktail Hour with hot and cold hor d'oeures, followed by a full course dinner, beer, wine, and soda included. A premium cash bar will be available. Music for your listening and dancing pleasure.
Tickets are $80.00 per person. Make check payable to Nassau County American Legion and earmark it for the Military Ball / Post Commanders Night. Cutoff is February 1, 2024. If your Post should have more than one table and would like to steup the seating for each table, send the names of the people at each table and we will assign the tables that way. There are not tickets being used this year. Check in will be done by Post or individual names. Please Fill out and return with your check the Pageant Information form on the reverse side of this letter to:
Veterans Recognition Program
(The following correspondence is from Nassau County Clerk Maureen O'Connell to Post Commander Robert E. Dishman.)
Dear Post Commander:
As the Nassau County Clerk, I would like to take this opportunity and ask that you inform your membership of an important service that is available to veterans and provides an opportunity to support local business.
As you may know, the county clerk's office records and secures veterans discharge papers (DD-214) free of charge so that veterans and their families may obtain a certified copy (legally equivalent to the original) of these vital records should the need arise. As part of an initiative launched by my office, veterans are invited to come and record their discharge papers conveniently, and close to home.
In conjunction with this service the county clerk's office has established a Veterans Recognition Program to show appreciation to veterans for their sacrifices to preserve and protect freedom. When a veteran's DD-214 is recorded they are given a card enabling them to receive discounts on goods and services at participating businesses throughout the county.
Veterans Day Ceremony 2023
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion is planning to have their Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park starting at 10:30 a.m. Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park is located at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue, which is across the street from the Camp Avenue Elementary School. Post and Auxiliary members should gather at the park starting at 10:00 a.m. If possible, please bring your own chairs to the ceremony. Thank you.
Merrick Street Fair 2023
Dear Post members, our post will participate in the year’s Merrick Fall Festival (Merrick Street Fair) sponsored by the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, which will be held on October 21st and 22nd of 2023, at Merrick Avenue, in Merrick. Post members will be there from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on both days. Post members please come out to this event and help us raise funds for veterans. Thank you.
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