Marines and Associates of the Department of New York,
The Coronavirus
Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected us all. For the safety and security
of our membership, the Department of New York 2020 Annual Convention which was
set for June 11th ,12th and 13th is now officially postponed until October 1st
,2nd ,3rd, 2020.
A special thanks to PDC Jim Ransom, who while dealing
with the National Convention in Florida, has gone above and beyond in securing
the Embassy Suites in Syracuse, NY for the Department of New York Convention.
Thank you, Jim, for an outstanding job.
The Marine of the Year will still be selected in June per
the Bylaws, by doing so, next year’s candidates get a full year to prove
themselves. Any number of candidates may apply but this year only two
candidates are needed to begin the process. Candidates for this award are
directed to email their paperwork directly to the three committee members for
consideration. We do not know when things will return to normal and these
candidates should not be penalized because of the Pandemic. The Marine of the
Year Criteria has been sent out in a Department e-Blast by my Adjutant. If you
require the contact information of the Committee members, please contact the
Department Adjutant.
We have moved the drawing date of the Department raffle
to October at the Department Convention. This will allow our members more time
to participate in this activity. Make sure your Detachment takes it’s $2.00 per
ticket commission before returning the tickets to the raffle chairman.
I want to let you know that your Department Staff is
working hard during this pandemic to conduct as much of the League’s business
as possible in these conditions, and are monitoring ever changing conditions
with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hoping you and all your loved ones are all safe and
healthy.
Semper Fi,
Tom Wortmann,
Department Commandant
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