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In this e-blast: Ad Journal Form Correction 22 A Day - Challenge 22 Fundraiser A Message from the Department Commandant Detachment Contact for Funerals National Convention Delegate Registration and Ad Book Ground Pounder & Semper Fi Magazine Upcoming Deadlines Upcoming Events

Ad Journal Form Correction The Ad Journal form that is included in the Convention packet has an incorrect zip code for the Department Paymaster. The old form has 13580. The correct zip code is 13581. An updated convention packet has been sent to our web master for posting. In the mean time, Click Here to download the corrected form. Remember to place your Ad's. Without your support we cannot have the journal. This Ad Journal offsets the cost of the Convention. Show your Support. Prices range from $100 for a full page ad to $5 for a booster, and $20 for a business card ad.

If you wish to make a donation to this cause, please make checks payable to "Memorial Day Detachment #468" and mail to: Memorial Day Detachment # 468 245 W. Genesee Street Clyde, New York 14433 Please enter Challenge 22 in the memo section. This is a joint effort with the American Legion Post 34 and the Marine Corps League Memorial Day Detachment #468. The Memorial Day Detachment is the lead organization for this effort. We will be obeying all the state guidelines for COVID-19 prevention and all activities will be outside. 100% of the proceeds will be divided among the 3 organizations, the Detachment will cover all expenses related to the event. If you are in the area please participate. Suicide Prevention is everyone's business. Please visit challenge22fingerlakes.org for complete details.

A Message from the Department Commandant Marines of the Department of New York, I apologize for my absence at the last Department Staff/Membership meeting. I haven’t missed a Department Meeting since I have been with the Department, going back 12 years, but it was under doctors advise and once I ignored his advice and paid for it dearly so I wasn’t going to ignore it again.            Now that Spring is here and the COVID restrictions are lessening, it is time to start opening up your detachments, getting ready for Spring and some outside events. Rose programs can start up again, with masks of course and some small outside events like BBQ’s and the like.            Send out notices to your members, which, by the way I hope you have been in contact with all during the pandemic, and let them know that things are staring up. I know the Department is hurting for funds as we lost money with the 2020 raffle and no Raffle going off this year, so I know your detachments are hurting. Come up with ways to hold raffles, and other fund rising ideas beside the Rose program.         Get out there, again wear masks, and start recruiting. People have been shut in for over a year and I know they want to get the heck out of the house and now is a great time to grab some Marines. Put flyers at all your places of worship and food stores and anywhere else you can think of. Drive around looking for USMC flags on people’s homes and leave them a flyer from your detachment. While we cannot yet leave magazines in doctor’s offices, we can put that old Semper Fi magazine in someone’s mailbox with your detachment’s information on it in place of the mailing label. You would be surprised how well that works. Have members carry old issues with them to other veteran groups and any other originations they belong to, again with your detachment’s information on it in place of the original mailing label. And this type of recruiting does not cost your detachment a dime.          You may even want to start a welcome back event for all your members, another way to reconnect with them after such a long time. Show them the league is alive and working for them.          Once your detachment is up and running, (and if not find out why) see if the members you elected to be your officers are doing their jobs. Recruiting, retention, and that all important paperwork. Remember you elected them to represent you and run the Detachment. Make sure they are. Tax exempt, insurance, bonding of your detachment and such are all dependent on up-to-date paperwork sent to the Department.                Until we see each other again, get out, smell the flowers and enjoy the sunshine Marines, you’ve earned it. Semper Fi and stay safe.  Tom Wortmann Commandant DoNY

Detachment Contact for Funerals Marines, Commandant Wortmann is requesting from Detachments, a point of contact (name & phone number) of a member who can be contacted by a Marine Reserve Unit if they need help, or if just to inform us of a Marines passing in their area. It can be the phone number of any member who is willing to take the call and pass it on to the staff of that detachment.   I will then obtain and distribute the phone numbers of Marine Reserve units in New York that Detachments can call for the very same reasons. Our goal is to insure that no Marine gets buried alone. Please include the Detachment Name, Member Name and Phone number. Please send to the Department Adjutant at spt1@mclwestchester.org

National Convention Delegate Registration and Ad Book FOR DISTRIBTUION - NOW HEAR THIS Regarding the National Convention The registration for delegates as well as submission for the ad book are both online now. You can fill out delegate registration and pay online. You can submit artwork for the ad book and pay online. During the process, there is an option to pay by check. https://www.mcleaguelibrary.org/convention/ If you do not wish to participate electronically, the forms are located in the Library to download or can be found in the Semper Fi Magazine. The convention schedule is in draft mode and will be posted on the library’s convention tab when available. The Local Convention Committee’s website is almost ready. You will be able to find a link to it in the library’s convention tab. That is the link to the banquet and events in Springfield, Illinois. Looking forward to seeing you this Summer. S/F Bob Borka COO/HQMCL #EmbraceTheTribe

Ground Pounder & Semper Fi Magazine Please submit your Detachment Activities including photos and articles to our new Ground Pounder editor, Donna Hildebrandt at newsletter.dny@gmail.com If you have items you wish to submit to the Semper Fi Magazine, please send them to semperfi@chipotlepublishing.com. Please submit your stories and photos. For photo's remember all photos are reviewed by the uniform committee. If it does not meet the regulations, it will be rejected. For both, if including a story, keep these points in mind: Who, What, Where, When & How.

Upcoming Deadlines 1 May 2021 - Department Convention Reservations: All reservations should be made with the hotel by calling (315) 446 – 3200 and use group code ACM, or you can book your reservation online using this link: https://bit.ly/3fcFaM2. The room rate is $101.00 per night. The group rate may be extended three days before and three days after the official meeting dates, subject to space availability. 14 May 2021 - Department Convention Banquet RSVP: Register for our banquet. The menu and banquet RSVP is included in the complete banquet packet. 20 May 2021 - Department Convention Ad Journal: Your Ad Journal ads must be received by 20 May 2021. Come out and support the Department. Click Here to download the Ad Journal Form. 27 May 2021 - Department Marine of the Year Nominations: All nominations for Marine of the Year must be post marked by 27 May 2021. Rules for Marine of the Year can be downloaded from the Department of New York Web site at https://www.mclnewyork.net/index.php/department-documents?view=document&id=8&format=raw 27 May 2021 - Department Convention Advance Registrations: The advance registration rate is five ($5.00) dollars and must be postmarked by 27 May 2021, otherwise the registration fee per person is seven ($7.00) dollars. The registration form is in the convention packet. The link is below for the packet. ASAP - New York Marine Corps League Foundation 8th Annual Golf Tournament: Come out and Golf with your fellow Marines, or simply sponsor a hole. Please register ASAP. The registration & sponsor form is included in the Convention Packet. The entire Convention packet will be available on the Department Web site at https://www.mclnewyork.net/images/Documents/Convention/2021/Convention_Packet.pdf The convention packet includes: Commandant Wortmann’s Call for Convention invitation Adjutant's Memorandum Convention Credential Chairman Tina Olsen Memorandum Convention Delegates Registration Form Banquet Menu and RSVP Form 8th Annual Foundation Golf Tournament Registration and Sponsor Form Convention Ad Journal Form Convention Agenda All electronic versions of the forms can be filled out on your computer. Be a part of it, it your League!

Upcoming Events: 4-5 June 2021: Northeast Division Conference - Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA 10-13 June 2021: Department of New York 90th Annual Convention - Embassy Suites by Hilton, East Syracuse, NY 23 July 2021: Memorial Service for PDC William McGowan 9-13 August 2021: National Convention - Wyndham Springfield City Centre, Springfield, IL 24-26 February 2022: National Midwinter Conference - Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA 23-25 February 2023: National Midwinter Conference - Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA

Feedback Questions/Comments: Contact the Adjutant, Steve Topilnycky at spt1@mclwestchester.org

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