THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED AT THE 236th BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
AT 6 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING
BEAVER BROOK COUNTRY CLUB
ANNANDALE, NEW JERSEY
HOSTED BY MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DETACHMENT 927
COST: $55.00/PERSON $100.00/COUPLE
INCLUDES: HORS D’OEUVRES, DINNER, DANCING AND
2 DRINK TICKETS FOR BEER/WINE + CASH BAR
ENTRÉE CHOICE OF FILET MIGNON/SALMON OR CHICKEN FRANCOISE
RSVP BY OCTOBER 31 WITH ENTRÉE CHOICE AND CHECK PAYABLE TO
HUNTERDON COUNTY BULLDOGS
C/O MIKE SIMON
22 WITHERSPOON STREET
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
MIKE SIMON AT (908) 534-8695
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Marine Corps League Detachment 927 and Applebees of Flemington, NJ will be teaming up for a Dining to Donate fundraiser on Thursday, November 18, 2010.
Take the attached flyer to the Flemington, NJ Applebees located at the Home Depot Center – Route 202 and Commerce Street on Thursday, November 18 between 11AM and 11PM and 10% of your total will be donated to Marine Corps League Detachment 927 to assist local charities in Hunterdon County. For more information, contact Mark Paradis @ 908-236-8464.
November 2010 Applebees Dining to Donate - PDF (158)
In The News•
on August 16th, 2010•
We are proud to announce that “THE BULLDOG” the official newsletter of Marine Corps League Detachment 927 has won 1st place in the 50-100 detachment member category at Nationals held this year in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Thanks to all that contributed and made the newsletter what is is.
If you have not downloaded a copy – take a look here:
THE BULLDOG NEWSLETTER
In The News•
on January 7th, 2010•
Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger - Seated at a table at The Clinton House are George Ross of Annandale, center-left, US Marines; Joe Resua of Annandale, right, US Army; Joe Manghisi of Clinton, far right, SeeBees; and John Murray of Union Township, left, US Marines. The "Gem Vac" vets are a group of mostly WW2, Korea, and Vietnam veterans who hang around a vacuum cleaner repair story every week.
This column is a surprise for Carol Landers because the guys — including her husband — want it that way. It’s their thank-you to her for the surprise she gave them for Christmas.
That surprise first gift from the Annandale physician was itself a gesture of gratitude aimed at a unique community of some 75 men, most in their 60s and older — one, Charlie Mastro, 92 — who meet every Tuesday in Glen Gardner to drink coffee, eat cake, retell old stories, trade loving insults, smoke forbidden cigars, remember those who have been lost, show off grandchildren, and try to figure out how to help each other.
Carol’s husband, T.C., joined the group about four years ago. He had the only qualification that matters to the guys — he is a veteran. A former paratrooper disabled by a land mine in Vietnam 40 years ago.
“They’ve done so much for me,” says T.C., 63, a chemist until the kidney failure related to the war injury forced him out of work.
What the guys do is drive him to dialysis at a nearby center three days a week because his kidneys don’t work at all and that’s the only way he can survive. Landers, who works for Bayer, has a tough time juggling her travel for work and ensuring T.C. can get to the four-hour treatment every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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In The News•
on November 17th, 2009•
By PAMELA SROKA-HOLZMANN
Staff Writer
FLEMINGTON — In an effort to teach children the importance of maintaining healthy smiles while also aiding U.S. troops overseas, borough-based Lowe Orthodontics has raised nearly $400 during a candy buy-back program.
During the program, which was held earlier this month, Dr. Darren Loew bought for $1 per pound any unopened candy from any child who came to the office. About 390 pounds of candy were collected, according to representatives of Lowe Orthodontics.
That money was then donated to charity and the candy was turned over to Rose Holden, director of development and public relations at the Center for Educational Advancement. Holden’s son, Michael, on Nov. 3 was deployed to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps.
Michael Holden also is affiliated with the Hunterdon Marine Corps League Bulldogs, Detachment No. 927. The Bulldogs participate in Operation Shoebox New Jersey, which sends care packages to troops fighting overseas. The candy was part of those packages, said Janna Gay, a spokeswoman for Loew Orthodontics.
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In The News•
on January 29th, 2009•
RESPECT, SUPPORT, RAPPORT -- Erik Rautenberg, a captain in the National Guard who is leaving for Iraq, gets a sendoff from the Gem Vac Vets. He'll be taking along a miniature U.S. flag given to him by Vietnam vet Bill Lande. The captain promised to always keep it with him, just as he did with a keepsake given him by the Boy Scouts before his last tour in Iraq.
GLEN GARDNER — Members of the group admit they have no agenda, no bylaws and no formal meeting schedule. But when they schedule a lunch to honor one of their own, almost everyone shows up.
Their informal name is the Gem Vac Vets, a group of about 50 military veterans who meet at the Gem Vacuum shop here. John Schembari owns the shop; he and Larry Best of Lebanon Township started the group. Mr. Best is Navy; Mr. Schembari, a Marine. John Paulus, a Marine who served in Vietnam, said the difference doesn’t matter. “There is comradeship here,” he said. “These guys understand.”
They understand what Erik Rautenberg is thinking. The 35-year old Lebanon Township Police patrolman since 1996 is also a captain in the National Guard, flying Blackhawk helicopters as part of the 150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, based in Trenton. On Monday, Capt. Rautenberg will be leaving for Oklahoma, where he’ll spend two months at Fort Sill. Then, he’ll ship off to Iraq.
The vets had him to their gathering Tuesday, for lunch and encouragement.
Capt. Rautenberg has been through this before, going away to serve his country. “It will be familiar,” he told the Gem Vac Vets’ crowd of well-wishers. “We’ll do what we need to do.”
Mr. Schembari said the idea for the sendoff wasn’t his. “It was everybody’s idea,” he said. Charles Mastro of Alexandria Township, who was among the first wave of soldiers to land in Normandy during World War II, said that’s the way the group works sometimes. Larry O’Neill of Bethlehem Township agreed. “We have a lot of laughs,” he said. “And we stick together.”
Joe Manghisi, who lives in Clinton and once served as its police chief, served as a Seabee in the Navy during World War II. For him, supporting Capt. Rautenberg is second nature. Fighting in Iraq “is a tough job,” Mr. Manghisi said. “It’s tougher than most.”
Capt. Rautenberg thanked the group for honoring him and said they’ll hear about his exploits first-hand. “I’ll give you a complete rundown when I get back,” he promised.
Posted to NJ.com on January 29, 2009 by Rachael S. Brickman