Sr Vice Cmdt Jeff Brown is collecting items to send to some local Marines currently deployed in Iraq. If you can Help out with Baby wipes, Eye drops, Etc.. Please let Jeff know.
Det Yard Sale in October
Yard sale Saturday October 24. Bring your donations for this sale to the meeting Oct. 22nd
Picnic at Creek Side Park
July 25th, Meeting at Creekside Park, Saturday 1400. Bring your family. This will take the place of the July 23rd Meeting
Volunteers needed for Marine Ball in November
We are in the planning stages for our Marine Ball in November. See Sr Vice Cmdt Jeff Brown if you want to volunteer to help out.
Wanna go to the Museum of the Marine Corps
We will be planning it during the July Meeting, Please come with your ideas.
Xlarge Shirts in Stock
For those of you waiting for the Xlarge Detachment shirts to come back in stock, I will have some on hand at the meeting this coming Thursday Night. They will still be $15 as always.
Bush Hill Festival coming up
The Detachment will be hosting a booth at the Bush Hill Festival September 12 in Archdale. Our plans are to raffle a grill and shake alot of hands. This is a great opportunity to build our membership. Please contact Commandant Tom Richardson for further information.
We Need Life Members!
Anyone interested in Life membership, please let us know. If you would like to make payments towards your life membership, we are ready to help you out. Please see our Commandant Tom Richardson
President Proposes Changes to Veterans Benefits
Please read this article from Fox News. It appears President Obama is proposing that your private insurance company should pay for medical treatments necessary due to service-related injuries.
Update: Due to overwhelming pressure, this proposal has been removed from consideration. More info here.
Concealed carry coursed dates changed
May 9th 7:30 am is the new times for the concealed carry course.
More info is coming soon………..
-Smitty
