Nassau County American Legion Family Dinner Dance 2022

Dear Merrick Post 1282 Legionnaires

On Thursday evening, September 15, 2022, the Nassau County American Legion Family will be honoring the Department Commander, the Department Auxiliary President, and the Department Detachment Commander with a Testimonial Dinner and Dance. This Testimonial Dinner will be our way of showing that Nassau County is the Empire County of the Empire State.

The Testimonial Dinner and Dance will take place at the Edwin Welch, Jr. Post 1132 located at 2301 Penatiquit Avenue, Seaford, Ny 11783. Festivities will begin at 6:30 PM and conclude at 11:00 PM. There will be a buffet dinner, including beer, wine, soda and cake and coffee. A CASH BAR for liquor will be available. Music by our own John Weber will be available for your listening and dancing pleasure. MAXIMUM amount of EIGHT (8) people per table.

The donation to this affair is $60.00 per person. As usual, Merrick post 1282 will pay half of this amount, $30.00 for each Post member and their spouse who attends.

To get this discount, your dues must be current! Please make your checks payable to Merrick Post 1282, American Legion for $30.00 per member, or $60.00 per member and spouse, and send them to our Post before August 28, 2022.

This affair is usually well attended and most people have a GREAT TIME!

Note: Just in - The post will pay half of the $60.00 entry fee for this event for any Auxiliary Merrick Unit 1282 Auxiliary member.  This means that the Auxiliary Merrick Unit 1282 Auxiliary member fee for this event is $30.00.  If an auxiliary members' husband wants to go to this event and is not a Post member, they have to pay the full $60.00.  Please make your checks payable to Merrick Post 1282, American Legion for $30.00 per auxiliary member and send them to our Post before August 28, 2022.  Courtesy of the Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion members.

Boys State Update 8-9-2022

The following correspondece is from Boys State Merrick Post 1282 recipient Raymond Adams to Second Vice Commander Frank D. Pedagno.

Dear Mr Pedagno,

I just wanted to thank you and the members of the Merrick American Legion Post 1282 for nominating me to represent Calhoun High School and our town at the 2022 Boys State.  The week taught me about the importance of individual responsibility to my community, state and nation.  It was wonderful meeting fellow students from around the state who feel it is our responsibility to be leaders in making this country a better place for our citizens.  I learned a great deal about how our government works and look forward to putting it into aciton in the future.  Thank you so much again for this amazing opportunity. Have a great rest of the summer.

Sincerely,

 

Donation to American Legion Post 26 in Mayfield, Kentucky by Post 1282, American Legion

The following correspondence is a thank you letter from the members of American Legion Post 26, located at 211 South 7th Street, Mayfield, Kentucky, for the American Legion, Merrick Post 1282 donation for the damage cause by the December 10, 2021 tornado.

American Legion Post 26
211 South 7th Street
Mayfield, Kentucky

On December 10th, 2021 a tornado devastated our town of Mayfield, Kentucky, along with areas in Graves County, the county in which Mayfield is located. Most of us didn't realize the extent of the damage that dreadful night. However, the next day driving around revailed just how much of our community had been destroyed, along with many lives lost. For many people, their lives will be forever changed. The clean-up is still in process, and the rebuilding of hte town is in progress. This will take years in the makeing. As an organization we have lost our American Legion Historic building, which was nearly 100 years old.

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