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Marine Corps League
Worcester Detachment #144
May 2019 Newsletter     Issue 36
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4th Annual Worcester Marine Corps League Golf Tournament
Where:  Holden Hills Country Club 
When:   Friday June 21 st , 2019
Time:   8:00 AM Registration and Coffee 
9:00 AM Tee off

    Attention Marines, family and friends. We will be holding the 4th annual golf tournament to help support the Worcester Marine Corps League located at 181 Lake Ave. Worcester, MA. This should prove to be another fun event with a chance to connect/reconnect with Marines of all ages. Immediately following the golf, we will have a reception/prize dinner consisting of Roasted Turkey Breast and Oven Roasted Top Round of Beef Au Jus, with Garlic Butter Green Beans, Roasted Potatoes, Choice of Pasta, Salad and Rolls and Butter.

    For those interested in golfing please complete the attached registration form. We have sponsorship opportunities as well. Deadline for registration and s ponsorship submissions is Friday June 14th, 2019.
O n April 12 th  the Past Commandant Frank Peepas, John Dansereau and Dave Ciolfi attended the Holy Cross Presidents Award Ceremony. Past Commandant Frank Peepas presented a sword to graduate Midshipman 1/C Kevin Finn.
May's Events at Worcester MCL

A Night of Zeppelin

 Saturday
May 4th
9 pm - 12 am
Music - A Night of Zeppelin
181 Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01604

VIVI & DA FUNK

 Sunday
May 5th
3 - 6 pm
Music - Vivi & Da Funk
181 Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01604

Right Angle Woman

Saturday
May 11th
8 pm - 12 am

Music - Right Angle Woman
181 Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01604
Tongue Tied

Saturday
May 18th
9 pm - 12 am

Music - Tongue Tied
181 Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01604
Whisky Church
&
Traveling Bones BBQ

Saturday
May 25th

Starting at 7pm
Travelin' Bones
BBQ

Music Whisky
8 - 11pm
181 Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01604
Upcoming June Events at MCL
SATURDAY, JUNE 1st - THE DUKES 8-11
SUNDAY JUNE 2nd - THE SPECTERS 3pm - 6pm

SATURDAY JUNE 8th - CRUSH - 8pm - 11 pm 
* this is Dicky Gates grandson's band
SUNDAY JUNE 9th - PETTY LARCENY - 3-6

SATURDAY JUNE 15th - WE & THE DAWG with JOHNNY BLUE HORN 8-11
SUNDAY JUNE 16th Fathers Day Fishing Party & BBQ with musical guests THE BRUMBLETONES - fishing starts at noon, food at 2 and band plays 3-6
Cookout food prepared by our new in house Caterer BUCKS WHISKEY & BURGER BAR

SATURDAY JUNE 22nd - TEQUILA BONFIRE 8-11
SUNDAY JUNE 23rd - WE'RE GOING STREAKING - 3-6

SATURDAY JUNE 29th - THE SUPERCHARGERS 8-11
SUNDAY JUNE 30th - FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING 3-6
Pitch
Monday Nights


7:00 PM

Every Tuesday

Free Pool


Come alone or with your Partner

Karaoke Night
Friday Nights
Every Friday Night

9:00 PM

Taco Tuesdays!

Come down and get a taco and an ice cold beer with Melissa Peterson!

Tuesdays
2 - 6 PM
Commandant's Message
Marines and Associates
S pring is here and what an incredible music lineup we have. Check our the events this month. And looking ahead to June We are already full.Gina LaConte is doing an fantastic job. Thank you Gina.

The Devil Dog Grand Growl is at the Double Tree Hilton, Hyannis Ma. at 1900 on May 31 st . Devil Dogs may go to the Grand Growl, but don't have to attend the convention.

We are going ahead with the new floor in the Lt. John Power Memorial Hall.

Memorial Day Weekend will be coming up in May and as always we would like to see good showing. The dates are listed below.

God Bless
Semper Fidelis 
Your Commandant
Stavros Fotiadis
  Marine Members News May 2019

Memorial Day Weekend 2019
Sunday, 26 May 2019,
Water Ceremony at Elm Park, 2 PM

Monday, 27 May 2019,
Remembrance Ceremony at Hope Cemetery, 9 AM
                     
Monday, 27 May 2019,
Viet Nam Memorial, Green Hill Park, 11 AM
Marine Corps League DUES

A s you may or may not be aware, MCL National no longer sends out annual dues reminders. Dues are due by September 1st every year. If you are not current with the MCL, please come in and see bartenders or mail check for $30 to the attention of Paymaster or Steven Cheney, Sr. Please include your Membership number.

Check payable to:
Worcester Detachment 144 MCL
181 Lake Ave.
Worcester, MA 01604
Atten: Paymaster Annual Dues
Lee Marvin: Actor, WWll Combat Veteran Speaks on Combat
Academy Award winning actor Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen) (The Delta Force) speaks about combat in this USMC training film on combat leadership.
Marvin is a combat veteran of WWII and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

This is a 1985 film produced by the Department of Defense for the United States Marine Corps.

Defense Department Video
AR AB 624/35/336
Public Domain

A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago - there's no such thing as a former Marine.  You're a Marine, just in a different uniform and you're in a different phase of your life. But you'll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego or the hills of Quantico. There's no such thing as a former Marine.

General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps
PTSD: What is it?
Treatment - Know your Options
PTSD Basics
National Center for PTSD
 
PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault.

Please click here if you or someone you know is struggling.


(Photo by Sgt. Priscilla Sneden/Marine Corps)


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Marine Members

 Monthly Meeting
Monday May 20th at 1900
Lt Powers Hall.
(Meetings are always the
3rd Monday of the Month)

E-Board Meeting
Thursday May 20th at 1900


Scholarship Purpose,
Eligibility, and Requirements

Purpose
To grant scholarships to qualified applicants who are pursuing full time undergraduate or technical training at a recognized institution.

Eligible Sponsors
Members in good standing of Marine Corps League Worcester Detachment 144.
Sponsors must be active and attend a minimum of four monthly meetings of the Worcester Detachment 144 in scholarship award year.

Eligible Recipients
Member, spouses, children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of the sponsor.
The sponsor’s stepchildren are also eligible. 

Requirements
Applications will only be dispensed to sponsors attending a Worcester Detachment 144 monthly meeting.
Completed applications must be returned by September 1st.
If selected you must provide proof of enrollment (Verification Form) from you or your school and returned by November 15th.

Awards
$200 annually for a maximum of four years.
Years need not be consecutive years.
Checks are usually mailed in mid December.
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