Scuttlebutt 1037

 A Message From the Commandant:

 I hope everyone had a great summer with family, friends, and loved ones.  After more than 15 months of COVID, we are all feeling the need to be with people more and spending less time on Zoom.  But again, this plague still haunts us and we need to continue being aware of best practices to avoid infection.  This year at the detachment meetings, we will be practicing wearing masks and social distancing for the safety of all attending.  Please be prepared to observe these precautions for your safety and the safety of those around you.

Jim Hastings again did a wonderful job organizing and running a successful golf tournament.  Jim will give a full report at the Sept. meeting.  This event is a huge undertaking and Jim has carried the leadership tradition passed on by Tom Potenza and Ed Jolley.   I would like to thank the people who worked the Golf Tournament that day.  These people are not all members but need to be recognized.  Many thanks to Jim Hastings, Dave Gentes and his two sisters Karen Iris  and Bernadette Menz,  John and Vonnie Clark, Steve Stefan, Glen Chambless, Mike Whelan and his daughter Sarah, John Burke, and Jerry Blanchette.  Tom Foley came through again with donations of golf equipment.  We have listed the major sponsors on this web site and encourage everyone to support these businesses as you shop for goods and services.   There is more detail on the tournament in earlier Scuttlebutt posts.

This is a reminder:  Dues are due on 1 September.  Please send in your dues of 30 dollars with checks payable to  Metrowest De.t #1037  MCL.  Payment can be sent  to Jerry Blanchette, paymaster, 149 Summer St, Framingham, MA 01701.  Next year we will send a postcard from the Junior Vice to remind members to pay dues by Sept. 1.  Your effort to get current with dues is appreciated and helpful to the detachment 

 

We all want to congratulate detachment member Warren Griffin on becoming the new National Marine Corps League Senior Vice Commandant.  Well done, Warren.  We wish you luck in your new role.

We will meet on September 21 at 7:00 PM at the Natick AMVETS at 1 Superior Drive in Natick.  Current and former Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and Chaplains are welcome to join as voting members.  We welcome all others as non-voting members.  Details on membership and an application can be at this link.

 

Semper Fi, 

Mac