DEPARTMENT of NJ or NATIONAL MCL NEWSLETTER AWARD RECIPIENT 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 BURLINGTON COUNTY DETACHMENT #695 COMMANDANT Bob Matkowski 79 Farnwood Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054, Phone #609-744-5170 EDITOR//PUBLISHER JANIE MCCLURE 609-387-8499 PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS WILLIAM G. WILSON 201 CHARING WAY MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054-3115 (856) 234-6930 February 2017 SR. VICE -COMMANDANT BILL BARGERHUFF 609-880-0044 JR. VICE - COMMANDANT FRANK CAMBRIA 347-820-4467 JUDGE ADVOCATE DON MATHEWS 609-723-7903 ADJUTANT MIKE RAINBOLT 609-744-5684 PAYMASTER MIKE RAINBOLT 609-744-5684 SGT-AT-ARM BEN WALCZAK 856-231-0582 CHAPLAIN LYNWARD HUNTER 856-596-7348 ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN GOD WE TRUST
COMMANDANT S CORNER Marines, we had another good meeting last night. We had 21 members attend with a lot of new faces and other faces who hadn t been there for a while. We swore in three new members to the Detachment. They are Marines Wayne B. Cutts and Nicholas Tackacs and FMF Corpsman Gary Schmitt. Welcome Aboard Gentlemen! Everyone who attended our Valentines Luncheon at the Deerwood Country Club, had a great time. I heard from many that this was an excellent meal no matter what they ordered. To all other members next year include yourself and your loved one and have a great social meal with other Marines. We had the nomination of Officers for the coming administration. The following members were nominated on the first vote go round: Bill Bargerhuff, Commandant; Franco Cambria, Sr. Vice Commandant: Lyn Hunter, Jr. Vice Commandant and Don Mathews, Judge Advocate. Mike Rainbolt will again be the Adjutant and Paymaster and Jon Harpool will assume the Sgt. at Arms. Congratulations Marines. The MCL Leadership School was brought up. It will be Saturday April 1st this year. It will be held at the Sea Girt State Police Academy. We have 7 members on record attending this year s class and one of our new members said he would like attend. Bill Wilson discussed our 2016 Toys 4 Tots program where we distributed over 60,000 toys to over 16,000 children. He said he will need help from members since we still have over 1,000 toys received after Christmas still in his house. We will be moving them and the toys in Don Mathew s garage to a new storage container where our existing storage is located and your help will be greatly appreciated. The Rose Program for 2017 was discussed. I have confirmed with the ShopRite Stores HR Manager that we will have 8 events in the spring and 4 events in the fall. These stores are all set up for weekends, so members who are working during the week can take part with us. WAWA has made a change in our ability to get stores. We have only the month of June. Last year we did 7 WAWA s during the year, so, I have scheduled all 7 to be completed in June. I requested the Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday for each week in June. I will be sending out an email with all the locations in it. Be ready to take part in the program and pick the one s you want to work and email the list back to me with your choices. The Detachment will again take part in the Youth Physical Fitness Program at Colts Neck H.S. on 18th. We usually get there at 7:00am to help set up and spend the rest of the day judging the competition. Whoever wants to go please email me and I ll add you to the list. We have an Eagle Scout Court of Honor coming up. Bill Wilson and I will be attending. If anyone wants to see what the Court in about come out and watch. We will be at the Medford United Methodist Church at 2 Hartford Road in Medford. We have been asked to be the Color Guard at the Eagle Scout Luncheon on April 2 nd 2017 at Lucien s Manor 81 W. White Horse, Pike in Berlin, NJ. This is the same day as our installation of Officers, so, if you would like to be part of the Color Guard please contact Bill Wilson at 856-234-6930 or his email b162mardiv@aol.com. The Detachment will take part in a Stand Down in Atlantic City on Wednesday May 17 th, 10am to 3pm. Sign up and join us help out our fellow veterans. Application for volunteers will be included in the newsletter. Forward the application to either of the names on it and email me so I can have a head count as to who is going. We can carpool to Atlantic City. The N.E. Division Winter Conference will be held on 23-25 at the Stockton Seaview Hotel in Galloway Township, NJ. Hope to see you there. Lou Santucci spoke about American Legion Post 39 in Roebling having a St. Patties / Oldies Dance on Saturday 11 th. Cost is #35.00 per couple and $18.50 if you re going stag. Call Lou if you want to attend. He can be reached on his cell: 609-440-5107. If you have any questions call or email me. My cell 609-744-5170 email bob912@comcast.net. I look forward to hearing from you. As usual I end with saying we will continue to move forward into the future as Detachment 695. Semper Fi Commandant Bob Matkowski Detachment 695 JAMES EARL KENNEDY UNIT MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AUXILIARY Auxiliary meeting was held on February 13, 2017. President Christine Zakian presiding. Chaplain Rhonda Kuhn read opening prayer. Pledge of Allegiance was said by group Officers in attendance were: President Christine Zakian, Sr. Vice Anne Zakian, Judge Advocate Eileen Bargerhuff, Guard Sally Loveland, and Chaplain Rhonda Kuhn. Excused members were Jan Reed, Peggy Loftus and Janie McClure. Roll call by Acting Secretary Anne Zakian. Sick and distressed: Peggy Loftus had surgery and is on the road to recovery. Meeting minutes were approved with as published in the newsletter. Treasurer s Report was read by Christine Zakian and was approved for audit. A thank you letter were received from the Little Angels organization for the donation from the Unit. Also several requests for donations were received and will be reviewed later. Mid-Winter Conference is being held 2 thru 4, 2017 at Fredericksburg, VA. Contact Christine Zakian if interested in attending. Nominations for MCLA 2017-2018 officers were discussed. At this time nominations are: President Christine Zakian, Sr. Vice Mary Lou Hand, Jr. Vice Jan Reed, and Judge Advocate Eileen Bargerhuff. Nominations were closed and will again be opened at next meeting and voting will be held. Fundraiser Friends Helping Friends at Boxcov s was discussed. Further discussion is needed to make a decision as to the Unit participating again. Valentine s Day Luncheon was a great event for everyone who attended and all enjoyed the delicious meals and comradery. The next regular meeting will be 13, 2017, Monday at 7:00 pm, American Legion, Burlington City, NJ. Respectfully Submitted Anne Zakian Acting Secretary Remember Valentine s Day Luncheon February 13, 2011 Madeline Horchek, Ronnie & Joe Ski, Anne Z and back of Lynn Sanford s head.
February Birthdays J. Benjamin, V. Biolous, J. Brey, E. Davis Sr., D. Dudley, P. Foga, M. Rainbolt, D. Smith, R. Venden Berghe, C. Ware, D. Wawrzyniak We Wish You a Very Happy Birthday And a Prosperous Year! 2017 DEPARTMENT of NJ CONVENTION JUNE 8th 10th Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, Galloway, NJ For more information contact Bill Wilson at 856-234-6930 or b162mardiv@aol.com DUES REMINDER If you have asterisks in front of your name that denotes you have MCL license plates. You must keep your dues current or the DMV will take away your MCL plates. June 2016 J. Weeast August 2016 V. Bialous September 2016 R. Griffin, Jr. October 2016 G. Bailey, Jr. November 2016 R. Gwynne January 2017 E. Long, L. Smith, R. Thibeault ***J. Young, M. Farrell February 2017 A. DiMitrew, T. Gray, r. Paxson, D. Porter, M. Shine, D. Smith, D. Tuliano 2017 H. McCurdy, ***C. Mohrmann, C. Lennox IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE IN FEBRUARY 2017, THEY ARE $17.50 NOT $35.00. Remember Bob Bostock, Joe Sabol, Lynn Sanford, Jim Loveland, Doris Cook, Anna Rainier, Margaret Loftus, Ronni Chudzinski, Laura Skow, Rich Tomaszewski, Tim Cassidy s family Please keep all in your prayers. If you know of any member or any member s family that is sick, distressed, or has passed away, PLEASE Notify Chaplain Lynward Hunter 856-596-7348. 2017 MCL NATIONAL CONVENTION AUGUST 10th 19th Overland Park, KS For more information contact Bill Wilson at 856-234-6930 2 4th 8th 18th 19th 13 th 23 25th April 9th UP-COMING EVENTS Mid-Winter Conference, Fredericksburg, VA Vineland Veteran s Home Visit Contact Ike Hand for more information. Youth Physical Fitness Program, Colts Neck, NJ Devil Dog Growl/Flea Scratch at 10:00 a.m. MCL & MCLA Staff meeting at 12:00 p.m. Reserves Center in Red Bank MCL & MCLA meeting, 7:00 pm, American Legion, High Street, Burlington City, NJ N.E. Division Conference, Galloway, NJ MCL & MCLA Installation of Officers, 2:00 pm, American Legion, High Street, Burlington, NJ
Burlington County Detachment #695 Inc. February 13, 2017 The meeting was opened by Commandant Bob Matkowski. Sgt.-at Arms Ben Walczak led the members in the Pledge of Allegiance. Chaplain Lynward Hunter led the members in prayer. Roll Call of Officers: Commandant Bob Matkowski. Sr. Vice Commandant Bill Bargerhuff Jr. Vice Commandant Frank Cambria Judge Advocate Don Mathews Paymaster Mike Rainbolt Chaplain Lynward Hunter Adjutant Mike Rainbolt Sgt.-at-Arms Ben Walczak Application for New Members: Three new members were sworn in; Marines Nick Tackacs and Wayne B. Cutts along with FMF Corpsman Gary Schmitt. Welcome aboard. Minutes: minutes of the previously meeting as printed in the newsletter were approved by unanimous vote. Paymasters Report: Paymasters report was read. Officers Reports: None. Correspondence: We received a request from American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 to once again sponsor a boy or a girl to attend Boys State/Girls State. By unanimous vote we will sponsor both a boy and a girl. Standing Committee Reports: Building Committee, we are still looking for a building. VAVS, members of the detachment will be visiting the Vineland Veteran s Home on Wednesday 8, 2017. Rose Program, the Rose Program is closed for the winter and will pick up again in the spring. Please contact Commandant Bob Matkowski, bob912@comcast.net, if you are interested in participating. Toys for Tots, was a great success this year. Youth Physical Fitness Program, Date: 18, 2017 at Colts Neck High School, starts at 8:30 AM. Eagle Scout Court of Honor: for Ryan Daniel Minshall, 1:00PM, Sunday at The Medford United Methodist Church, 2 Hartford Road, Medford, NJ. We have also been asked to be the color guard at the Eagle Scout Luncheon on April 2, 2017 at Lucien s Manor, 81 W. White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ. If anyone is interested in going please contact Bill Wilson b162mardiv@aol.com 856-234- 6930 Old Business: None. New Business: AC regional stand down serving homeless veterans will be on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the All War Memorial Building, 1510 Adriatic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ. This event is like the Cherry Hill stand down and if you are interested in participating please contact Commandant Bob Matkowski for a registration form. Registration forms must be submitted no later than May 1, 2017. They can be faxed to Russell S. Robinson at 609-645-8542 or emailed to amerlegpu81@yahoo.com. You can also snail mail to 1506 Broad St., Pleasantville, NJ 08232. Good of The League: The following people were nominated to serve as offices for the upcoming 2017/2018 term: Commandant Bill Bargerhuff Sr. Vice Commandant Frank Cambria Jr. Vice Commandant - Lynwood Hunter Judge Advocate Don Mathews The floor will be open to nominations again at the meeting, and a vote will be held at that meeting. A notion was made, seconded and approved by unanimous vote for the detachment to offer two $500.00 scholarships. All the exact details of qualification for the scholarship are yet to be completely worked out. But the basic premise is to offer the scholarships to two students currently attending a Burlington County high school who has been accepted to and will be attending an accredited four-year university or college in the fall or who has been accepted to an accredited trade school. Additional details will follow. The 2017 National Convention will be held in Overland Park KS August 10 to August 19. 2017, held at the Sheridan Hotel, room rate $115.00 + 17% = 135.55 per night per room, reservation phone #913-234-2100. Breakfast is included in cost. NE Division Conference, 23-25 at The Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ, Dept. of NJ Convention, June 8-11 at the Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway. NJ. Leadership School will be held Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Sea Girt NJ. If you would like to attend, please contact Commandant Bob Matkowski. Sick & Distressed: Margaret Loftus recently experienced a short hospital stay but is now home recovering nicely. Tim Cassidy s family is undergoing a difficult time, please keep them in your thoughts as well. There being no further business the meeting was closed by Commandant Bob Matkowski. Next meeting is 7:00 PM, 13, 2017 at the American Legion Post. Semper fidelis C. Michael Rainbolt Adjutant/Paymaster