Oneda DONATO, President
Well, our Membership Chairman Carole Manzo did it again! By her determination and with the help of our members, our Unit won the "Golden Crab Award". This award is presented to the Unit who signs up the most new members that year, and this is the second year in a row that we were presented this recognition.
Betty Sobus and Marie Fray had the Americanism Essay winners, along with their families, friends, and teachers; attend our Unit meeting in March. Each student held everyone's attention as they read their essays. In April, Carole Manzo presented her Children and Youth program. She invited the Parkville Middle School - Silver Squires to sing for us. Everyone was at complete attention as the Squires' beautiful voices sang out. These meetings reminded all of us how proud we should be of our youth.
If you missed the banquet that was held in April for our National President Jan Pulvermacher-Ryan, you missed a wonderful affair that our Department President Cass Wheeler hosted. We were so proud to have the opportunity to greet our National President and proud that she choose to visit our Post Home.
The raffle for the painted plate that was donated by our member Ann Christensen was won by Marie Fray. We again thank Ann for all she has done for our Unit by her donations. Please note that our meeting on May 8th will start at DIFFERENT TIMES. We will start promptly at 7:30 pm so we can conduct our Business Meeting and Nominations for Officers. At 8:00 pm we will present the Poppy, Memorial, and Gold Star Programs. This will be an OPEN MEETING. Please try to attend as we honor our deceased Veterans and Unit members. We will also honor our Gold Star members who lost loved ones that served our Country.
It is time once again for our Memorial Day Ceremony. We will meet at the Moreland Park Cemetery on Monday, May 26th at 8:30 AM. Come join the Unit, Post and SAL members as we honor all who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
We still need members to make our Unit once again a "Gold Unit". So please, please, ask your friends or relatives to come in or send in their Unit dues.
IMPORTANT: Our June Meeting has been changed because of the Post Carnival. We will meet the First Thursday - June 5th at 7:30 pm. This is an important meeting consisting of nominations and elections for Unit Officers to serve during the years 2008 - 2009.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 1st NCD Dundalk #38 - 7:30 pm
May 5th BRECC-leave Post 6:30 pm
May 8th Unit Meeting-7:30 pm See Note Above
May 10th DEC Meeting - Parkville -10:30 am
May 26th Moreland Cemetery 8:30 am
May 27th Bingo-doors Open 10:00 am
June 2nd BRECC- Leave Post 6:30 pm
June 4th NCD Meeting - Wednesday - Overlea - Perry Hall 7:30 pm
June 5th Unit Meeting - First Thursday in June - Election of Officers - 7:30 pm
June 9th - 14th Post Carnival starts at 6:00 pm
June 24th Bingo - Doors Open 10:00 am
BINGO - KATHY MOONEY
Come and enjoy the fun! Sit and relax, play BINGO, and have a nice lunch. Doors open at 10:00 am and $5.00 covers your lunch and one card. Bingo will be held on May 27th and June 24th. We do have Gift Certificates that you can purchase.
PATTER PARADE - JANE POLLIZZI
Important Notice to Auxiliary Members who pay for the mailing of The Patter Parade. Payment for next year is due by July 1st. It's not to soon to send it now. Please send $2.00 by check made payable to Parkville Auxiliary Unit #183, put The Patter Parade in the memo field. Send to Jane Pollizzi, 2218 Ellen Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21234. Payment can also be made at the Unit Meetings. Also, if you need to know if you are paid ahead, call me. Don't forget if you have an e-Mail address, you can receive The Patter Parade free, no waiting for the mail to come. Just send me your e-Mail address (no money) and we'll add you to the list.
GOLD STAR - LOIS KAUFMAN
A Gold Star member is any Auxiliary member who is a wife, mother, daughter or sister who had a husband, father, or sibling who perished during a wartime period as declared by Congress.
If you are one of these ladies (or know of one), then you/they may be eligible to be a member of our Unit's Gold Star Program. Our Auxiliary will pay your membership dues and honor you for the most ultimate sacrifice you have given.
We will Never forget you...
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Updated 5/07/2008