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POST
126 EVENT CALENDAR
Friday, Sept. 25th
- Veterans Stand Down - 8 AM until 3 PM at Cherry Hill
Armory
Sunday, Oct 11th
- Trip to Dover Air Mobility Command Museum – 9:30 AM
from JCC
Friday, Nov. 6th
- Veterans Shabbat Service - 8 PM at Temple Beth Sholom
Tuesday, Nov. 10th
- Veterans Day Concert - 6 PM to 8 PM at Coastline
Restaurant
Nov. 8th to 11th
- Veterans Day Fund Raiser (Poppy Drive)
Thursday, Nov. 26th
- Troop Thanksgiving Dinner - 10:30 AM at Palace of
Asia
OCT. 11th
TRIP TO DOVER AIR MOBILITY COMMAND MUSEUM
On Sunday, October 11th
we are taking a trip to the Dover, Maryland Air Mobility
Command Museum.
See a restored WWII B-17
“Flying Fortress” and 20 other aircraft. Go aboard a C141A “Starlifter”.
Try out the Flight Simulator
and learn about the people that flew and maintained these WWII
aircraft.
Trip includes two 45 minute
tours of each part of the museum, transportation, coffee &
danish to begin
the trip, a box lunch, and
cold drinks for $17 per person. Make your reservation early.
Mail your check
to JWV Post 126, P.O. Box
181, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 payable to JWV Post 126. Denote on
the check
memo line Dover Trip,
and include a note specifying if you prefer a turkey or
tuna fish sandwich.
For more information
regarding the museum, visit the museum website:
www.amcmuseum.org
We will assemble on the JCC
parking lot at 9:30 AM on Oct. 11th to board
the bus. Rain Date is Oct. 25th.
NOV. 10th
VETERANS DAY CONCERT
Help
salute our soldiers and veterans at the Veterans Day Concert,
hosted by the 8th Annual Veterans Dinner Dance
Committee. The two-hour open bar and free buffet will be held
at the Coastline Restaurant on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (a day
before Veterans Day) from 6pm-8pm. Special guests include SNL
star Joe Piscopo, former Eagles player “G” Cobb, ESPN’s Sal
Paolantonio, former Miss New Jersey, Jill Horner and guest NFL
players.
Dance
to the sounds of the 9-piece Chatter Party Band from The Trump
Casino in Atlantic City and take part in the silent auction as
we honor those who are serving and have served our country.
Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warriors Rehab Center at Ft.
Dix, NJ NG Family Readiness Council, NJ Veterans Nursing homes,
Gold Star Mothers, Camden Country Red Cross and Camden Country
Veterans Services.
Tickets
are $10 and can be purchased by calling Bob Richter (856)
979-8626
or
online at
www.jwv-post126.org/veteransconcert.htm
or at the door.
For more ticket information,
call (856) 354-2172. Additional donations are welcome.
The
Veteran Benefit Group is a non profit 501 c (3) organization.
The
Coastline Restaurant is located at 1240 Brace Road, Cherry Hill,
NJ.
VINELAND MEMORIAL
HOME PICNIC
On July 26th Post
126 hosted a picnic for some 150 Vineland Memorial Home
veterans, family members and
staff. The following 13
volunteers from Post 126 assisted in serving and cooking
hamburgers and hotdogs: Marshall
Baker PPC, Jackie Chestnut, Phyllis Hait, Chaplain Jay Jaspan,
Quartermaster
Perry Levine, Bob Richter PDC,
Bill & Cheryl Roth, Ray Rubel PPC, Norman Task,
Sr. Vice Cmdr Marty Yaffe &
Jennie, and Jr. Vice Cmdr Harold Waitsman.
VETERAN FUND DRIVE
VOLUNTEERS
We greatly appreciate the
following volunteers who worked so diligently to raise funds to
assist our fellow
veterans and in-service
troops:
Larry Altersitz PPC, Norm
Avayou, Warren Brandies, Millard Branstein, Jackie Chestnut,
Ben Cohen, Stan Curzman,
Morris Dworkin, Ed Fayer, Dave Frankel, Dept. Cmdr Bernie
Epworth,
Nate Getzenberg, Jay Jaspan,
Milt Klein, Harvey Konkin, Marv Korff, Perry Levine, Bud
Mattenson,
Greg McIntyre, Merril Mersky,
Bernie Morganstern, Larry Natelson, Max Pastelnick,
Cmdr Sam Podietz, Ed Riverdo,
Bill & Cheryl Roth, Ray Rubel PPC, Norman Task,
Jr. Vice Cmdr Harold Waitsman,
Dr. Ira Weiss and Sr. Vice Cmdr Marty Yaffe.
POST 126 SCHOLARSHIP
WINNERS
Congratulations to the
following winners of the Post 126 Scholarship for 2009:
Rachel
Singer
Felica
Frantz
JWV DEPARTMENT NJ OFFICERS
Congratulations to Commander Bernie Epworth (PPC) , Chief of
Staff Arthur Seltzer (PDC) and Adjutant Larry Altersitz (PPC) on
their new appointment to positions with the JWV Dept. of NJ.
VETERAN GRAVE FLAGS
In May,
the Jewish Committee for Scouting of Southern New Jersey placed
almost 1,000
American
Flags at veteran graves at the Crescent Memorial Park in
Pennsauken, NJ.
EAGLE SCOUT AWARD
CEREMONIES
Sr. Vice Cmdr Marty Yaffe
regularly attends Eagle Scout Award ceremonies in Camden County
and
presents the new Eagle Scout
with the JWV National Eagle Scout Certificate. If you would
like to attend
an Eagle Scout ceremony and
represent the Jewish War Veterans, then call Marty
856-222-0691.
63rd
ANNUAL BEVERLY PILGRIMAGE
On May
17th Post 126 held the 63rd Annual Beverly
Pilgrimage at Crescent Memorial Park and
Beverly
National Cemetery. This program was begun in 1946 by the JWV
Wolf Post to honor
the
fallen Jewish veterans buried in Beverly National Cemetery.
When the Wolf Post merged
with
Furer-Barag Post it was agreed this ceremony would continue.
Family members from as
far away
as Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
traditionally attend.
Ceremony at Crescent
Memorial Cemetery
Ceremony at Beverly
National Cemetery
POST 126 TAPS
We remember the following
Post members who passed away in the past 6 months:
o
Harold Rayden
o
George Solot
o
Barry Weinberg
o
Martin Zelnick
DEPT. of NJ MID-WINTER CONVENTION - January 8th to
10th - Ocean City
The JWV
Department of New Jersey Mid-Winter Convention will be held in
Ocean City, NJ from
Jan. 8th
until Jan. 10th at the Port-O-Call Hotel. The
Convention Package includes 2 dinners, Saturday lunch, 2 buffet
breakfasts, hotel suite for 2 nights, parking, all gratuities
and taxes for $245 per person.
Call
Robert Richter 856-854-3154 for more details and a convention
reservation form.
Complete
convention details and reservation forms will be available at
the Post General Meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Letter Of
Appreciation - 15 April 2009
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