Monday, April 1, 2013
Presidents Message April 2013
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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| Division One President Kevin Ellis |
April, 2013
Brothers,
Let me first congratulate the entire membership on an outstanding job during the Saint Patrick’s Day marching season. Division One participated in over 4 St. Patrick’s Day parades this year, and the turnout was bigger and better than ever! That’s a lot of “Boots on the Ground” as they say, and I have received many compliments from all corners on how well we presented ourselves as an organization during the parades. Every member can take pride in a job well done!
As a Division, we now turn our attention to our Annual Charity Golf Outing which will take place atThe Ardsley Country Club on Monday, April 29th. As you may know, this is our chief fundraising event every year, and it requires the support form every member to make it a success. Hole sponsorships are the key! We can never relax and assume that our sponsors of the past will carry us through. We must always be collecting new sponsors in order for our Charities and Missions Program to grow and reach the next level. It would be a blockbuster event if every member could bring in 1 new hole sponsor this year.
As we look further down the calendar to future events that will be coming up, we will remind you that Division One will host The Major Degree of our Order on Sunday, May 19th. All members who have not taken the degree are strongly urged not to miss this opportunity.
Our final Division meeting in June will take place at Dunwoodie Golf Course, where we will finish the season with a BBQ and celebration.
The AOH NYS Convention will be held in Saratoga Springs July 10-14. I look forward to enjoying some fun filled days in Saratoga with you all!
Finally, The AOH will be dedicating the Commodore John Barry Memorial and Plaza on Friday, September 13th, 2013 on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. We will be discussing how we can take part in this historic event.
As always, our Division’s success relies on the efforts of each individual member, and I am confident that we will continue to “raise the bar” again this year!
Yours in our motto,
Kevin Ellis
President, Division One
