Lodge Veterans Affairs
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION AND GRADUATION
AT PARRIS ISLAND, BEAUFORT, SC

September 16 & 17, 2010

RT $160.00 PP DBL. INC. $25.00 DONATION
$150.00 TRPL.
$220.00 SINGLE
SEA ISLAND INN BEAUFORT

$50.00 DEP. PP AND FINAL DUE BY JULY 15
CALL CAROLINA TRAVEL : ANN AT 910-579-9638

TENTITIVE SCHEDULE

LEAVE ELKS AT 7:30 AM Thursday Sept 16

ARRIVE APPROX. 11:30 FOR :
Lunch at Officers Club MCAS $7.50 plus tip
After lunch, Tour of Base, incl. CFR, dog training, Chemical training, CBRN, Air Squadron and Tarmac
After tour, return to Inn in Beautiful downtown Beaufort SC. Check in and dinner on your own.

Day 2: Parris Island Dual Graduation of Men and Women
Breakfast at Inn
Leave for PI at 8 am and arrive for Graduation
Graduation 0900 till 1000
1010 to 1140 : Museum tour
1150 to 1250 : Lunch at Mess Hall $3.50
1300 to 1400: ISMT brief/practice
1400 to 1445 : Windshield tour ( stop and observe OBS training)
1500 Depart for home.

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE.
FINAL SCHEDULE 1 MONTH BEFORE TRIP.

May 24 - Barbeque at the VA Home in Fayetteville, NC
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Over the next several months the VAC will be extremely busy:

April 15 - VETS day at the Lodge will consist of fishing at Sunset Beach Pier, Lunch at the
Lodge and after lunch there will be bingo and entertainment.
May 24 - Barbeque at the VA Home in Fayetteville, NC
June 5 - Flea Market at the Lodge, any items that you would like to donate please contact Austin Sammon 910-579-5838, or George Griffin 910-754-8545.
Packages to Service Personnel Overseas - This is an ongoing activity where we need names and address of military personnel from our members.
Furniture for Ft. Bragg and Parris Island/ Beaufort Marine/Navy Air Station -There is a need for furniture. If you have any furniture that you no longer need please donate it to this important effort. You can contact Austin Sammon 910-579-5838, or George Griffin 910-754-8545.
Veterans History Program - This consists of interviews with WWII, Korean, Vietnam and other veterans.
Telephone tickets donated by Calabash Lodge - These tickets are being sent to Ft. Brag, Fayetteville, NC, Parris Island, Beaufort, SC and Camp Le Jejune, Jacksonville, NC
Future activities to be conducted by the VAC - Mini Golf Tournament in October and Veterans Day Dinner Dance in November.
FLEA MARKET ( Indoor)
Sponsored by Elks Veteran's Affairs
Elk's Lodge
Carter Drive, Calabash
June 5, 2010, 10 am to 3pm
All sale items donated. 100% of proceeds used for veteran
activities, events and overseas packages
throughout the year.
For more info and directions
go to www.calabashelks.com
or call Joe Berretta @910 287-6702 or
Bill Farrell @ 843 390-1850 for collection information.
A 50-50 raffle will be held the day of the event. Tickets will be
sold at the bar Mon. and Wed and at other events.


Pictured are members of Calabash N.C. Elks Lodge #2679 VAC committee, Bob Smith and Jack Shore with Assistant Dir. Becky Radford of the Marine Corps Family Services of Parris Island, S.C., who presented them with a check for $300.00 to support their food locker. They also delivered living room furniture for a needy family. The VAC also supports the Fort Bragg Army Family Assistance Services and the Fayetteville, N.C. Veterans Hosp.
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK!
Two members of our Calabash Elks Veterans Committee, Bill Hopkins and Bob Smith, recently made a trip to the United States Marine base in Parris Island. There they presented a check for $1,000.00 to be used by the Marine Corps Community Services organization benefiting both Parris Island and Beaufort, SC, Marine Air Corps veterans. This money was raised through various activities lead by, and through the tireless efforts of, our Calabash Elks VAC! Well done
Mike, here is the picture of the trip to Parris Island on Dec. 10th. 2009. The VAC (Veteran affairs committee) donated $1,300. to the Marines Family Services for the families of the Military for their Food locker and Christmas toys for the children. The Food locker supplies diapers, Milk and essentials for the children and their families.
THANKSGIVING FOR OUR VETERANS
Ten turkeys with all the trimmings were prepared in an all-night cook-a-thon at the lodge, led by Lou DeCaprio and Charlie Tetta. With help from a few more able bodied members of Lodge #2679 all was transported to the VA Hospital in Fayetteville in order to provide a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to 150 veterans. Our lodge members were assisted by 10 members of the 82nd Airborne from Ft. Bragg. In addition to a fabulous dinner each veteran received a t-shirt, a sweatshirt and a pair of new socks. Our thanks go to all who volunteered their time in this meaningful service to our veterans.
Ashley Buckwell, PR Chairman