February 2012
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Save the Date!!!
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Donate via PAYPAL
Update: drop off books @ Home-Towne Suites (map)
Update: drop off books @ Office of Congressman Jones (map)
Questions - call us - 252-227-0338
WE ARE IN NEED OF BOARD (HARD PAGES) BOOKS (SEE SAMPLES BELOW)
70 books donated to date……………………………………………
We need...
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Fisher House supports Home Fund
Thank you Fisher House for supporting, in a big way, our Home Away from Home Program and for all you do for military families and those who serve!
@Fisher House
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Meeting recap,
Toys for Tots - Committee will work with the American Legion to get the ball rolling.
March social - not sure about location and date, but will get the word out about a get together in March, family and friends invited.
Lowes fundraiser - hoping for the 1st weekend of May, will post details on this website.
MCL Spring Conference - 19-20 April, Bryan attending, all welcome.
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Anonymous asked: (Home Away from Home) How much of my donation goes to administrative costs?
Pitt County Detention Center supporting A Few Good Books, more details to follow…
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Meeting - first Tuesday every month
Meeting - Tuesday March 6 @VFW - All Hands - please consider bringing a NEW board book for a baby. Samples are on our website.
Semper Fi,
Jason
January 2012
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We are partnering with Barnes & Noble!
We are pleased to announce a partnership with Barnes and Noble this holiday season to collect books for children in the hospital. These books will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble during the Holiday Season! More details to follow.
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WatchView a quick clip about our A FEW GOOD BOOKS program….
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January 11, 201 ~ we just set up lodging for an active duty baby in the neo-natal unit at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
December 29, 2011 ~ we just set up lodging for the family of a critically ill service member’s wife. The illness was unexpected, husband and baby are sleeping in the hospital room, family is flying in tomorrow.
December 21, 2011 ~ we just set up 3 nights of lodging...
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PotashCorp supports Home Fund!
PotashCorp has again made a generous donation to the Home Away from Home Program. The effort IS successful because of support from the local community and businesses such as PotashCorp here in Eastern NC.
We’ve donated more than 300 nights of lodging for families with babies in the neonatal unit and families with service members in the hospital. This is a 100% local effort, we have no...
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December 2011
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Interesting stats for 2011
124 nights donated for 40 families
Hotels used: Home-Towne Suites 17, Candlewood 22, Baymont 1
Families with babies in the neo-natal unit 28
Families with and active duty member in the hospital 11
Air Force families 7, Marine Corps 32, Coast Guard 1
Total Cost $8017.13 (last year $6725.71)
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The Detachment donated 70 books to the Children’s Hospital today - 34 books will be distributed families with babies in the neo-natal unit, a great opportunity to encourage parents to read to their children. We also donated books for older children to enjoy. Thanks to Detachment Marine Will Buckman for his hard work.
A great start to an ongoing effort, learn more.
Susan Sugg, Jason...
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Coming soon.....
~~~a new charity effort coming soon~~~
The Down East Detachment is about charity, supporting our local community and we are pleased to tease a new effort in the making, follow us on Facebook and our website for more details to be unveiled in the near future.
Semper Fi
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Welcome
Welcome to our new site, yes, we switched to a blog for efficiency and speed. We are on the move and need to be able to communicate quickly. Enjoy, feedback appreciated.
Connect with us right now on Facebook!
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Mission
National Marine Corps League
NC Department Marine Corps League
The Marine Corps League is headed by an elected National Commandant, with 14 elected national staff officers who serve as trustees. Day to day operations are under the control of an executive director who supervises the day-to-day performance of the national headquarters staff, located at 8626 Lee Highway in Fairfax, ...
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Get Involved
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month, VFW Post (map), 7p or 1900
contact us
Membership
Marines, FMF Corpsman, Anyone can join as an associate member!
35.00 per year
Download and print application
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Donate
339 nights of lodging donated to date.
What we do: Every year, dozens of active duty service members are transferred to Pitt County Memorial Hospital to be treated for life threatening injuries. Many of the family members of these service members travel hundreds of miles to be with their loved one and are unfamiliar with Eastern North Carolina.
Our mission is to provide some...
November 2011
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Toys for Tots
Serving Pitt County
Thank you for your continued support!
We are in the process of updating our site for the 2012 Toys for Tots season. However, you can learn more about the program here.
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Sponsors