Kentuckiana Marines Det #729

1st Annual Charity Golf Scarmble for Marine Corps League

2009-03-27T17:52:00.001-04:00

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
1ST ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF SCRAMBLE

SUPPORTS LOCAL VETERAN AND ACTIVE DUTY MARINE PROGRAMS

The proceeds from this event will assist our organization to provide support for notable charities such as:

Marines helping Marines
Boy Scouts
Marine Corps Junior ROTC programs
Veterans Hospital
Toys for Tots
Homeless Veterans Assistance
Last Honor Details - Our Detachment also provides last honors details for deceased members of the Armed Services when requested by families.
and many other Veterans programs throughout the region.

Levels of participation include:
$75.00- Individual Player (includes cart-greens fee-box lunch-beverage)
$300.00- Four Person Team (includes cart-greens fee-box lunches-beverages)
$150.00- Hole Sponsorship
$425.00- Team Entry and Hole Sponsor ($25.00 discount)
$______- Donation-If you cannot attend, any donations are appreciated!

** Corporate Sponsorships and Donations Welcome! **

DATE: FRIDAY MAY 8, 2009
TIME: 1:00 PM (11:00 REG)
LOCATION: Iroquois Golf Course - 1501 Rundill Road Louisville, KY
Will begin promptly at 1:00PM with a shotgun start.

Contact persons: Ron Medley (502) 553-7686 - jrmedley3@insightbb.com or Bob LeBlond (502) 239-9946
or visit: http://www.kentuckianamarines.org/

We are an affiliate of the National Organization of the Marine Corps League and are a tax exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our Group Identification number is 0955.

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REGISTRATION FORM:
Registration Form

Dear Participant:

We would like to invite you and your company to participate in the 1st Annual Marine Corps League Golf Scramble.

The proceeds from this event will assist our organization to provide support for notable charities such as Marines helping Marines, Boy Scouts, Marine Corps Junior ROTC programs, Veterans Hospital, Toys for Tots, Homeless Veterans Assistance and other veterans programs as requested. Our Detachment also provides last honors details for deceased members of the Armed Services when requested by families.

The Scramble will be held at Iroquois Golf Course 1501 Rundill Road Louisville, Ky. on Friday, May 8, 2009 and will begin promptly at 1:00PM with a shotgun start.

Name:________________________________
Company Name:__________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
City:__________________________________
State:___________________ ZIP:___________
Contact Phone: ____________________________________________ Cell for day of event: ____________________________
Email:_________________________________________________________________

I would like to (please check all that apply)
______Register a Team for $300.00
______Register as an Individual Player for $75.00
______Sponsor a Hole for $150.00
______Register a Team & Sponsor a Hole for $425.00 ($25.00 discount)
$______- Donation-I cannot attend this event but please accept this donation.

Please find enclosed a check for $_____________ made payable
to: M.C.L. Detachment 729.

Mail to:
Marine Corps League Detachment 729
Attn: Ron Medley
2919 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205-3065

Please complete the following information for each player.

Player#1______________________ Player#3_____________________
Address:______________________ Address:_____________________
Phone:________________________ Phone:_______________________

Player#2______________________ Player#4_____________________
Address:______________________ Address:_____________________
Phone:________________________ Phone:_______________________

Directions to Iroquois Golf Course:

Take I-264 (Watterson Expressway) to Southern Parkway. Take Southern Parkway south to Iroquois Park. Enter Park and take first road to right-follow around to golf course on right.

Thank you on behalf of Marine Corps League Detachment 729 for your participation! We look forward to seeing you on May 8th.

For more information contact:

Ron Medley (502) 553-7686 jrmedley3@insightbb.com or Bob LeBlond (502) 239-9946

Kentuckiana Marines Det #729: Kentuckiana Marines Motorcycle Ride for Veterans!

2009-03-02T14:37:00.000-05:00

Kentuckiana Marines Det #729: Kentuckiana Marines Motorcycle Ride for Veterans!

2009 Newsletter Competition

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The Newsletter Judging Criteria does more than establish standards for judging, it makes an outline of what an editor should look for in developing a newsletter that is both interesting and informative.

Why do we do newsletters? It is vital to the life of the detachment. It is the most common way of keeping in touch with members, Marines and other Detachments. Information about meetings, events, members and other news is disseminated on a monthly basis. This may be the only means that some members have in staying in touch. It should give members a reason to attend meetings and events, or even a reason for staying with the Detachment.
Finally, it is a means for the officers of the Detachment to make the members aware of goals and achievements of the Detachment and encourage participation.

The newsletter Judging Criteria can be broken down into several segments.
The first five criteria comprise the Who: Is the name of the Detachment, its number and the name of the Newsletter clearly and pleasingly displayed? Are the Commandant and the Editor’s names plainly and clearly displayed, along with their contact information, be it by phone or email or both? You don’t want to make it difficult for a member to contact the persons responsible so that they can pass on corrections, questions and information. It should be easy for a newsletter to garner 20 quick and easy points.

Now, we’re looking at the What - the guts of the newsletter. What do we need to pass on to the readers? There should stories about National, Division and Department issues. If the editor is not receiving information from these important divisions, get on the phone and ask them.
We should be passing on articles about History, General Information and Community activities.
Detachment membership is very important to every unit and we should be publishing membership renewal activities, who has lapsed or is in danger of lapsing, current numbers and roster information. Are there rewards for recruiting? There should be incentives.
Public Service has been combined so that just about any activity, such as Toys For Tots, Young Marines, VAVS, Youth Physical fitness and community service is given credit in this segment.
Awards to members and awards to community figures should get a big splash.
Calendar of Events: It used to be that a page, looking like an actual calendar, was the recognized way of keeping members informed of coming events. But, if the calendar shows nothing more than the upcoming meeting next month, it has taken up valuable space. By the same token, if the editor has chosen to include historical data on each day, then the meeting and other important events get lost in the clutter. So, a simple agenda, probably in the same place each month and even set off in a frame or a box, will be the most useful.
What is missing from most Calendars and Agendas? Whom do you contact to get more information, sign up, buy tickets, and make reservations? The Contact Person’s, name, phone number and/or email address is very critical and one of the most ignored items.
Graphics and Photos: Oh, good taste, where art thou? Good, clear photos are highly prized. Even in black and white. Identify who is in the pictures and what they are doing. What is the event? Graphics run the gamut from a few and not bearing a relation to the article to being a garish cartoon. Good taste should always be the consideration.
Finally, Overall Appearance. This is where the Judge can sit back and look at the overall appearance and have some points to play with. There are newsletters that may not have all the neat stories you would like to see, but are still so well done that you believe they deserve a better score. Wide latitude here. Let’s face it, not all the stories you would like to do are available month after month!
John Woods, Chair National Newsletter Competition

Details for the 2009 Newsletter Competiton Criteria are as follows:
There will be four classes of eligibility:
Class I (Platoon size detachments): up to 50 members
Class II (Company size detachments): between 51 and 100 members;
Class III (Battalion size detachments): 101 or more members;
Class IV (Division size i.e. departments): all

Your class will be determined by the detachment strength report published by National Headquarters as of June 20, 2009.

RESULTS of 2008 National Newsletter Competition: Class III
Kentuckiana Detachment det#729 (First Place, tie)
McHenry County det#1009 (first place, tie)
Greater Greensboro det#260 (second place)
Springhill Florida det#708 (third place)

About the Marine Corps League

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THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

Mission Statement
Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans; and to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.

History
The Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe and anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in its Federal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United States of America and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. The League is the only Federally Chartered Marine Corps related veterans organization in the country. Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps League has enjoyed the support and encouragement of the active duty and Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marine Corps. Today, the League boasts a membership of nearly 61,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, active duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marine Veterans and qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen and is one of the few Veterans Organizations that experiences increases in its membership each year.
The Marine Corps League is headed by an elected National Commandant, with 14 elected National Staff Officers who serve as trustees. The National Board of Trustees coordinates the efforts of 48 department, or state, entities and the activities of over 900 community-based detachments located throughout the United States and overseas. The day-to-day operations of the League are under the control of the National Executive Director with the responsibility for the management and direction of all programs, activities, and affairs of the Marine Corps League as well as supervising the National Headquarters staff.
The prime authority of the League is derived from its Congressional charter and from its annual National Convention held each August in different major U.S. cities throughout the nation. It is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c) (4), with a special group exemption letter which allows for contributions to the Marine Corps League, its Auxiliary and subsidiary units, to be tax deductible by the donor.

PROGRAMS OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

MARINES HELPING MARINES - WOUNDED MARINES PROGRAM
The program was created to support injured Marine Corps personnel located at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, Brooke Army hospital in San Antonio, as well as the Naval Hospitals at Balboa, Camp Pendleton and elsewhere. The scope of support encompasses; financial, visits from Marine Corps League members, off site day trips to include family outings, dinners, short trips in support of the individual Marines’ needs and professional sporting events as tickets and opportunities present themselves.

YOUNG MARINES OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
A youth program emphasizing honesty, courage, respect, industry, loyalty, dependability, and a sense of devotion to God, country, community and family. The Young Marines program receives funding from Congress and the United States Marine Corps primarily because of their drug interdiction focus on drug education and prevention.

U. S. MARINES YOUTH PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM
The League developed and administers a program that provides a physical fitness regimen that promotes a healthy, drug free life style for elementary and high school students.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
The Marine Corps League has long regarded the program of the Boy Scouts of America as in support of the Preamble of the Constitution of the League. The League supports the Boy Scouts of America as they promote traditional family values to America’s youth. The Marine Corps League participates in Scouting through assistance with units, districts, and councils, in community projects, merit badge programs, and special recognition of Eagle Scouts.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Members of the Marine Corps League fund scholarships through donations from individual members and subordinate units of the Marine Corps League and Auxiliary. Children and former Marines are eligible for academic scholarships for attendance at accredited colleges and universities.

LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
The Marine Corps League is a member of The Military Coalition and participates in National and State legislative issues that affect military readiness, benefits and entitlements of active duty personnel as well as Veterans Benefits programs effecting former and retired Marines.

VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM
The National Headquarters retains a full-time staff member who assists veterans in adjudicating claims against the government as a result of active duty service. Claims are processed through the Department of Veterans Affairs or other appropriate agencies of the federal government.

VETERANS AFFAIRS VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAM (VAVS)
Marine Corps League members contribute thousands of man-hours each year supplementing staffs at VA Hospitals and facilities in providing morale, comfort and assistance to institutionalized veterans.

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AUXILIARY
The Marine Corps League Auxiliary was chartered on September 4, 1937 as a subsidiary organization of the Marine Corps League. On August 25, 1950, the Auxiliary was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia as an affiliate of the Marine Corps League. The Auxiliary was formed for the purposes of promoting the interests of the U. S. Marine Corps, the Marine Corps League and to protect and advance the welfare of Marines and their dependents. Auxiliary members participate in a wide variety of programs that benefit and preserve the fundamental rights and freedoms of every person of this Nation, young and old.

MILITARY ORDER OF DEVIL DOGS
The fun and honor society of the Marine Corps League.

TOYS-FOR-TOTS
Marine Corps League Detachments in nearly every community take part annually in the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys-For-Tots campaign to raise funds and collect and distribute toys to needy children. In communities where there is an existing Marine Corps Reserve Unit, the League works hand in hand supporting their campaign. In other communities, the Marine Corps League takes the lead, ensuring a successful campaign.

MARINE-4-LIFE/INJURED MARINE SUPPORT PROGRAM
The League works very closely with the Marine Corps’ M-4-L program, providing mentors nationwide. In areas of the country where there is no Marine Corps “point of contact”, the League works directly with M-4-L Headquarters to provide services to transitioning Marines.

ANNUAL CONVENTIONS
Members find the State and National Conventions of the League ideal vacation venues for themselves and family members. Held in a different city each year, many families attend year after year and particularly enjoy the many planned activities and tours related to these get-togethers.
The Marine Corps League is a charter member of The Military Coalition, The National Marine Corps Council, AdHoc Committee, Navy and Marine Corps Council, the National Veterans Day Committee, and is represented on countless committees and programs serving the military and veteran community.
The League participates in patriotic functions such as the National Memorial Day Parade and the National 4th of July Parade in Washington as well as countless statewide and community parades around the country. We provide representation to the U.S. Congress in legislative matters affecting the United States Marine Corps, national security and veteran’s benefits through our National Legislative Committee. Most importantly, Marine Corps League Detachments are actively involved in Community based programs throughout the country.

Waiver for Motorcycle Rally

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Please print out and mail in:

Print form and waiver, fill-out, sign waiver, mail a copy of this form: and waiver per person to:

American Legion Highland Post 201
Attn: Marine Corps League Rally
2919 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Make check or money order payable to Marine Corps League.

Name ________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________
City __________________________ State_______ Zip_______________
Email ___________________________ Phone ______________________

Must be postmarked/received by 5/15/09. When paid, you'll be mailed a confirmation card that you must bring with you on rally day to pick up your packet, if you can't attend, a friend may pick up your packet, but they must have your card with them. No packets will be mailed. Each rider, passenger, & participant must have and wear armband to deposit drop tickets.

CHECK/CIRCLE ticket options below:
OPTION 1 - $25 Best Deal Donation: includes map, numbered ride armband & drop tickets for chances to win door prizes; includes FREE T-Shirt & meal at end of ride.

T-Shirt size: -S -M -L -XL -XXL -XXXL (circle one)

OPTION 2 - $15 Basic Donation: includes map, drop tickets, ride armband only. (shirt & meal sold separately)
WAIVER
1. Hereby acknowledges that there are risks of serious injury and property damage associated with participation in the MARINE CORPS LEAGUE UNITED VETERANS RALLY;2. Hereby releases, waives, discharges & covenants not to sue the Marine Corps League and all of their vendors, representatives, officers, members, ride organizers, volunteers of any damage, and of any claim or demand on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned, arising out of or related to the EVENT, whether caused by the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise;3. Hereby assumes full responsibility for any risk of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising out of or related to the EVENT whether caused by the negligence of Releasees or otherwise.I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE & WAIVER OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK & INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, & HAVE SIGNED IT FREELY & VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY INDUCEMENT, ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE BEING MADE TO ME. I INTEND MY SIGNATURE TO BE A COMPLETE & UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL LIABILITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.
Signed:________________________________ Date __________

Parent/Guardian for those under 18 years old:
Signed: ___________________________________ Date _________

Kentuckiana Marines Motorcycle Ride for Veterans!

2009-02-27T22:12:00.000-05:00

Kentuckiana Marine Corps League

2nd Annual United Veterans Rally

Sunday June 7, 2009
(Rain date: June 14, 2009)

Proceeds from Motorcycle Rally Benefit
· USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment
· JROTC Scholarships
· Military Funeral Details
· Toys For Tots
· Louisville V.A. Programs
· Boy Scouts of America
· and many other programs!

Ride To Win: Large Cash Prizes & Various Door Prizes

Start: Five O’Clock Charlie’s (Fisherville, KY - Just south of Gene Snyder & Taylorville Rd) End: Highland’s American Legion Post
Ride: 1:30PM Sign in: 12:00-1:00
Distance: about 100 miles (great scenery and good company)
Pre-registration: $25.00 (ride, shirt, meal) cut-off date is May 15!
Registration date of ride: $15.00 (for ride only)
Form on back American Legion Highland Post 201

Send to: ATTN: Marine Corps League Rally
2919 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205

Questions: Don Smith @ 502-639-1602
mrpester78@yahoo.com
See out website for details: www.kentuckianamarines.org