Manhasset American Legion Auxiliary Unit 304

For several years the American Legion Auxiliary has reached out to you for help in spreading holiday cheer to our veterans residing at the Northport VA Medical Center. Your response has consistently overwhelmed us and last year we prepared and delivered over 200 holiday gift bags for our veterans. The gifts brought tears to the eyes of staff members and smiles to the faces of our veterans.

We are again asking for your help to do something similar. A “Wish List” of items that would be helpful to our veterans may be found on our website, manhassetala.org, in the “Events” section. It includes specific toiletries for men and women, various clothing items including sweatpants, pajamas and shirts, military baseball caps, soothing CDs, family-oriented movies and Broadway musicals.

There is also a need for 6 robotic dogs and cats used specifically for dementia patients and for 35 rechargeable men’s shavers. For the sake of consistency, we are “wishing” that earmarked monetary donations would be made to allow us to purchase these items.

Manhasset American Legion Post 304, 27 Bayview Avenue, will be open on Saturday, December 7, from 10 am until 4 pm, to accept donations for this worthy cause. The Scouts and our Junior Auxiliary members will be in back of Raindew, accepting both monetary donations and purchased items. We are very grateful to Raindew for their continued support of our veterans and the American Legion Auxiliary’s ongoing programs.

Please join us in spreading cheer to those who have sacrificed so much in the service of our great nation and in the preservation of our freedoms. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for our veterans. May you each be blessed in abundance at this beautiful holiday season.

For additional information, please feel free to contact Pat O’Brien at 516-850-5702 or patobrien17@msn.com.

Pictures from 100^th Anniversary Celebration

November 16, 2019

Auxiliary Junior Members (in blue t-shirts) with senior members (flag scarves), receiving certificates of recognition from NY State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso (left center) and Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey (right center), presented on behalf of Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth; Unit 304 President Pat O’Brien is in center.

Auxiliary Junior members (in blue t-shirts) with senior members Pat O’Brien, Unit 304 President (center) and Elizabeth Parrella, Unit 304 1^st Vice President & Treasurer (left)

Certificates of Appreciation that were presented by Manhasset Unit 304 at the 100^th Anniversary celebration

Certificate of Appreciation presented by Unit 304 President Pat O’Brien to Columbiette and Unit 304 member Mary Ann Canfield; Unit 304 member Martha Brincat also pictured

Unit 304 President Pat O’Brien and Greg LiCalzi of the Ace in the Hole Foundation, which was created to honor the memory of Greg’s brother, 1^st Lt. Mike LiCalzi

Certificate of Appreciation presented to Raindew; Unit 304 members Elizabeth Parrella, President Pat O’Brien and Jan Cuomo

p>As is customary among the Nassau County American Legion Family, a Stand Down was held for veterans just prior to Thanksgiving. The purpose is to provide food, clothing and information to struggling and homeless veterans on Long Island. This was held at the Freeport Armory and was supported by our American Legion Auxiliary Unit, the Columbiettes of St. Mary’s and various members of the Manhasset community. The veterans were provided with a hot Thanksgiving dinner at the Stand Down.

Thank you to everyone who made this event so successful. Several hundred veterans received assistance.

Pat O’Brien, President (far left), and Elizabeth Parrella, VP and Treasurer (far right),with 2 Junior members and friends who packed items for the Stand Down

Elizabeth Parrella, VP and Treasurer of Manhasset Unit 304, is joined at the Stand Down by 2 members of the Columbiettes from St. Mary’s Church

Our 2 Columbiettes at the Stand Down with members of different Auxiliaries within Nassau County