Sons of The American Legion

March 1, 2021

Greetings!

I hope this finds everyone well as we look ahead to our next few months, which include the next SAL Detachment of NJ meeting, to be held Saturday, April 10, 2021 via virtual conferencing. Details to attend this meeting can be obtained through your county’s DEC or, if needed, the Detachment Vice Commander who overlooks your county.

Details about our State Convention should be finalized by then and information about it will be disseminated shortly thereafter.

Our Detachment is moving forward in a variety of projects and awards which include the following:

*THE DEC PROJECT:
NJ has 21 counties, and a total of 17 of the available 20 counties that have SAL Squadrons have representatives. We now have 15 DECs and 2 acting as Interim DECs, acting as County representatives. We still need 4 more counties to have representatives as soon as possible to be in place before our June Convention.

*AWARDS:
Applications are being accepted for the following awards; contact information is provided for each as well:
Ernie Wilson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Amel Balega, Jr., abaleajr@verizon.net
Son of the Year: Dave Page, d.p_69@yahoo.com
Young Citizen’s Award: Bill Murphy, Bmurphy1229@aol.com

*LEGION COLLEGE:
The American Legion College offers an SAL Beginner course and an SAL Advanced course, as well as courses for Chaplain, Legion Basic and Legion Advanced. Applications for Legion College are now being accepted. Spots are very limited, so those interested should sign up ASAP. Please contact PDC Kent Hehl for information at kehehl@aol.com

*CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS:
The Detachment of New Jersey supports many causes at the community, state and national level as situations arise. The agencies we support, as well as our Committee Chairmen and their contact information, are listed below.
Child Welfare Foundation (CWF): Mark Natale...natale175@gmail.com
Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA): Greg Shaffer...shiftyshaff@gmail.com
Special Olympics: Nick Wingler...nicholasjwingler@gmail.com
National Emergency Fund: Dean Staknys...cstk14@verizon.net
Detachment Commander's Project: Dave Page...d.p_69@yahoo.com

*COMMANDER’S MAJOR EVENTS ITINERARY:
Revised: March 1, 2021
*Wednesday, March 3:
Washington Conference—To be done virtually; email the webmaster for details
***Saturday, April 10, 2021:
Virtual Sons of The American Legion, Detachment of NJ Meeting; 9:30 start*Saturday, April 24, 2021: Legion College
*Friday, April 30, 2021 through May 2, 2021:
Spring NEC
***Thursday, June 10, 2021: Friday, June 11, 2021
Sons of The American Legion Detachment of New Jersey Convention August 27 to August 30: National Convention, Phoenix, Arizona

Stay healthy and safe; practice social distancing and wear masks.

For God and Country,

Matthew C. Thalasinos
Commander
Sons of The American Legion
Detachment of New Jersey
2019--2021

January 17, 2021

Greetings!

I hope this finds you and yours in good health. Although it will be a process, I also hope that this New Year provides opportunities for all of us to return to our previous lifestyles.

We are moving along with our programs, despite some hinderances we’ve encountered due to the social regulations we live in now prompted by the aggressiveness of the Corona Virus.

We have a series of virtual meetings coming up throughout the rest of the year which are being moved to a new platform. Officers have received instructions for logging onto it. More dates could be added,

changed or canceled as the months progress; these will be disseminated by email. Additional information will be provided as these events get closer. I feel that adjustments and changes could be coming due to social conditions in regards to the Corona Virus.

I have listed the major events coming up for the rest of the 2020—2021 term; I look forward to seeing you at these events.

Stay healthy and safe; practice social distancing and wear masks.

For God and Country,

Matthew C. Thalasinos
Commander
Sons of The American Legion
Detachment of New Jersey
2019--2021

COMMANDER’S ITINERARY Revised: January 17, 2021
***Saturday, January 30, 2021:
Virtual Sons of The American Legion, Detachment of NJ Meeting; 9:30 start
Saturday, February 6, 2021:
Department of NJ American Legion DEC Meeting
Sunday, February 28, 2021:
Washington Conference—To be done virtually; details to follow

***Saturday, April 10, 2021:
Virtual Sons of The American Legion, Detachment of NJ Meeting; 9:30 start
Saturday, April 17, 2021:
Department of NJ American Legion DEC Meeting
Saturday, April 17, 2021:
American Legion Family Joint Testimonial Dinner
Friday, April 30, 2021—May 2, 2021:
Spring NEC

Thursday, June 10, 2021—Friday, June 11, 2021
Sons of The American Legion Detachment of New Jersey Convention