Post 230 Hawthorne, Florida
Post 230
Hawthorne, Florida
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CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT
HONOR FLIGHT
THE NEW AMERICAN LEGION POST 230'S CONSTRUCTION
OFFICER INSTALLATION - 2014
CHRISTMAS PARTY, 2013
FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW
HISTORY
2010
VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT SHELL ELEMENTARY, HAWTHORNE, FLA.
Nov 8, 2013
MEMBERS OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 PARTICIPATED IN A VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT SHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA HOSTED BY PRINCIPAL LIBBY HARTWELL. AFTER OPENING PRAYER, THE FLAG WAS POSTED AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID. MEMBERS OF THE LEGION THAN ADDRESSED THE ADULTS & CHILDREN GATHERED. THEY SPOKE TO THEM OF THEIR WARTIME AND SERVICE EXPERIENCES AND THE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY. OUR COMMANDER,HARRY CARTER,SPOKE ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND ITS HISTORY AND..
MEMBERS OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 PARTICIPATED IN A VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT SHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA HOSTED BY PRINCIPAL LIBBY HARTWELL. AFTER OPENING PRAYER, THE FLAG WAS POSTED AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID. MEMBERS OF THE LEGION THAN ADDRESSED THE ADULTS & CHILDREN GATHERED. THEY SPOKE TO THEM OF THEIR WARTIME AND SERVICE EXPERIENCES AND THE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY. OUR COMMANDER,HARRY CARTER,SPOKE ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND ITS HISTORY AND..
IN THE BEGINNING
Jul 27, 2014
AMERICAN LEGION POST 230, HAWTHORNE, FLA AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR II, THE AMERICAN LEGION WAS LOOKING TO EXPAND AND BEGAN APPROACHING VETERANS ABOUT STARTING LEGION CHAPTERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. JESS DAVIS AND SID MARTIN, IN 1946, OBTAINED A CHARTER FOR POST #230 IN HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA. THEY PERSUADED THE ALACHUA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO SELL THE POST THE PROPERTY WHERE THE OLD HAWTHORNE SCHOOL HAD BEEN LOCATED FOR THE SUM OF $10.00. THE PRESENT..
AMERICAN LEGION POST 230, HAWTHORNE, FLA AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR II, THE AMERICAN LEGION WAS LOOKING TO EXPAND AND BEGAN APPROACHING VETERANS ABOUT STARTING LEGION CHAPTERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. JESS DAVIS AND SID MARTIN, IN 1946, OBTAINED A CHARTER FOR POST #230 IN HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA. THEY PERSUADED THE ALACHUA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO SELL THE POST THE PROPERTY WHERE THE OLD HAWTHORNE SCHOOL HAD BEEN LOCATED FOR THE SUM OF $10.00. THE PRESENT..
AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 TO HONOR VETERANS
Jul 27, 2014
AMERICAN LEGION POST 230,HAWTHORNE FLORIDA IS HONORING ALL VETERANS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEDICATION OF A VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT & PARK ON THE POST HALL GROUNDS IN NOVEMBER 2014. POST 230 IS PRESENTLY FUNDRAISING TO RAISE NEEDED MONIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. WITH A BUDGET OF $15,000, WE ARE PRESENTLY WITHIN $4,000 OF OUR GOAL. ANY DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED & APPRECIATED -- MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO - AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 AND MAIL TO..
AMERICAN LEGION POST 230,HAWTHORNE FLORIDA IS HONORING ALL VETERANS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEDICATION OF A VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT & PARK ON THE POST HALL GROUNDS IN NOVEMBER 2014. POST 230 IS PRESENTLY FUNDRAISING TO RAISE NEEDED MONIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. WITH A BUDGET OF $15,000, WE ARE PRESENTLY WITHIN $4,000 OF OUR GOAL. ANY DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED & APPRECIATED -- MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO - AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 AND MAIL TO..
AND SO IT BEGINS
Aug 21, 2014
The beginning of the work on Post 230 Veterans Memorial & Monument has begun - not a lot accomplished because of the weather but after months of hard work it is starting. Check back updates will be posted as work is accomplished.
The beginning of the work on Post 230 Veterans Memorial & Monument has begun - not a lot accomplished because of the weather but after months of hard work it is starting. Check back updates will be posted as work is accomplished.
Veterans Memorial Site Progress
Oct 17, 2014
Pad poured, flagpole insert set, bollards ready, electric grid set, now to let it cure for a week or so and we can set the flagpole, raise our flags, and prepare to install the monument. We are getting their.
Pad poured, flagpole insert set, bollards ready, electric grid set, now to let it cure for a week or so and we can set the flagpole, raise our flags, and prepare to install the monument. We are getting their.
VETERANS DAY, SHELL ELEMENTARY, HAWTHORNE, FLA
Nov 7, 2014
TODAY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 SHELL ELEMENTARY, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY HONORING OUR VETERANS - FLAG CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY THE SCHOOLS PATROL & THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID. AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 WAS GUEST OF HONOR AND I HAD THE HONOR/PRIVILEDGE OF INTRODUCING OUR MEMBERS. EACH MEMBER WAS INVIDUALLY RECOGNIZED AND THEN WAS ASKED TO STAND AS THEIR BRANCH OF SERVICE MUSIC WAS PLAYED - AN EMOTIONAL TIME- HEARTFELT THANKS TO..
TODAY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 SHELL ELEMENTARY, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY HONORING OUR VETERANS - FLAG CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY THE SCHOOLS PATROL & THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID. AMERICAN LEGION POST 230 WAS GUEST OF HONOR AND I HAD THE HONOR/PRIVILEDGE OF INTRODUCING OUR MEMBERS. EACH MEMBER WAS INVIDUALLY RECOGNIZED AND THEN WAS ASKED TO STAND AS THEIR BRANCH OF SERVICE MUSIC WAS PLAYED - AN EMOTIONAL TIME- HEARTFELT THANKS TO..
DEDICATION OF VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT
Feb 21, 2015
AFTER OVER A YEAR OF PLANNING, PREPARING AND RAISING FUNDS, AMERICAN LEGION POST 0230, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA REALIZED ITS DREAM OF ERECTING A VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT, DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING. OVER 200 GUEST & DIGNITARIES GATHERED FOR THE DEDICATION. THE POST COLOR GUARD POSTED THE NEW COLORS AND RETIRED THE OLD COLORS. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY BY POST MEMBER KEN ALLEN'S DAUGHTERS. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID..
AFTER OVER A YEAR OF PLANNING, PREPARING AND RAISING FUNDS, AMERICAN LEGION POST 0230, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA REALIZED ITS DREAM OF ERECTING A VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT, DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING. OVER 200 GUEST & DIGNITARIES GATHERED FOR THE DEDICATION. THE POST COLOR GUARD POSTED THE NEW COLORS AND RETIRED THE OLD COLORS. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY BY POST MEMBER KEN ALLEN'S DAUGHTERS. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID..
