AWARDS
- 7DEC: Founding post member Frank Alvarado inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame, joining fellow post founding member Jack Mordente
- 11MAR: Awarded Best Senior Military Unit in Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 15MAR: Three post officers awarded American Legion Pioneer Award (Lori Rasile, Thania Rivera and Biancesca Rivera)
- 02JULY: Awarded Team 100 Post Excellence Award recognizing membership growth, exposure of American Legion values to the community, and service projects.
- 02JUL: Awarded 100% Membership Award
- 02JUL: Awarded 2019 Post Membership Retention Award
EVENTS
- 30DEC: New Haven Harbor #VetHike
- 18JAN: Knights of St. Patrick #VetEvent
- 27JAN: New Haven Harbor #VetHike
- 15MAR: American Legion Centennial Celebration Dinner. Post recieved permanent charter from state commander as state leadership celebrated the Legion’s centennial with the state’s newest post
- 26MAY: New Haven Memorial Day Ceremonies (Chaplain Conroy gave prayers at both)
- 14SEP: New Haven Harbor #VetHike
- 11NOV: New Haven FREE SOS Breakfast co-organized by Trinity Bar, VFW New Haven Post 12150 and American Legion New Haven Post 210
- 21NOV: Member Appreciation Dinner (with Jambalaya)
CHARITY
- DEC: Collected items for Marine Corps. Toys for Tots program.
- 10MAR: Provided Honor Guard led by Richella Rondon-Smith for combined New Haven Veterans group for Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Team)
- 25MAY: Cleanup at the V beautification event at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf (Rasile)
- 25MAY: Unserviceable Flag Collection (T. Rivera)
- 16AUG: Student-Veterans Leadership Sponsorship created for veterans at area colleges (T. Rivera)
- 18OCT: 2019 New Haven Kick for Nick Night raised $5,648.36 and 600+ soccer balls (Team)
- 09NOV: Cleanup at the V beautification event at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf (Rasile)
SPEAKERS
- 19SEP: Christine Pittsley, project director at the State Library, was our inaugural post meeting speaker, presenting on the “Digging into History: WWI Trench Restoration” program in Seicheprey, France
- 17OCT: Jack Mordente, longtime SCSU Veteran Representative was speaker
