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• General Meeting

  • When
    22 May 2018
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    First United Methodist Church, Alachua FL

  General monthly meeting of the Detachment.  Social hour begins at 6:00pm.  

  There will be a covered dish during the social hour.  The entree will be provided.  Bring a dish to share if you wish.  Take the time to get to know other members and get caught up with ones you know.  
  

  Business meeting begins at 7:00pm and ends at 8pm.

  Come to find out what we are working on, what is coming up, and where you can help.  Come to be part of our Marine Team.
  

  
  

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• Flag Changing - High Springs

  • When
    24 May 2018
  •  
    10:30 AM
  • Location
    Library in High Springs

  Your Gator Detachment Color Guard will be at the High Springs Library on May 24th to conduct a flag changing at the Library.

  The old flag will come down and a new flag will go up.  It is our honor to be selected to perform this patriotic duty by a member of the community.

  
  

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• Memorial Day Parade in Micanopy

  • When
    26 May 2018
  • Location
    Micanopy FL

  The Gator Detachment Color Guard will be leading the Memorial Day Parade in the town of Micanopy.

  For more information about this event, contact Honor Guard Commander David Nettles.  You'll find his contact information on the gatordet.com website.  Click on About Us  and then on the Officers page.

  
  

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• Memorial Day at Veterans Park

  • When
    28 May 2018
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Veterans Park on Tower Road, Gainesville FL

  This large annual event at Veterans Park (formerly known as Kannapahah Park) on Tower Road features all the local veteran groups, a local high school band, a keynote speaker and a variety of displays commemorating Memorial Day.

  The Gator Detachment will have our tent set up. Come at 9am if you can help set up and/or be there after 12pm or so to help us break down.

  
  

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• 2018 Marine Corps Birthday Ball

  • When
    10 Nov 2018
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Turkey Creek Clubhouse, Alachua FL
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  As of April 26, 2018, registration is closed as we have received 300 registrations.  You may put your name on our waitlist and we will contact you when seats become available.  If you have registered, you will need to contact Jim Yakubsin at 352.222.8837 to pay.  We will announce a date in the future when all seats not paid for will be released for sale.

   

  Gator Detachment 990 is proud to host a Marine Corps Birthday Ball in celebration of 243 years of the Marine Corps.  The Ball will be held on the Marine Corps Birthday, November 10th, at the Clubhouse at Turkey Creek.  

  We will have a Guest of Honor to deliver a short keynote speech during our formal ceremony.  The plated banquet will follow.  TV20's Dave Snyder will join us once again this year to serve as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. We will be selling raffle tickets for a bunch of great prizes.  Our entertainment is Groove 41, a band from the Ocala area.  

  We will have a cash bar and one free keg of beer.

  Thanks to our great sponsors and the many businesses and people who purchase advertisements in our ball program, your ticket price for this event remains at just $35.00 per person!

  
  

  Always Faithful,
  R. Scott DuPree
  Past Commandant and 2018 Birthday Ball Chairman

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