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Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial UPDATE -
6/1/19 Fund Raising:
Two donations last month from one new and one repeat donor, added
$320 to our total!! Total
donations are now $36,533. The total number of donors is now 204.
All donors (individuals, couples and groups) are listed
alphabetically at the end of this update. Please know if you have yet to
donate, you can still become part of the Memorial if you can spare as
little as $10 for this worthy cause to recognize your fellow alumni who
served our Great Country. We will very much appreciate any amount you
can spare. Remember, all donations are
tax deductible. Just follow
the simple instructions below. Your
generosity will be very much appreciated. Donation checks should be made out to: Hicksville Vietnam Era Memorial Project And should be mailed to: We began accepting
donations in October, 2014, upon achieving tax-exempt status from the
IRS. $3,400 was raised in
the remaining 3 months of 2014, $6,200 in 2015, $8,300 in 2016, $16,488
in 2017 and $675 in 2018. The
new total well surpasses our original $25,000 goal and expectations!
We owe this result to all our donors who have helped achieve
it over the past 4+ years!! Memorial Construction:
The Memorial's footers were successfully poured on Saturday, May 4th.
The center stone was ordered on May 11th, secured by a
deposit that confirms it's mounting on the footers, with the
dedication and KIA plaques secured to it, no later than mid-July.
The delay was caused by an unexpected lead time of 6 to 8 weeks
for the center stone to be delivered from Vermont to the local monument
builder we are working with. An announcement will be made on a date for the Memorial
Dedication Ceremonies after the center stone is in place. We will be ordering the nameplates for the entire Confirmed List of
Names this month, along with the remaining two stones upon which they
will be mounted, one left and one right of the center stone. When
we started the project, we never knew we'd collect nearly 2,000 names!
Since the final list is so large, we tried abbreviating the data
next to the names as shown in a link to last month's update, only to
find that the abbreviations would require extensive notes to explain
them and would not really reduce our engraving costs.
We have therefore now decided to eliminate the active duty
locations from the list of names as the Memorial's "Vietnam War
Era" title and the center stone plaque's wording well describe that
all those named served their country during the Vietnam War in some
capacity, whether in Vietnam, or elsewhere in the world.
Hence,
each engraving will include the full name (last, first and middle
initial) of all who served, followed by their respective branch of
service. All
names will still be listed alphabetically by graduating class year.
The new link below,
will enable you to view the listings as they will appear on the
completed Memorial. The List of Names is now
FINAL, so we can proceed to order the engraved plates after our plate
vendor gives us a complete quote for approval. FINAL Confirmed List of Names: Please
click on the following link to review the Confirmed
List of Names, organized alphabetically by graduating class year and
shown as they will appear on the Memorial: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15jdJuacQz8n3uPGeOJIUKl_8ON9_7ym8f2iRhbOOzak/edit?usp=sharing Alphabetical List of Current Donors A heart felt Thank You to all of our
donors!!
As noted earlier, 204 donors have enabled us to achieve a
donation total of $36,533!! Following
is the list of donors, through May, 2019: Ackerman,
Dr. Helen R. Andersen,
Chris Anglim,
Tim & Barbara Annucci,
Dianne C. Arroyo,
Ann & Frank Babenzien,
Suzon (Cohen) Backman,
Stephan Bedell,
Don & Janice Beltrani,
Frank & Frances Bemberis,
Ivars & Jeannette Bergholtz,
Janet Berlenbach,
Jr., John & Betty Bernett
Family Best,
Theresa & Joseph Bocchiere,
Anthony J., Jr. Boris,
Joan & Joseph Brigandi,
Arleen Brophy,
Donald R. Brophy,
Michael (In Memory) Budinich,
Patricia & Richard Burke,
John & Lois Calandrillo,
Anthony Callejas,
Ruben & Aramilda Canham,
William & Rita Carey,
Daniel, Jr. Carfora,
Joe & Sharon Ann Carfora,
Santo & Jeanne Casale,
Robert Castagna,
Denise & Anthony Catanzariti,
Gregory & Anne Chiappone,
Dolores & Robert Cheeseman,
Robert & Lorraine Christianson,
Donald & Kathryn Cohen,
Dr. Howard Colasuonno,
Steven Connelly,
Linda Convery,
Harold Corley,
Karen Costello,
William & Karren Cowell,
Paul Cuoco,
Gail Cullen,
Michael Davis,
Cheryl (Proffe) & William Degnan,
Ryan & Karyn Degnan,
Shawn & Robyn Degnan,
Walter & Karen Dethlefsen,
Barbara (Bieniewicz) Dolan,
James & Maryann Dunne,
Patrick & Barbara Dyckman,
Johanna (LoGerfo) & William Faraone,
Ed Feinsilver,
Rhona Appelman Fernbach,
Stephen & Nancy Fippinger,
Gary & Karen Fischer,
Frederick & Barbara Fishman,
Sheila Foster,
Pete Fox,
John & Joan Frassanito,
Elena Marie Fulco,
Philip & Valerie Fuchs,
Michael Furgiuele,
Peter & Martha Galke,
Douglas & Mary Gallo,
Francis & Frances Gavin,
Thomas Germain,
Joseph & L. Diane Germain,
Michael & Elizabeth Giaccaglia,
Susan Giannelli,
Edward & Angela Gill,
Thomas & Margaret Gordon,
Eve Gowrie,
Karen Happel,
Neal & Helen Healey,
Laura Marie Hearon,
Charles & Cathie Hearon,
Philip Hemger,
Marguerite & Thomas Henningsen,
Charles & Charla Herfel,
Paul Jr. & Alcira HFD
Hook & Ladder Company 1 HHS
Class of 1967 Hicksville
Class of 1965 Reunion Hicksville
Fire Department Hicksville
High Fundraiser - 4/15/16 & 4/19 (cash donations) Hicksville
High School Alumni Foundation Hicksville
Veterans Association/VFW Hicksville
Veterans Memorial Committee Hilton,
Patricia & William Hoffer,
Richard & Patricia Huber,
Gene & Jo Ann Imbrie,
Carolyn Ingino,
Joe Jaworski,
Brad Jones,
Robert & Marianne Katz,
Carol Kaye,
Nancy & John Kennedy,
Joe & Mary Koziuk,
Francis & Kathleen (Day) Krummenacker,
Michael LaFeir,
Len & Catherine Lake,
Robert & Robin Lehmann,
Ethel & George L. Lembke,
Arthur & Dorothea Levitin,
Patricia Levitt,
Samuel J. (In Memory of brothers Eugene, WWII & Milton, Korea) Libert,
Elaine M Lichtenstein,
Henry. Listort,
Dennis Lynn,
Sidney Maas,
Brian Maas,
Brian (In Memory of brother Palmer) Madden,
Mark & Barbara Manelski,
Stephen (In Memory of brother Thomas) Maniec,
John Masciello,
Michael Masone,
Robert & Marleen McCallion,
John & Janet McCormack,
Ronald M. (In Memory) McIsaac,
Rev. Robert M. & Margaret Melody,
Michael & Susan Menghi,
Ed & Jo Ann Milich,
Ellen & Joseph Moos,
Sanford & Marta Morton,
Thomas & Francis Neri Mucchiari,
Jean Muller,
Ray & Maryanne Mullin,
Thomas & Wendy Neely,
Judith Oehler,
Robert A. Olivari,
Irene & Lawrence Olsen,
Glen & Maureen Osborne,
Edward A. Osborne,
Richard O'Shaughnessy,
Ellen H. Ostroski,
John & Maureen Otten,
Robert & Leslie Peluso,
Robert J., Jr. Pfaender,
Richard & Lorraine Pietras,
Robert & Victoria Pizzariella,
John & Katherine Pizzo,
Lorraine Platt,
Joe Pohl,
Kenneth & Rosemary Polanski,
Christopher & Barbara Polit,
Robert & Mary Ellen Plonski,
Anthony J., Jr. Plonski,
Anthony J., Jr. (In Memory of brother, Robert) Probst,
Carl Proia,
Mildred Przybyszewski,
Ralph & Barbara Pugarelli,
Frederick Quinn,
Kevin & Kathleen Recine,
Vincent & Mary Reid,
Maureen & George Rigdon,
Alice Rivoire,
Edward & Patricia Rizzo,
Joyce E. Rocek,
Ron Rossi,
Denis Roth,
Doris & Julie Rothschild,
Paula Rowan,
Elke & Donald Rozos,
John Rozos,
Michael & Sharon Rycar,
Judith Sacks,
Darlene Sandler,
Marcia & Howard Schilling,
Leona & Cliff Schlosser,
Joseph & Jennifer Schrimpe,
Donna Schultz,
Dale & Dee Schwamb,
Fred & Janet Schwartz,
Fred Sheil,
Linda Shepski,
Stan & Linda Sherburne,
William & Marcia Silbert,
Linda & Alvin Siracusa,
Lou Smith,
Stephen & Lenore Starpoli,
Joseph & Janet Steedman,
Thomas & Margaret Stevens,
Paul & Denise Strafer,
Kenneth J. Talent
for Troops Thomas,
Mark & Karen Thurer,
Robert & Shari Tranchina,
John & Carol Traub,
Richard Uusitalo,
Leonard W. Van
Buren, Carolyn (Fischer) Vines,
Kathryn Volpe-Browne,
Dorothea Walden,
William Wallace,
Terence K. Warshawsky,
Peter W. Wassmer,
Donald Weber,
Walter Weiss,
Harvey & Shirley Williams,
Robert Wink,
George W. Winkel,
Fred & Barbara Winkel,
Martin Woodcheke,
Michael & Denise Woods
Realty (Harold Woods) Zabbia,
Luke & Grace Zeier,
Ronald Thank you!!
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