BAYSIDE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
The 3rd Annual Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held Saturday, March 28, on Bell Blvd at 11:00 AM. Formation will meet on 35th Ave and Bell Blvd at 10:45 AM. All members participating are requested to wear Class A Uniform. Children are welcome to join the formation to march. Post parade lunch will be held at One Station Plaza, located at 213th St. and 41st Ave. For any further information, contact Lt. Gerard Walsh, BN 51, at (347) 525-4108.
UFA RETIREMENT SEMINAR
The UFA will host a Retirement Seminar for delegates and members who are beginning the retirement process on Thursday, February 27, at 12:00 PM, in the 4th Floor Conference Room of the UFA office. Topics will cover SBF Benefits in retirement, Social Security options and Pension options. Space is limited, so we are only able to accommodate 50 members. Members must RSVP beforehand to reserve their place. For more information, or to RSVP, contact UFA Retiree Liaison Marty Tighe at mtighe@ufanyc.org or call (646) 899-6416.
FDNY BASEBALL
FDNY Baseball’s One Pitch Softball Tournament will be held April 20, 2020, at Eisenhower Park. Registration is $300 per team. Call or text Scott Miller at 917-225-7872 for more information.
FDNY MEMORIAL QUILT
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is designing a quilt to celebrate the contributions FDNY has made to the City of New York. Each firehouse may submit a piece of fabric that best represents where you work, the spirit of your team, the neighborhood that you serve, or your contribution to FDNY. Please also provide a brief narrative of the significance of the fabric. The narratives will be consolidated in a booklet to accompany the quilt. The quilt will be a beautiful longstanding work of art showcasing all of FDNY and will travel throughout the boroughs. The most outstanding submissions will be awarded. Submissions for the “We are FDNY Quilt and Stories” are due March 6, 2020. To participate, please send or bring your fabric and accompanying narrative to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, located at 9 MetroTech Center, Room 8S-09, Brooklyn, NY. Questions should be directed to diversity.inclusion@fdny.nyc.gov.
Columbus Council #126 Saint Patrick’s Party – Saturday March 7th 8:00 PM, Please send in payments for your tables or individual seats. Please refer to the attached poster for all the details.
Contact Robert “Cardinal” Murphy at 718-258-0588
“May the friendships you make, be those which endure; and all of your grey clouds, be small ones for sure. As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door”.🇨🇮🍀☘💚,,,,
Side note; Congratulations
to Robert “The Cardinal” Murphy who was Ordained as a Eucharistic Minister of
Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Sunday February 9, 2020.
Slainte!🍀 Eddie Velinskie Grand Knight/Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler Columbus Council #126
Strong solidarity against collusion in Northern Ireland
CAPITOL HILL.Thursday, 13 2020— There is deep concern, at the highest level in the U.S. Congress about the sad history of British government collusion in Northern Ireland/The North—including, indeed, State assassination. That the British government has colluded in the killing of many Catholics in Northern Ireland is now commonly accepted. However, when it suited, the British government was also prepared to allow their agents to kill an individual Protestant. The best known and most brutal example of this is the case of the murder of the son of Raymond McCord, Sr.— Raymond Jr. who was murdered near Belfast in 1997. Because some of those involved in the murder were British agents and police informers, the British government has gone to extraordinary lengths to cover up the murder.That government has even delayed and obstructed an Inquest, which is a rightguaranteed in British law and in Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights. Raymond McCord, Sr. has fought a fearless and relentless battle for justice for his son, coming to Washington for the third time at the invitation of Fr. Sean McManus, president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus. He has been escorted around Congress by Fr. McManus and Barbara Flaherty, Executive President of the Irish National Caucus. The main focus of the visit was to meet to meet with two key Congressional offices: the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the U.S. Helsinki Commission. Despite the hectic Congressional schedule, Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the full Foreign Affairs Committee (not just a subcommittee), met with the group for almost an hour. True to his long, consistent and superb record on equality, justice, and peace in Ireland, Chairman Engel showed deep empathy and full support for Mr. McCord’s quest for justice, stating he would do everything he could to help. Raymond McCord,Sr. said:”I want to give my heart-felt thanks to Chairman Engel for his support and for the empathy he showed to me regarding the murder on my son, Raymond, Jr. Everything he said was said in a warm and compassionate manner.” Fr. McManus concluded:”The support of Jewish-Americans in Congress, is to me one of the most inspiring experience I’ve had in my almost 50 years of pushing the Irish issue in the U.S. Congress. Chairman Engel follows in the grand tradition of my dear friend, the late, great, Jewish-American Congressman Ben Gilman (R-NY),former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Irish-Americans must be eternally grateful for Jewish-American support.”
FDNY BOXING – BATTLE OF THE BADGES
On Friday, March 13, 2020, the FDNY Bravest Boxing Team will host the 1st annual Battle of the Badges Boxing Nationals at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The event will feature police and firefighters from across the country taking each other on in the ring for charity and company pride. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the first bout is at 7:30 PM. Tickets range from $30 – $65 and can be purchased through www.fdnyboxing.com. Proceeds will benefit Building Homes for Heroes and the Firefighter Matthew McDevitt Children’s Education Fund.
ST. PAT’S FOR ALL PARADE
Permission is granted for off-duty members to participate in the 2020 St. Pat’s for All Parade on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Participating members of the Department should assemble on 43rd Street and Skillman Avenue, Queens, NY at 1200 hours. Dress uniform, including white gloves shall be worn. For more information please contact Timothy Boyle at timothy.boyle@fdny.nyc.gov.
KNICKS FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT
The UFA has partnered with Madison Square Garden to provide special access to discounted tickets for The Knicks First Responders Night on Friday, March 6, 2020 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30 PM at Madison Square Garden. Tickets can be purchased through the link: https://tinyurl.com/Knicks1stRespondersUFAMar6. Take advantage of these offers and enjoy savings off of individual game tickets. For every ticket purchased through the link, $10 will be donated to the UFA Widows & Children’s Fund.
