Upcoming Events

1. Cancer Benefit Event for UFA Employee
   Long time UFA employee Brian McCauley has been stricken with a recent bout of cancer. A fundraiser is being held to help alleviate costs. Saturday, February 10th from 1-4pm. $50.00 per person. Open bar, buffet, raffles, 50/50. Cannon's Blackthorn Pub, 49 North Village Ave, Rockville Centre, NY. 516-594-1222. Walking distance to LIRR. For info e-mail bobobenefit@optonline.net or 516-546-7850. Checks payable to: Brian McCauley, 1705 Gianelli Ave, North Merrick, NY 11566.

2. FF Stephen Siller FoundationÕs New York Islanders Night
   February 17, 2007 at 7:00pm, The Stephen Siller FDNY "Let Us Do Good" Children's Foundation and The New York Islander's at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum for a night to honor Stephen Siller and all those who perished on 9/11 and help us raise funds for the following Firefighter's Burn Centers: The New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation, Nassau County Medical Center Burn Unit and Stony Brook Firefighters Burn Center. To order tickets call 516-501-6881.

3. B.C. Thomas P. Deangelis Scholarship
   Applicants must be current full-time college students (minimum of 12 credits) in an accredited college and children of an active FDNY Firefighter or Officer. Previous winners ineligible. Award $1,000.00. Children must be enrolled full time in an accredited college (future college students not eligible). Send name of college, child's name, age, grade level, academic major or area of interest. Provide a separate form for each applicant. In addition, the firefighters should identify themselves including current work assignment, number of years on the job and both home and work address with telephone, e-mail and fax if available. Winners required to provide an official document verifying full-time enrollment. Not necessary for the letter of nomination. Send the letter of nomination (through the bag) to Victor Herbert, FDNY Dean of Instruction, 401 Murray Avenue, Fort Totten, NY 11359 or e-mailed to herberv@fdny.nyc.gov. Deadline for receipt of the letters is February 28, 2007. Questions call Dean Herbert at 718-281-8462.

4. Emerald Society, FDNY, Annual Scholarship Examination
   Saturday, March 3, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart School, 457 West 51st Street, Manhattan. Children graduating from 8th Grade or Junior High School in 2007 are eligible if a parent or sibling is a member of the Emerald Society. Emerald Society members must be current dues paying members for at least 3 years prior to the exam. Applications may be obtained from Borough Officers and Company Delegates of the Emerald Society. Must be completed and mailed to the Scholarship Chairman, William P. Treanor, 98 Bay Street, Bronx, NY 10464, 718-885-0648.
5. King of the Ice Hockey Tournament
   Scheduled to begin on March 6, 2007. Applications available online at www.fdnyhockey.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate all team entries; however, the first 96 teams will be guaranteed spots. Questions call Pat Cleary at 516-650-7719.
6. Throggs Neck St. Patrick's Day Parade
   The Bronx Community St. Patrick's Day Parade in Throggs Neck on Sunday, March 11, 2007 presented by the Throggs Neck Benevolent Association. All FDNY members invited to march in Class "A" Uniforms. 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Benedict's Church at 2969 Otis Avenue, Bronx. 10:00 a.m. Complimentary breakfast, served in Father Albert Hall, at St. Benedict's Church. 11:00 a.m. March Assembly corner of East Tremont and Lafayette Avenues. 12 noon Parade Begins - Reviewing Stand on E. Tremont at Harding Avenue (Parade Route begins at E. Tremont Lafayette Avenues and concludes at Harding and Davis Avenues). For more info or to have your organization march, contact Matthew O'Brien E79 or call 718-931-7749 or email TNBA342@aol.com.
7. FDNY Cycling Team is Looking for Members
   A new USCF racing team is being started to compete locally and nationally. Organizing weekly rides in uptown Manhattan and Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The FDNY team clothing order deadline is the end of February. Any member interested in a FDNY jersey and shorts can inquire. Contact David Gitt (E95, Grp7) for details: dwgitt@hotmail.com.
8. Lt. John Clancy/FF Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Scholarship
   The Lt. John Clancy / FF Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Scholarship Fund will award ten individual $1000.00 scholarships to college bound children of active Firefighters and Fire Officers. The awards will be randomly selected at the 11th Annual Lt. John Clancy / FF Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Golf Outing. Students must provide the following info by April 30, 2007: Name of Student and FDNY parent; Anticipated date of graduation and current level; Members work unit, home address and phone number; Students proof of full-time enrollment in an accredited College or University (Minimum 12 credits per semester). Send scholarship information to FF Rich Berkhout, E-298, 153-11 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432.

Fraternally,

Stephen J. Cassidy
President

Joseph A. Miccio
Recording Secretary