Note these Year-2000-2001 special events. We urge your presence and participation at each one. Remember - To be there is a matter of pride!

Department 80th Anniversary Gala
Sunday May 6, 2001
El Caribe Country Club
5949 Strickland Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11234

Department Executive Committee Meeting and Mid-Year Seminars:
3\23\2001 - 3\25\2001
Friar Tuck Inn
Catskill, New York

Department of New York Convention:
6\24\2001 - 6\27\2001
Friar Tuck Inn
Catskill, New York

National Midwinter Meetings (N.E.C. and C&A):
3\10\2001-3\14\2001
Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA
(703) 418-1234

National Conventions:
7/28/2001 - 8/2/2001
FountainBleu Hilton
Miami Beach, Florida

For further information on the above events, call (516) 887-7100.

QUEENS CLINIC OPENS

Grand Opening ceremonies of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic at 41-03 Queens Blvd. (41st St., Queens Blvd.), New York City, were held on October30th. Bronx VA Medical Center Director, Maryann Musumeci, VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network Director, James J. Farsetta, U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley, Department Commander Thomas F. Mazza, P.C.C. of Chapter 92 Robert Conti and other invited dignitaries participated in the ribbon- cutting along with veterans leaders of the Northern Queens community.

Ms. Maryann Musumeci, Director of the Bronx VA Medical Center, the clinic's parent facility stated, "We are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art preventive medicine services to the veterans in this community. In addition to a full range of primary care services, veterans will also be able to receive flu and pneumonia vaccines as well as annual cancer screenings."

Mr. James J. Farsetta, VA New York/New Jersey Veterans Healthcare Network Director, added, This VA Network is committed to improving care to our area veterans by bringing that care closer to their homes. With the opening of the VA Sunnyside Clinic, we have established over 25 new satellite locations in Southern New York and New Jersey to make access to VA healthcare easier and more convenient for our veterans."