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FDNY STEUBEN ASSOCIATION MISSION STATEMENT:
To preserve and protect our German-American Heritage, and
To preserve and protect the quality of the Merit System of
the New York City Fire Department.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER IN 2010:
SATURDAY JUNE 26TH-STEUBEN FAMILY DAY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AUGUST 18TH-STEUBEN BOAT RIDE
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH-STEUBEN PARADE
(the original date was the 9/18 but was moved to 9/25)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH-OKTOBERFEST
(the original date was 10/23 but was moved to 11/13)
The Steuben Golf Outing-Date to be Announced
And as always our meetings are held the
3rd Wednesday of every month except July and August.

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Click here to view our 2009 Scholarship Winners

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"OKTOBERFEST-WUNDERBAHR!" Click here for all of the pictures

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  Our Next Meeting will be held Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Come to The Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant at 7:30pm
1132 Hempstead Tpke. Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 354-3131
Food and Refreshment will be Served



GROUP CHART FOR SUNDAY 3/14 to SATURDAY 3/20 (Meeting on 3/17/10)
SUN

MON
   
TUES
7:30
PM
WED 

THUR  

FRI

SAT
 14
9x6
18-23
6x9
8-13
 15
9x6
21-1
6x9
11-16
16
9x6
24-4
6x9
14-19
17
9x6
2-7
6x9
17-22
18
9x6
5-10
6x9
20-25 
19
9x6
8-13
6x9
23-3 
    20
9x6
11-16
6x9
1-6
OUR FEBRUARY MEETING

(left to right: Jerry Carmosin, Linda Buck, Charley Messemer & John Rohr)
At our last meeting Linda Buck stopped by to say hello to old friends.
Linda used to be the General Manager of the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant.
A post she held from 1996 to 2006. It was all smiles when she walked into the room. She has since "passed the buck" to her son Matt.
Our February Meeting also saw our Special Guest Speaker;
Deputy Chief Paul Mannix speak to the members present.
He discussed the recent decision regarding the hiring of minorities into the FDNY.
NYC at this time plans to appeal the decision, but as Paul says, "we have to make
sure the City follows through on its pledge to right this wrong". He is the watchdog in this uphill battle. DC Mannix applauded the Steuben Association for sticking to their mission of preserving the Merit System. He cited past President
Al Schaffner as one who was as outspoken as him. He also informed us that other cities have succeeded in reversing old decisions regarding hiring quotas.
Cleveland, and Philadelphia are two cities that have won these decisions.
Paul entertained many questions from the crowd and then thanked us for letting him speak. He will soon have two websites up to keep us informed.
They are www.meritmatters.com and www.afa.com
Many thanks to DC Mannix for an interesting and informative talk.
Other business that was discussed: Charley Messemer spoke of
a trip he is planning to Prague. You will cruise on the Danube River from there into the city of Budapest. It's a 12 day excursion. Trip will take place in September or October of this year. E-mail Charley at  grandmajonah@aol.com
We also had a few members that joined up at the meeting. They are:
Mike Sarro (L-117), Roy Bacchi (L-117), Leroy McKeever (Bx Disp Ret),
and New Lifetime member- Kevin Candido (L-111)
Welcome to all.
We remind everyone to attend the Retired Member's Association Meeting at
the K of C Hall on Tuesday February 23rd, 2010. For more information go to:
www.fdnyrma.org
On Friday April 30th the St. George Association Dinner Dance will take place at Koenigs in Floral Park, NY. For more information email:
Jimmy Hayhurst at jim@fdnyrma.org
See you at the March Meeting on the 17th...
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Click here to view the Stories and the Pictures of
THE 52ND ANNUAL STEUBEN DAY PARADE
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2009


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2009 GOLF OUTING-ANOTHER GREAT DAY
The weather was with us as we embarked onto the course in Forest Park.
72 Golfers (18 4sums) showed up for our 13th Annual Tournament which benefits the Scholarship Fund. All had a good day and although the scores were high everybody remarked they hit the ball well. The golfing ended at around 3:30pm, and then it was on to dinner at Ernie Von Westernhagens.
At the conclusion of dinner the awards were presented.
The Longest Drive went to Jim Pue of Ladder 163.
 Closest to the pin and lowest score (77) went to Alan Berotti.
The most honest golfer award went to Donald Grauer (Retired Suffolk Cty PD)

After a hard day of Golf, our most honest golfer; (L to R)
Donald Grauer (Retired Suffolk Cty. PD) sits with friends,
Walter Fuhrman (Ret Suffok Cty PD), Bill Meurer (Ret E293)
and son Jim Meurer. They enjoyed a good hearty meal at Ernie's.
Donald was awarded a nice prize for his honesty.
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Many thanks to Charlie Messemer, Jerry Carmosin, Bobby Ryall, Brian Bittrolff,
Jimmy Hayhurst, and John Rohr and son John for their hard work.
For more pictures of the day look below in the Photo Album.