New York Guard Sentinel Fall 2020

New York Guard Sentinel
New York Guard Association
Government and Administration
New York Guard
Association
To Our New York Guard Community:
I am pleased to report that your NYG Association has been particularly busy
these past several years, supporting the work and mission of the New York
Guard and its individual soldiers. The association has been especially focused
on assisting those soldiers on SAD (State Active Duty) during the national
COVID pandemic, as well as those soldiers serving in administrative
and support roles.
Our first order of business a few years ago, was to renew and certify our tax-exempt status with the IRS.
This was accomplished and we are again enjoying full tax-exempt status as an IRC 501 (c)(3) Not-for-
Profit charity. This status is important, in order to provide donors with tax deductible receipts for their support.
Current Officers
CPT Mark Getman – President
CPT Dan Ozaruk – Vice President
MAJ Rick Veit – Treasurer
LTC Sean Gardner – Chaplain
Fund Raising
One of our most important functions as an organization is to engage in fund raising endeavors, which
funds are then used to support the work and mission of the New York Guard. We have successfully raised
funds in a variety of ways, with the help of our Membership Liaison Officer, Lizaveta Getman, we now
have a current Lifetime Members list, many who have donated to our recent fundraisers in 2020. We have
a Facebook page, and a New York Guard Association website, https://www.newyorkguardassociation.org/
which has raised funds through several giving campaigns, especially established during the recent pandemic.
We have conducted several Lifetime Membership drives, and have purchased and sold uniform items
and patches, hats, t-shirts ( we are currently ON SALE Via our website) and sweatshirts, pins, mugs,
awards/medals, challenge coins and water bottles. We have also enrolled in the Amazon Smile program,
which provides funds when anyone orders from Amazon and indicates the NYG Association as a participant.
NYG Support
Most recently, the Association has provided Morale Boxes to ALL the JTF locations, on a statewide basis,
(see pictures) and were distributed to SAD soldiers and their support personnel. Some of these boxes were
donated to the Association by the Girl Scouts. We also distributed masks as offered by a variety of donors.
The NYGA Association sells the NYG
Uniform patch (L), Magnets/Stickers (m)
and Hats {r}, in Stone or Khaki Color,
which can be found on the Association
Website. More item will be added soon.
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