Calendar of Events, Outreach & Activities
UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
Detachment Meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Elks Lodge, 1505 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA. Dinner – 5:30 pm, Business meeting – 6:00pm
2024 UPCOMING EVENTS:
January
Jan 16- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
February
Feb 3-Veteran’s Comedy Night- 8:00pm @ San Clemente Casino (community outreach)
Action Officer: Nelson Coburn
Feb 20– Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
March
Mar 2– Dana Point Festival of Whales “Magical Migration” Parade- 10:00am @start point-
Richard Henry Dana statue, Island Way, Dana Point Harbor (community outreach)
Action Officer: Ken Brown
Mar 3– Festival of Whales Concert on the Water and Spirits Garden- 12:00-5:00pm @ Dana
Point Harbor, Baby Beach, 34451 Ensenada Pl (fundraising event)
Action Officer: Nelson Coburn/Randy Horner
Mar 16- MCL Dept of CA Spring Conference / Training at the Veteran’s Memorial District, Clovis, CA
Mar 19- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
Detachment Executive Team Elections
April
Apr 5 – 2/4 2004 Battle of Ramadi 20th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony @ 1000, 62 Area Parade Deck, Camp San Mateo
Apr 6 – 2/4 2004 Battle of Ramadi 20th Annivesary Plaque Dedication @ 1000, The Marine Monument, Park Semper Fi, adjacent to the San Clemente Pier. “Dedication of a Ramadi Memorial Plaque honoring the memory of the 33 Marines and 1 Sailor killed in action in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, OIF, II Feb-Sept 2004”
Apr 16– Detachment meeting-6:00pm
May
May 3/4- MCL Southwest Division Conference at The Leatherneck Club, Las Vegas, NV
May 21– Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
May 27 – City of San Clemente Memorial Day Observance, 11am – 2pm – San Clemente Community Center front lawn, 101 N. Calle Seville
June
June 7-9- MCL Department of CA Convention at Embassy Suites, Downey, CA
June 18– Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
July
July 14 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
July 16 – Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
July 21 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
July 28 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
August
Aug 4 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
Aug 11 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
Aug 12-16- MCL National Convention at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort, Rancho Mirage, CA
Aug 18 – Concerts in the Park @ Sea Terrace Park – 2:30 – 6:00 (fundraising event)
Aug 20- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
Aug 26- 2nd Annual Iwo Jima Golf Tournament at Tijeras Creek Golf Club, 29082 Tijeras Creek Rd, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 1:00 Shotgun start (fundraising event)
Action Officer – Tony Faulkner
September
Sept 17- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
October
Date TBD– Veterans Expo @ Casa Romantica (Community Outreach)
Oct 12 – FAM Walk for Hunger @ San Clemente Community Center – 2pm – 4pm (Community Outreach)
Oct 19- MCL Department of CA Fall Conference / Training at Antelope Valley, CA
Oct 19 – Young Marines Battalion Ball @ Camp Pendleton Pacific Views Event Center – 1pm – 5pm (Community Outreach)
Oct 15- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
Oct 25 – Armed Forces & Military Family Expo 2024 @ Casa Romantica – 4pm – 7pm (Community Outreach) Click here for event flyer.
November
Nov 16- 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Laguna Cliffs Marriot Resort, 25135 Park Lantern Dr, Dana Point, CA (Community Outreach & Fundraising Event)
Date TBD- San Clemente Veteran’s Day Ceremony (Community Outreach)
Nov 19- Detachment meeting- 6:00pm
2/1 Thanksgiving support (Community Outreach)
December
2/1 Thanksgiving support (Community Outreach)
Toy Drive (Community Outreach)
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