Feature Lecture:
Tanks for the Memories
Aaron Elson of Hackensack
Aaron Elson became interested in the Second World War after attending a reunion of his father’s unit the 712 th Tank Battalion. Since that time he has interviewed hundreds of World War II Veterans. He started his own publishing company called Chi Chi Press (www.chichipress.com) and has published six books entitled: They Were All Young Kids, A Mile in their Shoes, 9 Lives, Tanks for the Memories, Love Company and Follies of a Navy Chaplain. He is also the webmaster of four websites: www.audiomurphy.com, www.chichipress.com, www.kasselmission.com, and www.tankbooks.com. He is a longtime employee of the Bergen County Record and a part time professor at the University of Syracuse . He is currently working with eBay to help publish his audio compact discs. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.
Future Programs at the Abington Free Library Coordinator – Brandon Traister
Programs are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 3:00PM and at 7:00PM . Please contact Brandon Traister at BrandonTraister@aol.com or 856-296-9256 if you have any ideas for future lectures at the Abington Free Library. Please note that we are not only looking for WWII Veterans, but also for veterans and survivors who lived and served during any armed conflicts to share their memories and experiences. Thank you.
Programs at the Bucks County Public Library Coordinators - Al Pincus & Kevin Brown
Wed, July 26th, 2006 You’re Stepping on my Cloak and Dagger, book by…Cpt. Roger Hall
Programs are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM . If you have any ideas for future lectures please contact Kevin Brown at Kbrown@nni.com or 215-822-6601 . *Currently looking for a May and June guest speaker.
Invocation George Stiftinger
War Veterans Oral History Project Founder – Brandon Traister
Since the year 2000 Brandon Traister has been gathering oral histories. Anyone who is interested in sharing their experiences please contact Brandon Traister by phone at 856-296-9256 or by e-mail at Brandon.Traister@us.army.mil.
Veterans in the Classroom Project Coordinator - Sheila Martin This project was started in July 2003 when Abington WWII Lecture Series volunteers Sheila Martin, Charlotte Goerlich, Warren Kimmel, and George Stiftinger formed a committee. Since its beginning the project has made several visits to Abington High School , Springfield High School and Upper Dublin High School . The goal of this project is to visit more schools and find more guest speakers. The committee will assist any veteran or person who would like to speak to students about their war experiences. For more information please contact Charlotte Goerlich at 215-887-2153 or Sheila Martin at 215-675-7504 . Information is also available on our website. Thank you.
Reservations for the Abington WWII Lecture Series Coordinator - Karen Burnham
There are many different ways to reserve a seat for a future lecture. You can reserve a seat o nline by e-mailing Karen Burnham or visiting the Abington Free Library website (*see web address below). You can reserve a seat by calling Karen Burnham at the Abington Free Library at 215-885-5180, extension 15. There is also a sign up sheet in the back of the room at each lecture.
* http://abg.mclinc.org/calendar/WWIILS.htm.
Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Coordinator – Brandon Traister
Assistant Coordinators are needed to help run this series and to help expand the institute. Grant writers are needed to help gather funds to ensure the future of the institute and series. Phone Callers are needed to confirm reservations for lectures. Public Relations Officers are desired to help spread the word about the institute and series. Web designers are needed to help maintain the website. If you become a volunteer we offer you a free e-mail account ( YourName@wwiilectureinstitute.com). If you are interested in volunteering please contact Brandon Traister by phone 856-296-9256 or by e-mail Brandon.Traister@us.army.mil. Thank you.
Transportation to and from LecturesTransNet
With gas prices what they are today and the growing amount of traffic on the roads carpooling is encouraged for attendees that live near each other. Bux-Mont (Taxi) Transportation Services also offers cheap, affordable and comfortable transportation to and from our lectures. You can reach Bux-Mont Transportation Services by phone at 215-659-1313 or 215-659-0555 and on the web at www.buxmonttrans.com. Thank you.
Donations Needed Founder - Donald Lee
The Abington WWII Lecture Series was founded in the fall of 1997 and The World War II Lecture Institute was founded in spring of 2003 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which offers tax deductible donations. Donations are needed to help ensure the future of this series and the institute. We want to thank everyone who has donated money to this series and the institute. We wouldn’t be here today without our audience and our donors. Thank you.
Next Months Lecture - 82nd Airborne Division in WWII Lester Cruise
Lester Cruise of served in the 82 nd Airborne Division, 505 th Parachute Infantry Regiment, H Company during the Second World War. He will be sharing his memories of training in the United States and combat in Europe . You can read Lester’s story and view his photographs at the following website - www.6juin1944.com/veterans/cruise.php. You can also find Lester’s Story and photographs in the following books by author Michael de Trez: At the Point of No Return and The Way we Were. A question and answer period will follow his lecture.
A Thank You to our volunteers Volunteer Coordinator – Brandon Traister
Please join me in thanking and honoring our volunteers here at the Abington WWII Lecture Series: Tom Brennan, Karen Burnham, Joseph Campbell, Aaron Elson, Charlotte Goerlich, John Frantz, Donald Lee, and Tony Zanzinger.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 Abington, Pennsylvania www.WWIILectureInstitute.com
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