President's Message

Well the Super Bowl is over; I hope your team won. Now we can begin to pool our energies toward having a successful year for our organization.

2010 has started off good for the Shields. Your President had the honor of attending, as an invited guest the inauguration of the new Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and the swearing in ceremony of both Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman Gary Hudes. All are Honorary Members of the Long Island Shields.

Henry Melchiona, Ret. PO, will be having a memorial mass on Sunday, February 28, in memory of the 40th anniversary of the 1970 line of duty death of his brother PO Michael Melchiona(NYCTPD). The mass will be celebrated at 2:00PM in St. Joseph’s RC Church 46 Church Street Ronkonoma. If you can attend please call Hank a (631)467-6091 or hmelch@optonline.net, so he can arrange for the collation following mass.

On Tuesday, January 12, a group of Shields members and friends attended the N.Y. Islander/ Detroit Red Wing hockey game at Nassau Coliseum. Most of us left satisfied, as the Islanders won 6-0. Hopefully more members and friends will join us next year.

In recapping 2009 I must mention how thankful we are to Mike and Noele Villa for their commitment in once again making the annual children’s Christmas party such a success. As always Santa made an appearance to the delight of all the children an adults present. It was great to see Tom Soluri, who is recovering nicely from the Wantagh boat tragedy, join us at the party.

In closing don’t forget our next meeting will be Thursday, February 25

As always please keep in your prayers our fighting men and women, who are defending our freedoms!