Marine Corps League
Port Washington #614
MCL Detachment #614 — New Hyde Park, NY. Service and a meeting hall — New Hyde Park.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #614
- New Hyde Park, NY
- 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM
Port Washington #614. Its detachment has met since 1973 — New Hyde Park, NY. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — New Hyde Park. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM, at the hall — New Hyde Park. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — New Hyde Park, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 614 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Hyde Park, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
Port Washington #614. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — New Hyde Park, NY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — New Hyde Park, NY.
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Years on the calendar — New Hyde Park
Charter story set in 1973
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Port Washington #614. The public directory lists it as 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM. Confirm before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — New Hyde Park, NY. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — New Hyde Park. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 614. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Port Washington #614. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Hyde Park, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — New Hyde Park
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 614 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — New Hyde Park.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — New Hyde Park, NY.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Detachment 614 — New Hyde Park, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Hyde Park, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Hyde Park, NY. Port Washington #614. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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