The Marine Corps League Westchester County Detachment #254 will return to the American Legion Gilbert Rauh Post #1574, located in Thornwood, NY starting in September 2022.
The American Legion Gilbert Rauh Post was severely damaged by flood waters from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. According to post Commander Drew McFadden, faced with a prohibitively expensive renovation project, the post was considering selling the building back to the Town of Mount Pleasant for $400, a stipulation in the agreement from 1955, when the American Legion acquired the structure from the town.
The Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York, a non-profit, stepped up. Members of the Fuller Center Disaster Assistance Response Team, several students from Manhattanville College, Tuckahoe Schools, and some Boy Scouts began with the removal of debris, removing the black mold. An architect and contractors were hired to begin the restoration/repair process. The Westchester County Detachment kicked off the fund raising with a donation.
Post Commander McFadden informed the Detachment that the top floor of the building has been restored/repaired, and ready for the Detachment to resume our meetings at the post.
During the last year the Detachment relocated to the American Legion Adolph Pfister Post #1038 in Valhalla, and the Detachment is thankful for their hospitality during our use of their facilities over the past year.
The Detachment meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month (except July & August) at the American Legion Gilbert Rauh Post #1574 in Thornwood.
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