Community makes Memorial Day service possible

The Oneida Memorial Association (OMA) has started planning for the Memorial Day Service, and the parade for 2019!

The OMA is comprised of a handful of volunteers who rely on the community to be able to honor the men and women who have fallen during war time. We were facedwithafinancial hardship and had to make difficult decisions to keep things going. We would like to thank everyone who supported, gave financially, or helped out in one way or another, for us to continue to put onthe service and the parade last year.

A special thank you goes out to Vicent Scalise, Rev. Stuart Wattles, SageCarolla, TaylorKranbuhl, Ethan Candee, Julanne Dygert, Tom Baker, Robert Heller, Matthew Winchell, Leo Matzke, Don Miller, DougWright, James Chappell, Mike Jaquays, O.PerryTooker IV, Nick Stoker, Joe Ginter, Juan Esparza, David Gwilt, Jim Tuggey and crew, Boy Scouts Troop 2, WAVEM, Marine Corps LeagueLeatherstocking Detachment, Sons of theUnionVeterans of Civil War, Eastern Air Defense, American Legion Post 54 in Munnsville, Oneida Recreation Department, the Oneida Police Department, and the residents and relatives that placed flowers at the foot of the memorial.

Local organizations and businesses that supported the OMA were Recovery Sports Grill, Ironside Funeral Home, Oneida Elks Club, Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club, Mazzullo& Sons, Ralph’sCollision, KurtGormleyDentistry, Campanie & Wayland Smith, PLLC, Vitkus, Scotori, Cardoso, & Cunningham DDS, Campany Roofing Company, MEID Construction, Scrub-A-Dub Dry Cleaners, Smith’s Decorating & Flooring Center, Hartman Enterprises, Durhamville Veteran’s Club, DurhamvilleAuxiliary, Madison County Motivators, Oneida Baptists Church, Owl’s Nest, John Froass and Son, Carmine Mastrolia, M.D., Alexander’s Ragtime, Costello’s Eye Physicians & Sur- geons, Oneida Dental, Origlio’s Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Balloons & Blossoms, Campbell Dean Funeral Home, Better Hearing of Madison County, W.J. Jewelers, Coolicon-McSweeney Funeral Home, Oneida Print Shop, City of Oneida, Community Bank, Oneida Rotary, Fiore Funeral Home, Kinney Kar Kare, Vineall Ambulance, Oneida Floral, PAC 99, Village of Oneida Castle, and the Oneida American Legion.

The OMA is off to an encouraging start with its funds, as we collected loose change during the parade in the amount of $236. This money was ear marked for the May 2019 parade. A special thank you for everyone who gave during this time, as you sent the message that you care about what the OMA is doing for the community. We hope everyone will support us with the various fund raisers we have planned throughout the year, or join us by volunteering for a day, or throughout the year.

As you can see, it is the community, businesses, and organizations that come together to bring the meaning of Memorial Day to Oneida. Lee Manwarren, President of the

OMA