OPEN TO PUBLIC

The local Marine Corps League invites you to join us for this unique celebration of military ceremony, history, and tradition.

     The observance of the Marine Corps Birthday, on or around the 10th of November each year, is a time honored tradition among Marines. Whether Marines are in the thick of battle or at peace, we always take a moment to observe the birth of our illustrious Corps.

      At a minimum Marines generally practice the tradition of cutting and sharing a birthday cake, as well as reading the Commandants' birthday messages. When possible, Marines prefer to celebrate the birth of our distinguished military organization with a military ball, including all the pageantry, ceremony, and tradition you would expect from a military ball.

      Generally the only people who get to experience this event are the Marines and their dates. A few distinguished guests from around the county and globe get the honor to attend the Commandant's Ball in Washington D.C. Also, each year, our State Department personnel and foreign dignitaries look forward to attending the event hosted by the Marines stationed at the U.S. embassies around the world.

      The Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment is proud to be bringing this special event to the Collin County community for our 6th year. We open our Ball to the community in order to share this unique event of history, tradition, and ceremony that few get to experience. Please join us in celebrating the Marine Corps' 247th birthday.

• Free valet parking

• Cocktail hour

• Photographer

• Commemorative glasses

• Ceremony conducted by Marines

• Pick your seats & meal for plated dinner

• Music & dancing

• Support Toys For Tots program

• Discounts on rooms in the hotel

      Funds raised from the Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment's Marine Corps Birthday Ball support Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and their families right here in the Collin County Community, as well as other veteran causes/initiatives that promote the ideals of the Marine Corps League.

GUEST OF HONOR/SPEAKER

SCOTT A. HUESING

Scott A. Huesing is an American bestselling author and public speaker with over 25

years of experience writing, teaching, and getting his audiences to connect to the material he presents, both in the military and private sector.

Scott has been a featured guest on Fox & Friends, One America News Network,

NBC 7, KTLA 5, KUSI San Diego, KTVU Fox 2, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Brian Kilmeade Radio, The David Webb Show, Frank Buckley Interviews, and over 300 local and nationally syndicated radio shows and podcasts. He has been a guest speaker at the Reagan Ranch Center, The Nixon Library, The Citadel, and The Marines’ Memorial Club.

Scott is a retired USMC Infantry Major with 24 years of service, both enlisted and as

a commissioned officer. His career spanned 10 deployments in over 60 countries worldwide. During his numerous deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa he planned, led, and conducted hundreds of combat missions under some of the most austere and challenging conditions.

He has spoken to audiences of over 2,000 conveying his thoughts, intent, and goals

in order to motivate listeners about leadership, team-building, and personal challenges.

Scott is an expert contributor and has written articles, editorials, and scholarly pieces

for Fox News Channel, Entercom, The Marine Corps Gazette, Military Times, Townhall, and The Daily Signal. He has been an author for the U.S. Marine Corps doctrine shaping the future of training within the world’s most elite branch of service. He is the creative author for Marine Expeditionary Units, America’s first response force, with The Lightning Press.

As a Marine Infantry Officer in 2006 Scott was privileged to command Echo

Company, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines as part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) while attached to 1-9 Infantry Battalion ("Manchu"), 1st Brigade Combat Team (1 BCT “Ready First”), United States Army (USA) as part of the Surge Strategy in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

SPECIAL OFFER!

 GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY: Anyone who purchases at least two tickets before September 15th, will be entered to win a hotel suite at the Hilton for the night of the Birthday Ball. This will include a special gift from the detachment in your room. TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../247th-marine-corps...

DETAILS

ATTIRE: The Marine Corps Ball is a black tie event. Civilian guest should attend in formal, black tie attire. Military members should wear their branch's appropriate dress uniform. Marine Corps League members or members of other veteran organizations may wear the appropriate dress uniform for their organizations.

MEALS: At approximately 8:00pm, after conclusion of ceremony a plated will be served dinner. Guest will need to select the meal they would like when they purchase their tickets so that the detachment can supply the hotel with the number of meals before the event.

We have not conducting a tasting with hotel yet, to confirm meal specifics. Specifics will be available soon

Salad

And choice of:

BEEF:

CHICKEN:

VEGETARIAN:

*If you have special dietary needs, please let us know when ordering your tickets so that we can make arrangements with the hotel. Dessert will be the traditional Marine Corps Birthday cake

HOTEL ROOMS: The Marine Corps League has secured a block of rooms at a discounted rate. A Standard King or Double Queen room for $139.00. This rate includes breakfast the following morning. To reserve your room use the following link: https://book.passkey.com/event/50285792/owner/13589314/home

TOYS FOR TOTS: The Marine Corps Birthday Ball falls within the Toys for Tots season and the Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment is the local coordinating organization for Toys for Tots within Collin County. We would like to ask each attendee to bring a new unwrapped toy to support of the local Toys for Tots mission. We will have a convenient drop off location during cocktail hour.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

       The Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment #1426, is proud to announce that the 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be held at the Hilton at Granite Park in Plano, Texas on November 12th, 2022. We are looking forward to once again inviting the local community to join us for this elegant evening of rich military history, tradition, and ceremony.

        The local Marine Corps League exists to foster camaraderie and fellowship among Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and friends of the Corps; to promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy; to voluntarily render aid & assistance to all Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and their families; to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps, and by fitting acts, to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions which hold particular interest to Marines. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball is one such occasion.

      At this year's Birthday Ball, we will continue the tradition of bringing outstanding Guests of Honor speakers. These speakers have included Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald and Hershel "Woody" Williams. The 247th Birthday Ball will feature retired Marine Major Scott Huesing, author of one of the definitive Marine books of the 21st century, "Echo in Ramadi." The book is one of the best looks at the life inside a Marine infantry company and an excellent study in command. Additionally, Major Huesing founded the nonprofit Save the Brave, which connects veterans through outreach programs.

        The Marine Corps Birthday Ball serves as a major fundraising event for the Collin County Marine Corps League. Funds assist us in our mission of supporting local Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and their families; plus allows us to support other veteran initiatives in line with our mission. Last year the Marine Corps League of Collin County was able to:

•Provided over $8000 in financial assistance to Marines, FMF Corpsmen and their families

•Supported our Toys For Tots campaign that provided over 60,000 toys to children in Collin County

•Awarded $3500 in scholarships

•Donated over $4400 towards other projects and organizations such as:

*The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Frisco

*Homeless Veterans Services of Dallas

*One Tribe Foundation's W.A.T.C.H. program and many more

          It is only with the amazing support of the local community, including local businesses, organizations, and political leaders that we are able to accomplish our mission and enrich the community we serve. Therefore, the Marine Corps League is once again seeking sponsors for this year’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball; not only to join us in celebration at this unique military event, but also to support us in our mission of serving local Marines, FMF Corpsmen their families, and other veteran causes that make the community a better place for all.

       Ticket sales have opened. We hope to secure sponsors early, so that we can recognize and promote them as we are promoting regular ticket sales through radio, print and online promotions. For more information about the Marine Corps League, the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, or sponsoring this unique event and supporting local veteran initiatives please contact admin@CollinMCL.org or find more information/registor through our website: https://www.collinmcl.org/marine-corps-birthday-ball-sponsors

         The members of the Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment look forward to sharing this sacred Marine Corps tradition with our community again on November 12th at the Hilton at Granite Park. Thank you for your time and support of the Marine Corps League, LCpl Jacob D. Hayes Detachment.

SPECIAL MISSION THIS YEAR

On June 29th America lost its last World War II Congressional Medal of Honor

recipient, Hershel “Woody” Williams. Woody was presented the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman, for his actions as a flame thrower during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Woody served in the Marine Corps for 20 year before retiring as a Chief Warrant

Officer 4. After the war he worked for the Department of Veteran Affairs for 33 years and created the Woody Williams Foundation. Woody lived a life of service throughout his 98 years of life.

Hershel “Woody” Williams was the Guest of Honor/Speaker at the Collin County

Marine Corps League’s 243th Marine Corps Birthday Ball in 2018. He was 95 at the time and still knew how to motivate Marines. Several of our members also personally worked with Woody and his foundation to have a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument built in Frisco. Our Marine Corps League also donated to the cause.

The Woody Williams Foundation is a charitable 501c(3) nonprofit organization that

pursues specific endeavors and goals through the vision of Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams. The Foundation encourages, with the assistance of the American public and community leaders, establishing permanent Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments in communities throughout the United States, conducting Gold Star Families Outreach across the country, providing Living Legacy scholarships to eligible Gold Star Children, and advocating for the educational benefits for all Gold Star Family members.

Upon Woody’s passing, his family has indicated that Woody wished for people to

carry on his mission. Our detachment not only wants to honor our friend Woody William’s wish, but we also believe in his mission of honoring Gold Star Families who have sacrificed their loved ones for our nation. This is why our Marine Corps League detachment is now looking at various ways to support the Woody Williams Foundation.

The Marine Corps League of Collin County hopes to help raise funds to support the

creation of more Gold Star Families monuments across Texas. Specifically we would like to support projects in cities where there are other Marines Corps League detachments, so that we many assist them with their involvement of Honor Gold Star Families in their communities, in order to help them build better community relations and a stronger Marine Corps League in their respective cities.

To kick start this goal we added special incentives to our corporate sponsorships

packages, and we will have additional fund raising opportunities at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. The additional funds will go to the Woody Williams Foundation. Please follow the detachment for updates on these initiatives and consider supporting our effort to honor Hershel “Woody” Williams and continue his mission of honoring Gold Star Families. Thank you.