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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution March 15, 2002
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED TO HELP PRESERVE OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE!
The Union Library Civil War Round Table of Hatboro, PA today announced
the formation of a not-for-profit organization to be designated the
“American Civil War Charitable Trust”. This volunteer organization will
distribute funds raised through the sale of commissions and promotions
in the fictitious 243rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment and
other fund raising initiatives.
The American Civil War Charitable Trust ™ will distribute all net
proceeds realized to the Union Library Civil War Round Table’s ongoing
historic preservation activities, with a portion going to Civil War
related associations designated by those seeking commissions in the
regiment.
At the present time the Union Library Civil War Round Table is working
to identify and restore 32 Civil War Veterans’ graves located in the
Horsham Friends Meeting Cemetery in Horsham, PA.
Thus far the designated Beneficiaries of the American Civil War
Charities Trust ™ include: The Friends of the National Parks at
Gettysburg; The Major General George Gordon Meade Scholarship Fund,
sponsored by the G.A.R. Museum and Library in Philadelphia; The Friends
of Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA; and the Gettysburg
Battlefield Preservation Association’s Daniel Lady Farm Preservation
Project and many other Civil War related organizations all across the
country.
William S. Vosseler of Hatboro, the founder of the Union Library Civil
War Round Table, will serve as the organization’s first Executive
Director.
Individuals desiring to become involved should contact Mr. Vosseler as
indicated below.
The American Civil War Charitable Trust ™ can be contacted by calling
610.558.2163 or via email at acwct@yahoo.com.
The Union Library Civil War Round Table meets monthly at the Union
Library, 243 S. York Road, in Hatboro, PA and can be reached via email
at ulcwrt@yahoo.com, through their website
http://www.ulcwrt.org or at the phone number listed above. The
organization’s website also contains additional information regarding
the 243rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Contact Information:
William S. Vosseler
32 Cassin Hill Drive
Boothwyn, PA 19061
610-558-2163
Union Library Civil War Round Table, 243 S.York Road, Hatboro,
PA 19040
http://ulcwrt.org
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