Thanks to all who joined us for the May 2023 commissioning of “America’s Away Team” — USS Cooperstown.
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USS Cooperstown is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship that joined the United States Navy’s fleet on May 6, 2023. She is the first naval ship named to honor the 70 baseball Hall of Famers who served the United States during wartime in a range of conflicts that spanned the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
The Commissioning Celebration was co-hosted by the New York Council Navy League and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in May 2023 in New York City. Our Commissioning Sponsors and Team Players helped give the crew an exciting week of high-profile events leading up to the Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday, May 6. There is still time to support the ship via the button below or mail a check to New York Council Navy League, ATTN USS Cooperstown Commissioning, 1 South Street, Room 318, New York NY 10004. Interested corporate donors can complete the USS Cooperstown Commissioning Celebration sponsorship form or contact us for information at info@nynavyleague.org or 212-825-7333.
Donate $25 or more to receive a Commissioning Challenge Coin
Donate $100 or more to receive a Commissioning Ball Cap
Donate $250 or more to receive a Commissioning Baseball Jersey
We also ask that you download and share our USS Cooperstown Commissioning Celebration sponsorship form and individual donor form with others who support the United States Navy and America’s pastime.
Thank you to our line-up of corporate sponsors and individual donors:
The Honorable Richard Greco, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy (2004-2006) and Mrs. Marla Greco
Sally McElwreath and Joseph Callo
Milio Management LLC • Hudson Property Advisors LLC
Jewish War Veterans USA Post 1
Joseph F. Merrell Jr. American Legion Post 1368
Gary Kilberg • Mark Stone • Julianne Owen
Joseph Ryan • Frank Russo • Karen Loew
Richard Lowe • Franco and Norma Milio • Hubert Gibbons
David Dobo • Daniel Saalfrank • David Padilla
Jessica and Greg Hitchen • Samuel Howard • Michael Botwinick
Robert Black • Charles and Mary Blaich • Bud Hanley
Lu Caldara • Lou Liotti • Liam Murphy • Peter Grunthal
Kenneth Dupuis • Marco Mattia • Richard Heller
Jospeh McLaughlin • Larry Arnold • Harry Gates
Bob Arnold • Eric Lovelace • Jeffrey Randall
Joseph Fila • Andrew Payor • Kristen Sauvigne • Lisa Thomas
Heath Jakeway • Barbara Jakeway • Devin Jakeway
Tracy McCalmont • Jeffery Reidel • Caspar Ewig • Daniel Lorenz
Alvin Lozada • Paul Turban • Nicholas Yarka • Aimee Rosenthal
Jessica Seplowe • Jeffrey Seplowe • Sophie Seplowe
David Apley • Ted Mason • Tom Dufficy • Rebecca Kyker
David Wasson • Michael Goss • David Lennon • Nadia Farooq
Andrew Gustafson • Beth Grafman • Amy R. Adams
Carlos Morales • Cheryl McLarin • Daniel Solomon
Manny Cruz • Liam Gutierrez • Chris Abbuhl