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Episode 164 – The Value of Community in our Health and Wellbeing
The Value of Community in our Health and Wellbeing – On Saturday, July 8, Dr. Marianne T. Ritchie spoke with Dr. James Pawelski and his wife, Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, about the […]
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Tun Tavern – In November 1775, the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia was the birthplace of the U.S. Marine Corps. Just months before, John Adams and the Naval Committee drafted plans for the Navy in a private room on the second floor of this same tavern, and many of those guidelines are still in effect. It was also the meeting place for four Philadelphia nonprofit organizations from colonial times that still exist today: The Society of St. George (1729), The Pennsylvania Freemasons (1731), The St. Andrew’s Society (1747), and The Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick (1772). In 1781, nearly 100 years old and located on valuable land, the Tun Tavern was razed to make way for a new building. Marines gather in Philadelphia yearly to celebrate their birthday every November 10.
The Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation is aiming to rebuild The Tun™ by 2025 for the 250th birthday of the Marines. All profits will be donated to veterans’ causes and scholarships provided by the four nonprofit groups.
Learn more at TheTun.org.
Meet Our Guest: Pat Dailey
Founder, Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation
Marine Officer, with 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Marine Air Wing from 1981-1985
Board Member, Philadelphia Board of The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Board Member, Homecoming 250 Board
Your Real Champion®: Pat Dailey – “Semper Fi”
Pat Dailey served as an officer in the Marines. Every year he joins his thousands of fellow Marines in South Philadelphia on November 10 to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. The landing point is Tankie’s, a bar that can only hold a small number, so the crowds fill several blocks of Oregon Avenue.
Nine years ago, Pat Dailey followed a dream to recreate the Tun Tavern, the colonial pub that served as the birthplace of the Marines and the U.S. Navy, as well as a meeting place for four nonprofit organizations that began in the 1700s and still exist today. Others had tried, but Pat’s Marine training taught him to “Try harder.”
The goal is to rebuild The Tun™ by 2025 for the 250th birthday of the Marines. The Tun will stand as a reminder of the rich US history that began here in Philadelphia and the proceeds will benefit veterans’ causes and scholarships.
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