Great work by our members North and South. Notre Dame Division 1 held a beefsteak dinner to help a family in need in Passaic County. The division donated $1600.00 to the family of Andrew Goodell, a3 year old Hawthorne, NJ resident that was diagnosed with a childhood cancer known as Neuroblastoma to aid with the cost [...]
The Third Annual Ancient order of Hibernians’ Irish for Kids Golf Scramble was on September 16, 2011, with the proceeds benefiting Boys & Girls Haven. The luck of the Irish was definitely with us as 108 golfers took to the links on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Even though no one was luckily enough to win [...]
President Bill Flannery presided over a very successful State Board meeting in Naugatuck on October1, during which reports were made and plans were developed for future events. A high point of the meeting was the unanimous endorsement of Frank Kearney Jr. of Meriden for the position of National Treasurer. Connecticut Hibernians are particularly proud of [...]
President Conrad Osborne, the Officers and Brothers of the Fulton J. Sheen Division are proud to welcome Rev. Peter Walsh as their Division Chaplain. In the tradition of the Order, Fr. Peter was initiated at their Division meeting October 19. Father Walsh was recently assigned as an Associate Pastor at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic [...]
Presenting a check to Sr. Patricia Fisher, principal of St. Joseph’s Academy in Adrian, and April McCaskey, principal of Sacred Heart School in Hudson, was Patrick Maguire, left, president of the AOH Adrian Division, and Tom Brennan, AOH division officer. St. Joseph Academy and Sacred Heart School are the only Catholic schools in Lenawee County, [...]
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 1 – Orleans Parish, Division 1 – Jefferson Parish, and Division 1 – St. Tammany Parish, gathered between October 3 and 5 to say an emotional but thankful farewell to The Most Reverend Philip M. Hannan, the former Archbishop of New Orleans. Hannan, the namesake of Division [...]
We had a great turnout of our Orange County Hibernians for the AOH California State Convention in September. I would like to thank all the Brothers who showed their support for Dan McGowan, and his Long Beach Brothers. These Brothers continue to show up in full force and represent the Order with style and grace, even with their Division [...]
September brought more fundraising events. I returned from a wonderful vacation in Ireland in time to attend the annual Towson division’s crab feast. A great evening was had eating the famous Maryland steamed blue crabs, drinking Guinness and dancing to the music of Brendan Pelan. A silent auction added to the evening fundraising. The division [...]
The Fr. Bernard Donnelly Division, Johnson County No. 1, again manned the gates for Kansas City’s ninth annual Irish Festival. The Fest is always held on Labor Day weekend and, again this year, was located in the area of Kansas City’s Crown Center, just south of downtown. Kansas City’s Irish Festival claims to be the [...]
Wake County: The Governor Thomas Burke Division in Raleigh held its 10th annual Irish Music and Heritage Festival on September 10. Over 350 attendees were treated to an all-American cookout while listening to12 local Irish bands during the day. As a result of the fundraisers during the year, the division was able to present $500 [...]
