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 [...]
State Board The NC State Convention will be held on October 7 and 8 in Willington, North Carolina. Current State President John Ryan will be leaving the board after 10 years of service. John has held the Treasurer and Vice President positions since 2001. West: The St. Brendan the Navigator, Mecklenburg County Division [...]
On Friday, June 17th, Joe Dougherty, President of Mecklenburg County Div 2 AOH and past National Director, along with Linda Dyer Hart, past President of Mecklenburg County Div 1, LAOH, met with Congressman Mick Mulvaney, representing the Fifth District of South Carolina, regarding the inequities in the issuance of green cards to Irish citizens. One [...]
Pro Life Barbara Holt, President North Carolina Right to Life, presented Brother Bill Eastwood a ten-year member of Na Cara Div 1, Guilford County and the NC State Pro Life director with the Volunteer of the Year award for 2010. Bill has attended the national march for life in Washington, DC for the last thirty [...]
The NC State Board met on October 24 for its last quarterly meeting in 2010. Major items covered were a review of the 2010 national Convention and the NC State convention in October 2011. The Mecklenburg County Board also held a successful fundraiser by selling tickets for a trip to Ireland. East – Governor Thomas [...]
The Sons of Erin Division in Charlotte, NC recently participated in a Habitat for Humanity home construction project. Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness. They partner with low income families to help them achieve the dream of homeownership by building houses for these families. On a hot muggy day in North [...]
On January 11, 2010 the St Brendan the Navigator division, located in Huntersville, NC, presented a check to the “Room at the Inn”, a Catholic Pro-Life group. This was the first donation ever made by the St Brendan division, which was just formed in April of 2009; the funds were raised at the St Mark’s Catholic Church [...]
