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Latest Newsletter September 2008 Edition
Calendar of Upcoming Events:September 3 – Meeting at Edgebrook 6100 N Central September 6 – AOH Picnic Bunker Hill Grove #7 October 1 – Meeting
at Edgebrook 6100 N Central AOH Division #32 Picnic Kevin O’Connor is running the annual picnic and he encourages everyone to participate. Kevin would be grateful if those who contributed last year could pitch in again. The picnic is always a good time so please help out and bring your family out for a day of fun in the sun. Setup is 8:00 am
with mass at 11:00 am and the picnic immediately following.
The fire truck should be there by 1:30. We will also have
clowns for the kids. FREEDOM FOR ALL IRELAND Tom Birt will be
selling squares in our annual raffle to raise money for our
donation to aid the people in the North of Ireland. Squares
will be available at our next meeting and at the picnic.
The winners money and a cross or harp carved by a former
prisoner of the British will be determined by the score of
the All Ireland football championship at the end of
September. This sells out fast, get in and help the cause -
Ken Sullivan AOH Bear’s Football Party Jim O’Malley, Jr.
is working with Harrington catering to set a date for our
annual AOH Bear’s Football Party at the
Irish American Heritage
Center. The games we are looking into are 11/16 at Green
Bay and 11/23 at St. Louis. We will have the squares ready
and for sale at the picnic, as well as the general meetings
in October and November. Ticket prices should be between
$30 and $35.
Stay tuned for
details. Scholarship Winners: This year’s winners
of $500 awards are: Tony Issa, Kevin Tompkins, Mike
McGovern, Dillon Fahey, Mike Hickey, and Patrick Moriarty.
Thanks to all who participated in our charitable events. Misericordia Family Fest John Resch is
seeking volunteers for helping out with parking at this
year’s event on September 7 and the Chapel dedication
parking help on September 14. New Items The
Charity Committee has been discussing ways to create care
packages for our soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as
a way of showing our appreciation for serving our country.
Please let us know of any service members currently serving
over seas. Dues We are collecting
at every meeting. Please pay on time. We pay a head tax
(Dues) to the National AOH based on our membership numbers
so please pay up! Please see Bernie Byrne for payment. New
members July through end of year pay $25.00 for dues. Executive Board Meetings All members are invited to attend. The discussion is a little free wheeling but this is where all the planning for our events takes place. Trustees are encouraged to attend. So check us out!
President’s Message
Once again I had the honor and the privilege to represent
this great organization at the AOH National Convention in
New Orleans. The Division received three awards including a
monetary one of $1,000 for all the good work we have done
over the past year. We can all be proud of these awards and
national recognition that the devision received. Now, let’s
relax with our families and friends and enjoy the Annual AOH
Picnic on September 6, at Bunker Hill Grove #7. AOH National Convention The AOH National
Convention was in New Orleans from 7/24 to 7/27; our
division sent Kevin O’Connor, Ken Sullivan and Marty
Moriarty as voting delegates; Dennis Corcoran and Don Kehoe
voted for county. Appointed State delegates from Division
#32 were: Don Kehoe, Dan Helfenbein, and Dennis Mahoney. We
received 3 awards for our division: Sponsorship of Freedom
for All Ireland, Annual Polar Plunge and the Soup kitchens
(we’ll receive a $1,000.00 check from the National
Organization for this). The National Hibernian Digest Division #32 News Mission & Charities: We have been awarded $1000 for our holiday Soup Kitchen. Read all about on pgs 4 & 6 of the Digest. Freedom for All Ireland: Ever wonder where the $1,000 we give to this fund every year goes? Read pgs 14 & 15 of the Digest.
Catholic Action
Committee Just to get us started, the following are some of the saints’ Feast Days we celebrate in September. If you belong to any of these parishes, congratulations on your Parish Feast Day: Sept 3-St Gregory the Great; Sept 14-the Holy Cross; Sept 16-St Cornelius; Sept 17 St Robert Bellarmine; Sept 27-St Vincent dePaul; Sept 30-St Jerome. Have a good month. See you in church, Fr McCarthy, your Chaplain. Prayers for
Those in Need : County News There is an
upcoming raffle for the County Board; proceeds will go
towards cleaning the AOH Memorial and sponsorship of the
downtown parade – more to come on this but there are already
some great prizes available. See Dennis Corcoran for
details. Brotherhood We
have many new members coming to our meetings. Please take a
minute to introduce yourselves and make them welcome.
Email Address Request If you currently have an email address but do not receive the newsletter via email, please send it to me and I will include you in our electronic distribution: mattsuerth@comcast.net Subject line: AOH E-Address. This will go a long way to reducing our costs both in terms of labor and postage
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