AOH/LAOH DIVISION 1
Newsletter May 2006
http://aohdiv1.com
AOH Officers:
Chaplain - Fr. Ben Regotti
President - John Riley, Jr.
Vice President – Bryan Geary
Recording Secretary – VACANT
Financial Secretary – Tom McCourt
Treasurer – Brian Geary
Chairman of Standing Committee – Brendan O’Rourke
Marshall – George Goodman
Sentinel – Ray Daley
Historian – Eric Greene
Organizer – Lou Mauro
Chairman Charities & Mission
Fund -
Tom McCourt
Chairman Catholic Action – Ray Daley
Freedom For All Ireland
Committee
– George Goodman
Pro-Life
Chairman
– Ray Daley
P.E.C. Chairman – George Goodman
Jr. Past President – Jason McCue
LAOH Officers:
http://www.geocities.com/gaelicchatter1/LAOHDiv1.html
Chaplain – Fr. Tim Judge
President - Margaret
Riley
[email protected]
Vice President - Ann Marie Parkinson
[email protected]
Recording Secretary – Dee Dee
Clowry
[email protected]
Financial Secretary – Debi Price
[email protected]
Treasurer - Izzy Rafalko
[email protected]
Irish Historian - Judee Czyzewski
[email protected]
Catholic Action - Ann Cosgrove
215-289-1877
Mistress at Arms - Kathleen
Higgins
[email protected]
Missions and Charities - Shelly Davis
Sentinel - Marlene Davis
[email protected]
Newsletter/Website - Dee Dee
Clowry
[email protected]
FROM AOH DIVISION 1
PRESIDENT:
Brothers and Sisters,
First, I want to thank everyone who made the Spring Fling Fundraiser at
Roman Catholic High School a success: the Ladies did a wonderful job
transforming Roman's lunchroom into a beach environment; Tom McCourt for providing all the beer; DJ
Fred played great music and kept everyone dancing; Danny and Bryan Geary
provided a Celtic touch to the whole event with bag piping. A special
thanks to Kevin Kelly and Kelly & Partners for producing our Ad Book.
And, of course, thanks to our brothers and sisters from the other divisions who
came out to support us as always - we are
nothing without you!
May has quite a few events -- in
order
May 12th: AOH/LAOH Jr
Division Cook In 5:00 pm -8:00 pm at Aid For Friends 12271 Townsend Rd.
We need volunteers to help the kids prepare the non-perishable breakfast bags.
Goal is 1000 for the day.
May 13th: LAOH Division 25 Volley For
Life Tournament. Division 1 has entered a team - please let me know ASAP
if you would like to play on our team or enter your own team.
May 18-19th: the Mayor of Wexford, Ireland, Tommy Carr and his facilities director,
Adrian Doyle, will be visiting Philadelphia.
They arrive May 18th. On May 19th a ceremony is
scheduled at the grave of Commodore Barry's (St Mary's Church @ 4th and Locust
Sts.) Later that evening, we will host a dinner/fundraiser at the
friendly confines of Fado to benefit the men's and
women's operating accounts and RCHS scholarship fund). More info to come,
but anticipate a 7pm -9pm start time for this event.
May 20th: AOH State Board Meeting, Division 39, 1 p.m.
All the AOH Clubs be hold
fundraisers for Seamus Boyle to help finance his run for VP at the National AOH
Convention. Please come out and support someone who has been in the
organization for 30 plus years!
As always there are many things going on that you can bring
you family out to or help yourself.
Yours In Our Motto,
John Riley
Faith is the first factor in a
life devoted to service.
Without it, nothing is possible.
With it, nothing is impossible
proverb
NEXT LADIES AOH MEETING:
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 6pm
at BONNERS PUB
NEXT MEN’S AOH MEETING:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 7pm
at St. Patrick Hall
NEXT ROMAN CATHOLIC HS JUNIOR AOH MEETING:
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 2pm
in RENAISSANCE HALL Room 18
AOH STATE BOARD MEETING:
Saturday, May 20, 2006 at Division 39
Everyone is invited but officers should make every effort to attend
LAOH COUNTY BOARD MEETING:
Wednesday, May 31st at 7:30 PM
at Liberties located at 3rd and Brown Streets
Hosted
by Division 51.
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AOH/LAOH DIVISIONS 1 UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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*** Phila.
County AOH /LAOH JR Division Cook-In
Friday, May 12, 2006 from 5:00 pm -8:00 pm
Aid For Friends
12271 Townsend Road
Aid for Friends is located at 12271 Townsend Rd, Philadelphia,
19154 (215)-464-2224. Directions from I95 (N or
S) -Take 95 to Woodhaven
Rd. Rt
63 West. Take 63W. to the Thornton Rd. exit.
At the light make a right onto Thornton
Rd. and then a left onto Townsend Rd. Take Townsend Road
around the bend to our office. For directions from different locations see the
website at www.aidforfriends.org.
Fado Division 1 Fundraiser
Friday,
May 19, 2006
1500 Locust Street Fado
7pm
-9pm
More
details to follow
http://aohdiv1.com
MEMBER
MILESTONES
è New Mom Kaci to
Michaela Rose Bianchi
born March 9,
2006. Wt: 7lbs, 6oz and 21 inches long
(and new Grandmom
& Grandpop Maggie & John!)
è Shelly’s son Jack’s graduation from
Charles Carol Charter
School &
going to PennCo Tech in the fall
è Congrats to Debi on
becoming our new Financial Secretary
è Aunt Ann’s New Home
IRISH JEWELRY FOR SALE!!!
As many of you know, Ann Marie likes to wear
MANY hats so beginning in January, she will be selling jewelry part-time for a
known jeweler in the Northeast. This includes a large collection of Irish
jewelry for both men and ladies.
CLADDAGH EARRINGS & RINGS FOR SALE!!!
If you happen to see something from another
jeweler, send her a picture and she will try to discount or match the
price.
Thank you – Ann Marie looks forward to helping
you get the best quality possible!
[email protected]
ADOPT-A-TROOP: Please keep in
your prayers our military
Sgt. James P. Walsh
C Co 1-103rd AR
Camp
Taqaddem (Camp Habbaniya)
APOE 09381
PLEASE DO
NOT put your address as the return address, use Jim’s address
as the return also.
“You see things; and you say, "Why?"
But I dream things that never were; and
I say, "Why not?"
George Bernard Shaw
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OTHER AOH/LAOH DIVISIONS' UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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AOH #40 Molly
Maguire Dinner Honors
Friday- May 05, 2006 from 7-11pm
John Mc Grath - President/Business Agent, Local Union#1823
Irish-American
Labor Leader of the Year
Bill Kephart - Division Recording Secretary, Past County
Board President
Division
#40's Hibernian of the Year
District
Counsel #21
Southampton Road in NE Philadelphia
OPEN
BAR - ALL Night
Fine Food,
Music & Dancing
Tickets
are $50.00 pp or reserve a tables for $500.00
Ad book
space is available!!!
Contact
Brian Coleman [email protected]
or
215-745-5971
Kevin
McGinn Golf Outing
Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 8:00 a.m. shotgun start
John F. Byrne Golf Course
Play the Sweetheart or Scramble Tournament
$65.00 per golfer
Food and draft beer until 6:00 p.m. at
Division #87 Club
2171 Wakeling Street
Proceeds
to benefit the Kevin McGinn Memorial Scholarship
Fund
L.A.O.H Div. 25 Annual Volley for Life
In memory of JoAnne Duffy
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Lawncrest Recreation Center (Rising Sun & Comly
St.)
10 am start time
$20 per player (6 players per
team-at least 2 women)
Round robin style of play
There will be a post tournament
party at Curley’s Pub
(Krewstown
& Bloomfield) $1 pints, free wings and pizza
Due to the rainy weather
The Cystic Fibrosis Golf outing has been rescheduled to
Saturday, May 13th at 2:00 pm
Juniata
Golf course.
Therefore we are still accepting hole sponsors
($50.00 & $100.00) as well as
Golfers $80.00
Please call Kieran McGovern
267-249-7632
LAOH Division 39 Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 8:30am
Registration 9am
3K walk around Perzel
Community Center
$20 Adults $10 Children 12 & under
Registration includes give-a-ways, your donation to local organizations for Breast Cancer Research, food, Refreshments and much more.
Please contact Mary Ellen for a registration
form [email protected]
Make checks payable to: LAOH Division 39
Return Form and Payment to:
Mary Ellen Giannetti
4464 Strahle Street
Phila., PA.
19136
http://www.aoh39phila.com
LAOH DIVISION #87
CHINESE AUCTION
Thursday, May 25th - Doors open at
6:00pm
Kevin Donnelly Hall, 2171 Wakeling Street.
Summertime theme….hot dogs, chips, soda and
dessert will be available to purchase…..plenty of fabulous baskets.
Any questions please contact Maria
609-304-7929 or Kathy Deacy Moore 215-260-4758
or Debbie Scott (about the baskets) 215-423-9610.
LAOH 22 Beef-n-Beer for
Erin Walsh
Friday, June 2, 2006 from 8-11pm
Division 22 Fireman’s Union Hall
5th & Willow
Tickets $25
www.phillyaoh22.com
CONDOLENCES/PRAYERS REQUESTED
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-- Please keep Ellenor’s sister-in-law, Edna, & her family in
your prayers. She is suffering from
Lupus and needs our prayers and support.
-- Please keep Dee Dee’s mom, Kay, in your prayers as she recovers
from surgery to repair an incorrectly healed fracture.
-- Dave McSorley is one of 25's officers that is always
helping us out when he can with whatever comes up.
Keep him in your prayers.
John Riley
AOH Div. 1
-- Please keep Ryan
Sees in your Prayers. Ryan is the son of Liz Sees, LAOH 17 &
Philadelphia County Publicity.
Please pray that Ryan continues on the road to a speedy recovery and
that all test results have a good outcome!
Mary McCann, the
mother of Liz Sees, Mary McCann-Lutz LAOH 17 and Kathy Brown LAOH
17 is still in need of our prayers. She is making good progress with
her rehabilitation, and I am confident that with your continued
thoughts and prayers Mrs McCann will have a good
outcome!
Christine
Fitzpatrick
LAOH 17
-- It is with heavy
heart and great sadness that I inform you of the sudden passing of AOH Division
51-Fishtown Brother, Lance Corporal Patrick Pote, USMC. Pat, age 23, passed in his sleep on Monday,
April 10, in South Carolina. When he was leaving for Iraq, I asked
him if there was anything he needed from the Division and his reply was
"Yea, Some AOH51-Fishtown T-shirts and some Blackthorn CDs, so those
Iraqis will know that the Fishtown Irish are here." Pat
was buried with full military honors. We
take solace in knowing that Pat has gone before us to join St. Patrick, St. Brigid and All the Irish in Heaven and is now watching over
us. Rest in Peace Patrick.
Jay McCarrie
AOH Div. 51
-- Please keep Kyle Foley in your
prayers. Kyle is the son of Division#25 brother Joe Foley. Kyle, a senior at Cabrini College was the victim of a vicious
stabbing that took place in his dorm room. He was stabbed 3 times in the
abdomen & has several other wounds.
-- Our Order lost
one of its greatest friends and members:
Rev. Michael J. McCleane was an
unyielding champion of the Hibernians, AOH and LAOH. He would have celebrated
25 years in the priesthood this month. Michael served the Lord in many parishes
in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Among them; St. Andrews, Drexel Hill as
deacon intern, St. Philomena's, Nativity B.V.M., St. Eugene's, Resurrection of
Our Lord, Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Calvary, Ascension of Our Lord in which
Michael served as Pastor and the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul where
one of his duties was visiting the sick at Hahnemann Hospital. Please keep his
family in your prayers.
Bob Gessler
Past President, Philadelphia County
Board & Div. 87 AOH
WORLD WIDE WEB
HAPPENINGS
Help
support AOH Division 1 & the Irish
Way Scholarship Fund
for AOH Division 1 Philadelphia
& Philly Chapter of the Irish American Cultural Institute
Purchase
items at http://www.DesperateHousewares.org
And
the AOH Div. 1 & IACI Irish Way scholarship receives 6% commission
FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL.COM
An
Online Memorial for the Fallen Services Members of
Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com
PETITION FOR A UNITED IRELAND
http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/irishnorthernaidcommittee/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=101
AOH/LAOH NATIONAL CONVENTION BOSTON 2006
HTTP://WWW.BOSTON06.COM
The Spirituality
of Women Retreat
www.elkinsparkretreats.org
Father Aloysius P. McGonigal:
Battlefield Hero Without a Gun
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/mcgonigl.html
Irish Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
By Margaret Johnson (Yahoo! SouthJerseyIrish
group)
Ingredients:
Filling 1 1/2 cups rhubarb, washed and sliced
1 cup strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup sugar
Crumble
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 amaretti or digestive biscuits
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into pieces
Whipped cream or custard sauce for topping
Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8x8-inch square
baking pan.For the filling: In a large bowl, combine
the rhubarb, strawberries, and cornstarch. Stir well to distribute fruit
evenly. Put fruit into prepared baking pan and sprinkle with sugar. For the crumble:
In the work bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, brown sugar, and
biscuits. Process until well-combined. Add the butter
and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not over-process.
Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the fruit and bake 40 minutes, or until the
top is browned and crisp and the fruit is tender. Serve warm with whipped cream
or custard sauce. Serves 4 .
http://www.irishabroad.com/Culture/Kitchen/Recipe.asp?RcpID=144
REQUESTS FROM OUR SERVICE MEN & WOMEN IN IRAQ:
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR
BAGHDAD HOSPITAL
1.
Diapers for
8 month olds to toddlers. Some clothing for the same age
group. No dresses or shorts and everything must be as plain as possible.
PLEASE NOTHING WITH LOGOS OR DESIGNS THAT MAY POINT TO WESTERNIZATION IN ANY
WAY.
2.
EMERGENCY
NEED FOR pants and shirts for 8 year olds up to 13/14 year olds. AGAIN AS PLAIN AS POSSIBLE. NO DRESSES OR SHORTS AND AGAIN
JUST SOLID COLORS OR BASIC PLAIDS. NOTHING WITH LOGOS OR
DESIGNS THAT MAY POINT TO WESTERNIZATION.
3.
EMERGENCY
NEED FOR TOWELS to be used at the hospital.
MSgt John Urban
332nd EMDG
APO AE 09315-9997
Thanks
again. Let's over whelm MSgt Urban with our generosity.
John
Waldron
AFSBn-I
Battalion
S-8
Camp Anaconda,
Balad,
Iraq
DSN:
312-99 2-2607 x6247
Comm: 732-532-2607 x6247
The Philadelphia Veterans
Multi-Service and Education
Center
is in great need of the things that you get when you
stay over night at a hotel. The little soaps, lotions, shaving cream (not
sure if they come in little cans). ANY items like that would be greatly
appreciated. Also, don't forget socks,
underwear, etc. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
4th
& Arch Streets, Philadelphia
Any donations for the P. V. V. M. A. F. can be mailed to:
Philadelphia Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Advisory Fund
c/o P.V.M.S.E.C.
213 N. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19106
Attn: Edward J. Lowry, Secretary, Board 0f Directors, PVVMAF
Forwarded by Phil Bowdren:
There
is a young soldier (a 23 year old Tennessee National Guardsman) named Sgt.
Kevin Downs. He was blown out of his tank in Baghdad a year ago and left with no feet,
mangled arms, and burns over 60% of his body. He is a Tennessee boy. Everyone else in the tank was killed.
His condition is not good. A surgery to improve the use of fingers on one
hand inadvertently caused previous skin grafts to break down, and the grafts on
his legs are cracking as well and may require beginning over at square one.
Kevin is tired and low in
spirits. He needs our prayers and support through cards. Would you please send
him a note or card to let him know you are thinking about him? Remember him in
your prayers as well.
Thank you
for all that you will do. Every little
card and prayer will help!
His address is:
Sgt. Kevin Downs
Brooke Army Medical Center
3851 Roger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Go to Google and put in Kevin Downs for more information or:
http://www.scadvocate.com/kevin_downs.htm
Prayer
to St. Brigid
Father, by the leadership of thy blessed servant Brigid thou didst strengthen the Church in this land;
As we give thee thanks for her life of devoted service, inspire us with new
life and light, and give us perseverance to serve thee all our days; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
May you always have walls for the winds,
a roof for the rain, tea beside the
fire,
laughter to cheer you, those you love near
you,
and all your heart might desire
LAOH DIVISION 1 EMAIL LIST:
Please submit any corrections, additions, announcements &
prayer requests to:
[email protected].