AOH/LAOH DIVISION 1

LAOH DIVISION 1 EMAIL LIST:
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May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow, For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise, And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song, And an answer for each prayer.

Thank you Bonners for hosting Division 1 AOH/LAOH for our first 2 years!

FROM LAOH DIVISION 1 VICE PRESIDENT:

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WE ARE MOVING OUR MEETINGS TO THE NORTHEAST

Hello Everyone!

We Have A New Meeting Place at the RED ROOSTER!!!! At the last meeting we agreed and voted to move our meetings to the Northeast area starting in the Fall. And the reason we are looking to move is that when Maggie & I agreed to start up a ladies division along with the men we thought that we could attract a lot of working people who live in the city and we would grow by leaps and bounds and also there was no other division in the area, well as you can see we are not doing a good job and that we did not try. We have in the past held membership drives and even at the Beef n Beer we try to attract new members and have not been successful. That is the main reason we are looking move locations.

We had a meeting at the Red Rooster Restaurant last week and we were “Welcomed with Open Arms.” These ladies were wonderful and they are willing to do anything to help us. I believe that after talking to them that we can grow and even have a place to call “HOME”.

I would like to say "Thank you" to Bernie & Janny for allowing us to take over their place :)
Directions to the RED ROOSTER:
It is located on Rhawn and Dungan Sts. in the shopping center.
If you are coming from the North you will take the Blvd to Rhawn, make a left, go 8 lights (CVS on right),
make a left and turn right into the shopping center and it is right there.
It is very easy to get to for everyone.
• Our first meeting is going to on Sept 12th at 7:00pm.
• Our meetings are going to be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

On October 15th we will be celebrating our 4^th anniversary with a mass by Fr Tim followed by an Irish breakfast Fund Raiser from 11 am to 2 pm at the "Rooster" then we will be holding a MEMBERSHIP DRIVE from 1:00pm to 4:00 pm.

Our next CASINO Trip will be on Saturday, Nov 25th. We will be leaving from the "Rooster" at 1 PM. We will be having the table buses again for anyone who wants to play cards again. We will be serving pepperoni, cheese & crackers & sandwiches, along with beer, wine, soda & coffee. Remember this is "Thanksgiving "weekend and the shopping at the Outlets will be very good. For those of you who went last time you will remember how much fun we had and I hope that you tell some of your friends. The seating is 4 to a table and this trips sells out fast so get your deposits in to Ann Marie as soon as possible.

The price is $40.00 pp with $20.00 back in coin I will need deposits and head counts by Sept 29th.

In January a Silent Auction..... The sky is the limit here.

I do believe that we can be successful in the new location. If you get a chance, stop over there for dinner and check it out. The food is really good and reasonable & on Tues & Thurs. they have “all you can eat crabs”. And tell your waitress who you are. I truly believe that you will be happy in our NEW HOME! And check out their website. It is www.redroosteratrhawn.com.

If anyone has a special charity please lets us know. Call me if you have any questions or concerns. I am at home and can be reached at (215) 338-2155.
I look forward to seeing everyone soon,
Ann Marie

NEXT LADIES AOH MEETING:

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 7pm

at Red Rooster at Rhawn

IRISH BREAKFAST & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Sunday, October 15, 2006

at Red Rooster at Rhawn

FROM AOH DIVISION 1 PRESIDENT:

Brothers and Sisters,

My how the summer did fly. I hope you all had wonderful one! September is annually a time of the year when we refocus our energies with the start of school at Roman Catholic and look at putting our yearly schedule together.

To be honest we have enough on our plates to focus on with HHP and Catholic school scholarships that I don't know what else we can do without over extending the membership of the division. That will be up to the membership and whomever is the board of officers are for the next term. I will have a schedule for the rest of the fall as soon as possible in September as soon as I clear the dates with RCHS Administration.

Separate and apart from the AOH Principle Bob O'Neill at Roman Catholic High School has me running a new group. The groups name will be "Respect Life." We will do a lot of the same things that the Jr's have done over the past couple years making well visits to establishments and will have a large number of the AOH Jr. membership in the group. The AOH and Respect Life group will be main players once again in the ProLife Rally at Dilworth Plaza Rally. We have done a lot of work in the past four years and gained a good reputation in Center City and the Archdiocese. I hope to see that continue in the future.

Fundraising:
Something to think about men:
Aside from operating and giving money away every year there is an AOH Convention either county, state or National that we are obliged to send representatives to support our county state and national officials.

Couple things in the next couple months:

We are selling ads in the 2006 -2007 AOH/LAOH Division 1 Ad book. We will produce this book for all the events we run in 2006-2007. This is 100 % profit, easy money. Everyone is encouraged to help with the sales as it will only be as successful as the help we have putting it together. Two people cannot do this successfully as in the past and make operating costs for the Division.

October 7th 2006 Kerr Scholarship Fundraiser Division 25 Half Ball Tournament. This year it will be held behind St. Matthews at the intersection of St. Vincent & Hawthorne Sts. Great family event!

We will be looking at a golf outing in early Spring. Committee is needed for this event.

I look forward to seeing you all in the fall.

Best Regards,

John Riley
AOH Division 1 President
RCHS JR AOH Moderator
AOH Phila County Board Member

NEXT MEN’S AOH MEETING:

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 7pm

at St. Patrick Hall

NEXT ROMAN CATHOLIC HS JUNIOR AOH MEETING:

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 2pm

in the New Building

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AOH/LAOH DIVISIONS 1 UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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LAOH Division 1 4^th Anniversary Mass

Irish Breakfast Fundraiser & Membership Drive

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Red Rooster @ Rhawn

10am Mass w/Fr. Tim

Irish Breakfast Fundraiser $10/person

Membership Drive from 1-4pm $10

www.redroosteratrhawn.com

AOH Division 1 Beef and Beer

Friday, October 20th 2006

7:00 pm -11:00 pm

Roman Catholic High School Broad and Vine Streets

$25.00 for great food, DJ, live entertainment, raffles and silent auction.

Portions of the proceeds go to Adopt-a-Student Fund at RCHS Alumni Association.

LAOH Division 1 Casino Trip (Atlantic City Outlets!)

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Make the Most of Black Friday Shopping!

Bus leaves the Rooster at 1pm

$40 – Caesars ($20 back in coin)

All money due by Oct. 10

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OTHER AOH/LAOH DIVISIONS' UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Division 22 Fired Up Friday

Friday, September 15, 2006

Smoke Eaters Pub

Frankford & Sheffield Aves.

Happy Hour 5-7pm

Will be held the 3^rd Friday of each month

A.O.H. # 25 Beach Party at Boardwalk Bar & Grille

Saturday, September 23^rd

Featuring performances by Celtic Connection and Jamison!

2^nd Annual Philadelphia River Wards

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS RALLY

SATURDAY – Sept. 30, 2006 - 7:00 PM

Campbell Square

Allegheny Ave. & Belgrade St.

Port Richmond, Philadelphia PA USA

Hosted By:

AOH / LOAH Division 51 Fishtown

AOH / LAOH Division 87 Port Richmond

Port Richmond Community Group

Fishtown Neighbors Association

Port Richmond On Patrol Civic Association

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqo4f8/troop_rally_2

Fallen Police Officer Benefit - A FAMILY EVENT
Saturday, September 30, 2006 (Rain or Shine)
12 Noon to 5 PM
Wicen Shooting Range
3179 Mozart Road
Furlong, PA 18925
(215) 598 3534
Skeet ... Pistol ... Rifle Shooting Contest
Games for the children ... Food ... 50-50
Sergeant Patrick M. Connell died suddenly on April 7, 2006. He was an officer with the Bristol Township Police Department. As a father of 5 children, he participated in each of their lives through coaching, cheering them on, and exemplifying what it is to be a GREAT father. He was a D.A.R.E. officer, a member of the Bristol Township M.E.R.T. team, Bristol Township Honor Guard, and the Bucks County Lodge #53 F.O.P.
The Proceeds to Benefit: Connell Children ' s Educational Fund
Cost: $25 per person (shooter) / $10 per person (not participating in shooting contest)
Children 6 years of age and under are free
To order tickets*, make checks payable to: Connell Children ' s Educational Fund
P.O. Box 162
Horsham, PA 19044
For additional information, please contact Matt Simmonds at Aramis Security
Network, Inc. (610) 584-6355 or John & Rosemary Boyd (215) 443-9537
*Tickets available the day of the event

Division 25 Annual Half Ball Tournament

October 7th 11:00 am start.
The cost per four (4) person team is $135.00. Individuals are also welcome and will be placed on a team. Family and friends type teams definitely welcome.

The deadline for team registration is September 18th.

All players will receive a T-Shirt, Food, Adult Beverages and a shot at the $200 Cash Prize for the winning team. Please bring a lawn chair for relaxing between games.

Anyone interested in fielding teams, or wishing to be added to a team should contact Tom Lally at either of these two email addresses:

[email protected] or [email protected].

This is a blast, a family event and it’s for a worthy Hibernian cause – promoting a Catholic education.

GREAT HIBERNIAN

HOT WINGS CHALLENGE

Sunday - October 8th, 2006
3:30 PM TO 7:30 PM

Fundraiser To Benefit The Philadelphia County
Hibernian Hunger Project

SMOKEEATERS PUB (Formerly Callahan’s)
Frankford Ave. & Sheffield St.

Join Us For EAGLES vs COWBOYS “T.O. SUCKS!”

$2 DOMESTIC BOTTLE BEER / $1 OFF WELL DRINKS
ALL OF THIS FOR A $10 DONATION

HELP US JUDGE THE BEST HOT WINGS IN PHILLY!

• Ed Dougherty (AOH Division 39) - 215-585-4417
• Donna Donnelly (LAOH Division 87) - 215-964-7830
• Phil Bowdren (AOH Division 51) - 215-426-2772

CONDOLENCES/PRAYERS REQUESTED

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Please pray for the family of our Debi Price, after the loss of her mother, Marcy Cianci, loving mother of 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Mary started Tacony Townwatch Inc. and from then on, Mary was known as "Grandmom Townwatch" for 22 years.

· Please keep our Ellenor Leighardt, mother of Judee and Ellenor, Jr., as she recuperates from a hospital stay.

· Roman Catholic HS Alumni Great James Sherry passed away on August 31st. Jim will be greatly missed by the school and Alumni as he was one in a million. Please pray for him & his family.

Please keep in your prayers Kevin France (father of Heather France), who is 43 years old and a Philadelphia firefighter. He had a triple bypass 10 months ago and just recently had surgery again. He's doing well under the circumstances but prayers will definitely help. Thanks! Christine Fitzpatrick
Please keep in you prayers LAOH Division 51 member Mary Kennedy, wife of AOH Division 51 member Jack Kennedy. Mary is underwent an emergency heart catheterization within at Frankford-Torresdale Hospital. Mary was in New York and was bit by a spider. She was treated for the bite, but when she returned home and saw her doctor here, he had an EKG done and admitted her.
We, at Division 39, are deeply saddened to announce that Kate Palchik has passed away after a long illness. Kate fought valiantly to stay with us. Please remember Kate in your prayers.
LAOH Division 51 member Gerri Bryan lost her long battle with cancer on Sunday, September 10th. Please keep Gerri, her husband Cork,AOH Division 51 and their sons, daughters and grandchildren in your prayers.

“I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live to be as well prepared for it, as I confidently believe her to have been! If the way to Heaven be through piety, truth, justice and charity, she is there” - Jonathan Swift 1667-1745

Josh Belotti receives skate board scholarship

Taken from KeysNews.com

Josh Belotti of Marathon is one of seven students nationwide to be awarded a Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship. Josh was recognized for his efforts in getting a public skate park in Marathon.

The 2006 recipients of the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship, the nation's only college scholarship program for skateboarders, have been selected, and Marathon resident is one of seven students nationwide to be awarded the scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to students who have been activists for skateboarding in their communities.

Josh Belotti of Marathon will receive a $1000 scholarship presented by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC). Belotti lobbied for a public skate park in Marathon and was active in all aspects of fundraising and design.

"The first time I heard that I was one of the recipients of the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship I felt all those voluntary fundraisers and community service hours really did pay off. When I spoke to Mrs. Kerr and heard the news that I was chosen nationwide out of 500 skaters I felt privileged and honored. Skateboarding has challenged me and that has carried over in other areas of my life. Being involved in my community has helped me to grow up and now I am being rewarded for it. I plan to attend FKCC and stay involved in the local skate scene," he said. Belotti lobbied for a public skate park in Marathon and was active in all aspects of fundraising.

"This scholarship helps to change the negative stereotype often associated with skateboarders. Josh was one of seven chosen among over 500 applicants by the scholarship panel. Josh is a great role model to young skaters in this community. Throughout high school he has worked hard to maintain good grades as well as perfect attendance. He was active in the grassroots movement to get the original skate park in our community. He has been active in the community and the skate park and will continue to be," said his mother, Tina Belotti.

WORLD WIDE WEB HAPPENINGS

Irish Breakfast Fundraiser & Membership Drive

Make the Most of Black Friday Shopping!

2nd Annual Philadelphia River Wards

SATURDAY – Sept. 30, 2006 - 7:00 PM

Taken from KeysNews.com

2^nd Annual Philadelphia River Wards