Presidents Message for January / February 2010

On behalf of myself, my family and the new Executive Board, I would like to wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.  I’m looking forward to a great 2010 for Division 15 and I will need everyone’s help to make sure that happens.  Our Division is very fortunate as many of you are already very involved with our Division and the Order as a whole and I would ask that you continue with that participation.  There are a lot of you, however, that I do not get to see or hear from very often.  I would ask that you make a better effort to come to at least a couple of meetings and/or stop by on a Friday night every now and then to say hello.  We have made some renovations to Hibernian Hall recently so, if you haven’t been down in a while, now would be the perfect time to stop in. 

Speaking of renovations, I would especially like to thank Jim Wall and Mike Greene for all of their hard work over the past few months to get all of that work done.  The place looks great!  We have had a lot of visitors from neighboring Divisions down at the hall lately and they have all mentioned how nice the upgrades look.  I think every president has had changes in mind when they took office but it seems like we can never achieve all of them – we’re taking baby steps.  One of the reasons we made these changes is to make our hall more attractive for rentals.  If you know of anyone who is looking for a place to have a party (max 75 people) then please have them check out Hibernian Hall before going somewhere else.  It’s local and the price is right, just call 795-9715 for more details. 

I would like to congratulate Our Man of the Year, Jim Wall & Our Lady of the Year Rita Kilduff. These two individuals are perfect examples of true Hibernians’, thank you both for your dedication and support. 

This is our first edition of the new bi-monthly newsletter.  With the ever rising costs of printing and postage we decided to reduce the number of editions we send out to six.  We will, however, continue to send out emails periodically with upcoming events and meeting notices.  There may be some last minute events scheduled that might not make the newsletter in time - these events will be included in the emails.  If you do not currently receive any emails from me and would like to be added to the list, please send an email to me at ~~shamrocken47@verizon.net~~ and I will gladly add you to the list. 

We have a busy year ahead with numerous events already in the works; the AOH Pub Crawl III, Super Bowl XLIV, and our St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance just to name a few.  Please see the upcoming events inside for more details.  I would also like to impose on all of you to reach out to just one family member or friend to get them to join our ranks – recruitment is the lifeblood of this organization and I would love to see a lot more new members at the end of 2010.  We have applications down at the hall for anyone who needs them. 

Editor’s Message~~ Bernie Gilmartin

Hip, Hip, Hooray for ~~ Jim Wall & Rita Kilduff ~~  Man & Lady of the Year 

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Mike’s Tidbits   

       I hope everyone had a pleasant Christmas season. I spoke recently with Danny Collins, our Pennsylvania Representative; he said he is looking forward to see everyone at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. He also told me that he made the Deans list in college for the second time.  Speaking about the City parade, last year the Division and Band took third place. Not too shabby.

       This month, lot’s of congratulations: Bernie Gilmartin on running a very successful Pig Roast and also Christmas party, Jim Wall on completing the front of the hall, to the decorating committee men and woman for our Christmas tree. Last but not least to Santa, Padraic Nugent is the best. 

        Glad to see that the cane ladies are up and about. For those who don’t know the cane ladies they are Pat Brennan and Nonie Ryan. That’s about it for now.

GREEN BERET  

The Officers of the Club would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.  Remember we are open every Friday evening at 8 pm, so come on down. 

         This year we would like to refurbish the kitchen and men’s room in the hall, but that takes money so we will be running fund raisers to help finance these projects. I hope we get a good response from our members because that’s the only way we can carry out these goals.     

      We are going to have a Fish Dinner on Friday, February 26 from 6 to 8pm. This is the first Friday in Lent. This will include a Fish Dinner with draft beer, wine and soda for $20.00 a person. On this event seating will be limited to 50 people. For reservation on the Fish Fry contact Mike Greene or any Green Beret Officer.

       See you on Friday. 

Nominating Committee

Consisting of Mike Beggen, Mike Greene, Bernie Gilmartin, Frank Ryan and Bob Mullen have elected Jim Wall as the “Hibernian Man of the Year”, Jim is well deserving of the Mike Shaughnessy Award for 2010. 

Although Jim is relatively a short timer in the Division, he has shown outstanding qualities as a Hibernian.  He is currently the Treasure of the Division and has given his time to help up-grade our hall. He is active in the Knights of Columbus and Little League Baseball.  The Nominating Committee made a great choice electing Jim.

 Upcoming Events

Sunday Jan 31^st. Will be the 300 Club Cocktail Party from 2 – 5pm at the Hall.

Sunday, February 7^th  – Super Bowl XLIV- Hibernian Hall -  Our usual Super Bowl party kicks off one hour prior to the game.  $40 gets you admission, food, drink and a box in the football pool.  The tickets are selling fast so come down to the Hall and see Ron Ade or myself to get in on the action.  A flat screen TV will be raffled off to one lucky box-owner at the end of the game.  We will also be holding a 50/50 raffle during the game.

Friday, February 28^th. at the Hall – Fish Dinner

Sunday March 7^th. – Bethpage Parade at 1:30pm

Friday, March 12^th – Division 15’s St Patrick’s Dinner Dance – Stewart Thomas Manor 7pm – You should be receiving a letter in the mail shortly with all of the details Price: $55 per person.  For tickets and information, contact Jim Wall at ~~ jrkmbwall@verizon.net.  If you want to purchase a journal ad please see Frank Ryan for prices and details.

Wednesday, March 17^th – St. Patrick’s Day, NYC Parade – There will be a mass at the Marine Hall at 8:30am followed by a lite breakfast back at Hibernian Hall.  We have reserved ONE bus to take members into the city for the parade – these seats will sell quickly!  $25 per person.  See Brian Farrell down at the hall on a Friday night or email him at ~~ jkranz2@verizon.net

 If there are other events that you would like published and sent out to our members please email me at ~~ shamrocken47@verizon.net ~~ and I will send them out via email and/or add them to our next issue of the Stars & Shamrocks if the date/event has not passed by then.

 If you have not paid your 2010 Annual Dues please do so ASAP!  Dues are $40 – Make checks payable to AOH Division 15 and send them to:     ..............  Bill Sullivan    36 Denise Street   Massapequa, NY 11758

“IN GOD WE TRUST                    REMEMBER OUR TROOPS