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(203) 281-3563 or Gerry Stratton (203) 214-8578 or email email or 214-8578 (203) Stratton Gerry or 281-3563 (203) odonovankinsale

irish american community center

O’Donovan John Co-Chairmen contact please tickets, of books additional

10:30am 22 July Sun, Fermanagh CT) Haven, (East IACC

be held during the CT Irish Festival. If you have any questions or would like like would or questions any have you If Festival. Irish CT the during held be 9 venice place

St. Bridgets St. Park Gaelic 8:00pm 12 July Thur,

Please work hard to sell your tickets for the upcoming annual raffle that will will that raffle annual upcoming the for tickets your sell to hard work Please

Manhattan Gaels Manhattan Park Gaelic 8:00pm

Wed., June 27 27 June Wed., east haven, ct 06512

ANNUAL RAFFLE ANNUAL

Rockland Festival Irish CT 6:00pm 23 June Sat.,

Leitrim CT) Haven, (East IACC 10:30am 20 May Sun,

Eileen Roxbee. Forms are also available at the club or on our webpage. our on or club the at available also are Forms Roxbee. Eileen Feile Park Gaelic 6:00pm 6 May Sun,

county page information to Johanna Mackey or your memorial/business ads to to ads memorial/business your or Mackey Johanna to information page county Opponent Venue Time Date

page, and business page forms. The deadline is May 31st. Please send your your send Please 31st. May is deadline The forms. page business and page, (203) 605-7414. (203)

The ad book committee for the festival is taking your county page, memorial memorial page, county your taking is festival the for committee book ad The – questions any with Maxwell Geoff Coach contact Please Thursday.

CT IRISH FESTIVAL AD BOOK AD FESTIVAL IRISH CT CT. It would be great to see everyone at the club for our first training this this training first our for club the at everyone see to great be would It CT.

at the New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club, 9 Venice Place, East Haven, Haven, East Place, Venice 9 Club, Hurling and Football Gaelic Haven New the at

please contact Sharon Kearns at (203) 488-6605. (203) at Kearns Sharon contact please league. In addition, we are having trainings every Thursday from 7:00 – 8:00pm 8:00pm – 7:00 from Thursday every trainings having are we addition, In league.

Vincent McMahon will present a slideshow on Ireland. If you have any questions, questions, any have you If Ireland. on slideshow a present will McMahon Vincent The official spring schedule is below for our inaugural season in the New York York New the in season inaugural our for below is schedule spring official The

The Retirees will meet on Thursday, May 17 at 12:30 p.m. At this meeting, meeting, this At p.m. 12:30 at 17 May Thursday, on meet will Retirees The NEW HAVEN JUNIOR LADIES SPRING SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE SPRING LADIES JUNIOR HAVEN NEW

RETIREES MEETING Thursday, May 17 at 12:30pm at 17 May Thursday, MEETING RETIREES

Sat May 19 May Sat U10,12,14 3,4,5 Haven New Brendans St Monroe

U10,12,14 3,4,5 Rockland Haven New IACC 12 May Sat

. [email protected] or 488-4902 (203) Hines Anne calling by May 8th by must a Sat May 5 May Sat U10,12,14 3,4,5 Patricks St Haven New IACC

Divisions Team breakfast will be served after Mass. Donation $15, children $5. Reservations are are Reservations $5. children $15, Donation Mass. after served be will breakfast

Age Age Times Visiting Team Home Venue Date celebrated by our Club Chaplain, Father Timothy Meehan. A traditional Irish Irish traditional A Meehan. Timothy Father Chaplain, Club our by celebrated

Breakfast will be held at our Club on Sunday 13th May at 9am. Mass will be be will Mass 9am. at May 13th Sunday on Club our at held be will Breakfast

Staunton at [email protected]. at Staunton Communion and Mass Day Mothers’ annual Our

you would like to get added to our email distribution list, please email Catherine Catherine email please list, distribution email our to added get to like would you 9am at 13

resumed. We will be training at the club from 6:00 – 7:30 every Thursday. If If Thursday. every 7:30 – 6:00 from club the at training be will We resumed. May Sunday, BREAKFAST and MASS DAY MOTHER'S

Reminder that we are always looking for new players, and outdoor practices have have practices outdoor and players, new for looking always are we that Reminder

our schedule, and we hope to have a great fan base at our two home games! games! home two our at base fan great a have to hope we and schedule, our

[email protected] at Stratton season. We will have a team in the U10, U12, and U14 divisions. Please see see Please divisions. U14 and U12, U10, the in team a have will We season. .

John O’Donovan at (203) 281-3563 or email Pat Pat email or 281-3563 (203) at O’Donovan John New Haven is once again entering teams into the New York Minor Board Spring Spring Board Minor York New the into teams entering again once is Haven New

Mancuso (fiddle, guitar & vocals). Please contact contact Please vocals). & guitar (fiddle, Mancuso NEW HAVEN GAELIC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE SCHEDULE FOOTBALL GAELIC HAVEN NEW

Foley (fiddle), Damien Connolly (accordion) and Matt Matt and (accordion) Connolly Damien (fiddle), Foley

song on Saturday May 12 at 7:30pm featuring Dylan Dylan featuring 7:30pm at 12 May Saturday on song of the year. year. the of

There will be a traditional Irish concert of music and and music of concert Irish traditional a be will There Thursday, 14th June at 7pm. We will finalize our plans for our biggest fundraiser fundraiser biggest our for plans our finalize will We 7pm. at June 14th Thursday,

12 at 7:30pm at 12 All Chairmen and volunteers are asked to attend our final festival meeting on meeting festival final our attend to asked are volunteers and Chairmen All

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CONCERT, Saturday, May May Saturday, CONCERT, MUSIC IRISH TRADITIONAL FINAL FESTIVAL MEETING Thurs. June 14 at 7:00pm 7:00pm at 14 June Thurs. MEETING FESTIVAL FINAL

enjoying your club. club. your enjoying thoughts and ideas. and thoughts

and enjoy the weather on our patio. Bring friends with you. Hope to see you all all you see to Hope you. with friends Bring patio. our on weather the enjoy and 7:00pm. All members are encouraged to attend. Please bring your questions, questions, your bring Please attend. to encouraged are members All 7:00pm. possible. Family $75, Individual $50, renewing seniors $20 each and $30 per couple. couple. per $30 and each $20 seniors renewing $50, Individual $75, Family possible. KEY LOCK WAS INSTALLED ON DOOR SO YOU WILL NEED YOUR CARD TO ENTER. TO CARD YOUR NEED WILL YOU SO DOOR ON INSTALLED WAS LOCK KEY

different drink which will be posted at the bar. You can take your drinks outside outside drinks your take can You bar. the at posted be will which drink different The first quarterly membership meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 12 at at 12 June Tuesday, on place take will meeting membership quarterly first The payable 1st January. Please keep in mind dues are a vital part of the running of our Club so if you have not already remitted your payment please do so as soon as as soon as so do please payment your remitted already not have you if so Club our of running the of part vital a are dues mind in keep Please January. 1st payable

from 4-8pm. The 10th we will have Margarita specials. Each week will be a a be will week Each specials. Margarita have will we 10th The 4-8pm. from GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Tuesday, June 12 at 7:00pm at 12 June Tuesday, MEETING, MEMBERSHIP GENERAL Our Financial Secretary, Mary Roddy, would like to remind all our members that membership dues are are dues membership that members our all remind to like would Roddy, Mary Secretary, Financial Our due? past yours Are forget? you Did - DUES MEMBERSHIP

Beginning Sunday 10th June for the summer months we will have Happy Hours Hours Happy have will we months summer the for June 10th Sunday Beginning

FUN SUNDAYS DURING THE SUMMER 4-8pm SUMMER THE DURING SUNDAYS FUN . . [email protected] or 605-7414 (203) at Maxwell Geoff contact

at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. For tickets ($20) and information, please please information, and ($20) tickets For 8pm. at starts show the and 7pm at

and snacks in the lounge - bring a snack to share if you wish. you if share to snack a bring - lounge the in snacks and Hurling Club on Saturday, June 2 at the IACC. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, dinner dinner pm, 6:30 at open will Doors IACC. the at 2 June Saturday, on Club Hurling

Come on out and join your friends and fellow members for good conversation conversation good for members fellow and friends your join and out on Come humor. The show is being presented by the New Haven Youth Football and and Football Youth Haven New the by presented being is show The humor.

etc. one get one buy day, the of choice the on price half specials, drink have will presentation of jokes, one liners and stories that celebrate the Irish sense of of sense Irish the celebrate that stories and liners one jokes, of presentation

Friday of every month at 4pm. Each happy hour we we hour happy Each 4pm. at month every of Friday 2 the are Hours Happy Please join in the fun as comedian Dave Kane brings you a laugh filled filled laugh a you brings Kane Dave comedian as fun the in join Please

at 4pm 4pm at 11 May Friday, HOUR HAPPY DAVE KANE’S “JOKES MY IRISH FATHER TOLD ME”, Saturday, June 2 at 7pm at 2 June Saturday, ME”, TOLD FATHER IRISH MY “JOKES KANE’S DAVE

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Upcoming Events Upcoming

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Please check the weekly email or our newsletter for all our exciting events. We We events. exciting our all for newsletter our or email weekly the check Please

deadline is also looming. Please send you forms in asap. in forms you send Please looming. also is deadline

Thursday 17th, Retirees Meeting, 12:30pm Meeting, Retirees 17th, Thursday the Feis Chairperson if you wish to help out. Our annual scholarship application application scholarship annual Our out. help to wish you if Chairperson Feis the

, CT Irish Festival Irish CT , 24 Sunday & 23 Saturday 9am Breakfast, and Mass Day Mother’s 13th, Sunday

any board member or Billy Mackey, the Festival chairperson or Megan Lenihan, Lenihan, Megan or chairperson Festival the Mackey, Billy or member board any

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, Final Festival Meeting 7pm Meeting Festival Final , 14 Thursday 7:30pm

that we can get the book to the printers. Volunteers are needed. Please contact contact Please needed. are Volunteers printers. the to book the get can we that th

– Friday 20 Friday – 16 Monday 7pm Meeting, Membership General , 12 Tuesday Concert, Friends and Foley Dylan , 12 Saturday , New Haven Cul Camp Camp Cul Haven New ,

underway. Please turn in ad book or county entries by the end of the month so so month the of end the by entries county or book ad in turn Please underway.

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, AOH 2018 Thimble Island Cruise, 6pm Cruise, Island Thimble 2018 AOH , 15 Sunday 7pm Show, Comedy Kane’s Dave , 2 Saturday 4pm Hour, Happy 11th Friday

should be finished with all our projects by mid June. Our Festival plans are well well are plans Festival Our June. mid by projects our all with finished be should

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July June May on the bathrooms and floor, and installation of our sound/electrical update. We We update. sound/electrical our of installation and floor, and bathrooms the on

sparkle. Thank you for your patience as we near completion of our repair work work repair our of completion near we as patience your for you Thank sparkle. DATES TO REMEMBER TO DATES

Anne. club our make help to in pitched who everyone to you Thank etc.! painting,

Wednesday & Thursday: 7pm-1am; Friday & Saturday: 7pm-2am; Sunday: 1pm-9p Sunday: 7pm-2am; Saturday: & Friday 7pm-1am; Thursday: & Wednesday HOURS: CLUB

know. Enjoy the warmer weather. weather. warmer the Enjoy know. pruning, cutting, raking, cleaning, busy been have members club fellow your

to all our members our all to

May May 2018

relax and enjoy. If you have any ideas for club events please let one of the officers officers the of one let please events club for ideas any have you If enjoy. and relax that see will you grounds club the around look you if and here finally is Spring

Mothers Day Day Mothers

Joan Hall 203 315 9215 [email protected] 9215 315 203 Hall Joan Treasurer:

we are trying something new - happy hour from 4-8pm - come up to the club, club, the to up come - 4-8pm from hour happy - new something trying are we Members, Club Dear

Geoffrey Maxwell 203 605 7414 [email protected] 7414 605 203 Maxwell Geoffrey President: Vice

is on Friday 11th May - hope to see you all there. Sundays during the summer summer the during Sundays there. all you see to hope - May 11th Friday on is MESSAGE PRESIDENT’S IACC Anne Hines 203 488 4902 203 215 5997 (cell) [email protected] (cell) 5997 215 203 4902 488 203 Hines Anne President: Club NHGF&H

the lounge and pool room will be completed by the middle of May. Happy hour hour Happy May. of middle the by completed be will room pool and lounge the

Happy

Gerry Roddy 203 215 3268 [email protected] 3268 215 203 Roddy Gerry Engineer: Building pool room are back in use after our burst pipe flooding the area and the floors in floors the and area the flooding pipe burst our after use in back are room pool www.wwuh.org or WWUH91.3 6-9pm Tuesday Airs Celtic

Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 [email protected] 8367 506 203 Roddy Mary Secretary: Financial

the festival please contact the chairman, Bill Mackey. Our 2 bathrooms off the the off bathrooms 2 Our Mackey. Bill chairman, the contact please festival the www.wnhu.net WNHU 88.7 FM 2pm 12- Sun. Erin of Echoes

Doreen Busca 203 843 8018 [email protected] 8018 843 203 Busca Doreen Secretary: Recording

is well under way - if you have time to give a few hours during set-up week or at at or week set-up during hours few a give to time have you if - way under well is www.wqun.com or WQUN 1220 AM P.M. A.M.-11:00 9:00 Sun. Ireland of Sounds

John McGowan 203 314 7073 [email protected] 7073 314 203 McGowan John Treasurer:

breakfast are fast approaching so please make your reservations. Our festival festival Our reservations. your make please so approaching fast are breakfast PROGRAMS RADIO IRISH LOCAL Rich Ranciato 203 410 4543 [email protected] 4543 410 203 Ranciato Rich President: Vice

Eileen Roxbee (203) 584-4233 [email protected] [email protected] 584-4233 (203) Roxbee Eileen President: IACC tournament on our field Sunday 22nd April. The Foley concert and Mother's Day Day Mother's and concert Foley The April. 22nd Sunday field our on tournament

much appreciated. Great day of football was enjoyed by all at the UCONN UCONN the at all by enjoyed was football of day Great appreciated. much [email protected]. to address

New Haven Gaelic Football & Hurling Club Hurling & Football Gaelic Haven New

There was a good number of you and your efforts show and is very very is and show efforts your and you of number good a was There Saturday. email and name your send please email by newsletter the and/or events latest

Irish American Community Center Community American Irish Thank you to all the members who turned out to spruce up our club on cleanup cleanup on club our up spruce to out turned who members the all to you Thank the on info the include which IACC the from emails receive to like would you If

NHGF&H Club PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE PRESIDENT'S Club NHGF&H NEWSLETTER / EMAILS Newsletter NEW HAVEN GAELIC FOOTBALL GEAR AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB! Carl Williams; “The Family Affair” (Second Place)Carissa Laudano, Alicia Laudano, IACC Scholarship Application A limited supply of performance short sleeved New Haven Gaelic Football jerseys Lenny Athan ; “Stop Fooling Around” (Third Place)Jill Cervone, Rosie Wheeler, The Irish American Community Center will be awarding two $500.00 scholarships to children of club members in good standing. The are available for $20 at the club!! Adult sizes, Medium to XL. Let's all show our Whanita O’Donoghue. Also, BIG, BIG Congratulations to Cathy Wheeler for New Haven Pride!! being voted “Bowler of the Year.” All bowlers enjoyed their annual banquet at applicant must be a senior in a public or private high school, be attending a private high school (any grade) or enrolled in a college or Mohegans in April. Please contact Mary Jane Stevens (203)772-1380 if you are university. Scholarship recipients are selected using a three point rubric score in the following categories: Community Service, Club NEW HAVEN CUL CAMP SUMMER 2018 interested in joining The Irish League. Participation, Academics, Essay, Number of years affiliated with the club. Applicants are requested to fill out the below form and New Haven Youth Gaelic Football is bringing back our Cul Camp! This year’s camp submit along with a copy of your high school transcript or college grades (non-official is okay) and return before June 10, 2018. Send will be held from July 16th – 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and is for boys and THANK YOU girls age 5-12. The camp will be held at the Irish American Community Center, 9 Sunday, April 15th found the following members back at the club with me after applications to: Eileen O. Roxbee, 724 Tanner Marsh Rd. Guilford , CT 06437 Or Return the application to the club or roxbeeeileen@ Venice Pl., East Haven, CT 06512. From 9:00 – 1:00 each day the boys and girls clean up Saturday! My thanks to Anne Hines, Geoff Maxwell, Doreen Busca, gmail.com. Applicants will be notified on or before June 20, 2018 and will be awarded at our festival. will be instructed in Gaelic Football and Hurling by qualified coaches from Ireland Mary Roddy and Tony Connors for coming in early and removing all the tile on in a safe and fun environment. At 1:00, the children will have lunch, followed by the pool side of the bar to prepare for the laying of our new flooring. This was IACC Scholarship Application Form a variety of Irish Cultural activities until 3:00. The cost is $120 for the first child, heavy dusty work and Geoff is the King of the wheelbarrow! Great job by all. and $100 for each additional child in the same family. Registration forms can be Thanks, Gerry Roddy. found on the club’s website – www.iacc-ct.com. For more information, please NAME:______contact John McCormack at (203) 651-9634 or [email protected] BATHROOM RENOVATION My thanks to the following club members who helped me with the bathroom ADDRESS: ______AOH 2018 THIMBLE ISLAND CRUISE, Sunday 15th July at 6pm. renovation project which is now complete. Pat Hosey, John Cullinan, Chris TELPHONE:______EMAIL:______8th Thimble Island Cruise - The AOH is once again holding its annual cruise Morgan, Bill Brooks, Bill Mackey, Tim Gallogly and the master of sheetrock, John around the Branford Thimble Islands. The date is Sunday, July 15th. The cost is McCormack. Thank you, Gerry Roddy High School:______College or University:______$25pp. Free food and bring your own beverage, otherwise a cash bar is available on board. Please note that no coolers are allowed on board. 1 complimentary THANK YOU TO OUR MANY MEMBERS Parent(s)Name:______beverage will be provided per person. Arrival time at dock is 6:00pm and launch Clean up day at our club was very successful and the sun was shining! My time is 7:00pm. Directions to the dock will be on the back of your ticket. The past thanks go out to the following members who gave up their Saturday on April Number of years membership affiliation with the IACC/NHGFHC:______trips have sold out well in advance. Please contact Finbarr Moynihan at 14th to help the club look its best after a hard winter. Catherine McMorrow, (203) 272-0118. Carmel Larese, Kian Larese, James Staunton, Catherine Staunton, Aidan Staunton, Community Service (please list location, dates, contact person) Seamus Staunton, Pat Hosey, Pete Kilkelly, Martin Donohue, Bill Mackey, John SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL IACC GOLF TOURNAMENT, Friday, September 7 Mackey, Joe Nugent, Patsy McGloin, Anne Hines, Debbie Henley, Tim Henley, The annual IACC Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, September 7 with an Eileen Roxbee, Bob Roche, Bill Brooks, Abbey Brooks, Sonny Ryan, Colm Ryan, Participation in club activities: 8:30am shot gun start. $125 includes green fees, golf cart, hot dog and beer at Marty Lendroth and Mary Roddy. As a team effort we managed to leaf blow all the turn and lunch. Tee sponsorships are also available. For further information, the property, pick up trash, set up tables, chairs and umbrellas on our patio, cut Additional Awards/commendations: please contact Kevin Roxbee at (203) 843-8554 or IACCpresident2018@gmail. up trees that were dropped last year, dig a trench for power to be installed on a com post for outside use, blew off all debris and salt from the parking lot. We also worked on installing speakers on the outside of building, mulched in the back Essay topic: Please explain why you think you deserve to be the recipient of this scholarship (one paged, typed) SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL BANQUET, Saturday, November 17 by the sheds to make it look cleaner and removed all the dead annuals from last Please mark your calendars for the 2018 Irish Man and Woman of the Year year in our flower beds. All windows were washed on the outside and inside Sponsored by Irish American Community Center banquet on Saturday, November 17 at 7pm at Cascades, 480 Sherman Avenue, will be washed when work inside is completed. We washed down all bathrooms 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT 06512 • www.ctirishfestival.com Hamden. It is always a great celebration for our members and our club! If you from the work that has been completed. All walls were washed on the pool side are interested in being part of the planning for our 35th annual banquet, please and lounge, also all furniture in these 2 rooms were dusted or washed. There contact Mike Faherty at (203) 640 8927. Additional details to come. still is more to be done but I can’t thank everyone enough for the amount of FESTIVAL DATES: JUNE 23 AND 24, 2018 work accomplished. Thank you Geoff Maxwell and crew for cleaning up our field North Haven Fairgrounds, 300 Washington Ave. (Rt. 5), North Haven NEW MEMBERS on Thursday, April 13th. Thank you, Gerry Roddy We welcome the following new members to the club- hope to see you around For an ad in the 2018 Connecticut Irish Festival program book, frequently: Margaret Craft (Hamden) Joseph Connor (North Haven), John Conway IACC LOOKING FOR HELP please choose from the options below: (East Haven), Laura & Marc Forcinelli (North Branford), Mariann & Kenneth The IACC is looking for members who are willing to help with painting, plumbing, Kastenhuber (North Haven), Liesi Robinson (Manchester). HVAC, carpentry and landscaping projects at the club. If you are skilled in any of Type Size Amount Number of Ads these occupations and are willing to donate your time to the IACC please contact DONATIONS Gerry Roddy at 203-215-3268 or email at [email protected]. Any time you can Outside back cover 5x8 $350.00 Many thanks to the following members who paid their dues and enclosed an donate will be very much appreciated! Inside front cover 5x8 $250.00 additional donation to our club: Christopher & Martha Dolan, Patricia Giordano, Michael & Christina McHugh, Peggy Porto. "FROM A LAND BEYOND THE WAVE" Inside back cover 5x8 $250.00 During 2017, a book was co-authored and published by Shanachie editor Neil Full page 5x8 $100.00 PRAYERS and SYMPATHY Hogan and Patrick Mahoney (History & Culture Fellow at Drew Univ) entitled, To: Mary Anne Tomlinson and Margaret Ferraro both of Cheshire, on the death "From a Land Beyond the Wave - Connecticut's Irish Rebels 1798-1916". Neil Half page 5x4 $ 60.00 of their father, long time club member Philip Gannon, Hamden by way of Co. and Patrick received a letter from the Ct. League of History Organizations on Quarter page 5x2 $ 35.00 Leitrim. their achievement award on their writing skills for the book. Kudos to Neil and To: The family of Mary Berezecky, Hamden. Pat. Based on this news, extra copies of the publication may need to be printed. Name in County pages 1 line $ 5.00 To: Ann Marie Joy, Maureen Evans and Brian McKeon; also to Ann Smyth and In the meantime, the books are available at the 'Lucky Ewe Irish Goods Store' Bernadette White on the death of their mother and sister club member Bridie located at the corner of Dixwell and Whitney Avenues in Hamden. You may also Attach ad to this contract for county pages, print name and affiliated county. McKeon, Deep River by way of Co. Leitrim. call Neil at (203) 269-9154. Please mail this contract and your check (made payable to IACC/CT Irish Festival) to the address below. To: Mary (Hamden), James (Wallingford), Patrick Jr. & Paul Lillis, (North Haven); Please be sure to write your phone number or email address on the check in case we have any questions. Jim Bohan, (Old Saybrook) , Martin Bohan, (Leitrim) and Anne Keogh (Hamden), UP TO DATE MAILING ADDRESS on the death of their mother and sister, long time active club member Bridie Lillis If you have moved or are planning on moving, please keep the Club informed No ad will be published without proper payment. Your cancelled check is your receipt. of Hamden by way of Co. Leitrim. of your new address. Please call Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 or email her at Indicate “Run last year’s ad” (along with the name of the ad) in box if you choose to use the same ad from 2017. To: To club members Anne and Al Paulsen, Branford on the death of Anne’s [email protected]. This would include any phone number and email changes mother Mary Ann Walsh, Co. Mayo also. In an effort to keep mailing costs down, anyone who receives the email *************** Deadline for ad June 11, 2018 ********************* Longtime club visitor, Mary Ann Campbell Walsh passed away on 4/12/18. She newsletter will no longer receive the paper copy in the US mail. If you wish to celebrated her 110th birthday on April 9th just a few days before her death. continue receiving both the email and the paper newsletter, please let Mary Please email any questions to Eileen Roxbee at [email protected] For festival use only: Born in Lurga, Charlestown, Co. Mayo in 1908, Mary Ann immigrated to the USA know. Mailing Address: Payment Amount $ ______in 1926. She was mother of club member Anne Paulsen who resides in Branford CT Irish Festival/Program Book ______Payment type with husband Al. ANNOUCEMENTS IN THE NEWSLETTER ______Approved by If you would like to make an announcement in the newsletter i.e. engagement, E. Roxbee ______Solicited by The Irish Bowling League marriage, birth, graduation from college, or an achievement of any kind, please 9 Venice Place The 2017-2018 bowling season has come to an end. Congratulations to the submit via email to Doreen Busca at [email protected] by the 15th of the East Haven, CT 06512 winners: “Balls Deep in the Gutter “(First Place) Cathy Wheeler, Michael Williams, month.

2 3 NEW HAVEN GAELIC FOOTBALL GEAR AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB! Carl Williams; “The Family Affair” (Second Place)Carissa Laudano, Alicia Laudano, IACC Scholarship Application A limited supply of performance short sleeved New Haven Gaelic Football jerseys Lenny Athan ; “Stop Fooling Around” (Third Place)Jill Cervone, Rosie Wheeler, The Irish American Community Center will be awarding two $500.00 scholarships to children of club members in good standing. The are available for $20 at the club!! Adult sizes, Medium to XL. Let's all show our Whanita O’Donoghue. Also, BIG, BIG Congratulations to Cathy Wheeler for New Haven Pride!! being voted “Bowler of the Year.” All bowlers enjoyed their annual banquet at applicant must be a senior in a public or private high school, be attending a private high school (any grade) or enrolled in a college or Mohegans in April. Please contact Mary Jane Stevens (203)772-1380 if you are university. Scholarship recipients are selected using a three point rubric score in the following categories: Community Service, Club NEW HAVEN CUL CAMP SUMMER 2018 interested in joining The Irish League. Participation, Academics, Essay, Number of years affiliated with the club. Applicants are requested to fill out the below form and New Haven Youth Gaelic Football is bringing back our Cul Camp! This year’s camp submit along with a copy of your high school transcript or college grades (non-official is okay) and return before June 10, 2018. Send will be held from July 16th – 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and is for boys and THANK YOU girls age 5-12. The camp will be held at the Irish American Community Center, 9 Sunday, April 15th found the following members back at the club with me after applications to: Eileen O. Roxbee, 724 Tanner Marsh Rd. Guilford , CT 06437 Or Return the application to the club or roxbeeeileen@ Venice Pl., East Haven, CT 06512. From 9:00 – 1:00 each day the boys and girls clean up Saturday! My thanks to Anne Hines, Geoff Maxwell, Doreen Busca, gmail.com. Applicants will be notified on or before June 20, 2018 and will be awarded at our festival. will be instructed in Gaelic Football and Hurling by qualified coaches from Ireland Mary Roddy and Tony Connors for coming in early and removing all the tile on in a safe and fun environment. At 1:00, the children will have lunch, followed by the pool side of the bar to prepare for the laying of our new flooring. This was IACC Scholarship Application Form a variety of Irish Cultural activities until 3:00. The cost is $120 for the first child, heavy dusty work and Geoff is the King of the wheelbarrow! Great job by all. and $100 for each additional child in the same family. Registration forms can be Thanks, Gerry Roddy. found on the club’s website – www.iacc-ct.com. For more information, please NAME:______contact John McCormack at (203) 651-9634 or [email protected] BATHROOM RENOVATION My thanks to the following club members who helped me with the bathroom ADDRESS: ______AOH 2018 THIMBLE ISLAND CRUISE, Sunday 15th July at 6pm. renovation project which is now complete. Pat Hosey, John Cullinan, Chris TELPHONE:______EMAIL:______8th Thimble Island Cruise - The AOH is once again holding its annual cruise Morgan, Bill Brooks, Bill Mackey, Tim Gallogly and the master of sheetrock, John around the Branford Thimble Islands. The date is Sunday, July 15th. The cost is McCormack. Thank you, Gerry Roddy High School:______College or University:______$25pp. Free food and bring your own beverage, otherwise a cash bar is available on board. Please note that no coolers are allowed on board. 1 complimentary THANK YOU TO OUR MANY MEMBERS Parent(s)Name:______beverage will be provided per person. Arrival time at dock is 6:00pm and launch Clean up day at our club was very successful and the sun was shining! My time is 7:00pm. Directions to the dock will be on the back of your ticket. The past thanks go out to the following members who gave up their Saturday on April Number of years membership affiliation with the IACC/NHGFHC:______trips have sold out well in advance. Please contact Finbarr Moynihan at 14th to help the club look its best after a hard winter. Catherine McMorrow, (203) 272-0118. Carmel Larese, Kian Larese, James Staunton, Catherine Staunton, Aidan Staunton, Community Service (please list location, dates, contact person) Seamus Staunton, Pat Hosey, Pete Kilkelly, Martin Donohue, Bill Mackey, John SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL IACC GOLF TOURNAMENT, Friday, September 7 Mackey, Joe Nugent, Patsy McGloin, Anne Hines, Debbie Henley, Tim Henley, The annual IACC Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, September 7 with an Eileen Roxbee, Bob Roche, Bill Brooks, Abbey Brooks, Sonny Ryan, Colm Ryan, Participation in club activities: 8:30am shot gun start. $125 includes green fees, golf cart, hot dog and beer at Marty Lendroth and Mary Roddy. As a team effort we managed to leaf blow all the turn and lunch. Tee sponsorships are also available. For further information, the property, pick up trash, set up tables, chairs and umbrellas on our patio, cut Additional Awards/commendations: please contact Kevin Roxbee at (203) 843-8554 or IACCpresident2018@gmail. up trees that were dropped last year, dig a trench for power to be installed on a com post for outside use, blew off all debris and salt from the parking lot. We also worked on installing speakers on the outside of building, mulched in the back Essay topic: Please explain why you think you deserve to be the recipient of this scholarship (one paged, typed) SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL BANQUET, Saturday, November 17 by the sheds to make it look cleaner and removed all the dead annuals from last Please mark your calendars for the 2018 Irish Man and Woman of the Year year in our flower beds. All windows were washed on the outside and inside Sponsored by Irish American Community Center banquet on Saturday, November 17 at 7pm at Cascades, 480 Sherman Avenue, will be washed when work inside is completed. We washed down all bathrooms 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT 06512 • www.ctirishfestival.com Hamden. It is always a great celebration for our members and our club! If you from the work that has been completed. All walls were washed on the pool side are interested in being part of the planning for our 35th annual banquet, please and lounge, also all furniture in these 2 rooms were dusted or washed. There contact Mike Faherty at (203) 640 8927. Additional details to come. still is more to be done but I can’t thank everyone enough for the amount of FESTIVAL DATES: JUNE 23 AND 24, 2018 work accomplished. Thank you Geoff Maxwell and crew for cleaning up our field North Haven Fairgrounds, 300 Washington Ave. (Rt. 5), North Haven NEW MEMBERS on Thursday, April 13th. Thank you, Gerry Roddy We welcome the following new members to the club- hope to see you around For an ad in the 2018 Connecticut Irish Festival program book, frequently: Margaret Craft (Hamden) Joseph Connor (North Haven), John Conway IACC LOOKING FOR HELP please choose from the options below: (East Haven), Laura & Marc Forcinelli (North Branford), Mariann & Kenneth The IACC is looking for members who are willing to help with painting, plumbing, Kastenhuber (North Haven), Liesi Robinson (Manchester). HVAC, carpentry and landscaping projects at the club. If you are skilled in any of Type Size Amount Number of Ads these occupations and are willing to donate your time to the IACC please contact DONATIONS Gerry Roddy at 203-215-3268 or email at [email protected]. Any time you can Outside back cover 5x8 $350.00 Many thanks to the following members who paid their dues and enclosed an donate will be very much appreciated! Inside front cover 5x8 $250.00 additional donation to our club: Christopher & Martha Dolan, Patricia Giordano, Michael & Christina McHugh, Peggy Porto. "FROM A LAND BEYOND THE WAVE" Inside back cover 5x8 $250.00 During 2017, a book was co-authored and published by Shanachie editor Neil Full page 5x8 $100.00 PRAYERS and SYMPATHY Hogan and Patrick Mahoney (History & Culture Fellow at Drew Univ) entitled, To: Mary Anne Tomlinson and Margaret Ferraro both of Cheshire, on the death "From a Land Beyond the Wave - Connecticut's Irish Rebels 1798-1916". Neil Half page 5x4 $ 60.00 of their father, long time club member Philip Gannon, Hamden by way of Co. and Patrick received a letter from the Ct. League of History Organizations on Quarter page 5x2 $ 35.00 Leitrim. their achievement award on their writing skills for the book. Kudos to Neil and To: The family of Mary Berezecky, Hamden. Pat. Based on this news, extra copies of the publication may need to be printed. Name in County pages 1 line $ 5.00 To: Ann Marie Joy, Maureen Evans and Brian McKeon; also to Ann Smyth and In the meantime, the books are available at the 'Lucky Ewe Irish Goods Store' Bernadette White on the death of their mother and sister club member Bridie located at the corner of Dixwell and Whitney Avenues in Hamden. You may also Attach ad to this contract for county pages, print name and affiliated county. McKeon, Deep River by way of Co. Leitrim. call Neil at (203) 269-9154. Please mail this contract and your check (made payable to IACC/CT Irish Festival) to the address below. To: Mary (Hamden), James (Wallingford), Patrick Jr. & Paul Lillis, (North Haven); Please be sure to write your phone number or email address on the check in case we have any questions. Jim Bohan, (Old Saybrook) , Martin Bohan, (Leitrim) and Anne Keogh (Hamden), UP TO DATE MAILING ADDRESS on the death of their mother and sister, long time active club member Bridie Lillis If you have moved or are planning on moving, please keep the Club informed No ad will be published without proper payment. Your cancelled check is your receipt. of Hamden by way of Co. Leitrim. of your new address. Please call Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 or email her at Indicate “Run last year’s ad” (along with the name of the ad) in box if you choose to use the same ad from 2017. To: To club members Anne and Al Paulsen, Branford on the death of Anne’s [email protected]. This would include any phone number and email changes mother Mary Ann Walsh, Co. Mayo also. In an effort to keep mailing costs down, anyone who receives the email *************** Deadline for ad June 11, 2018 ********************* Longtime club visitor, Mary Ann Campbell Walsh passed away on 4/12/18. She newsletter will no longer receive the paper copy in the US mail. If you wish to celebrated her 110th birthday on April 9th just a few days before her death. continue receiving both the email and the paper newsletter, please let Mary Please email any questions to Eileen Roxbee at [email protected] For festival use only: Born in Lurga, Charlestown, Co. Mayo in 1908, Mary Ann immigrated to the USA know. Mailing Address: Payment Amount $ ______in 1926. She was mother of club member Anne Paulsen who resides in Branford CT Irish Festival/Program Book ______Payment type with husband Al. ANNOUCEMENTS IN THE NEWSLETTER ______Approved by If you would like to make an announcement in the newsletter i.e. engagement, E. Roxbee ______Solicited by The Irish Bowling League marriage, birth, graduation from college, or an achievement of any kind, please 9 Venice Place The 2017-2018 bowling season has come to an end. Congratulations to the submit via email to Doreen Busca at [email protected] by the 15th of the East Haven, CT 06512 winners: “Balls Deep in the Gutter “(First Place) Cathy Wheeler, Michael Williams, month.

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