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LAOH Division 1 - Daughters of ErinThe Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1894 as the "Daughters of Erin."
The Organization pledged itself to God and Country.
The motto of the Ladies is "Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity."
Our patron saint is Saint Brigid.
Please keep in your prayers Ann Marie's nephew,
Cpl. Sean Sweeney, who deployed to Afghanistan until Summer 2010.
Please keep him & his family in your thoughts and feel free to send him cards:
Cpl. Sean P. Sweeney
Co C 7th ESB Unit 42210
FPO/AP 96427-2210
Cpl. Sean Sweeney
Thank you to all who came out to support
the Benefit for Andrea Corey
Please keep Andrea & her family in your prayers!
Isi & Andrea's father-in-law
Division 1 Table
Please keep Kathy Fanning's family in your prayers.
Her father, Pete Hess, passed away on Jan. 6.
Providing for Friends in Need
Benefit for the family of LAOH Division #87's Donna Cannon
whose home was destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve
Sunday, 01/31/2010
2:00- 6:00 pm
AOH Division #87
Kevin Donnelly Hall
2171 Wakeling Street
$25.00 donation included
Food, Draft beer, Music and Chinese Auction
For further information contact:
Maria Gallagher – (609) 304-7929
Debbie Scott – (267) 808-2821
From Maria Gallagher/Barbara Macready:
Now that Christmas has passed and we look at some of the wonderful gifts we have received, did you ever wonder what to do with those things that you know you will never use? Have we got the perfect solution "regift for a good cause!!" Our brother, Robert Knobbs, was diagnosed on June 29, 2006, with CML, chronic myeloid leukemia. It is a type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood. It is usually associated with a chromosome abnormality called the Philadelphia Chromosome. Since his diagnosis, he has had a constant struggle with the disease. In October, his doctors decided that the best course of action would be a long and very expensive route - a bone marrow transplant.
We will be having a Benefit for Robert to help offset some of the costs associated with the transplant on
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at St. Martin of Tours church hall in Philadelphia from 8pm-midnight.
So here is where the re-gifting comes in. If you have anything that you know you will never use,
(unopened bottles of alcohol, or lotions and potions that just aren't your scent), or really just simply, new unused things
that you would like to re-gift to us, to be used in raffle baskets or as door prizes, etc, please give us a call.
We will provide pick up service within a 50 mile radius (give or take 40 miles) and most importantly, all re-gifters will remain anonymous.
Please feel free to pass this along to all of your email friends who you think might have something to "re-gift for a good cause.
Barbara Macready 215-824-4346
Kathleen Knobbs Coleman 267-970-4111
Thanks so much
Thank you to all who came out to support the
LAOH Division 1 of Phila & LaSalle College Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for the Police Survivor's Fund at
B & G Commons @La Salle College
We are grateful to Division 87 for once again hosting us
& making our Irish Potatoes fundraiser possible!
Please consider helping WIT in any way you can!
Lifestyle Management Services by Ann Marie
that take away from your hectic schedule, so that you may focus more on your career and family.
"Let Go & Let Me!"
The Hibernian Hunger Project Cook-In has, in the last six years, prepared, packaged and delivered over 90,000 individual meals to organizations like Aid For Friends, the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center, the St. Francis Inn and St. John's Hospice to name a few. All of these Organizations help to feed the elderly, homeless and less fortunate.
Aid-for-Friends normally struggles to get through the summer with enough meals to feed all 2,200 shut-ins. While volunteer cooks often go away on vacation during this time, the Hibernians from Philadelphia are ready to lend a hand.
The "Cook-In" is the main annual event of the Philadelphia Hibernian Hunger Project. The Philadelphia AOH - LAOH Hibernian Hunger Project cook-in has prepared, package and delivered individual meals to Aid-for Friends since 2000.
Hibernian Hunger Project
Aid For Friends needs help on Wednesdays packaging meals.
The HHP is hoping that on Wednesdays you can find a few hours to come out and help package meals. Remember this is a good way for students to receive Community Service hours as well. You can show up anytime during the day but most of the help will be there in the evening from 5-8 p.m. Even if there is no one present from the HHP there is always someone present at Aid For Friends that would be willing to get you started. They have the food, we need the people.
Please pass this info on to anyone you think might be able to help out. If you have contact with any schools, grade schools, high schools, please let them know about this for Community Service purposes.
If you need directions please check out the website www. Aidforfriends.org.
Irish Philadelphia - Log on & sign up for your Mickmail!
Please check out the latest issue of the
Pennsylvania State LAOH Newsletter by logging onto:
http://www.statepalaoh.com
The Hibernian Hunger Project
From Ed Dougherty:
It was announced in the recent Hibernian Digest that the Philadelphia County was awarded the March 2008 An Gorta Mor Award for our dedication to the Hibernian Hunger Project. This is a honor for all of our Hibernian
brothers and sisters in the Philadelphia area.
On behalf of the men and women from Philadelphia County, I would like to thank past National President Ned McGinley and the Hibernian Charity Board for awarding the Philadelphia County the March 2008 An Gorta Mor award.
The Philadelphia Hibernians have supported and dedicated countless hours to the Hibernian Hunger Project. The money from this award will be used to
prepare and package meals for the less fortunate and elderly shut-ins at our
annual cook-in in March 2009.
From Seamus Boyle, National Vice President, AOH
The Hibernian Hunger Project started in Philadelphia under the leadership of Bob Gessler, with the help of a few people, grew until some neighbouring counties joined us. The PA State Board then got on board and, when it really got the attention Bob wanted, the National Board became involved under Ned McGinley. And when we asked Jack Meehan to continue he never hesitated and appointed Ed Dougherty to head it.
Today we should be proud to say that we have started a project that hopefully will continue until there is no more hunger in the world. Ed Dougherty is to be commended for his tireless efforts in keeping the HHP going and spreading it throughout the country.
Congratulations on receiving this award and for the way it is to spent!
Congratulations to Bob for starting it - to Ed for keeping it going - and to Philadelphia County for supporting it from day one - as well as everyone who helps out!
Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service and Education Center.
Funding for PVMSEC has been drastically cut.
Check out their website at http://www.PVMSEC.org
