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FEILE
MEETING DATE In
order to make more timely reports to the GAC membership at the
monthly meetings, Feile voted to change its meeting date to the
last Monday of the month. Meetings are open to all who wish to
attend and begin at 7:45. Oh Buds of BallyBunnion! Click on this link to view most The Elders
The Elders are appearing in Concert Tickets are $25 For resevations contact Breda O'Sullivan at The Elders have been a fan favorite at
June
14, 15, & 16 Maura O'Donnell takes the reins this year as Festival Chairman of the 21st Year of the Fairfield County Irish Festival. Other members of the Executive Festival Committee include, Frances O'Neil, Jim O'Donnell, Breda O'Sullivan, Peg O'Leary, Deanna Adams, Jennifer Kristy, Mary Ellen Kovacs, Ellen Regan, Roy McLevy, Dave Boyle, Ed Hagerty, Phil Cheevers, Hilary Koreeda, Ellen Godfrey, John Hurley, and Chris Robison. The committee is looking for those interested in becoming involved to step forward early. If you would like to get involved visit the FestivalWebsite <www.irishfestival.org> from this point on, there will be information posted as to specific committee needs of the festival committee. Additionally you can email us at <festival2008@irishfestival.org>, drop a note in the Feile mail box, or talk to any member of the committee to volunteer your time and talents! Irish
Emigrant Video Project
The committee
is pleased to report that they have collected over 40 interviews
with Irish Emigrants of various ages have been collected since
February of 2005. We are grateful to all the people
who have come forward and shared their unique stories with us
and allowed us to film them for future generations.
Each person's
story is immersed with first person reminiscences, feelings, thoughts
and insights. Each is a treasured gifts we are
grateful to have in our collection.
The
recordings, pieces of living history, are being archived
at the Gaelic American Club in the form of video tapes and/or
DVD’s
The
volunteer staff of the project, includes 5 interviewers,
7 note takers and one camera man, Kevin Collins, who finds time
in his busy professional filming schedule to be a part of our
ongoing project.
Our
list of prospective subjects is growing. We see no end in sight!
If
you are willing to share your story or would like information
on the project please contact Peg O'Leary at 261-4944 opeggyo@sbcglobal.net
or
Hilary Koreeda at videoproject@feileinc.org
IRISH SPORTS COMMITTEE President, Richard MacLean has appointed Tommy Moran and Paddy Coyle as co-chairs of the newly created Irish Sports Committee, who will advise the board on the issues and needs of the sport community. Contact Paddy Coyle at: <coyles135@msn.com> with your requests and/or ideas. DONATIONS The Red Tsunami Suitcase, successfully collected $965.00 thanks to the generous support of several groups including the GAC and AOH putting it on display at their functions over the last several months. Feile matched the donations and rounded it up to make a $2,000.00 donation to the Save The Children Tsunami Relief effort. Thank you all for your support! In the past year Feile has donated $30,000.00 through charitable grants and scholarships. In the past month a $250 hole sponsorship was given to The Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee Golf Tournament and a $100.00 hole sponsorship to The Tom Curtin Fund Golf Tournament. Donations have also recently been made to the following youth groups who gave their time and effort at the Festival: Saint Patrick's Gaelic Football, $3,200.00. Trumbull HS Marching Band $3,900.00. Trumbull HS Boosters, $2,500.00. Trumbull Police Explorers, $3,100.00. Trumbull HS Irish American Club, $1,500.00. A complete list of donations to date can be had by contacting Richard MacLean..
For more information check the GAC Newsletter, the bulletin board or better yet come back to www.feileinc.org for more details. If you still have questions on FEILE, it's history and it's goals for the future, email us at:
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