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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
of the photos taken of the play.
Click Here!
The Elders

The Elders are appearing in Concert
on
January 11th, 2008, at 8:00 pm,
at
the Gaelic American Club,
74 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT.
Tickets are $25
For resevations contact Breda O'Sullivan at
fcs@feileinc.org or at
203-243-5508
The Elders have been a fan favorite at
the Fairfield County Irish
Festival in past years
and perhaps again this year. The Elders
come from America's
heartland, Kansas City,
MO, with their arse kicking music!
June
14, 15, & 16
Fathers Day Weekend
FESTIVAL 2008
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
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:
info@feileinc.org

Feile,
Inc., is a charity devoted to the promotion of Irish Culture
located at 74 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.
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