Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Relief Message
A Message From The National
President
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| Brendan Moore-AOH National President |
Dear Brothers:
Many parts of the Northeast
have been devastated. Hurricane Sandy has left us with unimaginable misery in
terms of destruction, dislocation, and despair. Areas with extremely high
concentrations of Hibernians truly resemble war zones where dark and heatless
homes faced this frigid morning with temperatures
averaging 25 degrees.
I realize you have seen the
tremendous loss on TV. A neighbor of
mine told me that when a newscaster showed people burning their own furniture
to stay warm, he had to stop looking at the evening news. But we, as Hibernians, cherish an Irish
Catholic legacy that compels us not to look away, but instead to
consistently respond to the needs of those among us and around us.
If we are to fulfill the enduring mission of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, then we know that it is our responsibility to
reach out with assistance and the support of our prayers so that spirits broken
by a sense of helplessness will not soon be crushed by an added burden of
hopelessness.
In an emergency conference
call last night, the AOH National Board unanimously voted to donate $25,000 for
AOH Storm Relief. In addition, programs has been authorized to both process
donations and provide an opportunity for Hibernians impacted in various ways to
request assistance from their Hibernian Brothers.
We are counting on the generosity of our
State Boards, County Boards, Divisions, and all Hibernians everywhere. If
every Division, County Board, and State Board were to contribute at least
$200,
we would total well in excess of
$100,000 without even counting the generous donations from each of our members!
HOW TO MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION:
All
checks MUST be written: Pay To The Order of Hibernian Charity.
Memo
portion of your check MUST read: AOH Storm Relief.
Send all
donations to Edward Dougherty, Hibernian Charity Sec—7236 Brous Ave, Phila, PA
19149
AOH
Storm Relief Request Forms available from: State Presidents OR aoh.com
(website)
OR from Seamus
Boyle--3097 Willits Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114 (shay39@comcast.net)
Brothers, because the will of
God is the need of the hour, I ask this entire Order to please respond generously
and immediately.
Fraternally and gratefully,
Brendan
Moore
AOH
National President
