Friday, January 10, 2014
Hibernians to Honor Cardinal Egan at Awards Dinner
Westchester County AOH to Honor Cardinal Egan at Awards Dinner
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| Flyer for The AOH Westchester CountyDinner Dance |
The
AOH Westchester County Board has proudly announced that it will honor Edward
Cardinal Egan at an awards dinner to be held in Tarrytown later this month.
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| Edward Cardinal Egan |
The
Hibernians will present the Cardinal with its “Hibernian of the Year Award” for
his life of service to the Catholic Church and the Irish Community. Cardinal Egan served as The Bishop of
Bridgeport from 1988-2000 and The Archbishop of New York from 2000-2009. He is a member of AOH Division 3 in New York
City and has previously served as AOH Connecticut State Chaplain. He was also named Grand Marshal of the New
York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2002.
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| Tim McSweeney (center) with AOH Hurricane Sandy Volunteers |
The AOH New
York State Vice President Timothy McSweeney will also receive a Community
Service Award at the dinner. McSweeney
served as the state coordinator for the AOH relief efforts in the wake of
Hurricane Sandy.
The event
will host a dais of Religious, Irish and Political leaders, including Westchester
Executive Robert Astorino, AOH New York State President James Burke, Msgr. Donald
Sakano-Pastor of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, Liam McLaughlin- President of the
Yonkers City Council, Noel Kilkenny- Consul General of Ireland, and John
Dunleavy- The Executive Director of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.
The dinner
is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014 at The Doubletree Hilton Hotel in
Tarrytown starting at 7:00pm. Tickets
are $100 per person. Please contact
Aidan O’Kelly Lynch at (914) 468-9434 for tickets. There will be a commemorative journal at the
dinner, please contact Paul Clarke (914) 588-7777 to sponsor a journal ad.
For hotel
reservations and information please contact:
Doubletree by Hilton Tarrytown
455 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-5700
