Saturday, September 28, 2013
Aisling Irish Center Expansion Celebration
Aisling
Irish Center Opens Expanded Facilities in Yonkers
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| Irish Minister Eamon Gilmore cuts the ribbon assisted by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano |
Members of the Yonkers AOH Division One were
on hand as The Aisling Irish Community
Center formally unveiled its newly expanded facilities on Saturday,
September 28th. Representatives
of the Irish and Yonkers Governments were in attendance, including Ireland
Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore, Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson, and Irish
Consul General Noel Kilkenny as well as Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Councilman
Dennis Shephard.
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| Mayor Spano presents proclamation to Executive Director Orla Kelleher |
Aisling
Center Chairperson Agnes Delaney and Executive Director Orla Kelleher welcomed
the supporters and friends to the day’s event, and stressed that the new
expansion opens a new world of possibilities for the centers’ work. “The
larger facilities means that our community outreach and education programs will
be able to reach the next level” said Kelleher.
View This Video to Learn More About the Aisling Center
The Aisling Irish
Community Center opened in 1996 and not only assists newly arrived Irish
emigrants in Yonkers, but operates senior and hunger outreach programs. The center offers education services from
learning basic computer skills to Irish step dancing classes.
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| Minister Gilmore with AOH Members Liam McLaughlin, Mike Morley and Kevin Ellis |
The Myles
Scully Division One of Yonkers has been a strident and long term supporter of
the center. “One cannot help but be amazed at the work that is done by The Aisling
Center”, said Division One President Kevin Ellis, “We are proud to support them in all that they do, and we will continue
to foster the Division’s close working relationship with the center.”
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| The Center has Newly Expanded Facilities as well as a New Overhead Sign! |
For more information about the great work
and impact of The Aisling Irish Community Center visit their website at www.AislingIrishCenter.org.
