Friday, November 1, 2013
Presidents Message November
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
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| Division One President Kevin Ellis |
November,
2013
Brothers,
The
month of October was certainly a busy one for our Division. Our members were present at many events, and
more and more people are becoming aware of our efforts to give back to the
local community.
Division
One made an impressive showing at The Annual Respect Life Mass at St. Patrick’s
Cathedral in NYC. Fourteen members
attended the mass, which was the largest group of any Division in the entire
AOH contingent. Great job everyone!
Our
members were heavily involved in The North Yonkers Scholarship’s 2nd
Annual Chilly Hilly 5k Run/Walk this year.
Division One was not only a Gold Sponsor of the event, but many other
members served as volunteers and also participated in the walk. Congratulations to everyone for helping to
raise money for The Pediatric Center of Yonkers.
The 5th
Annual Sean Tallon Football Tournament was another great success this
year! The tournament was extra special
with the presence of Sean’s Mother Eileen and Sister Rosaleen, both who
expressed tremendous gratitude to The AOH for teaching youngsters about Sean
and his heroism. Joe Hallinan does a
wonderful job each year with this event!
Check out the highlights on our YouTube channel.
Sadly,
there was also tragedy in Yonkers when we learned of the horrible accident that
claimed the life of 15 year old Katie Gill.
Her sister, Lindsey, continues to recover from terrible injuries
suffered in the accident, and the Gill Family now faces tremendous medical
expenses to cover her care. I started
receiving calls from members of the charity committee almost immediately after
the accident occurred, and I am proud to say that Division One will be pledging
funds to help defer those costs. We
extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the entire Gill family.
Personally, I have been reminded several times this month how precious
life is. Whether it be praying for the
protection of innocent life of unborn children, to seeing a precious young life
tragically ended, to seeing my own mother approach the end of her life after a yearlong
battle with cancer, I find comfort knowing that God does has a plan for all of
us, and that faith can bring a person to a deeper and more meaningful understanding. Thanks to all of the members who have
expressed sympathy for my mother Mary, I will keep you posted on her condition.
As we
look ahead to November, we will begin the nomination process for Division
Officers at our membership meeting on November 6th. I encourage members who are interested to get
involved on the executive board of the Division. New officers will always strengthen our
organization! Please speak to me if you
are interested.
Yours in our motto,
Kevin Ellis, President
Division One, Yonkers
