Thursday, October 1, 2015
President's Message - October 2015
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
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| Division One President Kevin Ellis |
October 2015
Brothers,
October is always my favorite month of the year. Temperatures begin to drop and the leaves
begin to change, reminding all us of that change is actually a constant in our
lives. One thing that will not change however is that our Division will be very active in
the coming months. September was indeed
a very busy month for our Division, and the pace of activities and events will
continue thru the month of October as well.
Here’s a quick recap.
All of us were honored to welcome our new Division
Chaplain Fr. Matt Janeczko at our last meeting.
I have no doubt that his presence will serve to energize our membership
going forward. We had a tremendous start
to our Division Raffle of 2 round trip tickets to Ireland at The McLean Ave
Fall Festival! Thanks to all the members
who showed up and helped with our booth that day. I was unable to attend the AOH Metropolitan
Council Meeting due to a last minute change of work schedules, but our Sentinel
Scott McGown was able to make it and he will have a full report at our next
meeting on October 7th at Clarke’s.
I am very proud of our members Ronan O’Brien, Jim Walsh, and Dennis O’Brien
for their service as volunteers helping with crowd control and other duties at
The Papal Mass which was held at Madison Square Garden during Pope Francis’
visit to New York City. Those members
have served this Division with pride for a very long time and I could not have
been happier to learn that they had been chosen amongst a very large list of
applicants. I am sure that we all look
forward to hearing about their experiences that day. Our Division member David Miller was honored
by The Irish Echo Newspaper as a recipient of its “Irish Labor 10” Award for
2015 at a reception that was held in Manhattan.
This is a well-deserved honor for a man that has contributed so much to
our Division over the past several years.
Congratulations Dave!
As we move forward into the month of October, we find that accolades
for our members continue as Judge Mike Doran and Lt. Pat McCormack are
due to be honored by The Aisling Irish Community Center at their Annual
Dinner
Dance at Lake Isle on October 3rd.
We could not think of any 2 people more deserving! Congratulations to both of you! Our Division will once again be participating
in the Annual Respect Life Mass which will be held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
on Sunday, October 4th. The
bus will be picking us up at 8:30am in front of McKeon’s Bar & Restaurant on
McLean Avenue. If I still do not have
your name on the list of members that are going, please get in contact with me
ASAP. We will also have information
available at our monthly meeting concerning our sponsorship of The Annual
Chilly Hilly 5k Run as well as details of The 7th Annual Sean Tallon
Sports Tournament which is scheduled for November 1st at Gaelic Park
in The Bronx.
I am also proud to announce some exciting news that Division #1 Yonkers has made arrangements with LogoUp.com to have our unique Division #1 Logo available to all members who wish to purchase AOH apparel! We have dedicated an entire section of this website to helping members display their Hibernian Pride. Members can simply click on the tab at the top of our website marked "AOH Yonkers Apparel" to get started. I will have more information available at our general membership meeting.
Finally, on an official note, since the month of October is the time when political campaigns begin to really ramp up, I must remind our membership regarding the AOH National regulations and policies concerning political activity. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a Non-Political Organization. We are forbidden by our National Constitution (Article XVII, Section 6) from endorsing or supporting any political candidate, party or platform. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please speak with me and I will be happy to help clarify any issues regarding this.
Also, I ask that you please keep our Past AOH Westchester County President & State District #4 Director Brian Kelly and his family in your prayers. Brian’s mother Maureen passed away 2 weeks ago, and sadly I know from personal experience what tremendous loss that is. May she rest in peace.
Yours in our Motto,
Kevin Ellis, President
Division #1 Yonkers
I am also proud to announce some exciting news that Division #1 Yonkers has made arrangements with LogoUp.com to have our unique Division #1 Logo available to all members who wish to purchase AOH apparel! We have dedicated an entire section of this website to helping members display their Hibernian Pride. Members can simply click on the tab at the top of our website marked "AOH Yonkers Apparel" to get started. I will have more information available at our general membership meeting.
Finally, on an official note, since the month of October is the time when political campaigns begin to really ramp up, I must remind our membership regarding the AOH National regulations and policies concerning political activity. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a Non-Political Organization. We are forbidden by our National Constitution (Article XVII, Section 6) from endorsing or supporting any political candidate, party or platform. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please speak with me and I will be happy to help clarify any issues regarding this.
Also, I ask that you please keep our Past AOH Westchester County President & State District #4 Director Brian Kelly and his family in your prayers. Brian’s mother Maureen passed away 2 weeks ago, and sadly I know from personal experience what tremendous loss that is. May she rest in peace.
Yours in our Motto,
Kevin Ellis, President
Division #1 Yonkers
