Monday, December 12, 2016
Division #1 Supports Toy Drive for SAIL Institute
AOH Supports Toy Drive
S.A.I.L. Institute of Learning
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| Kevin Ellis, Doren Corns (SAIL Institute), Jimmy Casey & Stephen McDonagh |
Members of
the Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers McLean Ave. Kids Drive Yonkers
The toy
drive has been organized and run by Division #1 member Jimmy Casey for over a
decade, and we were glad to see him fully recovered from his injuries suffered earlier
this year. “It’s all about the kids”, said Casey “I will never not be here”.
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| Capacity Crowd at Danny Mac's for the Toys for Kids Drive Event |
Hundreds
of people from the local area showed up with their donations, which were placed
in large bins provided by Liffy Van Lines.
The drive normally receives so many toys each year that they are able to
distribute them to other organizations that need them.
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| More than a dozen containers from Liffey Van Lines were filled with donations |
Division
#1 presented the S.A.IL. Institute with monetary donation and many individual
members dropped off toys throughout the day.
Sail (The
School for Adaptive & Integrative Learning) at Ferncliff Manor provides a
full range of high quality educational, therapeutic and health care services to
children with developmental disabilities offering close personal attention,
structure and stimulation in a safe, secure environment that fosters growth and
development.
For more
information about the SAIL Institute for Learning, you can visit their website
at:
Friday, December 2, 2016
Yonkers Division Earns Marching Unit Award for 2016 NYC Parade
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| Division #1 Yonkers in the 2016 NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade |
The Myles Scully Division #1 of
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| Division #1 Yonkers Awarded 2nd Place "Best AOH Marching Unit" |
Division
#1 Yonkers 2nd Place
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| Yonkers earns 2nd Place for Best AOH Marching Unit for 2016 |
The Division requires all participating members to adhere to a “Sunday Best” dress code when marching in a St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which is a suit, sash and a custom made AOH Yonkers pocket badge.
“Hibernians
represent the very best of Irish America”, said Division #1 President Kevin
Ellis, “This award recognizes all of our members who are committed to looking
their very best when on parade.”
Here is
a video of Division #1 Yonkers
2016 NYC
St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Yonkers Hibernian President Chosen as Aide to the Grand Marshal in NYC Parade
Yonkers Hibernian President
Chosen as Aide to
Grand Marshal in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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| Yonkers AOH President Kevin Ellis |
The New
York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced yesterday that Yonkers
Originally
born in the Bainbridge Ave. Bronx , Mr. Ellis moved to Yonkers Yonkers Iona Preparatory School New Rochelle Westchester Community College White Plains
His Irish
roots come from his Grandparents who immigrated to the United States Tipperary Yonkers Yonkers 2007 Yonkers St.
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| Aides to the Grand Marshal for 2017 |
“To be chosen as an Aide to the
Grand Marshal in the largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world is an honor
that is beyond description”, said Ellis “It is also a
tremendous honor to represent the entire Irish community of Westchester County
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| Michael Dowling is Grand Marshal for 2017 |
The Grand
Marshal for the Parade is Limerick born Michael J. Dowling, the CEO of Northwell Health, which is the largest integrated healthcare system in New York State, and is the state's largest private employer with over 61,000 employees.
The parade is scheduled to step off on 5th Ave in New York City on Friday, March 17, 2017 beginning at 11:00am.
The parade is scheduled to step off on 5th Ave in New York City on Friday, March 17, 2017 beginning at 11:00am.
Visit the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade website at:
Monday, November 14, 2016
8th Annual Sean Tallon Memorial Tournament
Ancient Order of Hibernians Sponsor 8th Annual FF Sean Tallon Gaelic Sports Tournament
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| FDNY Honor Guard and Pipe Band kick of the Sean Tallon Tournament |
The 8th
Annual Firefighter Sean Tallon Tournament was held on November 13th at
Gaelic Park September 11, 2001 .
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| NYC Firefighter Sean Tallon |
The
tournament is sponsored by the AOH of the greater New York City Metro area and
is operated under the authority of the New York GAA Minor Board.
The FDNY
Ceremonial Unit Honor Guard and the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums lead
the over 400 “Under-8” players onto the field to compete in a day long
tournament competing in Gaelic Games.
The competition is now in its 8th year and has grown to
include 4 football divisions and 1 hurling division.
Thanks to
the several AOH sponsors who ensure this tournament is success each year. Sponsors included the AOH Bronx, Queens , and Westchester County Boards as
well as Divisions #3 and #5 of The Bronx, Division #18 Peekskill Yonkers
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| Relatives of Sean Tallon (center) with AOH members at Gaelic Park |
Saturday, November 12, 2016
AOH of Yonkers Celebrates 125 years
Celebrates
125th Anniversary
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| Division #1 Yonkers 125th Anniversary Logo |
The AOH
Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers November 1, 1891 .
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| Members and Guests attending the 125th Anniversary Dinner |
The first
event was a Mass that was held at Sacred Heart Church and celebrated by Fr.
Matthew Janeczko, who is the Division #1 Chaplain and is also the Sacred Heart
Associate Pastor. Members then attended
a celebratory brunch at The Fairways at Dunwoodie Golf Course with their
families.
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| 125th Anniversary Mass at Sacred Heart Church |
The main
event was a dinner dance that was held at the Westchester Manor in Hastings Hudson
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| Vic Vogel, Dan Dennehy, Jere Cole, Brendan Moore, Timothy McSweeney, Tom Beirne, and Tom Lambert |
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| Jim Burke, Kevin Ellis, Jere Cole, Brendan Moore, and Timothy McSweeney |
The
Division welcomed the family members and descendants of Division namesake Myles
Scully. The family members were
presented framed copies of the Yonkers Division Charter as well as a memorial
plaque to commemorate a historic milestone.
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| Members of the Myles Scully Family receive Commemorative copies of the Division #1 Yonkers Charter at the 125th Anniversary Dinner |
Entertainment
was provided by the Cunningham Brothers Band and a performance by The Flynn
School of Irish Dance.
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| Performance by The Flynn School of Irish Dance of Yonkers |
Congratulations
to Dinner Committee Chairmen Kevin Hartnett and Mike Morley, whose hard work
made this event such a tremendous success! Special thanks also to Stacey Ellis for her work designing the wonderful journal and wrapping the commemorative glasses that were distributed the members that evening!
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| Music was provided by The Cunningham Brothers Band |
To view pictures
from the dinner dance, you can view a slideshow that is posted on the Division
#1 Yonkers
We also
have a slideshow that was presented on the night of the dinner Dance, which
also highlights all of our Dinner Journal Sponsors:
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Yonkers AOH Sponsors Chili Hilly 5k Run
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| Ed Trainor and Tommy Goff at the AOH Water Station |
The Myles
Scully Division #1 of Yonkers Yonkers
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| Large crowds at The 5th Annual Chili Hilly 5k Run/Walk |
This year,
proceeds from the event go to help the New York Firefighter’s Burn Center
Foundation, which was founded by firefighters in 1975 and is dedicated to the
advancement of burn care, research, prevention, education and the proper
treatment of burns.
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| The AOH of Yonkers has been a proud sponsor every year |
Division #1
members also volunteer to run one of the may water stations along the route. The division has many members who are active
and retired firefighter from several local communities, including New York City
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| Proceeds Benefited The NY Firefighter Burn Center Foundation |
To learn
more about the New
York Firefighters Burn Center
Monday, October 3, 2016
Yonkers AOH Support Sisters of Life on Respect Life Sunday
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| Cardinal Timothy Dolan with AOH & LAOH at Respect Life Sunday Mass |
Members of
the AOH Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers New York City
The mass
was celebrated by New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who welcomed the
Hibernians in attendance and stayed for pictures after mass had concluded.
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| Sr. Shirley Ann S.V, Mike Flynn, Bob Eggen & Sr. Lucy Marie S.V. |
Division #1
of Yonkers
To learn more about
The Sisters of Life, you can visit their website at:
Saturday, October 1, 2016
President's Message for October 2016
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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| Division One President Kevin Ellis |
October 2016
Brothers,
Fall is in the air, and we are expecting a very busy month ahead as we have many events and activities to discuss. First let’s go over our Division’s accomplishments over the past month.
We had a very successful day at the Annual McLean Avenue Fall Festival. I wish to thank all of the members who assisted manning our location throughout the day. We are also grateful to the AOH NYS Board for allowing us to use the beautiful new AOH canopy at the event. We will also be welcoming 3 new members to our Division thru our recruitment drive that day. We were able to raise over $2,000 in our Notre Dame Football Ticket Raffle. This would never have happened without the tremendous work of our Vice President Jim Walsh! Final report on this raffle will be available at our membership meeting.
Our Charities and Missions Committee was busy once again as Division #1 was able to present donations of $3,500 to The Aisling Irish Community Center and $1,000 to The Sisters of Life over the weekend of September 30th. Once again, tremendous work by Jack McDonald, Tom Allison and the rest of the charities committee!
The entire attention of the membership must now turn and focus on our 125th Anniversary Events. This includes the Division #1 125th Anniversary Mass on November 6th as well as our 125th Anniversary Dinner to be held on November 11th. The Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church
The AOH Metropolitan Conference will hold a meeting at 11am on October 15th at the new AOH Hall in Breezy Point , NY
We have been notified of a preliminary date of November 13th for the 8th Annual Firefighter Sean Tallon Tournament at Gaelic Park Bronx . I hope to have official confirmation of that day by the time of our meeting.
Our 125th Anniversary is only 5 weeks away! Let’s band together and bring these efforts across the finish line!
Yours in our Motto,
Kevin Ellis, President
Division #1, Yonkers , New York
Aisling Irish Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The Aisling Irish Center Eastchester on September 30th.
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| Aisling Center Chairperson Agnes Delaney Welcomes Supporters |
The center
was founded at small gathering in the back of a pub on Bainbridge Ave Bronx to assist young and newly arrived
Irish immigrants in the local community.
The center then opened on McLean Ave Yonkers United States
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| Kerri Ann O'Connor, Irish Consul General Barbara Jones & Hilary Beirne |
The honorees for the dinner were The Office and Staff of the Irish Consulate General, Hilary Beirne, and Kerri Ann O'Connor. The event was visited by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, and Westchster County Legislator David Tubiolo.
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| Aisling Center Executive Director Orla Kelleher with Division #1 Members |
The AOH
Division #1 of Yonkers
To learn more about
The Aisling Irish Community
Center
Monday, August 8, 2016
Yonkers AOH Supports ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
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| Nearly 500 people participated the Ice Bucket Challenge in Yonkers |
Members of
the Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers Yonkers
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| Pat Quinn (right) has been a forceful advocate for ALS Research |
Pat created the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, and he has worked tirelessly as an ALS research advocate ever since. To date, The Ice Bucket Challenge is responsible for raising over $220 million dollars towards finding a cure for ALS. These funds were recently credited with enabling a scientific breakthrough when researchers were able to isolate a particular gene that is responsible for causing the disease.
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| Jim Walsh, Patrick Quinn, and Patrick McLaughlin at Yonkers Raceway |
Patrick
Quinn himself has personally helped raise funds through his “Quinn 4 the Win”
charity, which has held local ALS fundraising events in the Yonkers
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| Yonkers Division #1 Vice Pres. Jim Walsh presents donation to Pat Quinn |
Division
#1 was proud to present Patrick with a $2,000 donation at the event. These funds will go directly towards helping
him acquire these necessities.
Friday, August 5, 2016
AOH Notre Dame Football Raffle Announcement
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| Contact us for Ticket Information! |
The AOH Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers Yonkers
The prize is 4 Tickets to see the
Fighting Irish of Notre Dame take on the Syracuse Orange at MetLife Stadium on Saturday,
October 1, 2016 .
The tickets are 4 premier seats
that will be located in the New York Notre Dame Alumni Section.
Tickets are $10 each and 6 for $50
The Drawing is be held on Saturday,
September 17th at the McLean Ave. Festival in Yonkers
Anyone interested in purchasing
tickets can call Division President Kevin Ellis at (914) 844-4123 or you contact
Division #1 directly by email at
aohyonkers@gmail.com
Monday, July 18, 2016
National Convention Honors for Yonkers Division
at AOH
National Convention
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| AOH National Charities Chairman Charles "Chip" McLean presents award to Division President Kevin Ellis at the AOH National Convention in Atlantic City |
The
Ancient order of Hibernians held its 98th Biennial National
Convention this month at Harrah’s Resort & Casino in Atlantic City , New Jersey
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| The AOH National Charities & Mission Award |
Division
#1 Yonkers Yonkers Westchester County
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| The AOH FFAI Christmas Appeal Recognition Award |
The AOH
National Freedom for All Ireland Committee also presented the Yonkers Division
with an award and certificate for its support of the AOH FFAI Christmas Appeal,
which provides funding for organizations who work and support the peaceful unification
of Ireland
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| Certificate of Appreciation presented to Division #1 Yonkers |
For More
Information about the AOH Charities Program, you can visit their website at:
You can
also view a list of organizations benefiting from the AOH FFAI Christmas Appeal
at:
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