132 Commerce St PO Box 620 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph. (860) 633-9691

President’s Message

Dear Fellow Members, Our 70th Anniversary Celebration and President’s Dance was a magnificent event and thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance. After enjoying cocktails and fabulous hors d’ oeuvres in the lounge, our guests repaired upstairs where the Events Committee turned the hall into an elegant and sophisticated venue. The ladies wore beautiful gowns and dresses with more than one gentleman in black tie. The dinner was grand and the dance floor was filled all evening. The annual President’s Award was given to Colleen Kissane, and twenty members received Life Membership. The Mass and brunch on Sunday were just beautiful and enjoyed by all in attendance. If you ’re curious, look at the beautiful pictures of the event on our website http://www.irishamericanhome.com/Photos. Photographs of several recent events are available for viewing here. Thank you to the members that took the time to vote during our recent elections. Please join me in welcoming Sheila Dupuis Green to the Board of Directors; Mary Sayers DaMatto as Vice President, Jenn Hedges as Corresponding Secretary and Padraic Clemens as Sargeant at Arms. Also join me in thanking outgoing Director Eileen McGee, and outgoing Officers Maura O’Donnell (Corresponding Secretary) and Jeffrey Reynolds (Sargeant at Arms) for their service to our club. There are many events and happenings this month and into December…details are contained in this newsletter and on our website. Like us on Facebook and open those emails we send with updates and reminders. Please make every effort to support and attend one or more of these events. Our ever popular Pub Quiz is back on November 21st followed by our 3rd Annual Lights of Love Carol Sing and Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, November 27th. If you like to get a jump start on your holiday shopping, our Catalogue Shop-ping Party (November 7th) and Christmas Shopping Day (December 6th) are the perfect occasions to visit your club! Wishing you and your family a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! All the best, Maureen A. Kennedy President

Irish American Home Society Inc.

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER ENTERTAINMENT

Friday November 6th - Music Provided by DJ "Capt. ED"

Friday November 13th - Billy Eagan and The Rising

Friday November 20th - Tom O'Carroll

Friday November 27th - Carol Sing with Jeff Conlon & The Brennan Brothers

PUB GRUB November 6th - Food Truck Friday - The Rolling Tomato (Pizza Truck)

November 13th -Baked Acorn Squash Stuffed with Turkey Sausage, Cheese & Onion Stuffing

November 20th -Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich and Tomato Soup.

November 27th -Steak and Cheese Subs

Next New Member screening: Tuesday, November 10th. Next Monthly Meeting: Friday, November 13th.

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SHOPPING ANYONE? Love the product but not the parties?

Come down for our Catalogue Shopping Party on Saturday, November 7th from 4 to 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge. Shop all your favor-ites…Lia Sophia, Tupperware, Pampered Chef and many more! Admission is FREE! This event is not just for the girls…bring your favor-ite guy and let him relax in the pub with his favorite sports on TV and a cold pint. Then afterwards stay for a bite with our special Pub Menu and the music of DJ “Capt” Ed spin-ning all your favorite tunes starting at 5:00 p.m. So grab your BSB (Best Shopping Buddy) and head on down…this is an event not to be missed…especially if you like sipping and shopping! PUB QUIZ IS BACK!!! The next Pub Quiz will be held on Saturday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m. in the Upstairs Hall! Gather your family and friends and get your team together. We will have an evening of trivia competition hosted by Quizmaster Theresa Doyle. Theresa will put your brains to the test with several rounds of trivia covering all manner of useless knowledge! Players pay $5 to get into the game and there is a limit of 6 people per team. If you don’t have a full team of six, that is ok. Reserva-tions are highly recommended….tables book up fast! Please contact Theresa Doyle at (860)568-7685 and leave a message with your name, phone number and the number of ta-bles you would like to reserve. Cash bar…bring snacks to share with your team.

LIGHTS OF LOVE

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND CAROL SING

Friday, November 27th Please join us on the day after Thanksgiving as we welcome in the Christmas Season at the Irish American Home. Join your fellow mem-bers for an old fashioned carol sing with songs for folks of every age to enjoy, followed by the lighting of our Christmas Tree. Once the tree is lit, we will recite the names submitted to our Lights of Love Scroll of Honor. There will also be luminaries lit in honor of each memorial. The club opens at 2:00 p.m. and our program will begin at 5:00 p.m. with our Carol Sing led by Jeff Conlon and Tree Lighting. Pub Grub will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. Even-ing entertainment provided by the Brennan Brothers. Any child interested in lighting the tree during the ceremony, please drop their name and contact information into the Sugges-tion Box at the club. We will pull a name on Friday, November 20th and call the lucky win-ner. RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY WREATHS

Eileen McGee will be taking orders for holiday

wreaths, swags, and cemetery boxes in addi-

tion to centerpieces and ice skate hangings.

These gorgeous handcrafted pieces will be

ready for pick up at our Annual Holiday Fair

(Dec. 6, 2015). You can pre-order from Eileen

to be assured that you will get one of her

beautiful creations. All orders MUST be paid in

advance. Proceeds go to our Club! Call Eileen

at (860-550-3732) or see her at the Club.

MEMBER’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Please join your fellow members at our annual Member’s Christmas Party, on Friday, De-cember 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the downstairs lounge. Enjoy a ham dinner with all the trim-mings plus dessert. You must purchase a tick-et in advance or make a reservation…NO WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Tickets are $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-member guests (limit of one guest per mem-ber). You may make reservations and pur-chase your tickets at the bar or by contacting Maureen Kennedy (860)550-3126. You must call or purchase your tickets by Tuesday, December 1st. Adults only, please!

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 13, 2015, for our annual Breakfast with Santa. Watch the December newsletter and website for more information HOLIDAY FAIR

Join us on Sunday, December 6th for

our annual Christmas Shopping Day! We

begin the day with a traditional Irish Breakfast

served downstairs from 8:30 am to 11:00 am.

The doors open for shopping at 10:00 am

through 4:00 pm. Lunch will be served from

12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Visit the Club Booth

where we will be selling all your favorite Irish

foods including holiday candy and cookies

along with club apparel that can be ordered

with delivery by Christmas. The Club will also

have holiday wreaths, swags, table centerpiec-

es etc. for sale. Vendors and crafters are wel-

come. Space rentals are $25/$50 for members

and $35/$60 for non-members. Contact Kathy

Saimininkas at dumpladykat@netscape.net to

rent space or for more information. Tables will

be available for rent for $10 each or you can

bring your own. A 10 x 10 booth requires 3

tables (2 ft. wide by 8 ft. long) and a 10 x 20

booth needs 4 tables.

WANTED: We need ICE SKATES for our

Christmas Shopping Day. Any size (men's,

women's or children's) any condition! Please

bring any unwanted ice skates to the Club by

Nov. 25, 2015! Thank you!

NEW LIFE MEMBERS Please join us in congratulating the following members who were awarded Life Membership at the 70th Anniversary Celebration and Presi-dent’s Dance. Life membership is awarded to members who have been members in good standing for twenty-five continuous years and have reached sixty five years of age. Congrat-ulations to John Barry, Thomas Callinan, Mi-chael Clifford, Kevin Crowley, Raymond Cusick, Phillip Kallaugher, Katie Maio, Anne Mannion, James McVeigh, James Moher, John O’Boyle, Geraldine Roberts, Michael Rocchio, Vince Roche, Rose Salonia, Michael Sinon, Andrew Sullivan, James Szerejko, Bernadette White and Donald White.

This and that… Many thanks to the IAHS Golf League’s donation to the IAHS Scholarship Fund in the amount of $3,800.00! The Scholar-ship Fund is the beneficiary of the annual golf tournament held every September. If you are a golfer…consider marking your calendar for September 9th, 2016, and supporting this tournament that benefits our young Irish American scholars. Congratulations to Colleen Kissane, the 2015 President’s Award winner! The President’s Award is given in recognition of the extraordinary contributions of a member for the benefit of this Society. Colleen, who is currently our Treasurer, gives many, many hours to our club…many of them behind the scenes and many of them on her own personal time or vacation time from work. She spends numerous hours compiling and analyzing data for the board to review and consider when making financial decisions on be-half of the club. Congratulations, Colleen! Sr. Peggy Evans, SND, recently attend-ed the joint session of Congress during His Holiness, Pope Francis’ recent ad-dress, as the guest of Congressman John Larson. Sr. Peggy was also present dur-ing the Pope’s visit to the White House, sitting only feet away from the Pope, President Obama and the First Lady. Such close proximity to His Holiness is surely a once in a life time experience. Sr. Peggy was also accompanied by Fr. James Nock, from our Lady of Peace in East Hartford. A lemonade stand and bake sale was held in October by a group of young-sters….the kids of some of our mem-bers…to benefit the child of another member family who is battling cancer. This endeavor was the brainchild of these kids. They planned, made posters and advertised the heck out of this event and it was an enormous success…thanks to their hard work and the generosity of our members. Congratulations to Nicholas, Jack and Sean Gherard, Sarah and Andrew Breen, and Shane and Lynd-say Donston. “Your parents took an oath when they joined that speaks of hav-ing the “welfare and best interests” of your fellow members…to basically have each other’s backs. You have epitomized those words. It’s what this club is really all about. We are so proud of you!”

WEEKLY CARD GAME

Enjoy playing cards? Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the down-stairs lounge, members and guests are invited to join in a friendly game of Set-back.

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EAST HARTFORD FUNDRAISERS

November 8, 2015 Pub Night at the Marco Polo

Restaurant.. There will be a $5.00 donation. Drink

specials - Appetizers - Live Music –from 2:00-6:00

p.m.

November 25, 2015 Full Moon Madness at Marga-

ritas on Robert Street in East Hartford. The Com-

mittee will receive a percentage of the cost of the

meals sold that evening from open til close. To

participate present the flyer or mention the com-

mittee to your server.

NEW BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUP Join us on November 17th for our next “Business Tuesdays” event from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the downstairs lounge. This event is open to all mem-bers who would like to meet and network with oth-er business owners and professionals to help grow your business or profession. We will also be es-tablishing a listing of businesses and services owned or operated by members of our club. So mark your calendars for November 17th! Call fel-low member Ed Patterson to register at (860)215-1349 or edpatterson22@gmail.com. RETIREES GROUP

The next Retirees Group Meeting and Dinner will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Irish American Home Society. All retirees are invited to attend. If you are a retir-ee and you haven’t joined us yet, please come down, bring a friend…meet old friends and enjoy a great meal. Desserts would be greatly appreciat-ed and raffles prizes gladly accepted. RESERVA-TIONS ARE A MUST! For reservations call Bet-ty Mohan (860)742-8548 by Wednesday, Novem-ber 3rd.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #2 and Ladies AOH meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Lounge. The AOH is an Irish Catholic organization that promotes and encourages participation in our religion, charity and Irish culture, following the mot-to, “In Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity”. For more information contact Jamie Forzono at (860)604-3021. Traditional Irish Music Seisiun in our pub on the 1st Sunday of the month starting at 4:00 p.m., and the 3rd Sunday starting with a beginner’s hour at 3:00 p.m. followed by the regular seisiun at 4:00 p.m. For more information contact Liz Raymond (860)346-3235 or Brent Morgan bmor-gan@wesleyan.edu.

SUNDAY FUNDAY! Join your friends at the IAHS for Sunday football with the NFL TICKET! That’s right…we have THE TICKET and will be offering a weekly lunch special served from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday af-ternoon! So stop by for some great football, great food and great craic! Watch the website and Fa-cebook for notice of the specials and we’ll be post-ing them inside the club!

HONOR GUARD It is this Society’s tradition to honor our

deceased members by the presence of an Honor Guard at the funeral service and interment. While we have several dedicated members who faithful-ly participate in this tradition, we would like to ensure a full complement at each service. If you are interested in participating when the need aris-es, please contact Charlie Murray at (860)633-0663 or Kathleen Blake (860)633-0587. The Honor Guard will participate in the funeral services for all members when the member has previously requested or the family re-quests our services. If you would like to have an Honor Guard at a member’s funeral, please call Charlie or Kathleen to advise them of the arrangements.

IRISH SET DANCE CLASSES

Traditional Irish country set dancing classes are held in the upstairs hall on Wednesday evenings (except the fourth Wednesday of each month). This is a cultural function of the Irish American Home Society and there is no charge. The only requirements are hard-soled shoes and a little stamina! Classes begin at 7:00 p.m. For more information, please call John Droney (860)521-2696.

Memorial Funds

Please consider naming one of two funds the IAHS has established over the years to receive memorial donations upon your death. Both funds are intended to memorialize our deceased loved ones while benefiting our members. The first is our Scholarship Fund which was established to grant educational scholarships to the children of members in good standing. Scholarships are awarded in June of each year. The second fund is our Building Renovation Fund, established to help fund the proposed new building and renova-tion of the existing building.

IRISH NORTHERN AID The Hartford Unit of Irish Northern Aid meets the 3rd Friday of every month at 9:00 p.m. in the downstairs hall of the Irish American Home. Since 1970, the Irish Northern Aid Committee has been at the forefront in support of the struggle for freedom, justice, and self-determination for all the people of Ireland. For more information, please contact Tom McBride (860)983-0846. Newsletter deadline is the 15

th of the month for

inclusion in the next month’s edition. Send contri-butions, in WORD FORMAT, to newsletter@irishamericanhome.com.

SYMPATHY IS EXTENDED TO

THE FAMILY & FRIENDS OF :

Michael Cormier, Joan M. Egan James Preston

GET WELL WISHES:

Jamie Forzono

2014-2015 IAHS Officers & Board of Directors

President

Maureen Kennedy 860-550-3126

president@irishamericanhome.com

Vice President Mary DaMotta mmsay@aol.com

Recording Secretary

Eileen K. Moore 860-977-9700

Ekmoore1@yahoo.com

Treasurer Colleen Kissane 860-614-6440

cakissane@comcast.net

Financial Secretary Liz Saunders 860-951-5269

lizsaunders@comcast.net

Membership Secretary Kathy Saimininkas

dumpladykat@netscape.net

Assistant Membership Secretary Kelley McElroy

membership@irishamericanhome.com

Corresponding Secretary Jenn Hedges (860)794-3556

Sergeant at Arms Padraic Clemens

padraicclemens@yahoo.com

Board of Directors Peter Hart

860-568-0628 p.c.hart@comcast.net

Dan Ustach 860-989-1965 dustach@yahoo.com Sheila Dupuis Green (860)633-1883

Sheiladupuis123@gmail.com Pat Whelan

860-573-3884 Stephen Miskell 860-478-2052

stephenmiskell@yahoo.com Permitee

Dan O’Connell 860-633-9691

GOOD AND WELFARE

If you know of any member who is ill, in the hospital or has passed away, please contact Margaret Moriarty (860)563-0804 or jandm85@cox.net so that an appro-priate remembrance may be sent on behalf of the membership. If you have good news to share, i.e. birth, graduation, etc., please send the information to newslet-ter@irishamericanhome.com.

HALL RENTALS Our Upstairs and Downstairs Halls are available to rent for parties and gatherings. Contact Dan O’Connell for available dates and rates (860)633-9691.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Sunday Funday 1- 4 p.m. Seisiun 4:00 p.m. – 6:00

p.m.

2 St. Patrick’s Pipe Band

3 4 Set Dancing 7:00 p.m.

5 AOH Meeting 7:30 p.m. Setback 7:00 p.m

6 Food Truck Friday 6:00 p.m.

DJ “Capt” Ed

7 Catalogue Shopping Party

4 – 8 p.m.

DJ “Capt” Ed 5:00 p.m.

8 Retirees Dinner 2:00 p.m.

9 St. Patrick’s Pipe Band

10 New member screening 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 p.m.

11 Set Dancing 7:00 p.m.

12 Setback 7:00 p.m

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Monthly Meeting 8:00 p.m. Pub Grub 6 – 8:30 p.m. Billy Eagan & The Rising

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15 Sunday Funday 1 – 4 p.m. Seisiun 4 – 6 p.m. Slow Seisiun 3 – 4 p.m.

16 St. Patrick’s Pipe Band

17 Business Networking 5:30 –

7 p.m.

18 Set Dancing 7:00 p.m.

19 Setback 7:00 p.m

20 Pub Grub 6 – 8:30 p.m. Tom O’Carroll Northern Aid Meeting 9:00 p.m.

21 Pub Quiz 7:00 p.m.

22 Sunday Funday 1 – 4 p.m.

23 St. Patrick’s Pipe Band

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26 Thanksgiving - Closed

27 Lights of Love Tree Lighting & Carol Sing 5 p.m. led by Jeff Conlon Pub Grub 5 – 8:30 p.m. Brennan Brothers 7:30 p.m.

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29 Sunday Funday 1 – 4 p.m.

30 St. Patrick’s Pipe Band

NOVEMBER 2015