Good evening, Members!

Welcome to our November General Membership meeting. There are many exciting events planned at the club in the next few months. Committee chairs will share specifics tonight, but I wanted to emphasize two traditional IHSM events that could use everyone’s full support. After two years of being on hold, the IHSM Women’s Little Christmas has risen like a Phoenix to its former glory. I can’t thank Sheila Olcott enough for taking this on and finding a great place to celebrate this special day. Please donate if you are able, so the cost is not prohibitive for any IHSM women who wish to participate.

Sheila has also graciously given her time once again to organize the Man & Woman of the Year Dinner. Thank you, Sheila, for all you do for the IHSM! To all Members, please make sure your nomination slips have been entered into the nominations box tonight or sent to my email address by Sunday, December 11th, so your voices can be heard.

Also the board would like to thank Kathleen Stern, Betty Foy, Norine Petrone and Mark Morse for decorating the inside of the clubhouse for Christmas. It is simply lovely! In addition, we’d like to send our appreciation to the Garden Committee, too, for beautifying all the planters outside. Everything looks amazing! Thanks to both committees for filling our rooms and windows with warmth and light.

Last, I’d like to thank Dana Garrow for her efforts to host an IHSM New Year’s Eve party. Unfortunately, interest or timing is lacking this year, so we will look to next year and try again.

There are a few committees that would like to share their own heartfelt thanks as well

Our Activities Committee Co Chair, Melissa Hodges, shared she’d like to acknowledge Donna McGrew and Dana Garrow for decorating the club for the Halloween Party. The club looked fantastic!

Katelyn Fitzgerald – who welcomed her own little bundle of joy, Rowan, on Saturday! – sent this message as the chair of the Christmas Family Committee: Feel free to let the membership know that we are helping out two large families this year for Christmas, we received their wish lists and the committee will be doing their shopping over the next two weeks! It is a busy time of year for everyone, so I really appreciate all the help from shoppers who have stepped up!!

Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Lacey

The 2023 Man and Woman of the Year have been chosen! The recipients are:
Man of the Year – Patrick Cornelio
Woman of the Year – Dana Garrow

These two do so much to support the club. They not only have many volunteer roles, they also are warm and welcoming to all who enter our doors! Please make sure you wish them congratulations when you see them at the club!

Tara Theatre will be holding auditions for their upcoming play For Better or Worse on February 13 and February 21 at the Irish Heritage Society of Milford’s Clubhouse. Auditions will begin at 7pm. The play is a sequel to last year’s play The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley. For more information, please contact Noeleen at: drumfin@mail.com

The Irish Heritage Society of Milford’s Board wishes to announce and congratulate the recipients of The Irish Man and Woman of the Year Awards!
They are:
Irish Man – Jerry Hodges
Irish Woman – Paula McGill

Click this link to see the responsibilities of the Board: Roles and Responsibilities of the Board