I hope you and your family are doing well. If you have kids still in school, hope there was a winter break this week (even if only a long weekend) to take advantage of. If one of those kids is a high school senior – last call! Make sure to get your AOH scholarship application in this weekend – deadline extended to Monday.
I look forward to seeing you at our next division meeting at the Hibernian House tonight, Friday, February 23rd at 8:00pm. Aside from discussing the upcoming events
of 2024, we do have elections for the posts of Division Treasurer and Division Marshal.
Not only are on about to enter the St. Patrick’s Day “parade” season, but it means we are on the cusp of Irish American Heritage Month. We will be sharing more in the
coming weeks from national to make sure we focus on this, as it is one of our fundamental principles for the Order.
Another element of “the parade season” is making sure we represent our Division with a good number of marchers, particularly as we ‘march down Central Ave’ behind our Grand Marshal, Division 3’s Neil Cosgrove. It is a short walk, and in my mind, the best way to view the parade – and it still leaves you time to enjoy whatever other festivities you have planned. Please plan on marching with us!
As always, interesting goings-on at the Hibernian House with fun crowds. A special congratulations to Bill Boera and Mike Mulcahy for kicking off the monthly drawing to
benefit House capital improvements – see more details in the Hibernian House article.
Good & Welfare –Please say a prayer for Robert Davis’s father, Dan Davis – may he rest in peace. Also, please continue to pray for the quick recovery of Bob Reers who
had spinal surgery – latest update is that he is making progress and grinding through physical therapy.
As always, we pray that you and your family are healthy and safe.
Yours in Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity,
Chuck Parnow