Charlotte Goes Green

Irish-American Awards Dinner

The 4^th Annual Irish-American Awards Dinner will once again be held at St. Gabriel’s Church Parish Hall on Thursday, 11/15/2009 from 6:30 – 10:00 P.M.

       We are proud to announce our 2008 Award winners:

Grand Marshal / Irish Person of the Year

 

Maureen O’Boyle 

WBTV Personality

 

Irish Civic Leader of the Year

 

Edward Brynn 

UNCC Professor, former Ambassador to Burkina Faso & Ghana, former Chair of World Affairs Council of Charlotte

 

Irish Ambassador of the Year

 

Kevin Devin

Owner – Connolly’s on 5^th

 

^{Irish Business Person of the Year}

^{Rosemary Harrington}

^{Vice President – First Trust Bank}

 

Irish Person In Media

 

Olivia Fortson

Charlotte Observer Reporter

 

Irish Bar Person of the Year

 

Christine Doherty

Tyber Creek Pub

 We will once again recognize outstanding individuals who have made cultural, social and professional contributions to the Irish American community in the Charlotte area.

We will also announce our Grand Marshall for the 2009 Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Please join us for a wonderful evening of fellowship in a celebration of the Charlotte Irish-American community.

Ticket Information:

 

Dinner Tickets are $45 per person and includes dinner, Irish dancers from Rince na h'Eireann School of Irish Dancing & the Walsh Kelley School of Traditional Irish Dancing and musical entertainment by ClannDarragh and the awards presentation. Our emcee is Moira Quinn.     There will be a cash bar. Reservations are required. For tickets, please make checks payable to 2009 Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade and mail to:

 

Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade

P.O. Box 471322

Charlotte, NC 28247

 

R.S.V.P: Linda Dyer Hart 803-802-1678 or via e-mail:[email protected]

You can contact us at the same phone and e-mail with any questions you may have.

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The Irish American Awards Dinner is the primary fundraiser for the St. Patrick's Day Parade. It is open to anyone that would like to attend. The Charlotte St. Patrick's Day Parade Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit group. All of the net proceeds of the dinner go to the operation of the parade. The parade runs strictly on private and grant funding and receives no funding from the City of Charlotte. A portion of the ticket may be tax deductible. Please consult your tax advisor. Join us for a night of fun and help support your parade!

 

 

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-- Last Year --

The 3rd Annual Irish American Awards Dinner was held 11/2/2006 at St. Gabriel's Church Parish Hall from 6:30PM - 10PM. St. Gabriel Parish Hall is located at 3016 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211

We made the following award presentations at the 2006 ceremony:

 

Irishman of the Year Award: Tim Lawson - First President of the Sons of Erin Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians & First President of the North Carolina Ancient Order of Hibernians

Irishwoman of the Year - (Actually there were two winners this year. They are sisters and each founded an Irish Dance School in Charlotte)

Sandra Connick - Founder of Rince Na h’Eireann School of Irish dance

Aine Walsh Kelley - Founder of Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dance

Irish in Sports Award - H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler - President Lowes Motor Speedway

Irish in Law Enforcement - Sheriff Jim Pendergraph - Sheriff of Mecklenburg County

Irish Civic Leader- John Thomas Sullivan - Host of “Speak out Charlotte” and financial consultant holding seats on the New York Stock Exchange and American stock Exchange.

Irish in Media - Shawn Flynn - Channel 14 News reporter.

Irish firefighter of the Year - Captain Ken Bradey - Captain in the Charlotte Fire Dept and the snare drummer for the Charlotte Fire Dept. Pipe & Drums.

 

Master of Ceremonies - Ty Boyd

 

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