NHGF&HC PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Fellow club members,Well it's been a long and busy summer. Many thanks to Sally Mcvey McCartin who organized a successful road race Saturday morning at the Festival. It was well attended and I had the pleasure of running (well...walking really) but it was a wonderful time for a great cause. Great Job by Rich Ranciato and his committee for another successful Golf tournament. I was out of town but I heard a good time was had by all. I have been President for three years now and I believe it is time to pass the torch. In my time on the board I believe that we, as a board together, have accomplished many positive things. Please consider running for office. You don't have to start as President but our club is only as good as the people who pitch in and help out. As the Fall approaches things start to heat up around your club. Lots of events coming so circle some dates on your newsletter to come join us for a good time. Please consider inviting a friend to any of our upcoming events. Our club is only as good as its members. So many people don’t know where we are and what we do. When they learn about us they are often happy to join. Thanks and see you at the Club! John Joe Mackey.

IACC PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Club members,Now that our festival is over, we are revving up for a busy fall. I cannot thank Billy Mackey and Anne Hines enough for their leadership in making our festival a success. To all the committee chairmen and women, thank you for countless hours of work and dedication to our club! Our field is ready! Please join us in celebrating this major accomplishment for our facility. The committee has been hard at work filling in the details for the celebration. I urge all of us to come together and mark a new beginning for our club. Have you sold your raffle tickets? The drawing is on September 17, so now is the time. All tickets must be returned. The busy fall schedule is in the newsletter. Please stop by, bring a friend, and support our club! Slainte, Eileen O'Keefe Roxbee.

LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE IACCI would like to start out by saying that it brings me great joy to be apart of such a great community. I am very happy to announce that we had another successful Golf Tournament. The proceeds from this years tournament with help our club achieve its goals. A portion of the proceeds were allocated to the patio furniture for all to enjoy. Below is a list of people that helped and I believe they should be acknowledged. Without the help of these club members I would have never been able to pull off such an event for the betterment of our club and community. If we all chip in a little we can accomplish so much! I would like to thank all of these members for their help! Patricia and Holly DeMorro, Alice Sette, Sally McCartin, Josh and Jason Ranciato, Cathy and James Staunton, Sean Cox and John McCormack. My thanks to our Sponsors for this event. Their generosity I feel helped our cause and I would like to thank all of them for their support! Closet To The Pin McCormack Insurance Agency. Pro-Klean Longest Drive Branco Insurance Group, Masterco Restoration, Inflatable Pubs Ct. Regular Tee Signs Chamber Of Commerce E.H., Big Prints, Diesel Lounge, Star Distributors, Cleopatra’s Salon, Corona, Tommy Sullivan’s Café, Buckley & Wynne Attorneys At Law New Haven/Hartford, Ranciato & Ranciato L.P.A. Group, LLC, Nolan’s Hamden Monument Company, Consolidated Electric, G.I.& J. Family Produce LLC, 2013 Grand Marshal Joseph M. Lynch, Dennis & Andrea Regan, Mendez Family, Kevin & Eileen Roxbee, D’Ascanio & Pethick DDS, Sean & Doreen Busca, McCabe, Wikstrom & Barney, My CT Dream Home, Maximum Electric and Irish Heritage Society, Milford. In closing I encourage everyone to get involved and participate. Our club and community was built with the team approach and will only strive to new levels with the same philosophy. Thanks all that played and hope to see you all at our next club function. Richard P. Ranciato - V.P. IACC.

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SEPT. Sun. 3rd All Ireland Hurling Final 8.15amFri. 8th Happy Hour 4-8pmSat. 9th and Sunday 10th Grand Opening and rededication of fieldTues. 12th General Membership Meeting 7.30pmFri. 15th Irish Bowling League 7pmSun. 17th All Ireland Football Final 8.30amSun. 17th Annual Raffle Draw 1pmThurs. 21st Retirees Meeting 12.30pm

OCT.Sun. 1st 50th Anniversary of our club at Venice PlaceSat. 7th Playwright Golf Tournament 11amSun. 8th Convention 3pmSat. 28th Oct. Halloween party 7pm

DON’T FORGET TO PURCHASE/SELL YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS AND RETURN SOLD/UNSOLD TO JOHN O'DONOVAN

SAVE THE DATESSat. 4th Nov. Irish man/woman of the year 7pmSun. 5th Nov. Deceased members' Mass 3pmWed.-Sat. 8-11th Nov. 7.30pm GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa" Sun. 12th Nov. 3pm GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa"

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Irish American Community CenterNew Haven Gaelic Football & Hurling Club

club tel: (203) 469-3080 website: www.iacc-ct.com youth football: www.iaccirishsports.org festival: www.ctirishfestival.com

IACC President: Eileen Roxbee (203) 584-4233 roxbeeeileen@gmail.com Vice President: Rich Ranciato 203 410 4543 richard.ranciato@comcast.net

Treasurer: John McGowan 203 314 7073 haveaharp@sbcglobal.netRecording Secretary: Anne Hines 203 488 4902 ahsheep@aol.comFinancial Secretary: Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 mroddy@snet.net

Building Engineer: Michael Faherty 203 640 8927 mfaherty@snet.net

NHGF&H Club President: John Mackey 203 314 9683 john.mackey@sbcglobal.netVice President: Donna Borzillo 203 710 9139 borzillo3@gmail.com

Treasurer: Joan Hall 203 469 4252 hjoan68@gmail.com

CLUB HOURS: Wednesday & Thursday: 7pm-1am; Friday & Saturday: 7pm-2am; Sunday: 1pm-9p September 2017

ALL IRELAND HURLING FINAL Sunday, 3rd Sept at 8.15amThe teams are set for the All Ireland Hurling finals - Minor 8:15am Galway v. Cork and Senior 10:30am Galway v. Waterford. Join your fellow members and friends at the club and watch the games - donation $20 per person. Call Mike 203 640 8927 for more info.

HAPPY HOURS Fri. 8th Sept at 4pm and Fri. 13th Oct. at 4pmHappy Hour will be on Friday, 8th September starting at 4pm. Each happy hour we will have drink specials, half price on the choice of the day, buy one get one etc. Come on out and join your friends

and fellow members for good conversation and snacks in the lounge - bring a snack to share if you wish.

GRAND OPENING and REDEDICATION OF OUR FIELDSat. 9th & Sunday 10th Sept.SATURDAY September 9th at 3:00 (u10) , 4:00 (u12) and 5:00 (u14), we will have our first games of the fall season...and OUR FIRST GAMES AT HOME IN OVER TWO YEARS!! Please make every effort to attend as this will be the kick-off of our Opening weekend. There will be burgers and hotdogs, and immediately following the game, Liz McNicholl will be entertaining us.

SUNDAY September 10th, the day starts at 12:00 noon with the opening and re-dedication of the field. Denis Twomey, chairman of the GAA Minor Board of Greater New York will be present to cut the ribbon. We will have our own Pat Whelan and the McCabe Bros. pipe band lead our players, coaches, dignitaries and all onto our new field. John O'Donovan will bless our field and Jerome Quinn media from Belfast, Northern Ireland will be with us to video the entire weekend which will include interviews and videoing all the different events. We will have a hurling clinic for all boys and girls age 6-10 from 12:30 to 1:30. PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS. The instructor will be Mickey Quigg, sent to us by the GAA in Ireland to be the Development Officer of hurling for the New York Minor Board. This clinic is going to be fun and informative, and will give the kids a great taste of this game. If you have a hard time explaining hurling to your friends, direct them to YouTube and have them search for "Hurling - The Fastest Game on Grass." In 3-4 minutes they will see what it is all about. Following the hurling clinic, our U16 girls are going to host games. These girls did very well together at

CYC, and we are looking forward to showcasing how talented our ladies are! U-16 Girls competition: 1:30 New Haven V Rockland N Y, 2:30 Rockland V St Brigid's N Y, 3:30 New Haven V St, Brigid's, 4:30 U18 Boys New Haven V New York, 5:30 U16 Girls Final. Sunday evening Mark James will entertain us in the lounge. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available. There will be a pizza truck on premises, cash basis only. Kevin Costner was told build it and they will come. This is our Field of Dreams. We built it, now we all need to work on making sure they come. All are welcome. For further info Mike Faherty 203 640 8927.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Tues. 12th Sept. at 7.30pmA lot is going on at our club and you, as a member, should be involved in the decision makings. Please attend our general membership meetings and give us your input.

THE IRISH BOWLING LEAGUE Fri. 15th Sept. at 7pmThe 2017-2018 bowling season will begin on Friday, 15th September at 7:00 pm at Circle Lanes in East Haven. If anyone is interested in joining the league, please contact Mary Jane Stevens at (203-772-1380) or please just come down on opening night.

ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL Sunday, 17th Sept. at 8.30amFootball final teams are all set. Donation $20 per person. Minor game starts at 8.30am Derry v. Kerry and Senior finals begin at 10.30am Mayo v. Dublin. Information call Mike Faherty at 203 640 8927.

50th ANNIVERSARY OF CLUB AT VENICE PLACE Sunday 1st Oct. 3-7pmIt was an Irishman's dream to have a home from home and in 1967 this dream became a reality when members of our Club decided to purchase a building and have a place to call their own on Venice Place - that was 50 years ago and although the years have marched on and some of those members are no longer with us it is still a place of dreams as our club has only grown ever since these smart folks made the brilliant decision to buy. Charlie O'Hagan was President of the Club at that time and with his guidance and the determination of the members we today can come to our club on Sunday, 1st October from 3-7pm to honor their memory and to thank Charlie, as our honored guest, for our beautiful club and property. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided. For more info contact Mike Faherty 203 640 8927, Pat Hosey 203 248 1538 or John O'Donovan 203 281 3563.

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ANNUAL CLUB RAFFLE DRAWING 17th SEPT. AT 1PM

To Benefit The Development of theCenter's Building & Grounds and Youth Activities

REMINDER: THE ANNUAL RAFFLE DRAWING IS FAST APPROACHING SO WE ARE

REMINDING YOU TO SELL YOUR TICKETS AND FORWARD THE WINNING STUBS AND CHECK TO JOHN O'DONOVAN ASAP

Send tickets stubs and check (made payable to IACC) to John O'Donovan: 246 Riverside Dr, Hamden, CT 06518

Drawing to be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Irish American Community Center

$5.00 per ticket - Winner need not be present - Questions? Call or email John

203-281-3563- or odonovankinsale@snet.net

RETIREES MEETING Thurs. 21st Sept. at 12.30pmThe retirees group will have their annual picnic on Thursday, 21st September at 12.30pm. If you are able to please bring a side dish or dessert. You are also encouraged to bring a friend or two along. To make reservations call Sharon Kearns 203 488 6605 or Pat Donohue 203 248 4325

PLAYWRIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday 1st Oct. at 11amThe 16th Annual Playwright Golf Outing is taking place on Sunday, 1st Oct. at Alling Memorial Golf Course. 11am Registration 12pm shotgun start scramble from the Blue TEES. We are still looking for golfers and tee sponsors. The cost is $120 per person which includes practice area, 18 holes of golf w/cart, lunch on turn and buffet dinner at The Playwright, 1232 Whitney Ave, Hamden. A Tee Sponsor costs $75. You can also donate a raffle prize. All proceeds to benefit New Haven Youth Gaelic Sports Program. All money to be paid by 15th September. To sign up please call Sonny Ryan at (203) 494-7531.

NOMINATION CONVENTION Sun. 8th Oct. at 3pm. Sunday, 8th October at 3pm is the Nomination Convention. The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for all offices. Additional nominations of candidates for any of these positions may be made from the floor at this time. Each nominee must be a member in good standing for at least two (2) years prior to the September General Membership meeting. Each nominee must either be present at such meeting or have presented to a member of the Nominating Committee, prior to such nomination, a letter indicating willingness to serve in the capacity for which nominated. The Nominating Committee Chairman is John O'Donovan 203 281 3563 if you have any questions.Office Responsibilities IncludePresident IACC Resolution implementation & general club oversightPresident NHGF&HC Bar, social and athletic functionsVice President IACC Social, calendar & club bookings, cultural eventsVice President NHGF&HC Club sportsTreasurer IACC Financial reporting & fiscal management, banking mattersTreasurer NHGF&HC Financial recording, reporting, and managementFinancial Secretary IACC Membership & duesRecording Secretary IACC Minutes & newsletterBuilding Engineer IACC Maintenance of building and grounds

HALLOWEEN PARTY Sat. 28th Oct. at 7.30pm. After last year's fun loving great time at the Halloween party we are resurrecting all the ghosts and ghouls for another spooky evening of eerie

monster mash music by blood-thirty entertainment. After trick or treating do not change out of that costume just follow the New Moon to our club at 7.30pm on Saturday 29th October. You will know you are there when you hear the cry of the werewolf. Admission to the unknown character at the door $10. More info contact Frankenstein a.k.a. Josh Ranciato 203-915-2320, Patty Goggins 203-641-4017 or Alice Sette 203-823-0448.

ANNUAL BANQUET - NEW LOCATION - Sat. 4th Nov. at 7pm.Our 2017 Irish Man and Woman of the Year Banquet will be held on Sat.4th November at 7pm at Fantasia, 404 Washington Ave. North Haven. Music will be by Kitty Kelly Show Band from New York. Our honourees are two very well deserving recipients John McGowan and Angelique Burke. Our menu includes open bar, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salad, penne alla vodka, a choice of Prime Rib of Beef, Stuffed filet of Sole or Chicken Marsala, coffee and dessert. Tickets are moderately priced at $65.00. For tickets reach out to Carolyn Hosey 203 248 1538. More info contact banquet chairman Mike Faherty at 203 640 8927.

GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa" Wed. Nov.8th-Sat.11th Nov @ 7.30pm SUNDAY 12th Nov. 3pm.The Gaelic Players are in rehearsal for their production of "Dancing at Lughnasa", considered to be author Brian Friel's masterpiece. It is set in 1936 Donegal and is a memory play narrated from the point of view of adult Michael, the son of one of the five unmarried Mundy sisters, their priest brother who returns home from a leper colony in Uganda, and Michael's wandering father. The cast includes Karl Ryan, Eileen O'Keefe Roxbee, Peter Lynch, Doreen Keogh Busca, Sarah Finnegan, Paul Tynan, Thelma Starrs Macilvaine, Katie Morris Santacroce, and is directed by Sandy Hanrahan. The play runs Wednesday November 8th through Saturday November 11th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 12th at 3 p.m. More information regarding purchasing tickets will follow. Please mark your calendars and don't miss this production!

THANKSGIVING PIE FUNDRAISERThank you to all who purchased pies and made our fundraiser a success. As many of you can attest to after last year a great way to get 10 inch fresh baked pies from Bishop's Orchards in Guilford is to order them through our club and you can pick them up in time for Thanksgiving. Anne and Alice will be at the club from 4-7pm on Tuesday, 21st November to give you your pies. All pies must be ordered by Friday, 3rd November. Available pies: Apple, apple crumb, pumpkin, blueberry, straw/rhubarb, fruit of the farm, banana cream, lemon meringue, chocolate cream, key lime and coconut cream. Also available no sugar pies: apple, fruits of the farm and pumpkin (8 inch). All pies cost $14 except 8 inch pumpkin $11. Please place your orders to Anne Hines 203-488-4902 ahsheep@aol.com or Alice Sette 203-823-0448 asette6236@gmail.com

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - CASH RAFFLE Our members will soon be receiving raffle tickets for our second Christmas Bazaar raffle. This is a great opportunity to win money and help our club. Tickets will be sold at $1 each. Our great prizes are: 1st prize $1500, 2nd prize $1,000, 3rd prize $500 and 4th prize a Gift Certificate valued at $100. Please purchase or/and sell these tickets to all your family and friends. Remember your chances of winning are far better than the lottery!! We must put all our efforts into making this raffle a huge success, so let us help Anne Hines 203-488-4902 and Gerry Stratton 203-214-8578 by calling them for more tickets….they will be happy to hear from you. Drawing will take place at the IACC at our Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, 3rd December at 3pm.

GAELIC CLUB DART TEAM The club dart team is looking for new dart players for 2017/2018 season. The team, a part of the New Haven Dart League, plays on Thursday nights at the club and other clubs/pubs. The season is typically from October to March/April. If you are interested in joining the dart team contact Kerry Martens kmar13@aol.com or 203-996-9196

THANK YOUA sincere thank you to Steve Bozzuto for his generous donation to our festival of the dumpster. This is a tremendous savings to our event and is most appreciated.

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Many thanks to Pat Whelan for his generous donations of CDs to sell at our festival - all sold and made many a person happy to add to their collection of Irish music.

Great job Enda - thanks so much to Enda Cox for volunteering and cutting the grass on our field during Mike Gethings' absence.

FESTIVAL THANK YOUI thank each and every one of you who helped put on our festival this year. Without your help this huge event could not take place. It is a lot of hard work but it is great to show off our Irish culture. My plan is to go over with the Executive Board our Repot in October and I will have a full report for all the members at the October General Membership Meeting. Thank you again, Bill Mackey.

CONGRATULATIONS:Another year and another birthday for our valiant Co. Mayo poster girl Mary Anne Campbell Walsh. Mary Anne who is the mother of club member Anne Paulsen was born in Charlestown, Co Mayo on April 9th 1908….that is 109 years ago! Congratulations Mary Anne from all your friends at the IACC. For many years Mary Anne was a regular attendee at our Annual Festival, accompanied by her son-in-law Al Paulsen.

YOUTH SPORTS UPDATENew Haven Represented in Feile for 10th Straight YearOlivia Maxwell was presented with a check for $100 from the Irish American Community Center treasurer, John McGowan along with best wishes for this year’s feile tournament in Ireland. She spent a week in Ireland representing New Haven Gaelic football on the New York All-star team. They started with a couple of challenge matches, playing Devenish St. Mary's in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday, followed by Killybegs, Co. Donegal on Wednesday - where she faced her cousin and played for Maxwell pride!! They had a final warm-up game on Thursday vs. Tramore, Co. Tyrone, and then it was off to Scotstown, Co. Monaghan for the feile competition. The girls played brilliantly, but lost to a strong team from Kilkenny City in the finals. We couldn’t be prouder of Olivia. This was the culmination of six months of hard work, where yet another set of New Haven parents have traveled 150 miles round trip 2-3 times a week for the last six months. Olivia was ready! Thanks to Olivia, this is the 10th year in a row that New Haven has been represented in the Feile competition. An amazing accomplishment for a small club!!U17 Girls Playing in Dublin TournamentIn addition to having a New Haven player on the feile team, Mairead Ryan and Fiona McCormack represented New Haven on the New York U17 all-star team who traveled to Ireland in August. They have been training hard, and promised to represent our club well. If you see them wish them well, as New Haven continues to produce top notch players who can compete with the best.

WELCOME BACK CYC KIDS - WELL DONEWelcome back everyone! Another successful CYC is under our belt. It was one of the best CYC's we had in years. Congratulations to our U14 team who won the championship. How great to see the New Haven jerseys back on the field, and our numbers growing. Now we are all back, and the fall is around the corner. There are a lot of exciting things ahead. First on the list is the Opening and Re-dedication of our field at 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT. It's good to be back home!! PRACTICES RESUMED Practices resumed for all players from age 4-14 on Thursday, August 31st at 6:00pm. For any of our older players, please come along to our practices. Your attendance inspires our younger players, and you have a lot to pass on to them. We will be getting our fall schedule from New York by the end of August. It will be nice to have home games at home again. Please make every effort to attend trainings and games as we work hard to grow our program.

NEW MEMBERSWith pleasure we welcome the following New Members – hope to see you frequently at our Club: Susan Jones/Jeffrey Muzljakovick, Centerbrook, Anthony Calandro III, East Haven, Thomas Briganti, East Haven, Joey Anastasio, East Haven.

DONATIONSThank you to Pete Burke for his donation when paying his dues.

PRAYERS AND SYMPATHYOur prayers and sympathy go out to: To Patricia & Frank Pietrosimone, Hamden, on the death Patricia’s mother Mary Reynolds, West Haven/Hamden by way of Co. Leitrim. Mary was the wife of our first president, the late John Reynolds.To the McManus family, on the death of their mother Susan McManus, Hamden by way of Co. Cavan.To Kathleen Saunders and her family on the death of Fred Saunders, husband and father, Wallingford. Fred was a founding member of the Gaelic Highland Bagpipe Band. The club extends a sincere thank you to the Saunders family for naming our club as the recipient of contributions in Fred’s memory. We also thank each contributor for donations received.To Fred and Kathy Carew, Northford on the death of Fred’s sister Elizabeth Moore. To Rita Johnson, Hamden on the death of her sister Patricia Riordan, Hamden;To Greg and Ellie Burke, Madison on the death of Greg’s mother, Mary Burke in Co. Waterford.

Get Well Wishes:Best wishes for a speedy recovery goes out to our members Mike Gethings, Mossie Murphy, Joan Atzbach, Mary Kelleher, Mike Droney all of Hamden; Al Paulsen and John Hines, both of Branford; Joan Rynne, Madison, Mary Begley, Cos Cob, Steve Bozzuto, Northford; Jimmy Fahey, Easton, Sally McCartin, North Branford and Pat McGloin, New Haven.

WEEKLY MEETINGSKeep in mind every Wednesday at 7.30pm the Gaelic Language classes are held and every Thursday the Curlews practice and play in the lounge at 7.30pm.

YOUTH FOOTBALL MEETING The Youth footballers meet the first Thursday of each month. Games, schedules, fundraisers etc. are discussed. Please come out and support these young athletes. More information call Chairman Mike Faherty 203 640 8927.

UP TO DATE MAILING ADDRESSIf you have moved or are planning on moving please keep the Club informed of your new address. Please call Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 or email her at mroddy@snet.net. This would include any phone number and email changes also. In an effort to keep mailing costs down, anyone who receives the email newsletter will no longer receive the paper copy in the US mail. If you wish to continue receiving both the email and the paper newsletter, please let Mary know.

ANNOUCEMENTS IN THE NEWSLETTERIf you would like to make an announcement in the newsletter i.e. engagement, marriage, birth, graduation from college, or an achievement of any kind, please submit via email to Anne Hines at ahsheep@aol.com by the 15th of the month.

EMAILS / NEWSLETTERIf you would like to receive emails from the IACC which include the info on the latest events and/or the newsletter by email please send your name and email address to theresa.obrien@live.com.

IRISH RADIO SHOWAfter many more years than he can remember Tom Faherty will no longer be entertaining us with great music, local events and happenings around New Haven county and beyond. We will all miss the updated sports and news with Kenny from Ireland on Thursday nights. A huge THANK YOU to Tom and Kenny Pollington for so many years of listening pleasure.

LOCAL IRISH RADIO PROGRAMSSounds of Ireland Sun. 9:00 A.M.-11:00 P.M. AM 1220 WQUN or www.wqun.comEchoes of Erin Sun. 12- 2pm FM 88.7 WNHU www.wnhu.net Celtic Airs Tuesday 6-9pm WWUH91.3 or www.wwuh.org

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ANNUAL CLUB RAFFLE DRAWING 17th SEPT. AT 1PM

To Benefit The Development of theCenter's Building & Grounds and Youth Activities

REMINDER: THE ANNUAL RAFFLE DRAWING IS FAST APPROACHING SO WE ARE

REMINDING YOU TO SELL YOUR TICKETS AND FORWARD THE WINNING STUBS AND CHECK TO JOHN O'DONOVAN ASAP

Send tickets stubs and check (made payable to IACC) to John O'Donovan: 246 Riverside Dr, Hamden, CT 06518

Drawing to be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Irish American Community Center

$5.00 per ticket - Winner need not be present - Questions? Call or email John

203-281-3563- or odonovankinsale@snet.net

RETIREES MEETING Thurs. 21st Sept. at 12.30pmThe retirees group will have their annual picnic on Thursday, 21st September at 12.30pm. If you are able to please bring a side dish or dessert. You are also encouraged to bring a friend or two along. To make reservations call Sharon Kearns 203 488 6605 or Pat Donohue 203 248 4325

PLAYWRIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday 1st Oct. at 11amThe 16th Annual Playwright Golf Outing is taking place on Sunday, 1st Oct. at Alling Memorial Golf Course. 11am Registration 12pm shotgun start scramble from the Blue TEES. We are still looking for golfers and tee sponsors. The cost is $120 per person which includes practice area, 18 holes of golf w/cart, lunch on turn and buffet dinner at The Playwright, 1232 Whitney Ave, Hamden. A Tee Sponsor costs $75. You can also donate a raffle prize. All proceeds to benefit New Haven Youth Gaelic Sports Program. All money to be paid by 15th September. To sign up please call Sonny Ryan at (203) 494-7531.

NOMINATION CONVENTION Sun. 8th Oct. at 3pm. Sunday, 8th October at 3pm is the Nomination Convention. The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for all offices. Additional nominations of candidates for any of these positions may be made from the floor at this time. Each nominee must be a member in good standing for at least two (2) years prior to the September General Membership meeting. Each nominee must either be present at such meeting or have presented to a member of the Nominating Committee, prior to such nomination, a letter indicating willingness to serve in the capacity for which nominated. The Nominating Committee Chairman is John O'Donovan 203 281 3563 if you have any questions.Office Responsibilities IncludePresident IACC Resolution implementation & general club oversightPresident NHGF&HC Bar, social and athletic functionsVice President IACC Social, calendar & club bookings, cultural eventsVice President NHGF&HC Club sportsTreasurer IACC Financial reporting & fiscal management, banking mattersTreasurer NHGF&HC Financial recording, reporting, and managementFinancial Secretary IACC Membership & duesRecording Secretary IACC Minutes & newsletterBuilding Engineer IACC Maintenance of building and grounds

HALLOWEEN PARTY Sat. 28th Oct. at 7.30pm. After last year's fun loving great time at the Halloween party we are resurrecting all the ghosts and ghouls for another spooky evening of eerie

monster mash music by blood-thirty entertainment. After trick or treating do not change out of that costume just follow the New Moon to our club at 7.30pm on Saturday 29th October. You will know you are there when you hear the cry of the werewolf. Admission to the unknown character at the door $10. More info contact Frankenstein a.k.a. Josh Ranciato 203-915-2320, Patty Goggins 203-641-4017 or Alice Sette 203-823-0448.

ANNUAL BANQUET - NEW LOCATION - Sat. 4th Nov. at 7pm.Our 2017 Irish Man and Woman of the Year Banquet will be held on Sat.4th November at 7pm at Fantasia, 404 Washington Ave. North Haven. Music will be by Kitty Kelly Show Band from New York. Our honourees are two very well deserving recipients John McGowan and Angelique Burke. Our menu includes open bar, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salad, penne alla vodka, a choice of Prime Rib of Beef, Stuffed filet of Sole or Chicken Marsala, coffee and dessert. Tickets are moderately priced at $65.00. For tickets reach out to Carolyn Hosey 203 248 1538. More info contact banquet chairman Mike Faherty at 203 640 8927.

GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa" Wed. Nov.8th-Sat.11th Nov @ 7.30pm SUNDAY 12th Nov. 3pm.The Gaelic Players are in rehearsal for their production of "Dancing at Lughnasa", considered to be author Brian Friel's masterpiece. It is set in 1936 Donegal and is a memory play narrated from the point of view of adult Michael, the son of one of the five unmarried Mundy sisters, their priest brother who returns home from a leper colony in Uganda, and Michael's wandering father. The cast includes Karl Ryan, Eileen O'Keefe Roxbee, Peter Lynch, Doreen Keogh Busca, Sarah Finnegan, Paul Tynan, Thelma Starrs Macilvaine, Katie Morris Santacroce, and is directed by Sandy Hanrahan. The play runs Wednesday November 8th through Saturday November 11th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 12th at 3 p.m. More information regarding purchasing tickets will follow. Please mark your calendars and don't miss this production!

THANKSGIVING PIE FUNDRAISERThank you to all who purchased pies and made our fundraiser a success. As many of you can attest to after last year a great way to get 10 inch fresh baked pies from Bishop's Orchards in Guilford is to order them through our club and you can pick them up in time for Thanksgiving. Anne and Alice will be at the club from 4-7pm on Tuesday, 21st November to give you your pies. All pies must be ordered by Friday, 3rd November. Available pies: Apple, apple crumb, pumpkin, blueberry, straw/rhubarb, fruit of the farm, banana cream, lemon meringue, chocolate cream, key lime and coconut cream. Also available no sugar pies: apple, fruits of the farm and pumpkin (8 inch). All pies cost $14 except 8 inch pumpkin $11. Please place your orders to Anne Hines 203-488-4902 ahsheep@aol.com or Alice Sette 203-823-0448 asette6236@gmail.com

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - CASH RAFFLE Our members will soon be receiving raffle tickets for our second Christmas Bazaar raffle. This is a great opportunity to win money and help our club. Tickets will be sold at $1 each. Our great prizes are: 1st prize $1500, 2nd prize $1,000, 3rd prize $500 and 4th prize a Gift Certificate valued at $100. Please purchase or/and sell these tickets to all your family and friends. Remember your chances of winning are far better than the lottery!! We must put all our efforts into making this raffle a huge success, so let us help Anne Hines 203-488-4902 and Gerry Stratton 203-214-8578 by calling them for more tickets….they will be happy to hear from you. Drawing will take place at the IACC at our Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, 3rd December at 3pm.

GAELIC CLUB DART TEAM The club dart team is looking for new dart players for 2017/2018 season. The team, a part of the New Haven Dart League, plays on Thursday nights at the club and other clubs/pubs. The season is typically from October to March/April. If you are interested in joining the dart team contact Kerry Martens kmar13@aol.com or 203-996-9196

THANK YOUA sincere thank you to Steve Bozzuto for his generous donation to our festival of the dumpster. This is a tremendous savings to our event and is most appreciated.

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Many thanks to Pat Whelan for his generous donations of CDs to sell at our festival - all sold and made many a person happy to add to their collection of Irish music.

Great job Enda - thanks so much to Enda Cox for volunteering and cutting the grass on our field during Mike Gethings' absence.

FESTIVAL THANK YOUI thank each and every one of you who helped put on our festival this year. Without your help this huge event could not take place. It is a lot of hard work but it is great to show off our Irish culture. My plan is to go over with the Executive Board our Repot in October and I will have a full report for all the members at the October General Membership Meeting. Thank you again, Bill Mackey.

CONGRATULATIONS:Another year and another birthday for our valiant Co. Mayo poster girl Mary Anne Campbell Walsh. Mary Anne who is the mother of club member Anne Paulsen was born in Charlestown, Co Mayo on April 9th 1908….that is 109 years ago! Congratulations Mary Anne from all your friends at the IACC. For many years Mary Anne was a regular attendee at our Annual Festival, accompanied by her son-in-law Al Paulsen.

YOUTH SPORTS UPDATENew Haven Represented in Feile for 10th Straight YearOlivia Maxwell was presented with a check for $100 from the Irish American Community Center treasurer, John McGowan along with best wishes for this year’s feile tournament in Ireland. She spent a week in Ireland representing New Haven Gaelic football on the New York All-star team. They started with a couple of challenge matches, playing Devenish St. Mary's in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday, followed by Killybegs, Co. Donegal on Wednesday - where she faced her cousin and played for Maxwell pride!! They had a final warm-up game on Thursday vs. Tramore, Co. Tyrone, and then it was off to Scotstown, Co. Monaghan for the feile competition. The girls played brilliantly, but lost to a strong team from Kilkenny City in the finals. We couldn’t be prouder of Olivia. This was the culmination of six months of hard work, where yet another set of New Haven parents have traveled 150 miles round trip 2-3 times a week for the last six months. Olivia was ready! Thanks to Olivia, this is the 10th year in a row that New Haven has been represented in the Feile competition. An amazing accomplishment for a small club!!U17 Girls Playing in Dublin TournamentIn addition to having a New Haven player on the feile team, Mairead Ryan and Fiona McCormack represented New Haven on the New York U17 all-star team who traveled to Ireland in August. They have been training hard, and promised to represent our club well. If you see them wish them well, as New Haven continues to produce top notch players who can compete with the best.

WELCOME BACK CYC KIDS - WELL DONEWelcome back everyone! Another successful CYC is under our belt. It was one of the best CYC's we had in years. Congratulations to our U14 team who won the championship. How great to see the New Haven jerseys back on the field, and our numbers growing. Now we are all back, and the fall is around the corner. There are a lot of exciting things ahead. First on the list is the Opening and Re-dedication of our field at 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT. It's good to be back home!! PRACTICES RESUMED Practices resumed for all players from age 4-14 on Thursday, August 31st at 6:00pm. For any of our older players, please come along to our practices. Your attendance inspires our younger players, and you have a lot to pass on to them. We will be getting our fall schedule from New York by the end of August. It will be nice to have home games at home again. Please make every effort to attend trainings and games as we work hard to grow our program.

NEW MEMBERSWith pleasure we welcome the following New Members – hope to see you frequently at our Club: Susan Jones/Jeffrey Muzljakovick, Centerbrook, Anthony Calandro III, East Haven, Thomas Briganti, East Haven, Joey Anastasio, East Haven.

DONATIONSThank you to Pete Burke for his donation when paying his dues.

PRAYERS AND SYMPATHYOur prayers and sympathy go out to: To Patricia & Frank Pietrosimone, Hamden, on the death Patricia’s mother Mary Reynolds, West Haven/Hamden by way of Co. Leitrim. Mary was the wife of our first president, the late John Reynolds.To the McManus family, on the death of their mother Susan McManus, Hamden by way of Co. Cavan.To Kathleen Saunders and her family on the death of Fred Saunders, husband and father, Wallingford. Fred was a founding member of the Gaelic Highland Bagpipe Band. The club extends a sincere thank you to the Saunders family for naming our club as the recipient of contributions in Fred’s memory. We also thank each contributor for donations received.To Fred and Kathy Carew, Northford on the death of Fred’s sister Elizabeth Moore. To Rita Johnson, Hamden on the death of her sister Patricia Riordan, Hamden;To Greg and Ellie Burke, Madison on the death of Greg’s mother, Mary Burke in Co. Waterford.

Get Well Wishes:Best wishes for a speedy recovery goes out to our members Mike Gethings, Mossie Murphy, Joan Atzbach, Mary Kelleher, Mike Droney all of Hamden; Al Paulsen and John Hines, both of Branford; Joan Rynne, Madison, Mary Begley, Cos Cob, Steve Bozzuto, Northford; Jimmy Fahey, Easton, Sally McCartin, North Branford and Pat McGloin, New Haven.

WEEKLY MEETINGSKeep in mind every Wednesday at 7.30pm the Gaelic Language classes are held and every Thursday the Curlews practice and play in the lounge at 7.30pm.

YOUTH FOOTBALL MEETING The Youth footballers meet the first Thursday of each month. Games, schedules, fundraisers etc. are discussed. Please come out and support these young athletes. More information call Chairman Mike Faherty 203 640 8927.

UP TO DATE MAILING ADDRESSIf you have moved or are planning on moving please keep the Club informed of your new address. Please call Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 or email her at mroddy@snet.net. This would include any phone number and email changes also. In an effort to keep mailing costs down, anyone who receives the email newsletter will no longer receive the paper copy in the US mail. If you wish to continue receiving both the email and the paper newsletter, please let Mary know.

ANNOUCEMENTS IN THE NEWSLETTERIf you would like to make an announcement in the newsletter i.e. engagement, marriage, birth, graduation from college, or an achievement of any kind, please submit via email to Anne Hines at ahsheep@aol.com by the 15th of the month.

EMAILS / NEWSLETTERIf you would like to receive emails from the IACC which include the info on the latest events and/or the newsletter by email please send your name and email address to theresa.obrien@live.com.

IRISH RADIO SHOWAfter many more years than he can remember Tom Faherty will no longer be entertaining us with great music, local events and happenings around New Haven county and beyond. We will all miss the updated sports and news with Kenny from Ireland on Thursday nights. A huge THANK YOU to Tom and Kenny Pollington for so many years of listening pleasure.

LOCAL IRISH RADIO PROGRAMSSounds of Ireland Sun. 9:00 A.M.-11:00 P.M. AM 1220 WQUN or www.wqun.comEchoes of Erin Sun. 12- 2pm FM 88.7 WNHU www.wnhu.net Celtic Airs Tuesday 6-9pm WWUH91.3 or www.wwuh.org

NHGF&HC PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Fellow club members,Well it's been a long and busy summer. Many thanks to Sally Mcvey McCartin who organized a successful road race Saturday morning at the Festival. It was well attended and I had the pleasure of running (well...walking really) but it was a wonderful time for a great cause. Great Job by Rich Ranciato and his committee for another successful Golf tournament. I was out of town but I heard a good time was had by all. I have been President for three years now and I believe it is time to pass the torch. In my time on the board I believe that we, as a board together, have accomplished many positive things. Please consider running for office. You don't have to start as President but our club is only as good as the people who pitch in and help out. As the Fall approaches things start to heat up around your club. Lots of events coming so circle some dates on your newsletter to come join us for a good time. Please consider inviting a friend to any of our upcoming events. Our club is only as good as its members. So many people don’t know where we are and what we do. When they learn about us they are often happy to join. Thanks and see you at the Club! John Joe Mackey.

IACC PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Club members,Now that our festival is over, we are revving up for a busy fall. I cannot thank Billy Mackey and Anne Hines enough for their leadership in making our festival a success. To all the committee chairmen and women, thank you for countless hours of work and dedication to our club! Our field is ready! Please join us in celebrating this major accomplishment for our facility. The committee has been hard at work filling in the details for the celebration. I urge all of us to come together and mark a new beginning for our club. Have you sold your raffle tickets? The drawing is on September 17, so now is the time. All tickets must be returned. The busy fall schedule is in the newsletter. Please stop by, bring a friend, and support our club! Slainte, Eileen O'Keefe Roxbee.

LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE IACCI would like to start out by saying that it brings me great joy to be apart of such a great community. I am very happy to announce that we had another successful Golf Tournament. The proceeds from this years tournament with help our club achieve its goals. A portion of the proceeds were allocated to the patio furniture for all to enjoy. Below is a list of people that helped and I believe they should be acknowledged. Without the help of these club members I would have never been able to pull off such an event for the betterment of our club and community. If we all chip in a little we can accomplish so much! I would like to thank all of these members for their help! Patricia and Holly DeMorro, Alice Sette, Sally McCartin, Josh and Jason Ranciato, Cathy and James Staunton, Sean Cox and John McCormack. My thanks to our Sponsors for this event. Their generosity I feel helped our cause and I would like to thank all of them for their support! Closet To The Pin McCormack Insurance Agency. Pro-Klean Longest Drive Branco Insurance Group, Masterco Restoration, Inflatable Pubs Ct. Regular Tee Signs Chamber Of Commerce E.H., Big Prints, Diesel Lounge, Star Distributors, Cleopatra’s Salon, Corona, Tommy Sullivan’s Café, Buckley & Wynne Attorneys At Law New Haven/Hartford, Ranciato & Ranciato L.P.A. Group, LLC, Nolan’s Hamden Monument Company, Consolidated Electric, G.I.& J. Family Produce LLC, 2013 Grand Marshal Joseph M. Lynch, Dennis & Andrea Regan, Mendez Family, Kevin & Eileen Roxbee, D’Ascanio & Pethick DDS, Sean & Doreen Busca, McCabe, Wikstrom & Barney, My CT Dream Home, Maximum Electric and Irish Heritage Society, Milford. In closing I encourage everyone to get involved and participate. Our club and community was built with the team approach and will only strive to new levels with the same philosophy. Thanks all that played and hope to see you all at our next club function. Richard P. Ranciato - V.P. IACC.

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SEPT. Sun. 3rd All Ireland Hurling Final 8.15amFri. 8th Happy Hour 4-8pmSat. 9th and Sunday 10th Grand Opening and rededication of fieldTues. 12th General Membership Meeting 7.30pmFri. 15th Irish Bowling League 7pmSun. 17th All Ireland Football Final 8.30amSun. 17th Annual Raffle Draw 1pmThurs. 21st Retirees Meeting 12.30pm

OCT.Sun. 1st 50th Anniversary of our club at Venice PlaceSat. 7th Playwright Golf Tournament 11amSun. 8th Convention 3pmSat. 28th Oct. Halloween party 7pm

DON’T FORGET TO PURCHASE/SELL YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS AND RETURN SOLD/UNSOLD TO JOHN O'DONOVAN

SAVE THE DATESSat. 4th Nov. Irish man/woman of the year 7pmSun. 5th Nov. Deceased members' Mass 3pmWed.-Sat. 8-11th Nov. 7.30pm GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa" Sun. 12th Nov. 3pm GAELIC PLAYERS 'Dancing at Lughnasa"

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Irish American Community CenterNew Haven Gaelic Football & Hurling Club

club tel: (203) 469-3080 website: www.iacc-ct.com youth football: www.iaccirishsports.org festival: www.ctirishfestival.com

IACC President: Eileen Roxbee (203) 584-4233 roxbeeeileen@gmail.com Vice President: Rich Ranciato 203 410 4543 richard.ranciato@comcast.net

Treasurer: John McGowan 203 314 7073 haveaharp@sbcglobal.netRecording Secretary: Anne Hines 203 488 4902 ahsheep@aol.comFinancial Secretary: Mary Roddy 203 506 8367 mroddy@snet.net

Building Engineer: Michael Faherty 203 640 8927 mfaherty@snet.net

NHGF&H Club President: John Mackey 203 314 9683 john.mackey@sbcglobal.netVice President: Donna Borzillo 203 710 9139 borzillo3@gmail.com

Treasurer: Joan Hall 203 469 4252 hjoan68@gmail.com

CLUB HOURS: Wednesday & Thursday: 7pm-1am; Friday & Saturday: 7pm-2am; Sunday: 1pm-9p September 2017

ALL IRELAND HURLING FINAL Sunday, 3rd Sept at 8.15amThe teams are set for the All Ireland Hurling finals - Minor 8:15am Galway v. Cork and Senior 10:30am Galway v. Waterford. Join your fellow members and friends at the club and watch the games - donation $20 per person. Call Mike 203 640 8927 for more info.

HAPPY HOURS Fri. 8th Sept at 4pm and Fri. 13th Oct. at 4pmHappy Hour will be on Friday, 8th September starting at 4pm. Each happy hour we will have drink specials, half price on the choice of the day, buy one get one etc. Come on out and join your friends

and fellow members for good conversation and snacks in the lounge - bring a snack to share if you wish.

GRAND OPENING and REDEDICATION OF OUR FIELDSat. 9th & Sunday 10th Sept.SATURDAY September 9th at 3:00 (u10) , 4:00 (u12) and 5:00 (u14), we will have our first games of the fall season...and OUR FIRST GAMES AT HOME IN OVER TWO YEARS!! Please make every effort to attend as this will be the kick-off of our Opening weekend. There will be burgers and hotdogs, and immediately following the game, Liz McNicholl will be entertaining us.

SUNDAY September 10th, the day starts at 12:00 noon with the opening and re-dedication of the field. Denis Twomey, chairman of the GAA Minor Board of Greater New York will be present to cut the ribbon. We will have our own Pat Whelan and the McCabe Bros. pipe band lead our players, coaches, dignitaries and all onto our new field. John O'Donovan will bless our field and Jerome Quinn media from Belfast, Northern Ireland will be with us to video the entire weekend which will include interviews and videoing all the different events. We will have a hurling clinic for all boys and girls age 6-10 from 12:30 to 1:30. PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS. The instructor will be Mickey Quigg, sent to us by the GAA in Ireland to be the Development Officer of hurling for the New York Minor Board. This clinic is going to be fun and informative, and will give the kids a great taste of this game. If you have a hard time explaining hurling to your friends, direct them to YouTube and have them search for "Hurling - The Fastest Game on Grass." In 3-4 minutes they will see what it is all about. Following the hurling clinic, our U16 girls are going to host games. These girls did very well together at

CYC, and we are looking forward to showcasing how talented our ladies are! U-16 Girls competition: 1:30 New Haven V Rockland N Y, 2:30 Rockland V St Brigid's N Y, 3:30 New Haven V St, Brigid's, 4:30 U18 Boys New Haven V New York, 5:30 U16 Girls Final. Sunday evening Mark James will entertain us in the lounge. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available. There will be a pizza truck on premises, cash basis only. Kevin Costner was told build it and they will come. This is our Field of Dreams. We built it, now we all need to work on making sure they come. All are welcome. For further info Mike Faherty 203 640 8927.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Tues. 12th Sept. at 7.30pmA lot is going on at our club and you, as a member, should be involved in the decision makings. Please attend our general membership meetings and give us your input.

THE IRISH BOWLING LEAGUE Fri. 15th Sept. at 7pmThe 2017-2018 bowling season will begin on Friday, 15th September at 7:00 pm at Circle Lanes in East Haven. If anyone is interested in joining the league, please contact Mary Jane Stevens at (203-772-1380) or please just come down on opening night.

ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL Sunday, 17th Sept. at 8.30amFootball final teams are all set. Donation $20 per person. Minor game starts at 8.30am Derry v. Kerry and Senior finals begin at 10.30am Mayo v. Dublin. Information call Mike Faherty at 203 640 8927.

50th ANNIVERSARY OF CLUB AT VENICE PLACE Sunday 1st Oct. 3-7pmIt was an Irishman's dream to have a home from home and in 1967 this dream became a reality when members of our Club decided to purchase a building and have a place to call their own on Venice Place - that was 50 years ago and although the years have marched on and some of those members are no longer with us it is still a place of dreams as our club has only grown ever since these smart folks made the brilliant decision to buy. Charlie O'Hagan was President of the Club at that time and with his guidance and the determination of the members we today can come to our club on Sunday, 1st October from 3-7pm to honor their memory and to thank Charlie, as our honored guest, for our beautiful club and property. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided. For more info contact Mike Faherty 203 640 8927, Pat Hosey 203 248 1538 or John O'Donovan 203 281 3563.

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