A chara,

Scone Baking, Check.

Bread Pudding, Check.

Dublin Irish Festival, Check.

Thank you members for volunteering to work these events and a special thanks to Debbie Lynch for chairing! Thank you Peggy Fahy for your culinary expertise and Karen Fahy for memorializing it all with pictures and social media posts!

September brings us not only cooler weather, shorter days, and football, but it also brings us back together for our monthly meetings. I want to thank Sheila Hively for allowing us access to her church for the past year to host our meetings.

Going forward, we will have our meetings at a NEW LOCATION.

• Board Meetings are at noon, immediately prior to the General Membership Meetings
• General Membership Meetings are at 2 pm on the second Sunday of the month, unless otherwise indicated.

Our New Location:

Trinity United Methodist Church, 1581 Cambridge Boulevard, Columbus 43212

Our Board & General Meeting Schedule:

Sunday, Sept. 8

Sunday, Oct. 13

Sunday, Nov. 10

Sunday, Dec. 8 (location TBD)

Sunday, Jan. 12

Sunday, Feb. 9

Sunday, March 2 (Our Lady of Victory after Irish Breakfast)

Sunday, April 13

Sunday, May 4 (Election)

Sunday, June 8

We are excited to see you and welcome the new members and friends we met at the Dublin Irish Festival!

To publicize our organization and increase our membership, Victoria Gaughan has agreed to organize Meet & Greets around the city for our DOE Members. No raffle tickets need to be sold, just fellowship. Look for dates and locations for these get-togethers in upcoming newsletters and on our website, Facebook and Instagram pages. 

Please feel free to contact me or any other member on the Board if you have ideas or suggestions to improve our organization. We strive to improve. I'll see you in September!

Slán go foíll,

Peggy Shanahan

DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL

Thank you to all who volunteered, baked, supported the 2024 Dublin Irish Festival Tea Room. We'll have the event report at the September meeting. ~ Debbie Lynch and Peggy Shanahan

SEPTEMBER MEETING

We can't wait to see you at the first meeting of the new year! This is the 46th year as Central Ohio's Largest Irish Women's organization!

Sunday, Sept. 8 we'll be at the new location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 1581 Cambridge Boulevard, Columbus 43212.

• Hospitality asks us to bring tailgate foods. For those who are new, we bring goodies to share at the meeting during fellowship. Thank you, Sheila
• In September, we are collecting school supplies. We will designate a school in need. If you have any suggestions for a school or any charities you would like to see benefit from our meeting collections, please email cherylcostello@yahoo.com or text 614-774-8879.  As always, the generosity of our organization is greatly appreciated! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Cheryl

ANNUAL CHARITIES & ADOPTED FAMILIES

Each year, our members submit names of charities and needy families for our annual donations. Nominations are now open.

Do you know a non-profit or organization that might benefit from a donation from the Daughters of Erin?

Do you know of a family in need? Please submit contact information to Cheryl Costello at cherylcostello@yahoo.com, before the October meeting. As always, identities are protected. Information about the families we adopt for Thanksgiving and Christmas will be published in the November newsletter.

Nominate a charity in writing to any Board member of via e-mail to cherylcostello@yahoo.com or mail to P.O. Box 1912, Columbus, OH 43216-1912. Please include contact information for each charity. Nominations must be received by the October Board meeting for consideration.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We want to celebrate special birthdays, work announcements, honors, etc. Please share the details, so we can share and celebrate with you. If we missed any August birthdays we apologize!

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Aug. 3 Kathleen Lally

Aug. 5 Darcia Sielschott

Aug. 8 Cheryl Costello, Michaela Fallon

Aug. 11 Peggy Arnold, Victoria Gaughan, Teresa Sansone

Aug. 14 Kathy Burke

Aug. 22 Janine Bourdo

Aug. 25 Rhonda Mack

LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE | EARN EXTRA $$

St Brigid of Kildare School is hiring Paraprofessionals for 1st and 2nd grade. Full-time and part-time positions are available. The hours are 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Pay is $15 per hour. Learn more.

Member Marcia Springer works in the first grade classrooms and would help show you the ropes!

To apply: interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and references to Jill Carfagna Mrs.carfagna@stbrigid-school.org.

NAME BADGES

We are ordering Daughters of Erin name badges for members; the cost is $10 each. If you are interested, please let Karen Franz know. To order, call Karen Franz, 614-425-6978 or email karenfranz4@gmail.com.

JUNIOR DIVISION QUILT RAFFLE

If you have daughters, granddaughters, or nieces under 18, who'd like to make new friends, please reach out and invite them to the September meeting.

The Junior Division meetings are at the same time as our meeting.

The Junior Division is selling raffle tickets for a quilt, donated by at DOE member as a fundraiser. The monies will benefit the charity donation for the annual Clann Na nGael, to be determined later this year.

PRAYER LINE

Please keep our members and those on the prayer list in your thoughts and prayers. Please join us in prayer for peace and for all those who've lost family members across the world.

Karen Franz, Dell Koch, John Shanahan, Nancy Longerbaker, Peggy Sexton, Mike Malloy, Jack Quinn, Carolyn Collins, Sue Corrova, Pat Fallon, James Thomas, Mary McGue Schreck, Bob Stourt, Sara Long, Linda Miller, Jacob Jarvis, Sara Trepanier, Becky Ellis, Vince Tantes, Mike Koch, Mary Hayes, Sharon Selby, Brian Morris, Sharon Cattey, Patricia Furney, Eileen Baesmann, Dianna Ardrey, Franklin Tack, Terry Baesmann, Joann McNamara, Paul Tisdale, Kay Fallon, Ed and MaryKay Moriarity, and all those in need of our prayers.

If you are interested in receiving a call or calling a member to check in from time-to-time, please email Karen Jones, kkj1126@gmail.com or Carolyn Collins collinscarolyn07@gmail.com.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Thank you ladies for shopping at Kroger, we continue to receive funds, $121 this quarter, from YOUR use of the Kroger cards! This money is raised from Kroger Cards registered through Kroger Community Rewards program.

If you shop at Kroger and have a Kroger Card, please register your account so your rewards benefit the Daughters of Erin. The best part is that YOU still receive your Kroger rewards (coupons, fuel perks, etc) but behind the scenes, the Daughters of Erin receives a percentage of what you spend at the Kroger Store.

You can register in store at the Customer Service Desk, the Daughters of Erin organization number is 81910 - or - register online at

https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow

In the search field, type in Daughters of Erin or enter the organization # 81910. And press SAVE.

Thank you for your support! 

50th ANNIVERSARY PLANNING MEETING

We're planning for the Daughters of Erin 50th Anniversary Celebration coming in 2028. Call or text Peggy Fahy, 614-203-7179, if you're interested in helping or have questions.

CLANN NA NGAEL ACTIVITIES

What's happening in the Irish community, website addresses and Facebook pages are linked below.

Friday, Aug. 16, 7 pm, Birthday Night with Eamonn & Seamus, Tara Hall

Saturday, Aug. 17, 5-9 pm, Shamrock Club Corn Roast and All Those Who Wander

Friday, Aug. 23, 8 pm, Molly Roison, Tara Hall

Friday, Aug. 30, 8 pm, Bob & Beth Ford, Tara Hall

Friday, Sept. 6, 6:30 pm, JJ Corry Whiskey Tasting, Shamrock Club

Friday, Sept. 6, 8 pm, Oxbow String Co., Tara Hall

Friday, Sept. 13, 7 pm, Quiz Night, Shamrock Club

Friday, Sept. 13, 8 pm, Trad Night with General Guinness & Friends., Tara Hall

Saturday, Sept. 14, 3-10 pm, Halfway to Saint Patrick's Day, Shamrock Club

Friday, Sept 20, 7 pm, Birthday Night with Eamonn & Seamus, Tara Hall

The Shamrock Club is open every Friday for Happy Hour. Watch the Shamrock Club Facebook page or website for additional events.

Tara Hall is open every Friday featuring music and Birthday Night on the third Friday. Watch the Tara Hall Facebook page or AOH website for entertainment listings.

The Central Ohio branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann celebrates Irish music, language and culture. Visit the Columbus Comhaltas website for details.

Check out future events and activities happening with the Clann na nGael organizations. Visit the Shamrock Club Facebook page, Tara Hall Facebook page, Patrick Pearse Ancient Order of Hibernians Facebook page, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Facebook page, Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation Facebook page and the Clann Na nGael Facebook page.