JAMES A. CURRAN-DIVISION 1
Chartered July 23, 1873
LADIES-DIVISION 2
Chartered April 29, 1897

HOT NEWS!

Thank you to those that attended the Daley Halligan Memorial Exercise on Friday, March15 in Northampton.  Dominic Daley and James Halligan, Irish immigrants, were unjustly convicted and later hanged for a murder in 1806.  Honoring their memory is important - we appreciate the time you took to go out there.

AOH Communion Breakfast on Sunday March 10th was a great success.  Great speakers!  Jim Kelly was honored as the 2024 AOH Christian Charity Award winner.  Attached poster to see what you missed.  Thank you to all who supported this awesome event.

Pete's March raffle Calendars were SOLD OUT.  The daily prize increased from $25 to $50 with a $500 treasure on March 17.  Winners are being posted daily on the Calendar of Events page.

The floats are out of storage to prepare for the St Patrick's Parade - help is needed to restore these beautiful floats.  Contact Peter Hogan (413-330-6635) pjhogan71@gmail.com to schedule time to help-out.  Many hands make light work.

LAOH will be preparing PB&J sandwiches for Kate's Kitchen on Saturday, April 6th at 10am.  If you would like to join us, please contact Rosalie Pratt at 413.532.1677 for more information.

The 2023 AOH/LAOH scholarships were awarded last spring.  Please see the Scholarship page for the summary of the award recipients.  Holyoke Sun article.  Read what the Republican had to say.  Catholic Mirror article.  Applications for 2024 Scholarships will be posted the first week of April.

AOH and LAOH have announced the 2024 Man and Woman of the Year.  Congrats to John Gaughan & Patty Clayton.  Well deserved recognition for both.  See attached articles from The Republican and Catholic Mirror.

AOH has also announced Jim Kelly as the 2024 Christian Charity Award RecipientCongratulations to Jim!  See attached article from The Republican and the Catholic Mirror.

Except for Monday holidays:  AOH and LAOH meetings have resumed on the first Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. for the LAOH and 7:00 p.m. for the men.  Hope to see you there.  

The LAOH State Board officers were voted-in at the State Convention on Saturday,  May 6th.  Congrats to our Barbara Twohig (State President) and Noranne Duquette (State Vice President).  We are so proud of you!!!!

The 2023 LAOH quilt drawing was held on Saturday, April 15th at the Irish Cultural Center in West Springfiled.  Thank you to all who supported our fundraiser.  Proceeds go towards the Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship.  The winner was Leon Moultrie - see attached photo and thank you letter.

Holyoke 2023 St Patrick's Day Parade Sunday March 19th It was cold but it was a great day for the Irish!  Thanks to all Hibernians that marched with us.  Special contrats to the float committee:  Traveling float awarded 2nd prize/Patriotic and the Dancer float won 3rd prize/Patriotic.

Read about the History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

AOH_LAOH announce Membership Drive.  Contact AOH Fran Hennessey (413.785.5687) or LAOH President Paula Paoli (413.210.6031) if you have candidates or need more information.  Applications for membership are always availabe on the Membership page.