AOH / LAOH Christmas gathering will be on Thursday, December 4th at Hamel's Summit View, Route 5, Holyoke. $10 per member, $20 per guest. Cocktails 6-7pm. Contact AOH President Joe O'Connor for reservations by Decemeber 1st at 413.627.7148
DATE/TIME CHANGE: LAOH will be preparing PB&J sandwiches for Kate's Kitchen Friday, December 12th at 6pm. All are welcomed – 25 Roland Street, Holyoke. Contact Rosalie Pratt at 413.532.1677 if you have questions.
The CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY will be held on Sunday, December 14th, 10am - 1230/1pm at The Wherehouse? Please see attached registration form. Cost is $20 per child, to include gift, photo with Santa, pizza and a drink, and some coloring activities. Return the completed registration form to Kit Collamore @ kitcollamore62@gmail.com by December 6th.
2026 March calendars are now available: Only $10 each. Daily drawing for cash prizes. Contact Peter Hogan @ 330.6635 / pjhogan71@gmail.com for orders. Great stocking stuffers for Christmas!
Clothing & Food Drive - sponsored by AOH/LAOH & PNCU Insurance Services. Support Kate's Kitchen - refer to the attached flyer for items to donate. Drop location PNCU 270 Westfield Rd, Holyoke. Donate and enter to win a raffle basket. See Press Release. Also see attached news release from November 1st to support Margaret's Pantry, extending the drop off date to March 2, 2026 at PNCU for "meals in a can" such as Chef Boyardee, peanut butter, soups, macaroni, or monetary dontations. Your support is needed!
The LAOH National Board will be honoring the role Irish American women played in shaping our country. Attached is their first newsletter to celebrate America 250. We hope you enjoy a little Irish History.
Except for Monday holidays: AOH and LAOH meetings are the first Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. for the LAOH and 7:00 p.m. for the men. There are no meetings in July and August - see you in September. Enjoy your summer. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the next meeting will be Monday, September 8th.
Applications for the 2025 Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship are no longer being accepted. Please check back in April 2026. The 2025 scholarships will be awarded at the AOH/LAOH Summer Picnic at The Summit View, Holyoke. Congratulations to Maela Allen, Riley Mary Allen, Emma Kelly and Peter Pluta. Read more about them on the Scholarship page.
Congratulations to our LAOH Division-2 Historian, Noranne Duquette who was unanimously voted State President at the recent State Convention. Thank you Barbara Twohig for your 3-year service as LAOH State President.
Congratulations to the 2025 AOH Man of the Year Dan Murphy, the LAOH Woman of the Year Cheryl Dupont, and the Christian Charity award winner Owen Donohue. Click to review The Sun on-line article, and the Springfield Republican.
If you purchased a 150th Anniversary book to celebrate Holyoke's birthday, some articles were left out when printing. These links have been provided so you can add them as inserts to your book. 150th Anniversary Supplement; Holyoke Sun Congratulates Holyoke; Original article submitted; actual Sunday Republican June 2nd article.
Read about the History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
AOH_LAOH announce Membership Drive. Contact AOH Fran Hennessey (413.785.5687), AOH President Joe O'Connor or LAOH President Mary O'Connor if you have candidates or need more information. Applications for membership are always availabe on the Membership page.