LAOH will be hosting a new Membership Drive on Wednesday, April 30th at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England, 429 Mortan Rd, W Springfield beginning at 430pm. If you know any women interested in joining our organization, please have them stop by for more information. See attached flyer.
Come join the LAOH for a Speeling Bee fundraiser to benefit the Homework House Thursday, May 1st, 530pm - 930pm at the De La Luz Soundstage (formerly Gateway Arts), 114 Race St, Holyoke. Yes - our LAOH Team will be vying for the trophy. For tickets and more information about Homework House see thier website https://homeworkhouseholyoke.org
Applications for the 2025 Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship are now being accepted. Application and all required documentation must be postmarked or received no later than Friday, May 16, 2025. See the scholarship page for criteria to apply and application information.
LAOH will be preparing PB&J sandwiches for Kate's Kitchen on Saturday, May 17th at 10am. All are welcomed – 25 Roland Street, Holyoke. Contact Rosalie Pratt at 413.532.1677 if you have questions.
AOH March Calendars were sold out! $50 daily, $500 on St Patrick’s Day. Thank you for your support. Winners have all been posted on the Calendar of Events page for March. Congratulations to all the winners!
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.
Congratulations to Kayla Williams as being the 2024 recipient of the Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship. See attached Press Release and refer to the Scholarship page for more information about Kayla. Nice article in the Catholic Mirror about Kayla.
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.
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. 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!!!!
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.