COUNTY CORK BENEVOLENT  PATRIOTIC AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION 

33-01 Greenpoint Ave, Long Island City, NY, USA 11101

MEMBERSHIP HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP PIPE BAND CALENDAR LINKS CORKPHOTOS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are the customary calendar of events for the Association.  Additional events are scheduled throughout the year.  Please check regularly with this website for notification of  those events.

Monthly Meetings 

Monthly meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month.

Time: 3.30pm

Location: 33-01 Greenpoint Ave, Long Island City, NY, 11101

During the summer months meetings are sometimes either suspended or held on a week night.

 

June 2008 - Chalk it Down! - Ar fud an baile! - Around the Town!

. Grace O'Gorman Trust - Fundraiser

. Sponsored by the County Cork Association

. Sat. June 21, 8 p.m. - Cork Hall/Bantry Bay Publick House

. Entertainment by Donie Carroll - Light Refreshments - Suggested Donation: $20

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. Grace O'Gorman is a two-year-old girl who is undergoing treatment for cancer at Sloan Kettering Hospital

. in New York City. Her treatment is expected to cost $800,000.

. Grace's father Kevin O'Gorman is a native of Passage West, Co. Cork and her mother is

. Millicent Stone from Wexford Town, Co. Wexford. Both are graduates of University College Cork.

. Kevin from the engineering disipline and Millicent is a medical doctor.

. Kevin, Millicent, their older daughter Alice, and Grace have had to relocate from their home and employment

. in Bath, England and resettle temporarily in New York City.

. The family has put all their savings andmoney borrowed towards Grace's treatment.

. Concerted fundraising efforts are underway in Cork and UCC communities in Ireland and around the world

. If you cannot make the fundraiser on June 21, we ask you to consider making a donation.

. Checks can be made payable to the: County Cork Association - Grace O'Gorman Fund

. Mail checks to County Cork Association at 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., LIC, NY 11101

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. All members who have sold raffle tickets, please return same and the proceeds at the June general meeting.

. Anyone wishing to reserve a table for the fundraiser contact - Mary Waters at (718)899-6776

 

 

Memorial Unveiling - Col. Thomas J. Kelly, Fenian & U.S. Civil War Hero

. Sat. May 31, 1 p.m. - Woodland Cemetery, Bronx - All Welcome!

. Donations are welcome to defry costs

. Info: (718)601-1550

 

 

Ceili Dates

The Emerald Ceili group holds their monthly ceili at the Cork Hall.  For information, call Eileen Deely at (914) 237-2904.

 

County Cork Pipe Band

The band meets at the Cork Hall every Wednesday night at 7.30pm.  Anyone interested can call John Murray at (212)  691 6987.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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