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LAOH Division 23

LAOH Division 23 – January 14, 2022 – Meeting Notes Download

Membership dues for 2021 this year will be $25. Please continue to mail your dues to Kathleen Diulus, 117 Summit Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143. If you have any questions please email or call Donna Ricca.

Monthly Membership Meeting – Agenda

Friday, February 11, 2022, 7:00pm

Opening Prayers/Special Intentions: Prayers were offered for the soul of Patsy Joyce an LAOH member from Division 32. Various members asked for prayers for family members, Tom Donaldson, Kathleen’s mom, Loie’s niece Stevie. Sister Flo had a fall, but is still supporting her charity, Angels in Overhauls, please keep these friends and family members in your prayers.

Pledge of Allegiance:

Roll Call:

Present: President (Donna Ricca), VP (Gina Byrnes), Treasurer (Kathleen Diulus), Financial Secretary (Peggy Vath), Recording Secretary (Carmella Law), Sentinel (Lois Callwood),

Excused: Historian (Lil Donaldson), Mistress at Arms (Germaine D’Amico)

Installation of New Members: There were no new members this month.

Correspondence: Division 11 will host their 250 Banquet at the West View Fire Hall on Saturday, February 19, 2022. We were given one ticket with a $50.00 donation and a chance at the raffle. We have contributed to this event for many years. A motion was made to make the donation this year.

New Business: A motion was made to purchase an advertisement in the Annual St Patrick’s Day Mass and Communion Breakfast Souvenir Program Book.

Junior Update:

The Junior reports have been submitted.

The Juniors will be meeting on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 3:00 at Lizzie McKenna’s House, 2055 Dartmore Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Please invite any girl who is interested between the ages of 6-17. This meeting has been postponed, a new date and time will be announced soon.

The bank where the Juniors store their funds is charging them a $5.00 per month fee for no activity. This item will be addressed, and a solution will be put in place. The $5.00 per month fee we were being charged has been taken care of (Thanks, Kathy!).

Events:

AOH Social Club Events:

Bar Bingo – Friday, March 4, 2022

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Button Party – The 2022 Annual Button Party will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on March 4th, 2022 at The Grand Hall at The Priory. Tickets are $35 at the door or $30 in advance. Please contact Kathleen Diulus for tickets at palaohkd @aoh23div

The Celli Club – Saturday, March 5, 2022, doors open at 6:30, dinner at 7:00pm Teamsters Temple Hall, 4701 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, festivities end at 11:00pm. Cost is $50 for non-members, $45 for members. The event is catered by the Cooked Goose. Beer, wine, soda, and water available. The Entertainment may include dancers from the University of Pittsburgh.

St Patrick’s Day Communion Mass and Breakfast – Sunday, March 6, 2022. Mass begins at 10:00am with breakfast and a short program to follow. Reservations can be made through Mike Moog at mjmoog@verizon.net or 412-882-5185.

St. Patrick’s Day Memorial Mass – Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 7 PM at St. Raphael Church in Morningside. Members and their families are encouraged to attend this mass that honors our deceased members and loved ones. A social will follow at the club. Desserts are welcome.

LAOH Member Meeting – Friday, March 11 at 7pm

Pittsburgh’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade– Will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

We will be marching as a unit and will be wearing Irish Aran sweaters that can be purchased from the Irish Design Store, located at 303 S. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (see hours of operation below) or check several places online. If you feel you have a sweater that is a good match, please feel free to wear it. We compliment this look with black pants, black shoes/boots, and an Irish sash. If you want to wear a cap, hat, or gloves, please try to wear items that work with our simple choices. We are trying to lock down where to procure sashes. If members who are not marching could lend us their sashes for the parade, we will make sure they are returned. Remember no adornments should be on your sashes except for officer pins. We are not the fashion police, express yourselves but try to stay in uniform!!

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Celebration – The club will once again be open on the day of the parade, from Noon-10 PM. Members, their families and friends are invited to celebrate with us. There will be a $3 cover charge for all adults.

St. Patrick’s Day – The club will be open for our annual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Doors will open at Noon. Members and their families are invited to celebrate the holiday, with live Irish music by Lawrenceville’s own Tim & John, beginning at 6 PM. Please join us for what is always a great day.

Final Four– The club will open at 4 PM on Saturday, April 2, 2022, for the Final Four.

Good & Welfare of the Order:

Dues are being accepted for the 2022 year. You can pay in person at the monthly meeting to Kathleen Diulus or mail in your check to Kathleen Diulus, 117 Summitt Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143.

An explanation of was given regarding the fundraiser “The Queen of Hearts”, 4 tickets for $5.00, you can only buy tickets for yourself, you pick a number on the board, you put your name and number on your tickets, if the number drawn is not a number that was selected, the pot keeps increasing. Friday night it was up to $7,000. Each week the board is cleared.

Kathleen mentioned the zoom link for our LAOH National board. There was to be a live presentation on Saturday, but the meeting notes did not go out and the most current post I see is for Bloody Sunday, so I have added that. There are some other remarkable offerings if you want to review the listings.

Officer Elections:

The Officer Elections were conducted, and the results are as follows by Office:

Chaplain	Sr. Florence
Sentinel	Loie Callwood
Mistress at Arms	Germaine D’Amico
Catholic Action	Colleen DeFilippo
Missions and Charities	Fran Pischke
Irish Historian	Patty Chavez
Financial Secretary	Kathleen Diulus
Treasurer	Kathleen Diulus
Recording Secretary	Carmella Law
Vice President	Gina Byrnes
President	Donna Ricca

The following appointees were made:

Freedom For All Ireland	Alisa Cromie
Immigration and Legislation	Sue Bryan

We would like to thank the board members who have served in the past. It is necessary to take a moment to acknowledge their support and service. Our division succeeds for many reasons and on the shoulders of those before us is one of the main factors. Thank you, Ladies!!

We want to welcome the new board members. We feel there is a good mix of vitality that will keep our division moving in the right direction. With more and more Covid restrictions lifting, we can plan fundraisers, charitable functions, and fun activities. We hope there is a board member you feel you can reach out to, or as always call Donna.