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Directions from Middletown;
Take Rt. 17 East to exit 124, at the ramp stay left to make left turn on Rt. 17A (towards Florida, NY), at the light make a left onto Rt. 17 A , Greenwich Ave. (Surskey Chrysler - Plymouth will be diagonally across the street at the light). Go a short distance to the first street - Sorrento Drive, make a right. The fire house is on the first building on the left. Make the first left turn into the firehouse. The entrance is in the rear, take stairs or elevator to the second floor.
Directions from Chester and points East of Goshen
Take Rt. 17 West to exit 124, at the ramp make a left. Continue to the next light and make a left onto Rt. 17A, Greenwich Ave. The next light after going over Rt. 17 overpass is the Exit / Entrance to Rt. 17 East on the left and Surskey Chrysler - Plymouth on the right. Continue a short distance to the first street - Sorrento Drive, make a right. The fire house is on the first building on the left. Make the first left turn into the firehouse. The entrance is in the rear, take stairs or elevator to the second floor.
Presidents Newsletter, February 2012 Our Next meeting will be held on February 3rd@ 7:30
pm, at the Dikeman Engine & Hose Company in Goshen. This meeting will start sharply at 7:30 because we will have a visitor
giving the Division a report on Irish History. Our guest is Kate Murphy Moloney who was born in
Northern Ireland and grew up in South Armagh. Kate has a number of stories about living as a Catholic under British rule and
along with her sense of humor she will be a very interesting guest. Although Kate is active in the LAOH she cannot attend
an AOH meeting, therefore we will start early to allow her time to speak. Please plan to attend (EARLY). Plans
for getting our own Bus to take us to the NYC St. Patrick's Parade have been firmed up by the Bus Committee. The coach from
Leprechaun Bus Lines will leave from the Goshen Government Center on Saturday, March 17th at 8:30am. The cost of
the ticket will be about $25.00 round trip per person. Because of insurance restrictions and the lower rate from Leprechaun
Bus Lines, there will be no alcohol permitted on the bus. This will be discussed further at the meeting. The bus is
co-sponsored by LAOH 4. SEATING OF 56 SEATS TOTAL and LIMITED TO FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. With
both the Goshen and NYC parade fast approaching, members are reminded that parade jackets are available from Joe Aronsen.
Joe can be reached at allhandschimney@yahoo.com or by phone at 347-834-7846. The required dress code is, Parade jacket, balmoral, black pants, black shoes and black
socks and white gloves. The AOH County Board wants to know how many of our members will be attending the
GM and Aides Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 26th -- 3pm at Antun's in Queens. Tickets are $90 for full dinner and open bar.
The county will have a table but they need a head count. It is not too early to plan for the Golf Tournament.
The only fund raiser held in the last 2 years was the Dinner / Dance. The economy has changed very little and our treasury
is needs replenishing. If the prospects of a Golf outing do not look that good perhaps we can discuss other means of raising
funds. For a number of years, Jim Kelly the Historian for AOH Orange County, ran tours to Gettysburg Battlefields
and gave guided tours about the Irish Brigades and the American Civil War. Mr. Kelly has not done it for some years and Pat
Lahiff is willing to see if he will consider doing it again. Pat needs a head count to determine the number of members interested
in taking the tour. Pat will talk about it at the next meeting. Please keep Fr. Jack in your prayers, he
was unable to attend the last meeting as he was not up to it. Hopefully he is feeling better. Ron Heppes had a scare with
chest pains and spent a night in the new Hospital but plans to attend the next meeting. As always, please
keep the Military and their families in your prayers. Tom
Pictures from the 2010 Christmas Party
Edmund T. Burke