In the foreseeable future, the club will be opening! Please do your part to make the opening of our wonderful club run smoothly. Click the Greeter Volunteer List to sign up! A Committee Chair is needed for this very rewarding Committee. Contact amyjlacey2@gmail.com to sign up!

Greetings.

After a long 14 months we are happy to announce that the IHSM Clubhouse will be reopening on May 20, 2021. We are anxious, as many of you are, to see old familiar faces that we have missed during this extended closure. There are some changes to policies and procedures that will be implemented with this reopening:

Everyone entering must sign in. This includes members as well as guests.
All members are reminded to use their swipe card upon entering. This will help the membership chair to identify any card problems that need to be addressed.
Members are still limited to 4 guests per membership.
Masks will be required for entry and when not seated and moving about the clubhouse.
Verification of vaccination will not be required.
The bartenders will be utilizing plastic drink cups.
There will be no planned activities at this time (Including private party rentals) with the exception of committee and monthly general membership meetings.

Hours of operation will be as follows:
Thursday 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Friday 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm – 11:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 10:00pm

We are asking that all members do their part and be courteous towards all others by wiping down their tables and chairs when leaving. Sanitizing wipes will be available. This will assist our volunteer bartenders who will be busy with other tasks and not able to witness the comings and goings of everyone in attendance.

These policies and procedures will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Membership will be notified of any changes or additions to these procedures.

Tim McNamara

President

Irish Heritage Society of Milford

The following proposals are recommended by the By-Laws Committee and the Board of Directors. Posting date: 4/17/2020.
Click on the “BY-LAWS” tab above to see an enlarged copy.
Click on the link below to see the Proposals in their entirety.
Link to Proposals

President Tim McNamara and the Irish Heritage Society of Milford’s Board wish to announce and congratulate the recipients of The Irish Man and Woman of the Year Awards!
They are:
Irish Man – Mark Morse
Irish Woman – Amy Lacey

The 2021 IHSM William McNamara Memorial Scholarship application is now available! This scholarship is for high school seniors planning to pursue further education in September 2021 in a full time study program in a one, two, or four year college, vocational, or technical school/program. Applicants must be related to a IHSM member in good standing (member for two consecutive years and annual dues must be paid in full for each year as well as the current year.)
All applications must be received by May 15, 2021.

Questions concerning this scholarship may be directed to Mark Morse at
Mark.n.morse@gmail.com.

Specific requirements, as well as the online application, can be found by clicking this link

Join the Irish Heritage Riders in The 9th Annual Ride For Hope!
Support the work of Milford Prevention Council to prevent underage drinking, vaping and substance use. Register Today!

Our good neighbors at Dockside Brewery recently concluded their IHSM Fundraiser. For those who missed it, they were selling corned beef pizza with $2 from each pizza sold being donated to our club. It proved to be a very popular item as 312 “Slainte Pizzas” were sold providing us with $624. Thanks to the generosity of Dockside Brewery ownership they increased that amount to provide us with a final donation of $750. A true sign of caring about the community during this ongoing pandemic. This fundraiser was a collaborative effort between our own IHSM member Dan Worroll and the owners of Dockside Brewery. We are very grateful for this creative and thoughtful idea. On behalf of the IHSM membership I offer a sincere thank you to Dan and Dockside Brewery ownership for their efforts and support of the IHSM.

Tim McNamara
President
IHSM

Pictured at the check presentation are (Left to Right): Dan Worroll (Pizza Innovator), Bob Chicoine (Dockside Owner), Tim McNamara (IHSM President) Jess Saunders (Waitress Extraordinaire).

Slainte successfully worked with Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut to distribute, collect, set up, and maintain our festive shamrocks on Milford’s Downtown green throughout the month of March.

Click the link below to view a You-Tube video of Shamrocks on the Green!