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Save the Dates!! ***The Ladies Auxiliary dinner for May 19th has been canceled.*** May Bachelors Supper: May 2oth at 7:00PM May Member Meeting: May 29th at noon June Bachelors Supper: June 17th at 7:00PM June Member Meeting: June 26th at noon JBO Club 2016 Ireland Tour #2 Final Countdown! Don t miss out on this rare opportunity to travel with the JBO Club to the stunning southwest of Ireland! Our second Southwest Gems of Ireland Too! 2016 tour will be Saturday, October 15 - Tuesday, October 25 (11 days/9 nights). This exceptional tour will include 2 nights in Kilkenny (Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel), 3 nights in Kinsale (The Trident Hotel), and 4 nights in Dingle (Dingle Benners Hotel). All of our first-class and superior -class hotels are situated in the heart of each locale. Highlights include Kilkenny Castle, Smithwick s Experience, Mizen Head, Charles Fort, Blarney Castle and Woollen Mills, Killarney, Dingle Crystal, Dingle Whiskey Distillery, Slea Head, Blasket Centre, and so much more! Last day for tour sign-up is Friday, April 29 th, for guaranteed airfare pricing. Passport copies and full tour payment of $2,625 pp/double occupancy (plus $171 for optional travel protection insurance) will now be required at the time of booking. The unsold seats must be released to Aer Lingus on that date. Airfare pricing may differ slightly after 4/29/16. All gratuities included as well as roundtrip airport bus transport and roundtrip Aer Lingus flights via Boston-Logan/ Shannon. As always, there will be surprise treats along our journey, and the Club s Ireland Tour Committee pays for these extras! Our detailed tour itinerary can be viewed at www.jbo-club.com. Book soon we only have a few seats remaining! Contact Eric Devine @ 413-222-0676 or Joyce Bosworth @ 413-330-6363 for booking info. 2
A Fond Farewell and a debt of thanks After 45 yearson the air, Jim Sullivan signed off the Irish Hours radio program for the last time on February 27th, 2016. Right from the start, Jim and his late wife Peg, had a tradition of keeping family and community close. In keeping with that tradition, Jim was joined in the studio by his family for his last show. Pictured below are his sons, Sean and Thomas, his daughter Margaret, three of his grandchildren and his great-grandson. The show provided great entertainment and helped to keep our Irish community connected. Most importantly, the show created and preserved memories...memories of days gone by, memories of a land we left behind, and memories of special songs dedicated by loved ones near and far. Thank you, Jim, you will be missed! Paint Night Ellie Longtin has put together another wonderful Paint Night to raise funding for the club. On May 26th at 6:30PM, join Ellie for a fun night, painting the Dingle Lighthouse. No artistic ability or experience is required an instructor from Paint Social Art, will guide you step by step, and you will leave with a completed painting! Paint nights are a low-cost (just $35!) opportunity to get together with friends and find your inner artist. This event is open to both members and non-members. For more information, you can checkout www.paintsocialart.com or call Ellie at 221-7497. Brrr!!! It s cold in here The AC has been fixed!! Just in time for the warm weather, the air conditioning in the Members Lounge has been fixed! So come on down, grab a cold beer and chill out! 18th Annual Irish Music Festival - August 13th The Committee is still working on bands. There will be a volunteer meeting on 8/11 with free pizza! 3
Upcoming Calendars of Events May 2016 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 Pipe & 3 4 Pitch 5 Dart 6Bill Eagan 7 8 9 Pipe & 10 11 Pitch 12 Dart 13Jimmy McArdle 14 15 16 Pipe & 17 18 Pitch 19 Dart 20 The Cabeys/ Bachelor Supper 21 22 23 Pipe & 24 25 Pitch 26 Dart / Paint Night 27 Leo Doherty 28 29 Members meeting 30 31 Every Monday: Bagpipe and lessons Upstairs Hall 7:00PM Every Wednesday : Pitch Members Lounge 7:30PM and Open Irish Music Sessions - 7:30PM June 2016 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 Pitch 2 Dart 3The Wolfe 4 Tones 5 6 Pipe & 7 8 Pitch 9 Dart 10 11 12 Scholarship Brunch 13 Pipe & 14 15 Pitch 16 Dart 17 Rakish Paddy/ Bachelor Supper 18 19 20 Pipe & 21 22 Pitch 23 Dart 24 25 26 Members meeting 27 Pipe & 28 29 Pitch 30 Dart 4
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John Boyle O Reilly Club 33 Progress Avenue Springfield, MA 01104 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Annual Golf Tournament The annual golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday, 9/24 at the Westover Country Club. More information will be made available in the next newsletter but don t forget to save the date! Ellie Longtin will also be taking orders for JBO golf shirts. Orders can be placed at the club. JBO Scholarship News The annual Scholarship brunch will be held on Sunday, June 12th at 11:00AM at the Club. The scholarships will be awarded at this time. All are welcome to attend the brunch. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Phil Hanrahan at 566-8693. The Ladies Auxiliary The Ladies Auxiliary is always looking for new members who can bring fresh energy and new ideas to the table. Auxiliary meetings are held upstairs in the hall following the monthly Members Meetings. We look forward to meeting you!! Don t forget to order your 1916 Ireland Forever candle, created just for the JBO. Candles are available in 31 different scents and can be ordered at www.whipcitycandle.com. They retail at $20.00 each and $10.00 of that price comes back to the JBO 6