Every May we commemorate an Gorta Mor (the Great Hunger). We remember the more than one million Irish that died and the two million forced to leave their homes and country to escape the Great Hunger by participating in various Hibernian Hunger Projects. We encourage all brothers and their families to consider committing some extra time this month to help fight hunger by volunteering and/or donating to the local food bank/pantry. A list of food pantries in the area can be found at https://www.wcpss.net/cms/lib/NC01911451/Centricity/Domain/135/food%20pantry%20wake%20county.pdf .

Some of us will be volunteering at Brown Bag ministry at St Catherine’s church in Wake Forest this Saturday morning. If you’re not familiar with Brown Bag, volunteers make sandwiches and pack brown bag lunches. Then they deliver them to a low income neighborhood near downtown Wake Forest and hand them out to those in need.

If you would like to join us you can sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0545a9a829a64-brown

For those outside of Wake Forest there are other locations for Brown Bag in the Raleigh area. https://brownbagministry.org/sites/

We will once again be teaming up with D’s Bottleshop to run a Thanksgiving Food Drive to collect food for the New Bern House, which is home to hundreds of homeless families with children in transition. It is a safe haven where families find help, encouragement and support in getting back into the mainstream. We are looking for donations of items for their Thanksgiving dinner, but all donations are welcome.

We have boxes out the week ahead for non-perishables, but the frozen birds can only be accepted on Saturday, November 17th. Ewes Tree Irish Band will be playing Irish Music from 6:30pm – 9:30 ish Saturday night and as always D will be serving a great selection of craft beer and wine.

D’s Bottleshop is located in the Wakefield Plaza at:
13200 Falls of Neuse Rd, Ste 115
Raleigh, North Carolina 27614

Get your turkeys and hams down to the New Bern House. 

Every year we donate turkeys, hams and more to the Helping Hands Mission for thanksgiving to help make thanksgiving for those in our community that are in need. 

We will meet at the New Bern House (501 New Bern Ave.) at 2:30 PM on Sunday November 18th to drop off the donations. 

After we drop the donations off we will head over to the Hibernian for the Irish Session from 3:00 – 6:00 PM.

Join us on March 16th in Downtown Raleigh for the for the Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day parade. Join us afterwards at our tent in the Irish Villiage and enjoy the entertainment from the Irish Bands and Dancers.

All friends and family of the Wake AOH are invited to join us on Sunday October 14th for a picnic.

The annual AOH Picnic will be held at the KoC facility on Columbus Club Drive on Sunday, October 14th. Even if you have not been to a meeting lately, plan on attending and bringing your family and friends. The day will include a corn hole tournament as well as some food, refreshments and entertainment down at the pavilion. As in the past, the Division will supply the hot dogs and hamburgers and I would ask each Brother to bring a dessert, salad or side dish of their choice. If you bring a perishable item, please bring it in a cooler as we will not be eating right away. Also, if you have a tent, please bring it.

Let’s have some fun, play some cornhole, and raise some money for Charity.

The fundraiser will be held on October 14, 2018 at the Knights of Columbus. Tournament begins at 1 PM and should be completed by 6 PM. Up to 32 teams will be allowed in the tournament and prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams.

This year the proceeds will be going towards helping the Knights of Columbus make updates to the kitchen and fields.

Registration Cost: $50/team if paid in advance or $60 the day of the event

Step One – Register a team, submitting it before paying in step two.

Step Two – Pay for team.

Cornhole Tournament Advanced Pricing ($50/team)

Cornhole Tournament Registration Form