Governor Burke Division - Wake County, North Carolina
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 2019 as Irish American Heritage month!
Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and NC AOH divisions will be holding events throughout the entire month promoting Irish American Heritage. Keep an eye on the NC AOH Facebook page this month for frequent posts featuring various Irish Americans.
Due to lower than expected attendance, this year’s event has been canceled.
All Paypal payments will be refunded by 4/26/2019.
The Wake County Ancient Order of Hibernians hosts an annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance open to all those interested in celebrating the holiday.
Join us for a fun evening of food, drinks, dancing, and raffles!
Event Details:
Saturday, March 9th, 2019
Doors open at 6:30 PM with dinner starting at 7:30 PM
St. Michael the Archangel Parish Center
804 High House Road Cary, NC
Dancers from Triggle Academy of Irish Dance will perform prior to dinner and a DJ will provide the dance music after the meal.
During the evening the winning ticket for the Hibernian Charity of Wake County Vacation for Four to Ireland raffle will be drawn. The winner receives airfare, 7 days and 6 nights at a Bed and Breakfast, and a rental car. There are no blackout dates – just use it within a year of winning or choose $5,000.00 instead. Tickets are $100 each with only 150 sold. Raffle proceeds go to charities, churches, schools & scholarships that the AOH (wakeaoh.com) supports locally in Wake County as well as in Ireland.
Dinner tickets are $35 per person in advance and include a buffet dinner of corn beef and cabbage, shepard’s pie, salad, soda bread, tea, coffee, dessert as well as beer and wine. Tickets increase to $45 after March 1st.
If you are interested in purchasing dinner tickets by check, contact us using this form to arrange payment: www.wakeaoh.com/contact-us/
If you are interested in purchasing dinner tickets using PayPal you can use the button below:
2019 Dinner Dance Ticket ($45 + $1 processing fee/person)
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.
Join us on Saturday October 13th, 2018 for a Charity Quarter Auction at the Knights of Columbus.
This months charity is for Wags 4 Tags doors open at 6pm. $5.00 meals available, cash bar. Brings lots of quarters. it is like an auction, a raffle, a charity fundraiser, & home party all in one! Local vendors will sell items at their tables and will also have 1 auction basket for only 1 quarter per bid! It’s a fun night so be prepared to get addicted; you’ll want to come every month.
Be sure to bring rolls of quarters to do your bidding, also bring your wallet or credit card to buy from the vendors tables.
No One under 18 allowed.
$3.00 will be collected for each bidder paddle at door and you will receive a vendor sign in sheet. You will go around and talk & shop with each vendor- have each vendor sign next to their table number then when done you will turn in at front table, so your name can be pulled for door prizes from each vendor..
The charity of the month will also have an auction table, of great donated items….
Lori has also included live auctions of certain items from the charity table. So be prepared to bid against your neighbors and be sure to be high bidder. We accept checks, cash & credit cards.
How it Works::
– Each item up for bid will be displayed for all guests to see at the vendors tables.
– There will be a brief description, retail value and to bid only 1 quarter. Guests that want to play will give their bid (1 quarter) and hold up their numbered paddle.
– When all bids are collected, the auctioneer will draw a numbered chip from the container. If the number on your paddle matches the number on the chip drawn, you’ve won that item! If a matching numbered paddle is not held up, the auctioneer will draw again, until we have a winner.
– Once we have a winner all chips will be placed back in the container and go to the next item to be auctioned off.
Be prepared to stay late & go home a winner!!!
Sponsored by Columbus Club of Raleigh. come on out. Guys tell your wives. Bring lots of quarters.
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
Cornhole Tournament Advanced Pricing ($50/team)
Raleigh Cú Chulainn will be hosting their annual hurling tournament on Saturday August 25th at the Raleigh Rugby Club on Poole Road.
The teams will be competing for the Gov. Thomas Burke Cup. Gov. Thomas Burke is the namesake of the Wake AOH. He was born in County Galway and was the third Governor of the State of North Carolina.
The Tournament will begin at 10:00 AM.
