Phyllis Zaccone, Publicity Chairman The SunBird American Irish Club officers are as follows: President Val Bongiorno, Vice President Phyllis Zaccone, Treasurer Mary Alibrandi, and Secretary Sue Prudencio. The American Irish Club’s latest event was a trip to Barleens in Apache Junction. A great time was had by all. The meal was delicious, and the show…
Phyllis Zaccone, Publicity Chairman The American Irish Club welcomes 2024. With our officers, President Val Bongiorno, Vice President Phyllis Zaccone, Treasurer Mary Alibrandi, and Secretary Sue Prudencio, we are anticipating another fun-filled year, which will include the following upcoming events: St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including dinner, drinks, dancing, and a fundraiser basket sale on March…
Mary Pilon, Publicity The first meeting of the Irish Club was held on Thursday, Nov. 4, on the clubhouse patio. Our new president, Val Bongiomo, opened the meeting with the pledge to the flag, then introduced himself to the members and welcomed new members. Our new officers and committee chairpersons were introduced. The board has…
Mary Pilon, Publicity On April 1, the Irish Club board members held their final meeting of this season. Because we were unable to have any meetings, parties, or trips for the entire year, the meeting was quite informative. The following topics were discussed: The first meeting of the 2021-22 season will be held on Thursday,…
Mary Pilon, Publicity A very happy and prosperous New Year to all! I’m sure we all are hopeful that 2021 will see an end to COVID’s threat and the restoring of peace and harmony in our beautiful country. 2020 was quite a stressful year for all of us. I pray that in 2021 we will…
Mary Pilon, Publicity ‘Tis the season—at last! This has been quite a challenging year and, hopefully, 2021 will restore some normalcy for everyone. To celebrate the season and share our blessings with the less fortunate, the Irish Club has planned the following events: 1. Our annual toy drive will take place on Dec. 15. Unwrapped…
Mary Pilon, Publicity Because of the upheaval caused by COVID-19, it is impossible to predict any meetings, activities, or general news for our Irish Club season beginning in October. I just wanted to touch base with our members and pray that you all are safe and well. When this pandemic is over, I’m sure we…
Mary Pilon, Publicity Faith and Begorrah! We just returned from our annual outing to Laughlin on Feb. 4, 5, and 6. Everyone enjoyed our trip very much. Many games and drawings were held on the bus, many treats were handed out, and many laughs were shared. A huge thank you to George Richardson and his…
Mary Pilon, Publicity The Irish Club celebrated the new year’s first meeting on Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. in the ballroom. The meeting was short and sweet. The following items were discussed: Laughlin bus trip—Bus arrives at SunBird at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. It leaves SunBird at exactly 7:30 a.m. (That’s never a…
Mary Pilon, Publicity As we say goodbye to 2019, we also have to say goodbye to two of our dear Irish Club members, George Shiel and Don McMullen. Both men were long-time and dearly-loved members who volunteered a lot of time and effort into making the Irish Club so successful. George was our president for several…