Charity Projects, Fundraisers and Happenings

2017 Walk for Hospice is Saturday, June 10th at Siena College. Join our Albany Hibernians Walk for Hospice team! All are welcome. $20 includes a donation to Community Hospice and a new team shirt.

We will meet up by the Family Fun Area near Lot L, around 10am. The 2-mile family friendly walk around the beautiful Siena Campus begins at 10:30am.

To sign-up contact Chris O'Reilly or John McCarthy. In order to guarantee a team shirt payment must be received by Wednesday, May 17th.
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LAOH Albany's Annual Baby Shower benefiting Community Maternity Services of Albany held Sunday, April 23rd. 
Dick Conners Irish Cultural/Historical Lecture & Luncheon is off for the Summer. See you in September!
Freedom For All Ireland and Easter Lilly pins are available for $5.00 each. All funds go towards our annual FFAI donation. Contact FFAI Chair Dolores Desch.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc. is a 501c3 charitable organization. Donations may be tax deductible in accordance with IRS guidelines.

Donations, payable to:
Albany LAOH Div. 1

If you would like to support a specific charity, such as FFAI, ​Indicate so in the memo section of the check.

Calendar

July
Sat. July 1st, 9:30 am | Trinity Degree Team Dress Rehearsal
Schenectady Hall

Degree Team members remember to wear your traveling clothes. Breakfast refreshments will be served at 9:30am. Practice starts at 10am.

​The Capital District Trinity Degree Team is made up of members from LAOH divisions in Albany, Schenectady and Watervliet. If you have taken your Major Degrees and are interested in helping the team practice or in joining the team, please contact us.

Thurs. July 6th, 6:00 pm | Trinity Degree Team Practice
Schenectady Hall

​The Capital District Trinity Degree Team is made up of members from LAOH divisions in Albany, Schenectady and Watervliet. If you have taken your Major Degrees and are interested in helping the team practice or in joining the team, please contact us.

Wed. July 12th - Sat. July 15th | LAOH NYS Convention
Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St, Buffalo NY 14202

This is the 69th Biennial LAOH New York State Convention. For more details visit: www.laohnys.com 

Sat. July 15th, 8:30 am | Major Degrees Ceremony
Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St, Buffalo NY 14202

Exemplified by the Capital District Trinity Degree Team. Registration starts at 8:30 am. The ceremony will begin promptly at 9:00 am.

Candidates and observers must register by July 3rd. (view form)
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Wed. July 12th, 6:00 pm | Officer's Meeting ~Cancelled~

Wed. July 12th, 7:00 pm | Division Meeting ~Cancelled~
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*Due to a large number of Division officer's attending the LAOH NYS Convention it was voted that our July meeting be cancelled. We will meet again in August.*
August
Wed. August 9th, 6:00 pm | Officer's Meeting

Wed. August 9th, 7:00 pm | Division Meeting

Division officers are required to attend. Members are encouraged to attend.

Minutes from the last Division meeting are distributed via email. We will have a couple of paper copies available at the meeting. Please come a little early if you would like to review them before we get started. If you did not receive an email copy but would like to please contact us.

Mon. August 21st, 7pm | Feast of Our Lady of Knock

​We are planning an evening tea with a reading by our Irish Historian to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Knock. Details will be posted as they become available.

Due to low attendance over the last few years we will not be making our annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock in East Durham as a Division. Members are welcome to attend mass at the Shrine but there will not be a coordinated trip as in years passed.

Location

375 Ontario Street
Albany, NY 12208

Unless otherwise stated all meetings and events take place at our home base the Capital District Irish American Association Hall (aka the Hibernian Hall, the Albany Hall or simply the Hall).

The Hall is also home to AOH Fr. Henry Tansey Division 5, Albany; Farrell School of Irish Dance, Capital District Irish Set Dancers; CDIAA Dart League; Comhaltas; The Sons & Daughters of Erin Pipe Band; Albany Rebels Gaelic Football; Albany Irish Rowing Club; Knights of Columbus.