JUNE 16 IRISH SENIOR LUNCHEON
The next Irish Seniors' Luncheon
is at NOON on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at
Wilde Rover Restaurant, 111 Central Way in downtown Kirkland. The cost for Seniors and their guests at the
Buffet lunch is $10 per person. We do require advance reservations before June 14 to
Lorraine Cunningham at 206-915-1878 or to Seniors@irishclub.org.
191 people attended our st. Patrick's Day combined Irish Week and Senior Luncheon
on Friday, March 16! In the past twelve months, we've had luncheons on
Saturday, June 24, about 100 attended - see list of attendees and their places
of birth), on
Saturday, September 24, another 100 attended - see list of attendees and their places
of birth), and on
Saturday, December 3, about 150 attended - see list of attendees and their places
of birth). Note: not all of those who attended are listed as we often have a few walk-ins!
The Irish Immigrant Support Group supports Irish Immigrants in Western Washington who need assistance of any kind, whether because of drug
or alcohol abuse, spousal abuse, work problems, family issues, visa problems, problems with the INS
or the Police - whatever the problem, free advice and referral assistance are available by calling
Toll-Free 1-877-517-3559
or by emailingSIISG@irishclub.org. No questions will be asked that you don't want to answer, and
complete confidentiality is promised.
We also organize regular Irish Senior Luncheons throughout the year in the Seattle area and all Irish
Seniors and their spouses or significant others are invited to attend.
November, 2009, IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
On Saturday, November 6, at the Wilde Rover
Irish Restaurant in Kirkland, all Irish seniors were luncheon guests of the Wilde Rover Restaurant, courtesy of proprietor Billy Whelan and his partners. Click the above photo to see a many more! Thanks for a great lunch and a great event, Billy!
September 2009 Irish Seniors' Luncheon Click above for photos taken when 150 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses enjoyed a salmon luncheon and great company at Assumption Church Hall in Seattle on September 19, 2009. Click to see the Luncheon Program listing the names and counties of those who attended.
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION REFORM CAMPAIGN
Seattle's Irish Immigrant Support Group has joined the Reform Immigration For America Campaign which has launched a nationwide effort to bring "together individuals and grassroots organizations with the mission to build support for workable comprehensive immigration reform." The campaign is being led by various labor, policy, and activist groups such as the AFL-CIO, the Services Employees International Union, the NAACP, the Center for American Progress, the National Immigration Forum, and the National Council of La Raza. Leaders from these groups announced the campaign on June 3 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Momentum is growing for the government to address this issue. A new poll has found that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) support comprehensive reform. But when given specific details of what that reform entails -- including securing the border, cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, requiring immigrants to register for status, pay back taxes, and learn English -- 86 percent offered their support. Moreover, the poll respondents perceived "an economic and fiscal benefit to immigration reform and want Congress to address the economy and immigration reform simultaneously."
Please contact your Senators and Members of Congress to urge support for the campaign, and also encourage your friends to do likewise. Click here for the
name, phone #, and email contact information for
Washington State's Senators and Members of Congress.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON March 17 2009, Irish Seniors' Luncheon
Click for photos taken when 150 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses attended a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at F X McRory's Restaurant in downtown Seattle. All Irish-born Seniors attended as guests of the Irish Immigrant Support Group.
APRIL 2008 IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON APRIL 12 2008 - IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
Click for photos taken when over 100 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses attended a luncheon at the Wilde Rover Restaurant in Kirkland (www.wilderover.com) on Saturday, April 12. This was an opportunity for older Irish to connect with others who also grew up in Ireland, especially those who, because of the passing of family members, coupled with time, distance, cost and age, may have diminished contact with Ireland.
• In 2005, Ireland received 76 lottery visas to the US, out of a global total of 50,000.
• In 2005, Ireland received 2,083 US Green Cards in total from a global total of 1,122,373.
• There are an estimated 25-50,000 undocumented Irish immigrants in the US.
We continue to support comprehensive immigration reform even though the issue now appears to be dead until after the November 2008 election. The Irish government has made clear that legalizing the Irish in America is a top priority for the new Irish government.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONTACT CONGRESS
It is vital that you let your legislator know that you support the undocumented Irish. The anti-immigration faction makes several calls a days. We need to make more calls and make sure our voices heard.
Your Representatives and Senators need to hear from you.
Let them know people in their state support the Irish undocumented and support immigration reform. You can contact them by phone, fax and email. Please follow the links to get the details for your representatives.
Please contact your
Senators and Members of Congress by email or regular
mail, and urge them to support comprehensive immigration
reform legislation in the US Senate and House.
Click here for the
name, phone #, and email contact information for
Washington State's Senators and Members of Congress.
Tell them that we must establish a safe and humane
immigration system, one that is worthy of a great
country such as the US. We must deal humanely and
fairly with the 11 million immigrants who are in the
US illegally. The Irish community across the US
and even the Irish government favors comprehensive immigration reform legislation, believing it would help the situation of the
approximately 25,000 Irish-born people who are in
the US illegally.
Members of Seattle's Irish Immigrant Support Group
at the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers Conference in Seattle on April 14, 2007, with Seamus Carroll from the Irish Abroad Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin. From left: Barbara Birney, Camilla Barrett, Melissa Estelle, Mary Charles, Seamus Carroll, Eddie McLoughlin, Jim Cummins, John Keane. ___________________________________
Seattle Irish
Immigrant Support Group
P.O. Box 75123, Seattle WA 98175-0123 www.irishseattle.com
The Irish
Immigration Pastoral Center in San Francisco will
also assist and advise all Irish immigrants,
including those in Washington or Oregon. Feel free
to contact them via email or telephone.
Their contact information is as follows:
IRISH IMMIGRATION PASTORAL CENTER
5340 GEARY BLVD, # 205
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121
TEL: 415-752-6006
FAX: 415-752-6910
Email: IIPC@PACBELL.NET
Website: WWW.SFIIPC.ORG
IMMIGRANT RESOURCES
