Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 12079 connect 2016 | NEW YORK THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND AROUND THE WORLD MARCH, 2016 The New York Young Leaders hosted their signature event, The St. Patrick’s Celebration. Over 600 Young Leaders and supporters joined the party at Espace. Guests were greeted with a signature cocktail created by presenting sponsor Jameson. The evening’s Honorees actor/comedian Joel McHale along with Justin & Lauran Tuck of the NFL soon arrived for photos and press interviews. Doors to the main room opened and the guests were greeted by the second musical act, The Dane Right Band and a complimentary cigar roller provided by BMW. National Director of The Young Leaders Pat Tully officially welcomed the guests and spoke about the success of the recently completed Promising Ireland Campaign to assist Irish charities. He then introduced Shane Cahill, Vice Consul General of Ireland in New York. Shane spoke about the importance of the work The Ireland Funds do to bring communities together across the island of Ireland. Following Shane’s comments, event Co-Chair Brendan Kenny gave a warm introduction to the 2016 Dylan Smith Community Service Award honorees, Justin & Lauran Tuck, while recognizing previous honorees in the room, The Tevlin Family. Justin recently completed an 11 year NFL career highlighted by two Super Bowl titles with the New York Giants. He and Lauran created a foundation, Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy (which stands for Read Understand Succeed and Hope). Co-Chair Alex Barry then introduced the Jameson Irish Spirit Award recipient, actor/ comedian Joel McHale. Joel’s remarks were funny but he also reflected on what being Irish means to him. Following an exciting live auction, the guests par- ticipated in a special paddle raise for the Irish Arts Center’s capital campaign. The Center is a grantee of The American Ireland Fund and its new space will be a cultural highlight of NYC. At the end of the evening, the guests were invited to an after party hosted by Union Beer Distributors at Rattle and Hum West. New York Young Leaders St. Patrick’s Celebration 2016 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 1 Justin & Lauran Tuck, Joel McHale 2 Justin Tuck, Alex Barry, Lauran Tuck, Brendan Kenny, Eileen Raftery, Joel McHale 3 Brendan Kenny, Lauran & Justin Tuck 4 Joel McHale 5 Pat Tully, Justin Tuck 6 Bonnie Ryan, Alex Barry, Sean Petterson, Melissa Stepanis 7 Patrick Bogues and guests 8 Kelly Jones and friends