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105connect 2016 AUSTRALIA AROUND THE WORLD NOVEMBER 2015 Over 100 Sydney Young Leaders gathered at the iconic Opera Bar for their annual Christmas drinks. Basking in the summer sunshine the event gave Young Leaders the opportunity to catch up and celebrate the start of the Christmas season whilst supporting the philanthropic work of The Australian Ireland Fund. Guests were welcomed by Sydney Chair Andrea McElhinney who thanked everyone for their involvement and support throughout the year and encouraged everyone to continue that support into 2016. Thank you to sponsors Bruce Solomon of Opera Bar PJ Gallaghers Troubadour Music and PJ OBriens. DECEMBER 2015 Consul General Jane Connolly kindly hosted The Australian Ireland Funds Community Event. The night saw the Fund welcome representatives of 26 Irish community organizations including the Irish Advisory Board. Proceedings began with a welcome from Jane as well as AIF Treasurer Yvonne Le Bas and Young Leader Louise Kelly. The aim of the night was to be the beginning of a conversation and closer relations with the Irish Australian community with the hope of achieving the Funds goal of becoming the largest network of friends of Ireland in Australia and to mobilize the network to contribute to worthy causes in Ireland and Australia. The Fund would also like to be the charity of choice for Irish and other organizations. Some great new connections were made and all agreed there was much to be gained in networking together learning more about and supporting each others activities in practical ways. Sydney Young Leaders Christmas Drinks at Opera Bar The Australian Ireland Fund Community Event 1 1 32 2 3 1 Andrea McElhinney David Creaven 2 Ronan MacSweeney Sharron Ryle 3 Caitriona Comerford Siobhan Tuite 1 Yvonne Le Bas Mary Kinnane Paddy MacDonald 2 Trish Power Shannon Byrne Consul General Jane Connolly Claire Dunne 3 Andrea McElhinney Brendan Sheehan Melissa Fisher John Gallagher