St. Patrick's Day
Governor's Breakfast

Mar. 17, 2005

Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC

What a great way to celebrate St. Patricks day then with a very luxurious breakfast at one of New York City 's landmarks, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Immediately before the event, there was a pre-program performance by the Sirocco' O'Neill Sisters, of the Petri's School of Irish Dance. The program then began. The Governor started off the breakfast, accompanied by Mr. Jack Irwin, the Assistant to the Governor for Irish Affairs. Governor Pataki was also joined by members of his family, including his brother, Louis, and his mother, of 90 years, who insisted on standing up on the stage and actively taking part in the celebration.

Mr. Pataki spoke about how his ancestry roots come from Ireland, and the contribution that Ireland and the Irish people have made to America . Mayor Bloomberg, who rushed all the way over from a major conference in Isreal to be a part of this wonderful event, emphatically stated that he “would not miss this event for the world.”

The next part of the program was an introduction by Mr. Jack Irwin, Assistant to the Governor for Irish Affairs. The event was emceed by Jim Ryan, Newscaster and Anchor for “Good Day, New York” on WNYW-TV, Fox News. The audience heard a wonderful invocation by Father Brian Jordan, and the American and Irish National Anthems were performed by Ciaran Sheehan and Rebecca Carbino.

Other entertainment included Celtic Woman, Manhattan Records recording artists. There was also a wonderful silent auction, which raised monies for The Boys Hope and Girls Hope organization. Dignitaries on hand included Alfred E. Smith, IV, Chairman, of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.; Inc. and Maurice A. Buckley, President and CEO of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the U.S., Inc.; Mr. John McCabe, President of the New Jersey Chapter of the ICCUSA; Lee Iacoca, Former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation; Mr. William Fugazy, Founder of the Ellis Island Medals of Honor; Former NYC Mayor Edward Koch; Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau, and many more from the business and political worlds.

We would like to thank Mr. Larry Handeli, the Executive Director for the New York Chapter of ICCUSA, for his kind invitation, and also thank Mr. John McCabe, President of the New Jersey Chapter of the ICCUSA. For more information about this great organization, please feel free to visit their website at www.iccusa.org.

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