EIIC

EIIC Dinner Dance – October 25, 2013

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC) is delighted to announce that our Annual Dinner will be held on Friday, October 25th 2013 at the Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, New York at 7:00 p.m.

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The Center was founded by members of the Irish Immigration Reform Movement (IIRM) in 1988 and through the years has served the needs of tens of thousands of Irish and many other New York immigrants. On a daily basis, the center and its staff provide assistance on all aspects of immigration, social services, mental health, senior services and programs, employment and education. We are immensely proud of our services and the staff who deliver them, especially as of July 2013 when we entered our 25th year of service to the community.

We are inviting you to join us once again as we honor three individuals who typify the spirit of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center and acknowledge their outstanding contributions to the Irish Community.

Honorable Charles E. Schumer, United States Senator
Dr. Miriam Nyhan, Historian, Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Rory McCreesh, President Duce Construction

This year the center has also chosen John DeCourcey as the recipient of the Frank Carvill Award. This award was established in Frank’s memory as he was a founding member of the IIRM and served as Treasurer for the EIIC. Frank was serving with the Nation Guard and was killed in action when his unit came under attack in Sadr City, Iraq on June 4th, 2004. The award is intended for those who represent Frank’s spirit of volunteerism to the organization.

Tickets for the event are $90.00 per person, with the Anniversary Package consisting of a table of 10 and a Platinum page in our dinner journal for $1,500.00 and the Emerald Package consisting of a table of 10 and an Emerald page in our dinner journal for $1,200.00. All funds raised will support the ongoing work and programs of services at both EIIC office locations.

We look forward to hearing from you with your ticket and/or journal advertisement reservations or if you have questions, please call Sandra Boyle, Deputy Director (718) 478-5502 ext. 211 or Lisa McGovern, Bronx Office Manager (718) 324-3039 ext. 102. Alternatively you can email
eiicdinnerdance@gmail.com

***EIIC Press release on Walter McCaffrey 7-11-13***

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center mourns the death of former NYC Council Member Walter McCaffrey, who died on Wednesday July 10th. Walter was a steadfast and loyal friend of Emerald Isle from its beginnings in 1988, and he was a staunch supporter of immigration reform and of the Irish Immigration Reform Movement.
Through Walter’s help, and that of other key legislators, the Irish Immigration Reform Movement was able to secure important change in 1990 that helped legalize thousands of undocumented Irish Immigrants.
For many years, Emerald Isle’s Woodside, Queens conference room has long been named in honor of Walter McCaffrey, our “Godfather”.

Funeral Arrangement’s:
McCaffrey’s wake will be on Sunday at
Edward D. Lynch Funeral Home in Sunnyside
from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Monday there will be a mass at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Woodside at 11 a.m.
The funeral will follow.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens-councilman-walter-mccaffrey-dead-64-article-1.1395555

***Offices Closed in Observance of July 4th***

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center
will be closing at 1pm on Wednesday, July 3
in observance of the July 4th Holiday.
The office will reopen on Monday, July 8th at 9am.
Happy Fourth of July!

Irish nationals in need of consular emergency travel assistance should contact the Irish Consulate who will have emergency coverage @ 212-319-2555
We hope you have a great 4th

***Please Note***

Due to Technical Difficulties phones in the Bronx office are down.
Please be advised when you call our 718-324-3039 number you can at any time hit 0 and will be rerouted to our Queens office to a receptionist who can answer you queries

In addition we have a dedicated cell phone for this office the number is: 347-325-4182
*Our Meals and wheels program is up and running