Tag: Irish-American Club

Benefit Luau Dinner – Irish style

Marlene and Roger Hayes, co-hosts of the Luau Benefit Dinner held at their home

Susan Kice The first of five Home Hosted Dinners of the 2015-16 year was held on October 18 at the home of Roger and Marlene Hayes. With their co-hosts John and Carmel Flynn they took 40 members of the Irish American Club to a Hawaiian Luau—PebbleCreek style, that is. With everyone decked out in their…

PC Irish American Club gives back to the community

Rob Risden (right) presents check to Sherilyn Holman of the SW Lending Closet.

Susan Kice Food. Fun. Fellowship—and at the same time giving back to the community. What a wonderful combination. The Irish American Club does just that by holding five benefit dinners a year—all proceeds going to the Agua Fria Food Bank. In total almost $2000 has been donated this past year, thanks to the generosity of…

Irish-American Club news – January 2015

Co-chairs Anne Engels and Barbara Risden are seen with Father Christmas John Harguindeguy at the IAC Christmas party.

John Flynn The PebbleCreek Irish-American Club added twenty new members this year. Many of them joined over one hundred others for the annual Christmas party at the Chianti Room hosted by Anne Engels, Barbara Risden and Virginia Thompson. The evening included a delicious served dinner with DJ Pat McCrossan providing Irish music during dinner and…

Tee Up with the PebbleCreek Irish American Club

The PebbleCreek Irish American Club is hosting its sixth annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Tuscany Falls in PebbleCreek, benefitting The Southwest Lending Closet and the New Life Center. We will play 18 holes of golf followed by lunch with a cash bar. Entry fee is $25 per player plus greens…

Irish-American Club news – December 2014

Members of the Irish-American Club of PebbleCreek gathered at the home of Roger and Marlene Hayes for a dinner to benefit the Agua Fria Food Bank.

Gustafson, Naworski and Epstein. A local law firm? No, just some of the members of the PebbleCreek Irish-American Club who may not be 100% Irish but who represent the diversity of backgrounds of the 150 members of this club. The IAC is open to all PCers who are interested in things Irish including the history,…

Irish American Club notice – November 2014

The American Cemetery near Omaha Beach where Carmel Flynn caught this photo on a rainy day during the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

John Flynn The Irish-American Club has resumed activity after the summer break. Our first general meeting was October 14 when we welcomed eight new members. President John Pugsley welcomed the newcomers and announced the calendar for the upcoming season. The social hour, called “afters” in Ireland, was hosted by Bernice and Tim Coogan. On Sunday,…

Irish-American Club news

IAC members Carmel and John Flynn pose with the statue of Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne while visiting Cong, Ireland, where The Quiet Man was filmed.

John Flynn Top o’ the morning to ye! The Irish-American Club of PebbleCreek is back for the season and all PCers are invited to join us for fellowship, fun and philanthropy. The IAC was started seven years ago to promote interest in all things Irish, but you don’t have to be Irish to be a…