http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/charitable+irish+silver+key+awards IrishCentral charitable irish silver key awards en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/charitable-irish-society-silver-key-awards-183000421.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/charitable-irish-society-silver-key-awards-183000421.html Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:16:59 PST IIIC & CARE Partners with Cathedral Cares  Merchants and artisans of Ulster stock founded the Charitable Irish Society in 1737 with the express purpose of assisting fellow Irish immigrants in the traumatic process of settling in a strange new city and country Now in its 275th year and the oldest Irish organization in North America, the Charitable Irish Society remains committed to its original Mission In an effort to recognize and encourage continued collaboration the Charitable Irish Society instituted in 1997 the Annual Silver Key Awards which honors ndividuals who have made significant contributions to the immigrant community The award ceremonies will be linked with an annual fund-raiser and the proceeds will be dedicated to assisting various programs and individuals in need READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/charitable-irish-silver-key-awards----honorees-include-lynn-finn-connell-and-siobhan-gallagher-mary-e-kelleher-and-kevin-leary-181179831.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/charitable-irish-silver-key-awards----honorees-include-lynn-finn-connell-and-siobhan-gallagher-mary-e-kelleher-and-kevin-leary-181179831.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:46:47 PST Connell and Siobhan Gallagher, publisher of The Irish Emigrant newspaper are among this year's Silver Key honoreesThe Charitable Irish Society will host it's fourteenth annual Silver Key Awards reception this coming Thrusday at The Boston College Club This year's Silver Key honoree's, Lynn Finn, Connell and Siobhan Gallagher (publishers of The Irish Emigrant), Mary E Kelleher and Kevin Leary are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Irish CommunityRecognized as the oldest Irish organization in the US, on March 17, 1737, The Charitable Irish Society was founded by twenty-six "Gentlemen, Merchants, and Others of the Irish Nation" out of " READ MORE ]]>