Boston's Irish community comes together for Haitian orphans

March 30, 2010 by Anonymous

Boston's Irish-American community is organizing a large event in Quincy to assist orphans and other victims of the Haitian earthquake. Irish Hearts for Haiti - set for Sunday, May 2, will include live entertainment and dancing from 2-8 p.m. at the Marriott
Boston Quincy, 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy, MA.
All of the proceeds from the event will go to help Friends of the Orphans, a registered 501(c)(3) organization and St. Damien Pediatric Hospital. Suggested donation for the event is $20. A number of Boston-area Irish bands will perform, including Erin’s Melody, Andy Healy Band, Noel Henry’s Irish Showband, Fintan Stanley, John Connors & the Irish Express and Larry Reynolds Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann.
More information is available here. Our sister publication the Boston Irish Reporter is one of the media sponsors of this event.