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Photo Gallery 2011

CATHOLINE BUTLER and Maura De Freitas were each presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for 20 years of dedicated service to the Celtic communities of B.C., Alberta and Washington State at the March 19 dinner/dance hosted by the Irish Heritage Society of Canada in Vancouver

Features-Ireland-fund-luncheon 11th March 2011 held at the Fairmount Hotel Vancouver
FIONA FORBES with special guest John Furlong (former CEO of the Vancouver Olympics) and Hilary Reilly of the irish Embassy Ottawa organized by Kimbalin Kelly of the Ireland Fund Canada Toronto .

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RON ORR, CEO of the Granville Entertainment Group was presented with a special award of appreciation by the Irish Heritage Society of B.C. for their outstanding contributions with the Irish House during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. He is shown above (centre behind) with his wife Valerie Orr. (L-R) Gwen McCamley, Tony McCamley, Teresa McDonnell, George McDonnell, Adrienne Sutherland, and Ivan Douglas.

Note:
A big thank you to Blaine Culling, owner of the Granville Entertainment Group, and CEO Ron Orr who presented the Irish Heritage Society of Canada with a cheque for $10,000.00 at the Ireland Fund Luncheon and gave a cheque of $50,000.00 to the Irish Olympic Committee in 2010 to support the Irish Olympic Team.

Thanks to the following people for supplying the IHSC with these Photos: Catholine Butler, Paddy and Bernie Todd and Brendan Flynn