30th July, 2011

Nantucket Celebration

Date : 30th July, 2011

2011 Honorees:
Tom and Leslie Bresette, Nantucket Golf Club Foundation
Through their efforts with the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, Tom & Leslie Bresette have championed the positive development and enrichment of Nantucket children. Among other projects, the Foundation’s Nantucket Scholar Program and the Foundation’s Award for Excellence in Teaching help establish a valuable pipeline of future leaders for the Nantucket community.

The American Ireland Fund is a unique philanthropic organization. For over 35 years, we have helped more than 1200 innovative groups both in Ireland and the U.S. preserve Irish culture, counter sectarianism, strengthen community development, advance education and care for those in need.

Nantucket Casual Dress

Travel
To facilitate travel, there will be shuttle buses leaving from The White Elephant at 5:30 and 6:00pm and the buses will make retu trips as well. For those driving, please note there is no parking available at the event. Please park your vehicle at the designated area at Don Allen Ford, 24 Polpis Rd. and the shuttle buses will bring you to the event.

2011 Committee

HONORARY CHAIRS
Senator John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry

CO-CHAIRS
Paula and Bob Butler
Ann and Chris Quick
Laura and Bob Reynolds

 
NANTUCKET CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

George Albrecht
Melanie and Ben Baes
Cheryl Bartlett
Paula and Bob Butler
Chris Drake
Kevin Callahan
Tiffany and George Cloutier
Peggy and Phil Condon
Bob Crowe
Danielle deBenedictis and Peter Karlson
Carol and John DeBlois
Debbi Deeley Culbertson
Therese and Don DeMarco
Lisa and Jack Dunfey
Jeanette and Bob Dunfey
Anne Finucane and Mike Baicle
Marybeth Gilmartin
Lyle Howland and Jack Manning
Natalie Jacobson

Heather and Chris Kennedy
Lesley King and Bart GrenierSheila and Scott Knight
Kathleen and Chris Matthews
Laurie and Bob Monahan
Bob Mooney
Joe Motta
Maureen Orth
John Osbo
Bruce Percelay
Allison and Jord Poster
Ann and Chris Quick
Doris and Edmund Reggie
Laura and Bob Reynolds
Luke Russert
Dede and Guy Snowden
Marianne and Bob Stevenish
Beth Wilkinson and David Gregory
Suzanne and Bob Wright

Prior Honorees have included:

William D. Delahunt
United States Congressman

Robert F. Mooney

Suzanne & Bob Wright
President and CEO of NBC

John Hume
Former leader of the Social Democratic Labour Party

Desmond Fitzgerald
Knight of Glin, President, The Irish Georgian Society

Chris Matthews
Host of MSNBC’s Hardball

 

Denis O’Brien
Chairman, Special Olympics, Ireland 2003

Tim Shriver
President and CEO, Special Olympics

The Late Tim Russert
Moderator of Meet the Press

President Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton

The Late Frank McCourt
Author

Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
Special Representative to the Secretary of State for Global Partnerships