b'Above: Alice Kennedy, (Irish Pensioners Choir), Sally MulreadyBelow inset: Irish Ambassador to the Court of St James, Bobby (FI Award winner), Ruth McCarthy (IFGB Co-Chair), Basil Geoghegan McDonagh, addressing the assembled guests on the importance (IFGB Co-Chair), Phyllis Morgan (FI Award winner), Margaret Gieger of the Forgotten Irish campaign and the work it supports.on the terrace at the House of Lords, Jan 27th 2012 at the presentation.The Campaign ExpandsWe go through a rigorous grant application We are so pleased that other Funds in theprocesstoensurethatweonlysupport worldwide family have launched their ownorganisations that are meeting identified ForgottenIrishcampaignsimitationneedsandcanprovideuswithregular is the sincerest form of flattery after all!reports on the impact donors contribu- No doubt the stories and experiences willtions make. We offer our supporters many be similar and I have no doubt that theways to become involved from fundraising impact will be as great too. In Great Britain,balls,sportinglunches,regulargiving,the Forgotten Irish campaign is an integrallargegiftsthatarerestrictedtoparticularpart of the overall strategy and we have our ownprogrammesororganisations.Wealsoworkwith projects that are contributing to the Promising Irelandschools as we introduce fundraising to the next generation Campaign.Ourregularroundofgrantmakingprovidesof Forgotten Irish campaign supporters. essential funding to organisations that depend on us toprovide social, cultural, and heritage projects throughoutGreat Britain. And while we do that, at least the cohort wediscovered are no longer forgotten. Basil Geoghegan, Co-Chair of The Ireland Fund of Great Britains Board of Directorsconnect2012 | 45'