b'PALM BEACh THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND ARoUND ThE WoRLD 1 2 34 5The Palm Beach Dinner Gala FEBRUARy, 2014 The American Ireland Fund Emerald Isle Dinner Dance tookplace in the Circle Ballroom of the Breakers hotel. The evening was attended by a sellout crowd from the Palm Beach community along with supporters from across theUS and guests from Ireland.The importance of the Funds mission was highlighted byCo-Chairs Tom Quick and Lore Dodge and The American Ireland Fund Chairman John Fitzpatrick as well as President and CEO Kieran McLoughlin. Paul gleeson, TheConsul General of Ireland in Atlanta, endorsed the work of the Fund saying The Amer-ican Ireland Fund is a shining example of philanthropy which delivers, time and timeagain, for the people of Ireland and for Irish communities in Palm Beach and acrossthe US. John Fitzpatrick, presiding over his first dinner as Chairman of The AmericanIreland Fund, spoke about his own personal involvement and the difference The Amer-ican Ireland Fund makes on the ground. He noted also that the Fund has made giftsin the Palm Beach community totaling some $300,000 from proceeds of successivePalm Beach dinners. The gala evening drew guests that included members of theIrish American US Council, Ambassador NancyBrinker, former Ambassador to Hungary; Eileen and Brian Burns, Michele and howard Kessler, Carol Rohrig and BillFinneran, Peggy and Kip Condron, Rebecca and Bill Dunn, Jackie and Jim higgins,Mary higgins Clark and John Conheeney, hilie Mahoney, Pepper and Michael Jackson, Lesley and Bart grenier, and Peggy and Mike Mcgrath.1 John Fitzpatrick,4 Hillie Mahoney, Amb. Nancy BrinkerLoretta Brennan Glucksman,5 Rebecca & Bill Dunne, Danielle deBenedictis, Kieran McLoughlinPeggy & Mike McGrath2 Lore Moran Dodge, Tom Quick 6 Guests watch a video on 3 Kip & Peggy Condron the impact of The Ireland Funds6connect2014 | 79'