b'Day 2 Shark Tank. Kevin was inter- TherunnerupwasPlayhouseDerry, TheYoungLeadersgatheredontheParkcompetition, inhistoricColumbusCircleoverlooking viewed by Rob MacGoey, who asked ques- whoweredelightedtofindoutthatthey CentralParkforthebreakfastandlunchtionsaboutentrepreneurs,businessandwouldreceiveanadditional$5,000grant sessionsthatwouldfollow.Themorningmostimportantly,Kevinspersonalphi- fromTheIrelandFunds.TheafternoonbeganwithintroductionsfromPatTully lanthropy. Kevin explained his philosophywassoinspirationalthattwoYoungandDirectorofTheYoungLeadersin for giving and gave his five for five planLeadersanonymouslydonatedanaddi-Ireland,CaitlinDuffy.Afterlayingoutwhereheselectsfiveorganizationsthattional$10,000ingrantsforPlayhouse the game plan for the day, Pat introduced he will support over five years and how heDerry($5,000)andFightingWords KieranMcLoughlin,whothenintroduceddemandsthesameresultsfromthemas($5,000). The afternoon concluded with aourkeynotespeakerforthemorning, hedoesofthecompaniesheinvestsin.rousing speech about the Flagship Grants byCilianFennell.CiliangaveanupliftingAfteraspiritedconversation,Robthen DublinSteeringCommitteeChair,Alan speech on The Heros Journey, how weinvited the remaining panelist, Darren Ryan, Foy, who encouraged the Young Leaders to can all achieve greatness. His presentationCEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland andgo to Ireland to see their generosity at work.was followed by an interactive Q&A with theAmericanIrelandFundBoardDirector,Thegrouphaddinneratthepictur-Young Leaders that truly set the stage for Tara McCabe to the stage. The panel wouldesqueMidtownLoftandTerrace,with a day of great goals.become known as the Philanthropic SharkstunningviewsoftheEmpireStateDirectorinIrelandCaitrionaFottrell,Tank.Building.Astheeveningcontinued,Pat thenpresentedontheFlagshipGrant Each group then presented to the judges,Tullywelcomedguestsandintroduced programandhowsevenworthyorgani- whogradedthemoncategoriesrangingJohnFitzpatrickthekeynotespeaker. zationswereselectedtobetheinaugural fromenthusiasmandoriginalitytocon- John spoke about his personal connectionChicago Young Leaders on the TerracerecipientsoftheFlagshipGrants.Thenectingtheorganizationstothemissionto Ireland and in particular to the inspi-YoungLeadersthenwentintobreakoutofTheIrelandFunds.Theorganizationsration to start his family foundation, Thegroups where they each studied one of thewere: Fighting Words, Forige, NFTE, Little EithneandPaddyFitzpatrickMemorial Flagship grantees and then came up with aMuseumofDublin,NCIEarlyLearning Fund. creative way to present them to the panelInitiative,PlayhouseDerryandWomen Afterdinneranddessert,theYoung that afternoon. ForElection.Attheendoftheday,the Leaders made the short walk to Tavern 29 AfteraworkinglunchtheafternoonwinninggroupwasWomenForElection,for the after-party, sponsored by Sixpoint sessionbeganwithPatTullyintroduc- who received an additional $10,000 grantBrewery. ing Kevin OLeary, co-star of the hit ABCfrom The Ireland Funds.Standing: Nick Parrish, Kevin Curley, Alan Foy, Ian Casey, Elaine OConnor, Rob MacGoey, Brendan Sheehan, Eileen Raftery, Tom Kennedy, Jim Geharty,Garrett HayesSeated: Mimi Mahoney, Tara McCabe, Pat Tully, Caitlin Duffy, Melissa Fisher, Megan Molloyconnect2015 | 63'