b'InadditiontoAislingIrishCommunityCenterorganizingthedonationofsuppliesonaweeklybasisandthecoordinationofvolunteersonadailybasisoverthe pastsixweekssinceHurricaneSandystruckanddevastatedtheRockaways,weweredelightedtobeinvolvedinbothIrishDaysofActiononNovember24thandDecember15th.Over200volunteersleftfromYonkersonbusestoparticipateintheIrishDaysofActionanddidsometremendousworkclearingouthomesandhelpingpeople oftheRockawaystorestoretheirlives.FundingfromTheAmericanIrelandFundwasfundamentaltoallaspectsofourreliefeffortsfromtransportingvolunteerstoareasaffectedbyHurricaneSandytoprovidingcriticalsuppliestodistributioncenterstoassistingfamilieswhohadrelocatedtoYonkers/WoodlawnhavingbeendisplacedbythehurricanetoensuringchildreninneedhaveahappymemoryofChristmasbyreceivingasmallgiftofatoyorclothing.WereceivedthefundingfromTheAmericanIrelandFundimmediatelyandthisensuredoureffortswerenotthwartedinanywaytohelppeopleindesperateneedpeoplewhohadnoheat,nopower,nowater,nofoodandnowayofcommunicatingwithanybody,andwhosecarshadbeendestroyedbythehurricanewhichrenderedthemcompletelyimmobileandhelpless.ThehelpwegavethemwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthefundingwereceivedfromTheAmericanIrelandFund,andforthatweareextremelygrateful.-rlaKelleher,ExecutiveDirectoroftheAislingIrish CommunityCenterconnect 2013 | 51'