connect 2019 • 74 AUGUST, 2018 The Ireland Funds Chicago Young Leaders gathered at Bar Cargo, River North’s new restaurant for a fun evening meeting new friends and greeting old ones. The Young Leaders Chair and Co-Chair, Abbey Canning and James Keeley, welcomed the group; encouraged people to join or renew their Young Leaders Society memberships and invited all to attend the upcoming 34th Annual Chicago Dinner Gala to be held in November hon- oring Thomas Meagher, Jr., Gerald Beeson and Medtronic. In addition to enjoying a beautiful summer night with other Young Leaders, guests were also encouraged by the Chicago Global 5k Co-Chairs-Quinn McCarthy, Dan O’Keefe and Kathleen Weber, to take part in the upcoming race, The Irish Run the World which was held in September. NOVEMBER, 2018 The Texas Chapter of The Ireland Funds Young Leaders Society gathered at Kincaid Stringer’s beautiful home where his sister, Arden, welcomed those gathered with delicious appetizers. There were long-time friends and new friends in attendance – all interested in network- ing with each other and learning about The Ireland Funds’ upcoming events. There was a special tasting of Bertha’s Revenge, a new Irish distilled milk gin from Ballyvolane House in Co. Cork. Director Darina Padian promoted the Texas Emerald Ball coming up in March of 2019; as well as the Global Young Leaders Summit taking place in New York in January, 2019. 1 Guest, Kathleen Weber, Nick Parrish, Bridget Monahan, Andrew Hartford, Dan O’Keefe, Quinn McCarthy 2 Guest, Nick Parrish, James Keeley, Andrew Hartford, Abbey Canning, Dan O’Keefe, Jack O’Meara, Quinn McCarthy / Front Row: Kathleen Weber, Hannah Stewart, Maddy Lynch 3 Jack Walsh, Maddy Lynch, Matt Gebert 1 Arden Stringer, Valerie McDonough 2 Kincaid Stringer, Andy Wirtner YOUNG LEADERS SOCIETY CHICAGO YOUNG LEADERS SOCIETY TEXAS Cocktails and Camaraderie Texas Young Leaders Fall Gathering 1 1 2 2 3