Monsignor Lawrence E. Giblin Division One
Broome County, NY - May 2025

​​​BROOME COUNTY LAOH JUNIORS

     A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our Krispy Kreme and Chicken Barbecue Bake Sale fundraisers in April.  
  At our April meeting we were busy making something special for our homebound LAOH ladies for Mother’s Day. We look forward to bringing little happiness to them each year. 
  We will meet at the Recreation Park Memorial Garden on May 17 at 11 a.m. to clean it up for spring and enjoy a picnic together on the lawn. Bring your garden gloves and tools.   
  We are honoring our Hibernian veterans on May 26 with an appreciation breakfast. If you are a veteran, look for your invitation coming soon. 
  It is on the books! In conjunction with the Broome County Council of Churches Youth program, the Juniors will once again build a wheelchair ramp on June 7. This is an annual project that the LAOH Juniors support learning carpentry and teamwork while giving back to the community.                            
  We are actively recruiting new members, ages five to eighteen, for the junior division and looking to our brothers and sisters for help. Please reach out to family or non-family members who are eligible. As our girls age out, it is important to keep our membership growing strong with the hope they continue to be lifelong members of the LAOH. For information, contact your Division President or pick up an application at the Hall.
 In our motto, Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity.

Debbie Burke, 607-727-7183 and Eileen Rowley, 607-761-0212, Junior Co-ordinators

LAOH County Board

Michele Talcott, President

  Happy Mother's Day to all! I hope everyone has a blessed day with family. A special thank-you to our Veterans and Military for their service. Please support the June Lottery, which is sponsored by the Broome County Board. 

  The next County Board meeting will be June 3 at 5:30 p.m. All members in good standing may attend.

In our motto,
Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity

Michele Talcott, President

607-349-8736

LAOH Division ONe

Barbara Walling, President 

​   I hope you had a Blessed Easter.  

  A Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, godmothers, foster mothers, aunts and fur-baby mothers. A special prayer goes out to all those mothers who are no longer with us but always in our hearts.

  Thank you to all who donated candy to stuff plastic Easter eggs for the Children’s Charity of Greater Binghamton’s Easter Egg Hunt held at Recreation Park on April 19. It was an enjoyable evening at our April meeting to socialize with our sisters while filling plastic eggs.  

  We donated food to project “Stuff the Bus” to help fill backpacks to benefit students and families who struggle with food needs in the Cairo-Durham Central School District. This project is a combined charity effort of the AOH/LAOH, which takes place during the State Board meeting on May 3 in East Durham.  

​  Our AOH/LAOH New York State Convention will be held in Rochester on July 17-19.  Information on hotel and registration for the convention can be found at nyhibes2025.com. 

​  I hope many of you had a chance to support the Chicken Barbecue our AOH men held on April 26 and to support the Juniors bake sale at the same event. Great job, everyone!

  ​On Saturday, May 17 at noon the America Needs Fatima Rosary Rally will take place at Recreation Park. This event is open to the public: bring a chair and participate in a group recitation of the Rosary.  

  Dues are being collected. You can pay dues at our monthly meeting or you can mail your check made out to LAOH Division 1 for $30, your membership card, and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Eileen Zemek, 1960 Hawleyton Road, Binghamton NY 13903. After June 1, dues for 2025 will go up to $35. 

​  Condolences and prayers to the family of Jack Walsh who recently passed away.    Continue to remember our sister and brother Hibernians and their families who may need a supportive or healing prayer. Our military, first responders and health care workers could also use our prayers.  

  ​Our next meeting is Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. with a decade of the rosary being recited at 6:45 p.m. Our May Mission is Birthright. If you wish to participate in this mission, unwrapped baby items or, if you prefer, a monetary donation would be very welcomed. I hope you plan on joining us at the meeting.  

Yours in Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity,

Barb
bwalling@binghamton.edu  607-232-6367

LAOH Division Two

Deborah Burke, President

  We are happy to welcome Ana Wilson and Stacey Burt, who became members at our April meeting. We hope you enjoy the many advantages and opportunities of being a member of the LAOH and look forward to getting to know you. 

Thank you to our members who volunteered and those who supported our Lenten Soup Supper. We appreciate you!   

Please mark your calendar for the America Loves Fatima Rosary Rally at Recreation Park on May 17 at noon. Bring a chair and share a prayer. 

The Spring Rummage Sale, sponsored by LAOH Division 2, begins on May 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the bag sale is May 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop off your donations on May 29 after 3 p.m. Clothing and items should be in good condition and season appropriate. We cannot accept electronics, baby cribs and car seats.  

The 2025 AOH/LAOH State Convention will be held at the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Rochester, NY from July 17-20. Room rates are $169/night. The icebreaker will be Thursday, July 17 with meetings on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit nyhibes2025.com. In an effort to shorten the duration of the convention, it will open on Thursday. The committee meetings will be held on Zoom; the schedule is forthcoming. 

Be sure to pay your dues by May 31 as they increase to $35 on June 1. You can pay your dues at our monthly meeting. Drop them at the AOH hall, or send a check payable to LAOH Division Two with your dues card and a self-addressed-stamped envelope to Darlene Comeno 43 Marys Rd. Windsor, NY 13865.

Our division donated gift cards to the 11 mothers at Mom’s House for Mother’s Day this year.  

Our next division meeting is Wednesday on May 21st at 7 p.m. As May is a Marian month, we will say the rosary at 6:30 to honor Mary, Mother of God. 

Our prayers are with the Walsh, Mahar and Walling families for the loss of their loved ones. 

I look forward to seeing everyone there. We hope you will take time out of your busy life and join us.

Debbie
dburke8@stny.rr.com​