Annual Irish Immigration Center Food Festival to be Held in West Yarmouth on Feb 21th
Wipe away winter dreariness with an afternoon of fun, food, Irish music and prizes for all the family at the Cape Cod Irish Village in West Yarmouth on Sunday, February 21st.
The annual 'Taste of Ireland' -- hosted by the Irish Immigration Center and the Cape Cod Irish Village -- invites you to sample the finest offerings of local Cape restaurants and guarantees both parents and children the afternoon of friendly fun that has been the hallmark of this event for over a decade. In addition to top area restaurants, there will be music, dancing, the now legendary raffle, and lots of games for the kids. Proceeds will benefit IIC programs and services.
At 11am that morning the Irish Immigration Center will be holding a free Immigration and Citizenship Workshop offering legal advice to Cape Cod immigrants from all nations with questions about their status and their options. Legal experts and volunteer attorneys will be present.
Food, music and legal advice in the same day. Where else but at the Irish Immigration Center and The Irish Village?
The Irish Village is located at 512 Main Street, Rte. 28, West Yarmouth. For more details contact Janey Tallarida at the Irish Immigration on 617-542-7654 ext 45 or jtallarida@iicenter.org. Proceeds to benefit Irish Immigration Center programs and services to the immigrant community.
SOLD-OUT SOLAS 2009 CELEBRATES IIC 20th ANNIVERSARY
President of Ireland and 960 Guests Mark 20 Years of IIC
“I’m surprised at how many people I know here,” said Tom Lee, during the afterparty of his first Irish Immigration Center Solas Awards. It was a sentiment shared by many of the 960 guests who reconnected with friends of years and locations past.on a memorable Wednesday night.
Nearly 1000 local folk from Boston's Irish Community crammed the ballroom of the Westin Copy Hotel to celebrate twenty years of IIC and to enjoy a dinner fit for a President.
The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese was the 2009 Solas recipient and honored guest. Living her to billing as an eloquent and moving orator, she delivered a keynote address that was alternately funny, emotional, personal and powerful. Taking the theme of “Two shortens the Road,” an old Irish saying meaning that a journey is a lot shorter when it’s shared, and the notion of “moving along a bit and making room for someone else,” she spoke as though addressing everyone individually, and delivered a message that resonated with immigrant and native alike.
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free legal clinics Every WeeK
- Allston-Brighton -- 2nd Tuesday every month 6.30pm at the Kells Bar and Restaurant, 161 Brighton Avenue, Allston
- Dorchester -- Last Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November at 6pm in the School Hall of St. Mark's Parish church, 1725 Dorchester Avenue.
- South Boston -- Last Tuesday of February, April, June, August, and October at 6pm in the Laboure Center, 275 West Broadway.
Our pro bono attorneys and volunteers in Allston-Brighton, Dorchester, and South Boston can help with employment-based immigration. Call 617-542-7654 to confirm our weekly schedule.
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