Scituate Sister City West Cork Agenda 9/4/19

Scituate /West Cork Committee

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Scituate/West Cork Sister City Committee is to promote partnerships; foster an understanding of cultures and traditions; facilitate exchange programs for students and adults; encourage tourism; share advances in business and education; and provide activities that will be of mutual benefit to Scituate and West Cork.

September 4, 2019

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Scituate Town Library Small Conference Room

Brenda O’Connor, Chair                                                          Siobhán Hunter Vice Chair     

Patrice Maye Secretary                                                            Christine Walsh Treasurer

Kevin Callanan, John Danehey, Maureen Dinsmore, Audrey Donovan,

R.J. Dwyer, Carol Sullivan-Hanley, Richard Hebert, Brian Houlihan,

Patricia Jacquart, Peter Mehegan, John Sullivan

Acceptance of minutes of prior meetings

Treasurer’s Report

Acceptance of Agenda

Has everyone taken the Ethics Test?

Nominations and Election of Chair and Vice Chair. Siobhán Hunter is a candidate for Chair, John Sullivan is a  candidate for Vice Chair - Others?? I will  be past Chair and will continue “busybody duties”.

September 14 Student Exchange Scholarship Fundraiser

            Raffle and Silent Auction report and assignments

            Distribution of Scituate/West Cork Hats

            Ticket Sales report and final blitz

            Other

7. September 28 Catherine Shannon talk on the Brig St John Scituate Harbor Community Center  FREE This is the final of 4 Lectures Catherine has given at no charge to us - should we give her something? What?

8. Ancient Order of Hibernians Brig Saint John  Memorial Mass, Recpetion, and  Dedication of new granite bench graveside ceremony and Laying of Wreath at Celtic Cross October 6  Saint Anthony’s Church in Cohasset. Speaker will be the man who spoke at the Dedication of the Deer Island Famine Memorial

9. Scituate/West Cork Bracelet - we’ve ordered 10  at a great price- will hold for gifts VIPS will get the Pendant/Tie Tack other  will get this - need to inquire if coordinates could be made into tie tack/lapel pin

10. Possible October visitation of West Cork Delegation led by Cllr Christopher O’Sullivan Mayor of the County of Cork.

            I will have them for dinner one night - the committee is also invited

            We need to tentatively plan other activities  - at little or no cost

11. Foreign Film Festival dates - movies - this will be a major source of our operating budget

12. New Business