Greetings.

Without dwelling on how this year is like no other, the Shamrock Club is moving forward with our Board and General meetings. All meetings are being conducted in areas that allow for social distancing and of course the use of mask are strongly encouraged. That being said, the August General meeting will be held on Thursday August 13th outside at O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub in Elm Grove. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the opening night of the Virtual Irish Fest. Please bring your WiFi enable devise to join in. The delayed election will also be conducted. In a break from years past there will be no early voting- voting will commence at the start of the meeting. Just a reminder to please send in your dues. Stay safe, Josh Walton President of the Shamrock Club

Elections Bios 2020

The elections and General Meeting will take place on August 13 at O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub, 13225 W Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove at 7 pm

Josh Walton - President I am honored to again have been nominated for a position on the Shamrock Club board of directors. I have been a long time member of the Club and served on the board in many different offices and on many committees and look forward to continuing in my service to the Club. Adam Bartelt Vice President My involvement in the Shamrock Club began even before I was an official member. During the tear down of Irish Fest, I helped disassemble the retail booth, load the U-Haul t ruck and drive it to the storage unit to help unload it. It was a long night, but I was happy to

assist the Club and felt my small contribution was much appreciated. I have enjoyed volunteering and contributing to the Shamrock Club. I have always been impressed with Irish culture and the unique level of pride displayed by generations of folks of Irish descent. I am inspired to continue learning more about Irish tradition and represent the Irish community whenever the opportunity. I am honored to serve the Shamrock Club as current Vice President and look forward to maintaining a position on the board and carrying out the Club’s mission. Lisa Rott Treasurer As Treasurer, I will work hard to keep the Club’s finances organized, bills paid and to work with the board members on financial information about functions the Club has held or will hold in the future. I hold a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) degree with a major in Marketing and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I went back to school in 2009 to pursue my Accounting portion of my degree I joined the Shamrock Club after volunteering at Irish Fest as a non-member and ultimately ending up tearing down the retail booth, packing the U-Haul and unloading it at

the storage facility till the wee hours of the morning, while still having to go into work that morning. Thank you for your consideration as Treasurer of the Shamrock Club. Membership Chair Melanie Green Roepke Melanie Roepke joined the Shamrock Club in 2019 with her husband, Jack, and daughters, Clara and Eleanor. She enjoys the camaraderie of the Club and looks forward to serving as membership chair. Melanie works with students at Marquette University and has held volunteer positions in the Irish dance community. She enjoys traveling, bird watching, and learning about history. Secretary – Open Mike Malloy - Parliamentarian Thank you for nominating me for the position of Parliamentarian for the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin, Milwaukee chapter. My name is Mike Malloy. My wife Ellen and I have a daughter Shannon, a son Jim, and 6 grandchildren. My Irish ancestry is on my father’s side. His family goes back to Patrick Malloy from County Kilkenny and Mary Finnegan from County Lough. They were married in Solomon Juneau’s house, and settled in Franklin, WI. My wife and I have been involved with the Shamrock Club since the mid-1980’s, along with our two children, and our four grandchildren. Our family has been involved in the Parades, Irish Fest and Folk Fair. Our family has enjoyed being involved with the Shamrock Club laws.

I am active with Veterans organizations. In that capacity I have been on the bylaws committees of three Veterans Organizations. Deb Kreuser Sergeant-at-arms Thank you for the honor of being nominated a second time to be the Shamrock Clubs Sergeant at Arms. I have enjoyed facilitating the meals and raffles at our meetings. I hope in the near future we will be able to gather again for meals together. I have been a member for 6 years. I joined the club at Irish Fest and have enjoyed volunteering in pretty much everything ever since. My favorite volunteering activity has been Honor Guard. I feel its important to honor those who have gone before us in our club. I look forward to serving the club for another year as a

member of the board.

Junior Trustee Pat Farley My name is Joseph Patrick (Pat) Farley. I have been known as “Pat” my whole life and only my parents could explain why. I have lived in Wauwatosa, WI since 1979. I was born and raised in Waukon, Iowa and graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1966. My ancestors were all farmers on both my mother’s and father’s side and emigrated from Ireland. My great grandfather, Thomas Farley, bought his 160 acre farm in 1871. My mother’s grandfather, Patrick McCauley, purchased his farm around the same timeframe.

I graduated from UW-Platteville (then WSU-Platteville) in 1970 with a degree in Agriculture (Animal Science major). I worked as a meat and poultry consumer safety inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture from June 7, 1971 to June 28, 2013, retiring with 42 years of service. I was assigned to the Milwaukee circuit the whole of my career. I have been married to Diane since 1974 and we have 2 daughters, Megan and Erin. We have 2 granddaughters, Tierney and Finleigh. My daughters danced for Trinity Irish Dancers and during that time I worked closely with Mike Boyle and Dennis Fadeski to put a float in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade as well as the 4th of July Parade in Wauwatosa. I joined the Shamrock Club on March 13, 1988, when Chuck Ward was President. I have volunteered at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with Mike Boyle and Dennis Fadeski, for many years. I think I started volunteering around 1994. I volunteered for the Shamrock Club Holiday Folk Fair in 2018 and 2019. I have been an Irish Fest volunteer for 29 years, working with Mike Boyle on the Signs and Banners crew as well as driving a golf cart for the Entertainment Crew. Chuck Ward was the coordinator at that time.

Sunshine Report Congratulations to Chris Brust, who has announced his engagement to Haley Conway. Jim Keane, who portrayed St. Patrick in our parades for many years, passed away recently. He was the brother of Cate Harris. Speaking of Cate, she was home from the hospital shortly after the last report was made. Kathy Donovan announced that Bob Donovan’s retirement party will be held on Saturday, August 15th beginning about 3:00 pm at McKiernan’s. All are welcome. July 23 – Ann Sardegna August birthdays 1 – Dayna Danielson 5 – Kathleen Avery 12 – Joseph Hughes 21 – Ellen Malloy 31 – Catherine Tune Send me your news at slainte4142-shamrock@yahoo.com Maggie Blaha – Sunshine Chair

Shamrock Club Scholarship Winner – Brendan Sanchez The Shamrock Club Scholarship Committee has selected a candidate to receive the 2020 Irish Studies Scholarship. Brendan Sanchez was selected to receive this scholarship and was presented with his award at the July Shamrock Club general meeting. Brendan is a student at Marquette University and will be attending the University College of Dublin in Belfield, Ireland as part of Marquette’s study abroad program. While in Dublin, he will be studying Irish language and folklore with the School of Arts and Humanities. Upon his return, Brendan plans to start an Irish language group to inspire more young people here in the United States to learn to speak this ancient language.

Thank you to all who helped with the selection, and also all who donated to the scholarship fund. Pam Canon, Scholarship Committee Chair

Emerald Reflections Copy Deadline Content for Emerald Reflections is due on the 15th of the month (next deadline: August 18th to appear in the September issue.) Copy received after that date will not appear due to deadlines. While we try to include every submission possible, due to space limitations, we cannot guarantee that every submission will be included immediately. E-mail submissions preferred, send to: Brian Witt, Editor emeraldreflections@shamrockclubwis.com

August 1 is Lunasa, the beginning of Fall and the harvest season in Ireland. You could also wed for one year in a trial marriage.

Milwaukee Membership Dues Renew for 2020 All renewing members’ fees are due during June of each yar. There will not be any individual reminder notices sent. The fees are $24.00 for singles and $36.00 for family. Please include any new information such as (landline or cell) phone number, addresses or names of adult family members living in the same household. Please send your dues to the Shamrock Club, 2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233 If you have any questions, please contact us at membership@shamrockclubwis.com Kathy Avery - Membership Chair Due to the closure of the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, collection of dues has been running behind. We will credit your accounts as soon as we can.

Milwaukee Irish American Connections You May Not Know The actor, Lord Charles Shaughnessy, who starred in The Nanny and other television and movie projects, has Irish Milwaukee roots. His great-grandfather, Thomas Shaughnessy, was born in the Third Ward to Irish immigrants. His father, Tom, was a lieutenant and detective on the Milwaukee Police Department. Lord Tom was an early employee of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road railroad. From his early position as a storeman for the Road, he would eventually rise to the position of chairman of the Canadian Pacific. From this, he would be knighted Baron Shaughnessy.

Charles is the fifth and current holder of the title Baron Shaughnessy. And now you know!

Deb’s Corner Happy Irish Fest Month! This month we are letting Jamie and the folks at O’Donoghue’s do the cooking for us. You will have to buy your meals, though. We will have a raffle. If anyone would like to donate any items for our raffles, please talk to me at a meeting. Deb Kreuser Sergeant-At-Arms

Milwaukee Irish Fest At Home and Online

August 13-16 2020 https://irishfest.com/athome.htm

We Had A Meeting! Socially Distanced, Too! July 9 at McKeirnan’s

Photos by Mary Koehler and Brian Witt

Shamrock Club Donates

to Milwaukee Irish Fest

As we reach the beginning

of August, our thoughts

naturally turn to

MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST.

This would have been the

40th annual celebration

for the world’s largest

Irish/Celtic music and

cultural festival.

We're all obviously

heartbroken at this year's

festival being cancelled,

but the celebration will go

on through IRISH FEST AT

HOME, an online festival

and fundraiser

(https://irishfest.com/ath

ome.htm)

The Shamrock Club of

Wisconsin was the very

first donor to the festival,

with an initial seed money

contribution in 1979, two

years before the first

festival, and we have

been a strong supporter

ever since.

In addition, we annually

sponsor the Gaeltacht at

the fest; we operate a

retail booth and booth in

the cultural area, and

we’ve participated in the

Annual Mass for Justice

and Peace, as well as the

daily parade on the

grounds.

Please help us support

Milwaukee Irish Fest, a

501c3 non-profit, by

contributing to the

Shamrock Club’s page.

Donating is easy and safe.

It is through the help and

generosity of people like

you that we Irish Fest is

able to promote and

celebrate all aspects of

Irish, Irish American and

Celtic cultures, and to

instill in current and

future generations an

appreciation of their

heritage. Your

compassionate support

truly makes a difference.

Your donation will help

them recover some of the

over $200,000 spent in

preparing for this year's

festival. Additionally, you

will be helping with 2021

Milwaukee Irish Fest

preparations, the

Milwaukee Irish Fest

Youth & Children's Choir,

Summer School, School of

Music, Ward Irish Music

Archives, and our

Foundation.

Milwaukee Irish Fest and

CelticMKE is about sharing

our love of Irish music,

our shared Celtic history,

and our Celtic culture with

people in the Midwest,

and all over the world!

If you prefer to mail a

donation, the address is:

CelticMKE, 1532 N

Wauwatosa Ave,

Milwaukee, WI 53213.

Make sure to bookmark

this page and come back

often to check our

progress!

The Board of Directors of

the Shamrock Club of

Wisconsin, Inc.

https://interland3.donorp

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Milwaukee Irish Fest

At Home – Virtual and

Online

Milwaukee Irish Fest will

have a virtual festival and

summer school. There will

be musical, cultural and

cooking segments, as well as

a Summer School.

For more information on the

festival and Summer School,

go to

(https://irishfest.com/athom

e.htm)

Emerald Reflections Photo of the Moth

Brendan Sanchez, the winner of the 2020 Shamrock Club Scholarship with Chair Pam Canon at the July meeting.