Charitable Irish Society Silver Key Awards on October 23 Honor Two Boston Women

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The Charitable Irish Society of Boston is bestowing its Silver Key Award on two women from leading Irish-American organizations on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The awards reception takes place at the UMass Boston Club at 6 p.m. Tickets are $175 and reservations are required. Funds from the event are used to aid immigrants in need.

This year’s award winners are Immigration Coordinator Maryann Casavant of the Irish Pastoral Centre of Boston, who has been helping people with immigration advice and applications since 2017, and Executive Director Mary Sugrue of the Irish American Partnership, who has raised needed funds for educational and community programs in Ireland since 1989.

The Charitable Irish Society was formed on March 17, 1737 by "Gentlemen, Merchants and Others of the Irish Nation." Its role has always remained the same: to help alleviate the suffering of Irish immigrants settling in Boston, and to create a spirit of fellowship among those of Irish birth and descent.  

The Silver Key award was created in 1997 to recognize local leaders who help Irish immigrants settle and assimilate in the United States.

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