Society

The St. Patrick’s Day Society started as a group of friends with a simple idea over a decade ago, which has grown into a major event for the City of Wilmington. In 1994, a small group of dedicated community leaders including Joe Farley, Sr., Mike Harkins, and the late Mayor Dan Frawley, wanted to improve the annual celebration of Irish heritage on St. Patrick’s Day by creating an event to benefit the local Wilmington community.

They decided to hold an annual communion breakfast. With a combination of fellowship, Irish culture and fundraising, the breakfast has reaped numerous benefits for local citizens over the years. The St. Patrick’s Day Society has marked the most important day on the Irish-American calendar by celebrating its culture and reaching out to the greater community. All of the funds raised for the St. Patrick’s Day Communion Breakfast are used to support the Center.

The success of the Communion Breakfast fundraiser has had a direct impact on the Center’s ability to provide more programs and services to more people.


Members

Co-Chairs:

Joseph P. Farley, Jr.
Michael J. Hare

John E. Healy, IV
Shawn Randall

Society Members:

Edward L. Brackin
Mark T. Brainard
Susan C. Canning
Hon. John C. Carney
Vy. Rev. Norman Carroll
V.F. John J. Casey
Peter Casey
Dick Christopher
R.T. Christopher, Jr.
William J. Christopher
Michael F. Collins
Joe Conaway
Timothy Constantine
Colleen Healy Corrado
William T. Cowan, DC
Hon. Carl C. Danberg
Hon. Colleen Davis
Thomas Distefano
Jack V. Dolan
Kristin A. Dwyer
Anne Farley
Joseph P. Farley, Sr.
Sean M. Finnigan
Joseph Fitzgerald
Anthony B. Furey
David Gilefski
Thomas Hannagan
Tina L. Hannagan

Michael Harkins
Robert V. A. Harra, Jr.
John E. Healy, III
Tom Higley
Brian P. Hopkins
Msgr. John P. Hopkins
Kelly Houston
Dave Ireland
Hon. Helene Keeley
Joseph C. Kelly, Jr. DDS
Tom Kenney
Katherine Klocko
William J. Kooser
Nancy Walsh Law, Esq.
Emily Leach
David F. Lyons, Jr.
Timothy Lyons
Molly K. Magarik
Matthew G. Manlove
Hon. Kathaleen S. McCormick
Michael McDermott, Esq.
Kira McDonnell
Ryan McDonnell
Brian McGlinchey
Jack McLaughlin
John P. McMahon
Hon. John J. McMahon, Jr.
Gerald M. McNesby

Kelly Mecca
Marilyn Monahan
Kerri K. Mumford, Esq.
Kevin O’Connell
Brendan O’Neill
Conner O’Rourke
Michael T. O’Rourke
Kathleen Patterson
Jaclyn Quinn, Esq
Mark Reardon, Esq.
Patrick Reilley
Michael Ryan
Zachery Ryan
Tom Ross
John R. Sheridan, Esq.
Albert Shields
Peter Slattery
Joseph B. Smith, Jr.
Sean Sullivan
Eileen C. Sweeney
Thomas P. Sweeney, Esq.
Hon. William J. Tansey
Brett Taylor
Hon. John “Jack” Walsh
Kim Healy Watson
Joseph L. Yacyshyn
Theresa Young


The Event

32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Society Communion Mass & Breakfast

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Sponsors

Hibernian:

Breastplate:

Ellen Barrosse and Paul Antle
Buccini Pollin Group
Delmarva Power an Exelon Company
Joe and Rosemary Farley
Michael J. Hare
Barbara and Joseph Julian

Kenny Family Foundation
Jennifer and Michael McDermott
The Manlove Family – In Honor of Elaine and Wayne Manlove
New Castle County Council – Matt Myers, Executive
Shawn and Tiffany Randall
Stuart Jones

Dublin:

Berger McDermott LLP
Cassidy Painting
Castor Materials
Dick Christopher
City Council of Wilmington – Trippi Congo, President
City of Wilmington – Mayor Mike Purzycki
John and Pat Cochran
Delaware LECET
Tina Hannagan and Kurt Clawson

Nancy Walsh Law – In Memory of Justice T. Walsh
Megan and Brian McGlinchey
Kimberly and Ryan Newell
PSE&G Nuclear, LLC
Tom Ross
Salesianum School
Social Contract
Wawa Foundation

Shamrock:

ABHA Architects
Anonymous – In Honor of Wayne and Elaine Manlove
Bellew LLC
Black & Gerngross
Mark Brainard
Carney for Wilmington
Cement Masons & Plasterers – Local 592
Christiana Care Health Systems
R.T. and Liz Christopher
Corrado Construction
Dewson Construction Company
D’Huy Engineering, Inc.
Jack V. Dolan, Compass Investment Advisors
DSM Commercial
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Joseph and Allison Farley
Farnan, LLP
The Finnegan Family
First State Community Action Agency, Inc.
First State Orthopaedics
Fitzgerald Consulting
Graylyn Dental – Joseph and Andrea Kelly Linda and Robert Harra, Jr.
Healy Long & Jevin
Rep. Debra Heffernan & Rep. Krista Griffith Heritage Concrete
Brian and Jennifer Hopkins

Irish Culture Club of Delaware
Cindy and Kevin Keegan
Helene Keeley
Ellen and Michael Kullman
La France Corp
Lyons Companies
John and Maraleta Malloy
Maxim Crane Works
Mary McCrossan
John and Lisa McMahon
Mickey McMahon
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Mulrooney/Leach Family
O’Rourke Investigative Associates, Inc.
Kathleen and Timothy Patterson
PNC Bank
Jerry and Carol Rainey
Mark L. Reardon – Eckert Seamans LLC
Elaine and Michael Reilly
Susan and Justin Ryan
Peggy and Leo Strine
Visa, Inc.
The Watson Family

Emerald:

AKA Advisory, LLC
Bancroft Construction
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Susan and Pete Booker
The Brackin Family
Sara Bussiere
ByrdGomes
The Canning Family
Susan C. Canning
RMC Orthopedic, LLC
Rosemary Scanlon Canning
Capriotti’s/Gobblers
Senator Tom Carper
CBM Insurance
Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP
Cole Schotz P.C.
Joe and Joann T. Conaway
Noreen and Tim Constantine
Senator Chris Coons
Cowan Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Carl C. Danberg and Family
State Treasurer Colleen Davis
Delaware Building & Construction Trades Council
Delaware City Refining Company
Delaware State Education Association
Delaware Technical & Community College
Anthony and Renee Delcollo
Devon Construction
Anne Farley
Michael Farr
Ann Fleming and Fran Trzuskowski
George Frankel
Anthony Furey
Friends of Kevin Hensley
Friends of Sen. Sarah McBride
Gatti-Morrison Construction Service
Green Dreams Landscaping
Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
Kevin and Marian Healy
Marcus Henry
Joe and Kathleen Hickey
In Memory of Beau Biden
In Memory of Hubert and Margaret Kenney
In Memory of Hugh Kenney
In Memory of Toni Kenney
In Memory of Elaine Manlove
Attorney General Kathy Jennings
Suken and Maria Jogani

Donna and Gene Julian
Richard Julian, Jr.
Kathryn A. Keegan
Hugh Leahy
Molly Magarik
Judy Matz and Bill Morgan
Maura Grace Boutique
Honorable Kathaleen McCormick and Sean Boyd
Kira and Ryan McDonnell
Hogan McDaniel
David Holden
Kelly and Rob Houston
IBEW Local 313
Kelly Mecca
Marilyn Monahan
Morris James LLP
NCC Recorder of Deeds – Michael Kozikowski
Marilyn and Kevin O’Connell
PJ O’Dwyer
Thomas and Anita Olsen
Payroll Management Assistance
Ronald Peacock
Peter D Furness Electric Co.
P.J. Fitzpatrick, Inc.
State Senator Nicole Poore
Precision Color Graphics
Preferred Electric
Mark Quinn
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester
David Ross
Zachary Ryan
Albert Shields
Siegfried Advisory
James Spadola
Kenneth Stewart
Dr. Peter F. Subach, DMD
Leo John and Eileen Claffey Sweeney
Rita and Tom Sweeney
Touch of Health Massage Alliance
Ursuline Academy
US Lumber
Walmart
State Senator Jack Walsh
Ward & Taylor, LLC
Wharton Hardware Supply
White Cap
WSFS Bank

Celtic:

Emanuel Citron
John Deckers
Eagle Eye Ticket Management Thomas Foley
David Gilefski
Derek Kahn

Kevin Kelly
Norbert McDermott
Mealey Funeral Homes & Crematory
Joseph Smith