Luncheon raises funds for Buffalo Irish Center
I found the comment by Bob McCarthy regarding the ticket price for the 38th annual St. Patrick’s Day civic luncheon to be quite ironic given the price increase enacted only weeks ago by his employer.
The civic luncheon is the main fundraiser for the Buffalo Irish Center, a not-for-profit institution that is home to dozens of cultural organizations and the focal point of Buffalo’s Irish Heritage District.
The Buffalo Irish Center has hosted national and world leaders, as well as those who sit on the sidelines and opine. Monies raised from the civic luncheon go to the upkeep and maintenance of an 80- year-old facility that has served as the last line of defense in an area that is in continual decay.
Perhaps the political beat of The News could put more effort into covering policy discussions and the efforts of not-for-profit organizations to fill ever-growing voids in areas such as ours rather than simply analyzing the gamesmanship of campaigns and taking uninformed shots.
Thomas Heneghan
South Buffalo
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