Events
2010 St. Patty's Day Roast of Peter Loughlin
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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The March 18th 2010, 3rd Annual St. Patty's Day Roast and the presentation of the Eileen Foley Award to an individual that has taken a personal responsibility to make the world a better place. Attorney Peter Loughlin has been selected to be the recipient of the Eileen Foley Award. A graduate of St. Patrick's School and Notre Dame Law School, Peter was the Portsmouth City Attorney in the 1970's and is considered to be the dean of municipal lawyers in the State; including authoring 5 volumes on New Hampshire municipal law which are regularly relied upon by public officials, lawyers and judges. He has served on the Pease Development Authority for 20 years (Vice-Chairman for the last 16 years). He is the Chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Trees and Public Greenery, a Trustee of Strawbery Banke and is a past president of the Pastoral Council at Corpus Christi Parish where he serves as a Eucharistic Minister. He is the recipient of the Rotary's Paul Harris Award (1997); the Daniel Webster Council's-Good Scout Award (1998); the Rockingham County Bar Association Professionalism Award (2003); the N.H. Bar Association Vicki Bunnell Award for Community Service (2001); the St. Thomas Moore Award (2007) and the Granite State Award (2008). Peter is also known as the "Johnny Maple Seed" of Portsmouth, having planted over 700 trees along the City's streets over the last 30 years. Peter and his wife Nancy have been married for 38 years and their 3 sons, Brendan, Garrett and Conall are the pride of their lives.
The Eileen Foley Award was established in 2008 to honor her lifetime of dedication to community service and global philanthropic efforts. The annual award dinner is hosted in the spirit of bringing the community together with a fun event that is led by Joe Shanley, owner of Shanley Realtors, LLC. This St. Patrick's Day Roast combines heartwarming and comedic tributes showcasing the community's good nature. This award ceremony is a further honor for recipients, as the individual is surrounded by friends, fans, and well-wishers, who can receive some of the same treatment as well during the course of the evening. All are welcome to attend this annual event.
All proceeds of this event went to our mission of promoting peace in Northern Ireland and Israel through our innovative and hands on programming.
We sold over 200 tickets for this year's roast! The event was really fun and we were joined by Northern Ireland Parliament Member, Basil McCrea.
Check out these articles below written about the 2010 Roast.
