St Patrick’s Day is rapidly approaching, and that means Parking for Peace! For many years, businesses at the intersection of Montgomery and Ridge have allowed Ulster Project to stand at the entrance of their parking lots and collect $5 for parking on St. Patrick’s Day. As a volunteer, you would pair with another UP volunteer and stand at the entrance to the parking lots. When cars pull up to park, you say “$5 please”–it’s very easy and a great way to give back to the Project. Teens and Parents are both encouraged to participate.

With this year falling on a Saturday, we will park until 11:00pm. We need Dads to fill up the late schedule; teens will be welcome to work this shift but they will be paired with a Dad. Check out the schedule below, pick a time and send and me (Mike Annis) an email with your choice of time to mikeandbetsy47060@fuse.net. We’ll then confirm your time and our undying gratitude.
3:00 – 5:00 pm: 8 volunteers needed
5:00 – 7:00 pm: 8 volunteers needed
7:00 – 9:00 pm: 8 volunteers needed
9:00 – 11:00 pm: 10 volunteers needed

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Ulster Project Board Meeting, March 2012
Thursday, March 22, 7:00-8:30pm
Groesbeck Library Branch
2994 W. Galbraith Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45239
http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/groesbeck.html

If you are serving on a committee, please attend–the 2012 Project is fast approaching!

This year we are excited to have The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Glee Club entertaining during the evening.

Also, be the first to see the Silpada Jewelry Spring 2012 catalog! Handcrafted jewelry will be on display and 30% of every sale will benefit Ulster Project. Can’t wait or can’t come? Shop online at: http://www.mysilpada.com/julie.stephenson. Important: Select Ulster Project as “hostess” at checkout or contact Julie Stephenson at (513) 378-8876. Visa/Mastercard/American Express/Discover accepted.

Ulster Project Cincinnati “celebrities” will be your bartenders, with all tips going to support Ulster Project. Please note that unless you are a Clovernook member, ONLY CASH is accepted. Light appetizers will be provided by Clovernook, however you are very welcome to have dinner at the club as well. Bring your friends, have a reunion, make any excuse. We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please contact John Lang at 513-325-2732 or jlang@qmg-inc.com.

Download a flyer for this event here:

Ulster Project Cincinnati will host an Information Session in February:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Groesbeck Branch Library
2994 W. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45239

Contact Peggy Theilman at 513-545-4929 or mjadamsinc@fuse.net

Download the flyer (pdf) here:

Ulster Project Cincinnati will host two Information Sessions in November:

Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Colerain High School, 8801 Cheviot Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
COTI (Cincinnati Occupational Therapy Institute), 4440 Carver Woods Drive, Blue Ash, OH 45242

Contact Peggy Theilman at 513-545-4929 or mjadamsinc@fuse.net

Download the flyer here

We’re still looking for volunteers to work in our booth at the Cincinnati Celtic Festival on Fountain Square. (Friday, Sep. 23, 5-10pm; Saturday, Sep. 24, noon-10pm; Sunday, Sep. 25, noon-8pm) If you and/or your teen would be willing to come serve a few hours, please call Jennifer King at 513-255-4817.

How can you help?
1. Come and enjoy the evening with us!
2. Make a pot of Irish stew to share with our guests. (We need 10 more volunteers.)
3. Volunteer to help serve dinner, serve drinks, sell raffle tickets, monitor bid tables, collect winning bid $, and much more! (We need a total of 12-15 people)
4. Solicit a donation(s) or donate yourself. Think creatively–do you have something you received as a gift or purchased and cannot return? Now is the perfect time to re-gift; we can never have enough!

Please contact us and let us know that you can help make this the most successful Irish Night yet!

Thank you,
Irish Night Co-Chairs
Anna Trachsel 513-235-8777
Jennifer King 513-255-4817

Ulster Project of Madison, Indiana, March for Peace
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 1:00 pm, Prince of Peace Parish, 413 E. Second St., Madison, IN 47250
In honor of Constable Rowan Kerr who was killed last week by car bomb in Omagh.

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Ulster Project Cincinnati Board Meeting: All are welcome. Thursday,
April 28th, 7:00-8:30pm at Panera, 9530 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH
45251. Agenda items include:
1. Treasurer’s Report
2. Fundraising: FSSP Golf Outing and Glee Club
3. 2011 Calendar
4. 2011 Host Families and Open House
5. 2011 Crossroads
6. 2011 Irish Night
7. 2011 Spiritwear

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Minutes from the March Board Meeting on March 24:

1. Opening Prayer

2. Parking for Peace
Very nice night; UPC made $810 parking cars from 5-9 in the Pleasant Ridge area.

3. Budget
We have all our fund raisers in for the year. Need to look at expenses for the summer activities.

4. Fund Raisers
1) Clovernight at Clovernook: A nice time. Thank you to all.
2) Mailings: We are getting some money in, but it is down a bit.
3) Other ideas: Brainstormed ideas that would be new; or is it time to revisit some older ideas?

5. Summer 2011
1) Host Families: Interviews have begun and literature has been sent out. Probably should have an Open House-one east side, one west side for potential teens/families.
2) Spiritwear: Discussed pricing and a meeting to go over design ideas.
3) Calendar: preliminary calendar that the group went over.

6. Web
Paypal is now up and working. Concerns about some members not receiving emails about the meetings. Will need to revisit about how often info is going out and to which groups.

7. Special Request
The Louisiana UP requested a $100 donation from all US UP’s. They have the national convention there in Nov. A motion was made and it was approved by all present. A check will be sent.