The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick are establishing a matching gift program for Rose Julia McKenna. The Society will match all donations received, up to a total of $5,000, to support the McKenna family. We ask that you consider a donation to assist this family through an incredibly difficult time. In 2019, the McKenna’s received the terrible […]
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A Look Back in History: 100th-250th Anniversary
Written by: Joseph P. Heenan Sometimes in life, history unexpectedly intersects with the present. Such is the case this year as The Society of The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick celebrates our 250th Anniversary. The 100th Anniversary meeting on March 17th, 1871, was celebrated with great fanfare having General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the […]
Read MoreAmazon Smile this Black Friday
Black Friday is just around the corner on November 27th This is a great opportunity to support the Society of the Friendly Sons simply by selecting the Sons as your designated charity at smile.amazon.com and then shop as normal (all year long)!
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Helping Our Community
Helping Our Community Just this week, we’ve highlighted our new and continued support of local schools and universities that play a critical role in the vibrant Irish-American community here in the Philadelphia area. Today, we want to highlight some of the other organizations that we have been able to support this year thanks to the […]
Read MoreAcademic Benevolence Continues
Earlier this week, we announced a new $50,000 endowed scholarship established at Merion Mercy Academy. Our good deeds did not stop there! Read on to see a few more highlights the impact you are making as members of this Society. $18,000 to St. Joseph’s Prep We are pleased to announce an additional $18,000 in funding […]
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