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 […]
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Amazon 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 […]
Read MoreFSSP Establishes $50,000 Endowed Scholarship at Merion Mercy Academy
We are excited to announce a newly established $50,000 scholarship endowment to Merion Mercy Academy. This grant has been made possible through the generous contributions of our members and a matching donation of $25,000 from the Mullarkey Family. About the Scholarship This scholarship was created to benefit students of Irish descent, in need of financial assistance to […]
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