who was treasurer of the Shamrock Club at the time. Other organizations that have been given sponsorship or financial assistance by the Shamrock Club include: Milwaukee School of Piping; the annual Irish Language immersion weekend in Milwaukee each year; Milwaukee Celtic Soccer Club; Milwaukee Hurling Club Shamrock Club Griffins and a youth team; and the Miltown Gaels Gaelic Football team. Shamrock Club Scholarships Starting in 1972, the Shamrock Club came up with a scholarship for Irish Studies. Initially it was for students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In the early 1970s, the Shamrock Club began fundraising for scholarship funds. This included an Irish film series at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Union's Cinema. The funds went to the Shamrock Club Scholarship Fund at the UW Milwaukee Foundation. Individuals in Irish or Irish-related fields of studies were given the scholarship to study in Ireland. Most of the Scholarship Winners came back to the Shamrock Club. A total of fifteen scholarships were awarded between 1972 and 1996. Scholarship funds were initially $500, but were increased to $1000 in the middle of the 1980s. Unfortunately, the funds were blended into the general UWM Foundation funds, and the scholarship money ran out in 1996. A change in how scholarship money was allocated led to the end of a self-perpetuating fund in 1994. In 2003, the Scholarship Fund was resurrected by the Shamrock Club, this time managed by the Club itself. The scholarship was set at $500, but the parameters were changed to allow up to five winners per year, from all schools and universities in Wisconsin, or for Wisconsin residents of college age. Since 2003, 48 scholarships were awarded to students across the State of Wisconsin. The Shamrock Club also administered the Milwaukee Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians scholarship for a number of years. The Shamrock Club also awarded the Ted Nestor Drumming and Piping Scholarship to Club members only for the Milwaukee School of Piping, until the school's demise. A total of 15 scholarships were award at $500 each. Starting in 2021, the Shamrock Club will award $250 scholarships to one dancer in each of the Milwaukee area Irish dance schools. Through the end of calendar year 2022, the Shamrock Club has awarded over $40,000 in scholarships in all areas of interest. Many students have used the money to study in Glencolmcille, County Donegal. Others have attended school at Trinity College,