to numerous causes in the past four decades. Membership includes the printed version of the monthly publication. Milwaukee Chapter of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin The Milwaukee Chapter meets the first Thursday of each month at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue. Milwaukee Saint Patrick's Day activities throughout the year include: Gaelic Mass at St. Patrick's Parish, 7th and Washington on Parade Day Parade at Noon, Wisconsin Avenue. Post Parade party, 1 p.m. at the ICHC. Monthly meeting, 1st Thursdays of the month, 6.30 p.m., ICHC Visit the Shamrock Club at Milwaukee Irish Fest in the Sales and Cultural Areas Representing the Irish at Milwaukee's Holiday Folk Fair in the Cultural, Food, and Retail areas The annual picnic in August. The Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Mass and Breakfast in September. Christmas Party and Pot Luck Dinner. Emerald Reflections, the monthly newsletter Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums Easter Rising Mass Milwaukee board of directors The 2022-23 board of directors for the Milwaukee chapter are as follows: Josh Walton, Past President; Brian Witt, President; John Avery, Parliamentarian; Lisa Rott, treasurer; Sandra Chamorro, membership; Deb Kreuser, sergeant at arms; Kathy Avery, secretary; Megan Walton Mueller, Vice President; Adam Bartlett, Trustee; Pat Farley, Senior T Trustee; Michael Malloy, junior Trustee. . Their terms are from July 5 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023. They can be contacted at info@shamrockclubwis.com Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums The Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums of the Milwaukee chapter carry the colors of the Shamrock Club, Ireland, and various Irish organizations of Wisconsin. They have marched in Dublin, Ireland, San Antonio, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City. The combination of the Color Guard with the fully augmented pipe band has brought awards and praise to the unit. Currently, the Color Guard is in a reorganization. t. Organizations that grew from the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin Organizations that grew directly or indirectly from the Shamrock Club are Milwaukee Irish Fest, founded in 1981 by Ed Ward, past president of the Shamrock Club; Cashel Dennehy and Trinity Irish Dancers, formed when the Shamrock Club gave up control of the Shamrock Club Dancers; the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin, founded by Shamrock Club members as a home for Milwaukee's Irish; and Celtic Women International, and the Conference of Celtic Women, both founded by Jean Bills,