05-22-2009, 07:44 PM
[b]Dear fellow descendants & friends of St. Columban;
As you likely know from our recent posts and e-mails, work has started to build the monument in the cemetery at St. Columban to honour our ancestors that arrived there from Ireland around 1830.
As we have also mentioned, our fundraising over the last four years allows us to build the actual foundation and either one, or three, of the walls (depending on the cost of the bricks and number needed).
However, to make this monument really special, with a nice pathway, a flower garden, etc., we have determined that we will have to raise approximately $ 5,000. more, with the hope of completing all the work this summer - and having a proper unveiling of the monument sometime in the Fall.
In actual fact, if everyone on our discussion board and/or e-mail list was able and willing to donate $ 50.or $ 100. to the cause, we could likely raise the needed funds rather quickly.
As mentioned on our front page, donating is rather easy, you simply send a check to The St. Patrick?s Society of Montreal with a note that the donation is for the St. Columban fund. Their address is:
St. Patrick?s Society of Montreal
St. Patrick Square
6767 Cote St. Luc Road # 1
Montreal, Quebec H4V 2Z6
Or, if you would prefer to donate by credit card, you could call the St. Patrick?s Society at; Phone: 514-481-1346 (Their Email: is office@spsmtl.com) They are open Monday, Wednesday or Friday and they can likely process your donation in this manner..
(You can also find their address and other information on our site at: www.stcoluman-irish.com )
. If you are able to make a donation, we would also appreciate it if you could send a quick e-mail to info@stcolumban-irish.com with the details and amount. We would like to have this information, since if it is feasible and affordable, we also intend to place a plaque on one of the walls that would list everyone that has donated to the cause.
Of course, we realize that not everyone is in a position to be able to donate to this project - or might only be able to send less than $ 50.or $ 100.; and that?s OK ? we will always continue to allow free access to the information on our site to anyone that is interested.
Thanks for your consideration of helping to make this monument to our ancestors a reality?.
Best regards
Fergus Keyes[b]
As you likely know from our recent posts and e-mails, work has started to build the monument in the cemetery at St. Columban to honour our ancestors that arrived there from Ireland around 1830.
As we have also mentioned, our fundraising over the last four years allows us to build the actual foundation and either one, or three, of the walls (depending on the cost of the bricks and number needed).
However, to make this monument really special, with a nice pathway, a flower garden, etc., we have determined that we will have to raise approximately $ 5,000. more, with the hope of completing all the work this summer - and having a proper unveiling of the monument sometime in the Fall.
In actual fact, if everyone on our discussion board and/or e-mail list was able and willing to donate $ 50.or $ 100. to the cause, we could likely raise the needed funds rather quickly.
As mentioned on our front page, donating is rather easy, you simply send a check to The St. Patrick?s Society of Montreal with a note that the donation is for the St. Columban fund. Their address is:
St. Patrick?s Society of Montreal
St. Patrick Square
6767 Cote St. Luc Road # 1
Montreal, Quebec H4V 2Z6
Or, if you would prefer to donate by credit card, you could call the St. Patrick?s Society at; Phone: 514-481-1346 (Their Email: is office@spsmtl.com) They are open Monday, Wednesday or Friday and they can likely process your donation in this manner..
(You can also find their address and other information on our site at: www.stcoluman-irish.com )
. If you are able to make a donation, we would also appreciate it if you could send a quick e-mail to info@stcolumban-irish.com with the details and amount. We would like to have this information, since if it is feasible and affordable, we also intend to place a plaque on one of the walls that would list everyone that has donated to the cause.
Of course, we realize that not everyone is in a position to be able to donate to this project - or might only be able to send less than $ 50.or $ 100.; and that?s OK ? we will always continue to allow free access to the information on our site to anyone that is interested.
Thanks for your consideration of helping to make this monument to our ancestors a reality?.
Best regards
Fergus Keyes[b]