The Greater Washington Ceili Club - Officers & Board of Directors

The Greater Washington Ceili Club

(last updated Aug 10,2010)

Elected Officers and Board of Directors (as of Oct 24, 2010) :

Officers - all 1 year terms
President Tom Scullen

Vice-President Paul O'Donnell

Treasurer: Edie O'Donnell

Secretary Don Kaliher

Board of Directors - 2 year terms
Dick deFreyre

Susan Day

Linda Fitzpatrick

Betty McCarthy

Pat Twomey

Hugh Conway

Bridget Curren

Ed O'Connor

Mimi Reilly

Emmett Murphy

Bev Ricks

Jane Twomey

as Past Pres.Dixie Baker is member for 1 yr

GWCC Committees
Committee Chairman Committee responsibilities

Membership Bridget
Curran Committee maintains a list of current GWCC members, reminds members when membership needs to be renewed, collects membership fee and forwards to GWCC Treasurer, organizes “Welcome Back” ceili in fall of each year, and suggests ways to attract and retain members. Committee Members:

Ceili Dick & Dixie deFreyre Organizes all monthly GWCC ceilis and New Years Eve ceili, arranging the venue, scheduling the musicians, selecting set and ceili dances to be taught at GWCC ceilis during the year, and the line-up of dances at each ceili. Committee Members: Edie O’Donnell, Jane Twomey, Ann Marie Breheny, Pat Twomey, Paul O’Donnell, Don Kaliher, and Tom Scullen.

Cape May Weekend Linda Fitzpatrick Organizes the annual dance weekend at Cape May, New Jersey, arranging for publicity, registration of attendees, hotel accommodations, all dance workshops and entertainment, qualified instructors, and a free concert for attendees and residents of Cape May. Committee Members: Meg Fitzpatrick, Kathy Kevany, Bev Ricks, Karen Merry, and Mike Kevany.

Newsletter Don Kaliher Publishes the monthly club newsletter “In Step” in electronic and paper format. It contains articles on dance, music, travel and culture as well as schedules of local dance lessons, ceili dances, sessions and performances. The newsletter is distributed to club members, Irish associations and local establishments. No advertising is accepted. Committee Members: Tom Scullen.

Scholarship Tom Scullen Arranges for limited scholarships for young musicians and dancers who are going to compete in All-Ireland Fleadh competitions as well as GWCC members who are going to Ireland to study or to visit for the first time. Committee Members:

Outreach Edie O'Donnell &
Dixie Baker Arranges for interested GWCC members to perform Irish dance, music and entertainment at regional Celtic and Irish festivals, assisted living and senior citizen centers, and hospitals. Committee Members: Paul O’Donnell..

Publicity Emmett Murphy Arranges for the widest dissemination of advance notices of all GWCC classes, events, and ceilis in as many media as possible, continually searches for new and additional resources for GWCC publicity and press releases.Committee Members:

Elections Edie O'Donnell Administers the annual elections of GWCC officers and board members each October. This includes petitioning for candidates from the general membership, announcing candidates, publishing election ballots in the newsletter, collecting and tabulating ballots, and announcing the elected individuals.

Spring Fling Dixie
Baker Arranges publicity, participant registration, hotel accommodations, venue, musicians, and qualified dance instructors for a spring/early summer weekend event within a 2-hour drive from DC. Committee Members: Ed O’Connor and Tom Scullen.

**GWCC Committees**
Committee	Chairman	Committee responsibilities
Membership	Bridget Curran	Committee maintains a list of current GWCC members, reminds members when membership needs to be renewed, collects membership fee and forwards to GWCC Treasurer, organizes “Welcome Back” ceili in fall of each year, and suggests ways to attract and retain members. Committee Members:
Ceili	Dick & Dixie deFreyre	Organizes all monthly GWCC ceilis and New Years Eve ceili, arranging the venue, scheduling the musicians, selecting set and ceili dances to be taught at GWCC ceilis during the year, and the line-up of dances at each ceili. Committee Members: Edie O’Donnell, Jane Twomey, Ann Marie Breheny, Pat Twomey, Paul O’Donnell, Don Kaliher, and Tom Scullen.
Cape May Weekend	Linda Fitzpatrick	Organizes the annual dance weekend at Cape May, New Jersey, arranging for publicity, registration of attendees, hotel accommodations, all dance workshops and entertainment, qualified instructors, and a free concert for attendees and residents of Cape May. Committee Members: Meg Fitzpatrick, Kathy Kevany, Bev Ricks, Karen Merry, and Mike Kevany.
Newsletter	Don Kaliher	Publishes the monthly club newsletter “In Step” in electronic and paper format. It contains articles on dance, music, travel and culture as well as schedules of local dance lessons, ceili dances, sessions and performances. The newsletter is distributed to club members, Irish associations and local establishments. No advertising is accepted. Committee Members: Tom Scullen.
Scholarship	Tom Scullen	Arranges for limited scholarships for young musicians and dancers who are going to compete in All-Ireland Fleadh competitions as well as GWCC members who are going to Ireland to study or to visit for the first time. Committee Members:
Outreach	Edie O'Donnell & Dixie Baker	Arranges for interested GWCC members to perform Irish dance, music and entertainment at regional Celtic and Irish festivals, assisted living and senior citizen centers, and hospitals. Committee Members: Paul O’Donnell..
Publicity	Emmett Murphy	Arranges for the widest dissemination of advance notices of all GWCC classes, events, and ceilis in as many media as possible, continually searches for new and additional resources for GWCC publicity and press releases.Committee Members:
Elections	Edie O'Donnell	Administers the annual elections of GWCC officers and board members each October. This includes petitioning for candidates from the general membership, announcing candidates, publishing election ballots in the newsletter, collecting and tabulating ballots, and announcing the elected individuals.
Spring Fling	Dixie Baker	Arranges publicity, participant registration, hotel accommodations, venue, musicians, and qualified dance instructors for a spring/early summer weekend event within a 2-hour drive from DC. Committee Members: Ed O’Connor and Tom Scullen.

These are the GWCC Bylaws: link

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