Jeanie Johnston backers left out in the cold

TWO years ago, a committee was formed in the Washington, DC, area to raise funds for the Jeanie Johnston project.

As chairman of that committee (along with officers Peter Butler, treasurer, and Peg O’Bierne, secretary), I can report that the Irish-American community in this area responded in force.

The 100 members of our committee collected over $15,000 in less than four weeks and sent the funds to New York city where the Irish-American Partnership enhancedour contribution, resulting in a total of $26,000 being sent to the Jeanie Johnston Project in Co Kerry.