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Promoting Health and Philanthropy

By Dave Aldrich, Contributor
August / September 2013

August 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Mary McFadden and her husband Larry Stifler were well ahead of the curve in recognizing the need to combat obesity, which is at an epidemic level in the U.S. In 1983, Stifler founded the Boston-based Health Management Resources (HMR), offering clinic-based and at-home diet options, and integrating calorie-controlled meal replacements with healthy lifestyle behavior. It was a … [Read more...] about Promoting Health and Philanthropy

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by 11 Comments

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, or The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, was founded in Philadelphia on March 17, 1771 and continues on as a benevolent society today. Tom Deignan looks at the history and ongoing tradition of one of the best-known Irish-American organizations in the U.S. today.At the end of 2012, St. Rose … [Read more...] about The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

Irish Power and Irish Concern: Denis O’Brien

By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by 3 Comments

Denis O’Brien, a Clinton Global Citizen honoree and the 2012 Irish America Business 100 Keynote Speaker, is empowering people in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean.   Denis O’Brien, 54, is Ireland’s most successful businessman and biggest philanthropist. He created Digicel, one of the most successful cell phone companies in the world, and he has a vast media … [Read more...] about Irish Power and Irish Concern: Denis O’Brien

Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Winds Down ‘Giving While Living’

August / September 2012

July 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American billionaire known for both his generosity and distaste for the limelight, has announced that he will bring his extraordinary charitable giving to a close by the end of 2016. Feeney, who made his fortune as the co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group, founded Atlantic Philanthropies in 1982 as a channel for his donations. Since then, he has … [Read more...] about Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Winds Down ‘Giving While Living’

Chuck Feeney’s Latest Donation

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
February / March 2012

January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Irish America’s most beloved billionaire philanthropist has done it again. Irish America Hall of Famer and founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, Charles F. Feeney is the man behind a massive project to build a new house of graduate learning on New York’s Roosevelt Island. The new high-tech science learning center will be a branch of Cornell University. Cornell announced in … [Read more...] about Chuck Feeney’s Latest Donation

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