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Emerald Isle’s 2011 Briscoe Awards – March 14th, 2011

18th Annual Robert Briscoe Awards

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Emerald Isle’s 2011 Briscoe Awards

March 14th 2011

21 Club, 21 West 52nd Street

6:00-8:00 pm

This year’s honorees:
New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman
and Marc Abbot, Senior Partner in the law firm of Abbot, Reiss & Allen, P.C.

The Briscoe awards are bestowed each year on members of New York’s Jewish community in appreciation of efforts to better the lives of Irish immigrants. Robert Briscoe was the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland. He was elected to that office in 1956, a time when New York City had not yet seen its first Jewish Mayor.

Taxes and Immigration, Public Seminars

The Tax Deadline is APRIL 18, 2011

All immigrants residing and working in the United States are generally required by law to file income taxes every year, which are due around mid-April. Besides the legal requirement, there are other good reasons to file income tax returns, including eligibility for citizenship and other immigration benefits and potential tax refunds, credits or exemptions.

Lawful permanent residents, or green card holders, must demonstrate that they have complied with the tax laws to apply for US citizenship and to maintain their permanent resident status. To become an American citizen, they will have to show evidence that they have filed taxes during the five years prior to their application for naturalization or proof that they were not required to file a tax return. Failure to file a required tax return may be considered an act of bad moral character which is a temporary bar to attaining U.S. citizenship.

Undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States are also required to file an income tax return to report their earnings here. They must apply for and use an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) in place of a Social Security number to file a tax return and report income. An ITIN is a nine-digit number issued to people who are not eligible for a Social Security number. It does not authorize someone to work in the United States. An ITIN is used only for record keeping purposes and for filing taxes. One must complete a W-7 form and file it with their first tax return to get an tax identification number. Afterwards, the ITIN may be used to file future returns and also for opening a bank account, taking out a mortgage or for other financial transactions.

For the 2010 tax year, a single individual under 65 must generally file a tax return if his or her income was above $9,450 as a regular employee. Individuals who are independent contractors, including those who are self-employed or whose employer does not report their income to the IRS, are required to file a tax return if they earned more than $400 last year. Those who do file a tax return may be eligible for a tax refund if taxes have already been deducted from their salary, may be eligible to claim the Child Tax Credit or exemptions for dependents.

The IRS does not currently share any information from taxpayers with other government agencies due to privacy provisions in the tax laws. It is also not in the IRS’s tax collection interest to disclose any information to the immigration authorities, since it will discourage those who are undocumented from filing tax returns.

It is in the best interest of undocumented immigrants to file their taxes in anticipation of a legalization program or other immigration reform. Tax filing may be used as evidence of physical presence in the United States and also demonstrates good moral character. Each may be a requirement towards a path to citizenship under new legislation.

NOTE: THE CENTER WILL BE HOSTING FREE PUBLIC INFORMATION SEMINARS AT OUR WOODSIDE AND WOODLAWN OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th  AND THURSDAY, MARCH 10th , RESPECTIVELY, FROM 6-8pm.

OUR IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR AND PRIVATE ACCOUNTANTS WILL BE ATTENDING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ON GENERAL IMMIGRATION AND TAXES.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CALL THE WOODLAWN OFFICE AT 718-324-3039 OR THE WOODSIDE OFFICE AT 718-478-5502.

EIIC Public Tax and Immigration Seminars Flyer

Mayo Society to honor EIIC’s Noreen Lydon O’Donoghue

Mayo Society Of New York

48-45 63rd Street • Woodside, New York 11377

132nd Annual St. Patrick’s Ball
to be held on
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Antun’s, 96-43 Springfield Boulevard • Queens Village, N.Y. 11429

Honorees
Fr. Tom Basquel, Aughagower, Co. Mayo
Noreen Lydon O’Donoghue, Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo

January 23, 2011

The Mayo Society of New York will pay tribute to two outstanding Mayo people at our society’s 132nd Annual St. Patrick’s Ball on March 12, 2011. Noreen Lydon O’Donoghue will be honored as our Mayo Woman of the Year and Thomas Basquel, C.S.Sp. as our Mayo Man of the year. This event will take place at Antun’s, 96-43 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY. Cocktails are at 7.00pm followed by dinner and dancing at 8.00pm. Noel Henry’s Irish Show Band featuring vocalist Kevin Prendergast will provide the music for this evening’s celebrations.


Noreen Lydon O’Donoghue
, A native of Tourmakeady, Co Mayo, Noreen arrived in New York City in 1963, and began a long career of community service benefiting friends and strangers both far and near. Noreen combines hands-on service with leadership and lobbying. She founded the Woodlawn chapter of The Irish Immigration Reform Movement in 1987, and is a co-founder and now Executive Board member of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center’s (EIIC) in 1988 Woodside, Queens, And the Woodlawn office in 1993. She takes great pride in their success in providing a wide range of services to the community. Her commitment to the Irish-American community is evident, not only through her work with the EIIC, but with her membership in The Mayo Society of New York, The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Tarrytown, Div 11; her participation in The American-Irish Association of Westchester, Make-a- Wish Foundation: her passion for set dancing, traditional Irish music, instruction in the Irish language, in which she is fluent.

Thomas Basquel, C.S.Sp. The son of Michael and Kathleen Basquel, Tom is from Aughagower, near Westport in County Mayo. One of nine brothers and four sisters, Tom entered the Holy Ghost Congregation after high school. As part of his preparation for the priesthood, Tom spent two years in Nairobi, Kenya where he returned after his ordination in 1976 at St Patrick’s Church in Aughagower. According to legend, the last person to be ordained there was St Patrick! Tom held several positions in London and Dublin before heading to New York in 1996. Tom moved to the Brooklyn diocesan after a year and became a participant in the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, attending meetings in Washington, Philadelphia, the Bronx and Woodside. In 2001, Bishop Daly asked the Holy Ghost Fathers to take over St. Mary’s Parish in Woodside, and appointed Fr. Tom as Parochial Vicar. He immediately embraced the Irish community, celebrating all milestones of life. In 2006, Tom was appointed Superior and Provincial Delegate of the Irish Holy Ghost Fathers in America. He now visits eight states, checking on the wellbeing of all his confreres.

Tickets are $85 per person or a table of ten for $850.
For reservations, please contact Rita Lydon Lenz, 718-565-9251.

For additional information, please contact Journal Co-Chairs:
Mary Lydon at 718-728-7924
or Jim Lombard at 646-263-1733.

Rita Lydon-Lenz & Michael S. Regan Mary P. Coyne
Dinner Dance Co-Chairs President

EIIC Fall Computer Classes – Session 2


Download the Flyer (.pdf)


Computers for Beginners Part 2

QUEENS OFFICE

Mondays @ 10am – 11.15am

November 1st

November 8th

November 15th

November 22nd

November 29th

Students will learn information about e-mail such as inserting attachments, setting up an address list, deleting files, etc.  Search engines will be used to navigate the web.  Flyers, tables and cards will be created using the format features in Word. Other internet phenomena such as podcasts, webcasts, etc. will be introduced.

Call 718- 478-5502 ext 204 for details

$5 donation per class


Advanced Computer Applications

QUEENS OFFICE

Mondays @ 6.15pm – 7.30pm

November 1st

November 8th

November 15th

November 22nd

November 29th

Microsoft Word- mailmerge

Microsoft Excel – large payroll and sales report

Microsoft PowerPoint- slide presentation

Microsoft Access- create a database

*Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. is required

Call 718- 478-5502 ext 204 for details

$15 fee per class