NY1 VIDEO: It was the second Irish Day of Action in the Rockaways Saturday and one group of volunteers sets up its very own version of Santa’s workshop.

If you haven’t yet seen the NY 1 TV news story on our second Irish Day of Action & the wonderful shoebox appeal, it is worth a look; http://queens.ny1.com/content/top_stories/174052/irish-day-of-action-volunteers-set-up-their-own-santa-s-workshop

The Irish Community’s effort, our Meitheal 2012, to help those communities most affected by Hurricane Sandy, made a small but real difference, supporting & complementing the work that has been going on since Sandy struck. We know that there is still a lot of work required to help rebuild communities affected by Sandy & that many groups are still actively helping out so please keep them in your thoughts over the coming days & weeks. Thank you for joining us or helping out in any way.

It really was a huge team effort, involving people from all walks of life, to make our Meitheal dream a reality. Many Irish & Irish American groups were closely involved, including the New York Irish Center, Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Aisling Irish Community Center, the American Ireland Fund, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Emerald Guild, NY GAA, Irish Network New York City, Irish International Business Network, Irish Business Organisation, Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk & Queens, Hudson Valley Irish Center, as well as businesses & media, such as the Liffey Van Lines & Padded Wagon, Irish newspapers & radio stations & Irish restaurant & bar owners. We also greatly appreciated the help of Speaker Quinn & her team in securing our bus transport for both days of action – thanks to Grayline for the red topless tour bus last time out too!