Vista – The North SD County Friendly Sons of St. Patrick general meeting, Irish Breakfast-Brunch, and new member recruiting meets 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Vista Village Pub, 224 Main St. The Irish fraternal charitable group is open to men with “a love of all things Irish.” To join this group or for information about a similar women’s Irish Heritage group, called “The Shameless Shamrocks,” email fsospnc@gmail.com or call (619)-992-4972. Come join us and meet our new President Michael Patrick Kelley, Himself.
Membership recruitment is underway to repopulate the ranks of the North SD County Friendly Sons of St Patrick (FSOSP-NC). “The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland” is the oldest Irish fraternal charitable organization in America. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is an Irish-Americans organization founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on St. Patrick’s Day 17 March 1771. The men who comprised the FSOSP back in the day were some of the most influential patriots of our country. Many having distinguished themselves in the early days of our Continental Congress.
With COVID-19 hopefully relegated to the annals of Irish history, the FSOSP-NC are officially beginning their 2022 Spring-Summer Membership Drive. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick North County are welcoming new members and membership is open to those who have a love of all things Irish. Prospective members are urged to Email fsospnc@gmail.com or contact Mike Kelley 619-992-4972