IRISH CANADIAN SOCIETY THANKSGIVING DINNER

Sunday, October 9, 2011

ALL ICS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME. Feel free to tell your friends.
 
THE EVENT: This traditional, sumptuous meal will again include a complimentary glass of wine, juice or soft drink, and a FREE draw ticket will again accompany a Full Menu ticket for an array of door prizes. A gift comes with a Children’s Menu ticket and early arrivals get a Canadiana favour.

THE TIME: 3:15 p.m. for 4:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 4:00 p.m. Please be on time!!!
 
THE SETTING: Bewley's Hotel, Ballsbridge (intersection of Merrion and Simmonscourt/Sandymount Roads), in the beautifully restored assembly hall that dates from when the property was the Masonic School for Girls. Named the Thomas Prior Room in honour of, an important contributor to Irish society, for his leading association with the original building, it’s a nice complement to another  room named for him in the nearby RDS, of which he was a founder. To access this bright and spacious private room, complete with a (cash) bar and mingling space, face the hotel lobby reception desk, turn left and go along the short hall to the room’s entrance. 

PARKING and DART and BUS ACCESS: The Hotel offers underground parking for a modest charge. Sandymount DART station is half a block away. Busses (#s 4, 7 and 45) stop steps away.
 
MENUS: The Full, Half-Portion option for under-18s and Children's Menus are attached. If a vegetarian meal is required, please indicate that in making your prepaid remittance (below).
 
TICKET PRICES, including gratuities, children’s’ gift and early arrival Canadiana favour:
 
Full Menu, including a complimentary glass of wine, draw ticket: 
 
- Paid-up ICS members: 35 euro.
 
- Non-member adults: 40 euro. Note: non-members who include with their prepaid reservation the July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 membership fee (see Note below) should remit the reduced paid-up member Dinner price.

Half-Portion Menu for under-18s NOT having a Full Menu, with milk, fruit juice or a soft drink instead of a glass of wine and early arrival favour; NO draw ticket: 25 euro.
 
Children’s Menu, with a gift and milk, fruit juice or a soft drink; NO draw ticket: 20 euro. 
 
Note: 2011–2012 THANKSGIVING DINNER MEMBERSHIP FEE OFFER. Those joining in conjunction with the Dinner should deduct 5 euro from the regular membership fee schedule, as follows:
 
- for 2 adults living in the same household Dinner attendee membership fee offer is 35 euro (vs 40).
 
- for individual adults 18 and over Dinner attendee membership fee offer is 20 euro (vs 25).
 
- for fulltime students 18 and over Dinner attendee membership fee offer is 10 euro (vs 15).

PREPAID RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED for numerous Hotel arrangement and commitment purposes. Remittance forms must indicate the number of Full, Under-18 Half-Portion and Children's Menu tickets being paid for and whether a vegetarian meal or a high chair(s) is required AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY ICS BY NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 6.  

Those remitting the ICS membership fee are asked to also include their mailing and e-mail addresses and phone numbers on the Reservation/remittance Form.