[NEohioPAL] GALA BENEFIT DINNER TO AID FRANCES BLACK’S CHARITY

Sat Nov 29 14:56:09 PST 2014

*JOHN REGAN TO EMCEE GALA BENEFIT DINNER TO AID FRANCES BLACK’S CHARITY.*

By Jack Kilroy

*“Send a gift home this Christmas”* is the theme for the inaugural charity
benefit for The RISE Foundation (Recovering In a Safe Environment), which
will be held from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday,  December 4, 2014 the West Side
Irish American Club at 8559 Jennings Road in Olmsted Twp.

*John Regan* (original case of Flanigan’s Wake) will serve as Master of
Ceremonies of the gala dinner will highlighted by music by Cleveland’s best
young Irish traditional musicians, *The Roundabouts. *The newly crowned
“Face of Ireland,” *Eimear Reynolds* of County Roscommon will grace the
stage and offer comments on her new role as Ireland’s good will ambassador
and her own commitment to community service.  Noted traditional Irish
musician *Donie Carroll* of County Cork will offer a selection of songs.
The *Brady-Campbell School of Irish Dance* will demonstrate their lively
and creative style of Irish step dancing.. *Frances Black* will be the
featured speaker.

The RISE Foundation is a registered charity founded by Frances Black in
2009, focused on family members of those with addictive behavior (e.g.
alcohol, drugs, gambling) RISE, is dedicated to working towards helping
family members to free themselves from the stress, anxiety and worry of
having a loved one with addictive behavior and to understand the nature of
addiction and the profound effects it has on relationships.

Frances Black – one of Irelands most well known singers - has spoken openly
about her own recovery from addiction and the overwhelming response she
received from the public:

*“I was inundated with calls from family members, who wanted to know how to
cope with someone they love who could possibly be in addiction. People
would come up to me at signings and tell me their stories. I was very moved
by it.”  *

Through this experience Frances realized that more support was needed for
family members who were often extremely anxious and worried about their
loved ones in addiction. It was here that she saw the stress and heartache
that addictive behavior has on families:

*“Every day, family members feel like they are watching someone they love
slowly killing themselves. No matter how many times they may ask them to
stop, unfortunately their loved in addiction just can’t hear them. Family
members feel like they are grieving for the person they are losing to
addiction.”  *

Frances felt inspired her to set-up a primary care organization that would
support family members in their feeling of powerlessness, heartache,
stress, and anxiety. So she founded The RISE Foundation in 2009.

*“The reality of addiction is that it doesn’t just destroy the person, it
destroys relationships, self-worth, and the family unit. My philosophy is
that it is important for the whole family to step into recovery, addiction
is a family disease”*

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) awarded Frances with a prestigious
Social Entrepreneur of the Year award 2010 and 2011. The RISE Foundation
also won a Vodafone World of Difference award 2010. You can learn more at
www.the*risefoundation*.ie.

Frances was born in Dublin, and her parents Patty and Kevin were both very
musical. She began singing with her older siblings, Shay, Michael, Mary,
and Martin, known as The Black Family, when she was 17.

 After a stint as singer for the traditional supergroup, Arcady, Frances
was signed to DARA Records in 1994, and she released her first solo album,
Talk to Me, which was the number 1 best-selling album in Ireland for 10
weeks. She had a massive hit single with “All The Lies That You Told Me,”
penned by the late, great Christie Hennessy. Frances released seven more
best-selling solo albums, The Sky Road, The Smile On Your Face, Don’t Get
Me Wrong, How High the Moon, The Best Of Frances Black, This Love Will
Carry and more recently the Essential Frances Black.

She has twice been the recipient of the prestigious Irish Recorded Music
Association’s (IRMA) Best Irish Female Award, and was also delighted to
receive a National Entertainment ”Personality of the Year” award.

Friends of RISE – Ireland, Inc., a recently formed American based charity
aimed at helping the RISE Foundation, is sponsoring the event, explained
Jack Kilroy, its President.  “Our officers, who include Bill Denihan, CEO
of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of
Cuyahoga County, John O’Brien Jr., publisher and author, Marianne Mangan,
the acclaimed photographer, and TV producer William Spencer Reilly, founder
of Sober St. Patrick’s Day©,   have each have had a chance to meet with
Frances Black and we are amazed at her compassion for the less fortunate as
well as her effective approach to providing relief for the families of
addicts.”

Tickets to this charity gala are $65 or $500 for a reserved table of eight,
which includes dinner, cocktails and entertainment. A “Chinese raffle” and
sideboards will add to the fun. The West Side Irish American Club is
located at 8559 Jennings Road, Olmsted Twp., Ohio. Doors open at 6pm,
dinner at 6:30.

Tickets can be reserved at Eventbrite online, no fees added. bit.ly/13Pg8dQ
Discount tickets are available for seniors, students, and the unemployed
who want to support this charity. For further details, contact Jack Kilroy.
at FriendsOfRISE at gmail.com or 440-759-1253.

-- 
Jack Kilroy
Tel. 440-759-1253

* People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing
it.*
  (George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer)

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