Cunninghams’s hosts St. Pat’s fundraiser for Nova WI

By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban

Nova West Island hosted a St-Patrick’s Day fundraiser at Cunningham’s pub in Sainte-Anne de Bellevue offering a selection of traditional Irish dishes and entertainment. The Salty Dogs band played upbeat tunes and to the surprise of everyone in the pub, April Wine’s Brian Greenway joined the group to sing Danny Boy. The entire pub went silent  for the duration of the song. Even the kitchen staff took a break to gather near the bar to watch and listen.

Four Irish dancers, Addison Letemplier, Isabella Parent, Brooke Grant-Butler and Lily St-Pierre from the Costello Irish dance school, delighted the crowd with a performance on the sidewalk in front of the pub. The event was attended by the Queen and Grand Marshall of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Irish Society, Veronica Gilmore and Brian Greenway, driving coordinator for Nova, Alphons Euers, Sainte-Anne de Bellevue mayor Paola Hawa, Pointe-Claire mayor Tim Thomas and the former mayor of Pointe-Claire, John Belvedere.

Tables were filled with groups gathered together to share a meal, a beer, good laughs and lots of glass clanking could be heard throughout as many cheers were made in honour of St-Patrick.

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