Dear All,

Thank you all so much for making our night such a success! I am just addressing you as table holders and would so much appreciate if you would forward the message to all your guests to let them know how well we all did.
This morning I have recounted the cash and the final result is:

Raffle

• Rubles 450’500
• Dollars 250
• Euros 765

Auction

• Whiskey, 4000- (I am embarrassed to admit that I might have made a mistake on this amount- please correct me if I am wrong) — Irina Wright
• Dolls, 60000- (Queen Maeve 25,000(paid) — Adrian Marley DHL and 35,000(to be collected) for Grebeshkinkov’s Doll) — Irina Wright
• James Joyce, 10000- paid — Lovely couple sorry did not get your name
• Autumn Rainbow by Evegeny Mukovnin  35,000- (to be collected) — Paul McMorran
• An Irish Scene by Oleg Nefedkin – 70,000- (to be collected) — Aidan
• Irish Rugby shirt – 600,000 (to be collected) — Jim Mercury — this shirt was organized by Conor McNaughton and thank you to your Dad and the team!

Special thanks to all those who supported the Auction - Patrick without you this would not have been possible.

In total if we say rubles 1,229500 – that amount in USD 36,789 which is just excellent news this is the minimum that will be divided among the charities but we still have some money to add from tickets and membership and tomorrow there will be a follow up message to all club members with the final amount. I want to thank Tatiana, Anna, Caroline, Sophie and Galina for all your help with greeting and selling!

Thank you all once again and without you none of this would happen!

A very special thanks to Peter O Connor who is also on our committee I left him out the other night from my speech not intentionally – Peter thank you so much for all you do for us and a big thanks for commissioning the painting of Joyce –fantastic!

Thank you to Ludmila and Gerald Rohan for the Artists and their amazing paintings.

Entertainment was arranged and provided by Tony Watkins - you are a star and best of luck with your new book Love Roads and the 20 song album that will be on sale in the end of June I have booked my copy!

I want to thank Andy Irvine for coming and sharing his amazing talent with us sorry the room was so crowded but we really did appreciate it and love it!

Thank you to Padraic Conroy, Lesley O Leary, Tanya Francis and Padraic Keenan the music was fantastic Friday and Saturday – Padraic K left the ball at 4 am to return to Ireland to enter the All Ireland and won the Solo section – well done and thanks again. All the music on the night was provided free of charge.

Special thanks to all the staff at the Marriot and Mila and Olga for the full organization!
Thank you to all our sponsors on the night for the raffle the drinks provided and for all the support.

I am going to thank especially Aer Rianta – Moscow Duty Free, Pepsi, Diageo and last but not least Tony Fardon from the Marriot for all their help and continuous support and great service.

John Roche thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you do you are an amazing man and the only man I know who has the ability to silence 350 people in seconds!

Finally thank you sooooooooo much Ambassador Harman and Carmen Casey for all your support, care and advice – we will miss you so much when you leave but insist you keep the Emerald Ball in your diaries!