Dear Friends, Beannachta!

Please allow this letter to introduce you to The Wake County Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) and the annual Raleigh Irish Music Festival. We are inviting as many organizations as we can to sponsor this exciting event, as we are featuring a very worth charity this year - 3 Irish Jewels Farm. This exciting event will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Moore Square in Downtown Raleigh from 11am-7pm. The Irish Music Festival is a free event, hosted by the AOH, that will include a fun-lled days worth of Irish music, dance and culture. The The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a fraternal organization of Catholic men of Irish birth or descent. Our local organization is the Governor Thomas Burke Division in Wake County and our division fosters Irish culture while focusing on helping charitable organizations. It is for this reason that we are featuring 3 Irish Jewels Farm as our festivals charity this year. 3 Irish Jewels Farm, a nonprot organization, is an ongoing effort to establish a working farm in the T riangle Area where adults with autism can live and contribute. T rack-out & summer programs for children with autism will also be developed at the farm. Your sponsorship will help assure the success of the Raleigh Irish Music Festival. This is a phenomenal opportunity for your organization to receive exposure and also help support a worthy cause. A portion of the funds provided by this event will help support 3 Irish Jewels Farm land acquisition. So to us, your support represents the erce hope that all parents of children with autism have as they progress throughout their lifelong journey. Enclosed please nd more information on this exciting event and our sponsorship levels. Please visit http://www.raleighirishfestival.com for more information, or e-mail Jerry Ryan, event coordinator, at glryan6@gmail.com. We thank you in advance for your consideration to support this worthy cause and look forward to seeing you on September 28, 2013. Whether you're Irish or not is of little consequence. Your spirit, your smile and your heart are the important things. Slaint! Sincerely, The AOH Irish Music Festival Committee