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BestwishesKindregards1Itisapleasuretoreportthatin2010yourgreatgenerosityhadatremendousandwidespreadimpactacrossIreland.AsweknowIrelandisfacingsignificantchallenges.AstheIrishpeopleworktomeetthesechallengeswithresolveandsuccessyourcontinuingsupportismakingarealcontributiontoprogramsthatservethoselivingonthemargins.Thisannualreportshowstheextenttowhichyourgenerosityhasriseninresponsetothesechallengesandensuredthat2010wasthemostsuccessfulyearinourthree-and-a-halfdecadehistory.IwouldliketopaytributetoourstaffacrosstheUnitedStateswhomaintainournetworkanddriveourfundraisingandtheircolleaguesinIrelandwhoguideourgrantmakingsoeffectively.IamdeeplygratefultomycolleaguesontheBoardofTheAmericanIrelandFundfortheirextraordinaryinsightsandcommitment.Theyalongwithyouprovidethewherewithalbywhichwecandosuchgreatwork.YouareansweringIrelandscallwithgreatdedicationwhenitmattersmost.Yourgenerosityin2010enabledTheAmericanIrelandFundtomakearecordnumberofgrantsacrossIreland.ThesegrantswereappliedintheareasofeducationcommunitydevelopmentpreservingIrelandsuniqueheritageandbackingongoingworktopromotereconciliationinNorthernIreland.Atthistimeofneedyouhaveshowntremendousgenerosity.HowevergivingtoIrelandisnotjustaboutmeetingneedsitisaboutbackingexcellence.Manyoftheprojectsthatwesupportareimplementingboldandhighlysuccessfulsolutionstosocialissues.Youcanreadmoreabouttheseonourwebsitewww.irlfunds.org.2010wasthefirstfullyearofthepublicphaseofourPromisingIrelandCampaigntoraise100millionbytheendof2013.GiventheexcellentresultsfortheyearoutlinedinthisreportourCampaignisontracktomeetitstarget.Onbehalfofmycolleagueswhoarefortunateenoughtoworkforthisgreatorganiza-tionmayIthankyoumostsincerelyforyourgenerosityandbeliefinourmission.LORETTABRENNANGLUCKSMANLETTERFROMTHECHAIRMANOFTHEAMERICANIRELANDFUNDKIERANMCLOUGHLINLETTERFROMTHEPRESIDENTCEOOFTHEAMERICANIRELANDFUND