Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas is coming again on Friday December 1st in the Brew Hall at Ellicottville Brewing Company. The 18th annual event is presented by “The Bob McCarthy Foundation” which is a 501c3 community foundation.
For those of you who did not know Bob, the “Mad” genius and the Voice of Ellicottville, Bob was a teacher of Special Ed students in Buffalo and a ski coach in Ellicottville who made Ellicottville, his permanent home, after retirement.
Bob’s unique events like Celtic Thunder, Americana Folk Art & Music Fair, Farm Fest, Snowboard Auction and many more continue to be that of local lore. .
His most recognized event, Irish Christmas was started to provide funding for “Santa’s Workshop” helping less fortunate families with a holiday dinner and gifts at Christmas.
After his passing in June of 2016 the Foundation, renamed this wonderful evening “Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas”. This event now provides the bulk of the funding for his namesake Foundation as well as Santa’s Workshop.
Santa’s workshop provides gifts and a holiday dinner for less fortunate families in our community while also supporting the Sheriff’s Santa program.
The Bob McCarthy Foundation also focuses on supporting family’s needs by funding many other programs as well.
This year’s fun time will be bigger and better than ever in the great Brew Hall. It will be an evening to remember with great up tempo Irish music from Krikwater,
The incredible Live and Basket Auctions have something to fit everyone’s budget Beer & wine is available at the bargain price of $5 thanks to the generosity of EBC. Again, this year, The Taste of Ireland is presented by many local restaurants fill your tummy and tempt your taste buds with a fabulous Irish dinner, for only $5.
The Live auction is one of the main spectacles with a limited number of unique auction items accompanied by a baked dessert from Ellicottville’s renowned bakers.
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For those who want to help and are looking for unique gifts, the basket auction is for you. Over 40 baskets will be available to win with 20 tickets for $10.
Make sure to mark your calendar – Friday December 1st, 6:00 PM at EBC’s Brew Room.