Open to the public: Gold Star Family Documentary screening at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 18th at Zlock Performing Arts Center
Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, Pa. 18940
The Gold Star Family Documentary is part of The Wages of War Documentary Film Series (Remember The 27 Crusaders, Edison 64, Lads of Swampoodle). Our Documentary explores: What a Gold Star Family is, the history and significance of The Gold Star Family, Long-term impact and collateral damage of a service members death on their family, Gold Star Family support groups and their function, purpose and goals, Memorials, Monuments, Testimonials, Tributes to fallen service members and their importance to Gold Star Families and Programs to support the Gold Star families.

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Thank you to our new member, Patrick Day, for sharing this article:

Friendshoring: Irish American Supply Chain Examined as a Case Study

How is your company reacting to threats in its supply chain and transforming risk into opportunity?  In a mature application of Quality Risk Management (QRM), companies should lean into the political winds of “onshoring,” “nearshoring,” and “friendshoring” as these concepts have been stood up as well-discussed risk mitigations to the current drug shortage problems.  These concepts seem simple enough but how can a company apply them?  To explore this topic, this blog post focuses on the concept of nearshoring and friendshoring through an overly simplistic example using existing data and known strategies.  Ideally, implementing risk mitigations between two entities is more seamless when both entities have the same risk appetite.

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17 January 2025 – Our board members are always working for the Irish Chamber, especially when visiting Ireland! Our board members visited Dublin City University to discuss IDEA (Irish Diaspora Education Alliance), a partnership with the Irish Diaspora Center to promote educational ties between the US and Ireland.

(Right to Left): Pictured here is our new board member, John McDaid, with Niamh O’Mahoney, Business Development Director, Lisa Maloney, President of Chamber’s board, and President of DCU, Daire Keogh.