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On July 9, 2008, Shelbourne Development and the
law firm of Freeborn & Peters LLP hosted a
fundraising event for the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra’s
2009 U.S. tour at the spectacular “Chicago Spire” Showroom,
with Guest of Honor Irish Consul General Martin Rouine. 

Amongst the guests were former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland James Kenny, Dr. Joseph Sheehan and his family, of the Sheehan Medical Group, Ivan Sotirov, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria, James Durkan, CEO of Community Memorial Foundation, Charles (Pat) Boyle, of Charles Boyle & Associates, Roseann Finnegan LeFevour, Regional Director of the American Ireland Fund, Mary Pat Flanagan, Midwest Director of CIE Tours International, Kim Metcalfe, Senior Vice President of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, David Garrigus, Vice President of Marsh, Chris Bertschy, Founding Partner of McCarthy Bertschy, Molly Carroll, Senior Vice President of the Staubach Company, and Ed Hannon and Randy Vickery, Partners of Freeborn & Peters.

Derek and Irish Consul General Martin Rouine

Mark Slaby, Ambassador James Kenny and Derek

Derek and Sven Asmus (Marketing Director, Shelbourne Development)