Mary is Running in the Yonkers Marathon

Mary Quinn McAleer is a key member of Team Aisling, is a Team Captain and the Rockland County coordinator for the team workouts and activities. When Team Aisling was formed early in the year, Mary jumped right on the opportunity to be a party of a team that was working to bring a community together for fun, fitness and fundraising for the Aisling Irish Community Center.

When Mary came to the US from Dublin in 1987 she quickly became involved with the Aisling Irish Community Center’s Homeless Feeding Program. For many years she volunteered every week to shop, make and deliver sandwiches as well as helping to coordinate the volunteers. When she moved up to Rockland County a few years back she got involved with her family and friends in her new home there. Being a part of Team Aisling has provided Mary with the opportunity to reconnect with the center, reconnect with old friends, and push herself to run in the Yonkers, New York Marathon, Sunday, October 21st.

Mary has never done a marathon before, so she began running and training straight away. She’s worked on recruiting members from the Rockland GAA as well as friends and neighbors from the Pearl River Area. When asked why she wanted to do this, Mary stated “She loves the Aisling Center and all the good work they have done for the community” “There is always a friendly face in the center”

Mary is just up the road in Rockland, but is in the area often as she and her family have many friends in the Yonkers area and they are very involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association. She made lifelong friends through her involvement in the center and is giving back to help the community that gave so much to her when she first came to America. You can support the runners who are online by making a donation. This link will bring you to the "Make a Donation" page, click on "Runners" and you'll see the runners who are online for their pages. http://igfn.us/vf/TeamAisling

Aisling Irish Community Center provides resources and a community respite to the Bronx, Yonkers, Queens and the entire tristate area. The Irish Volunteers for the Homeless program is a weekly feeding program, delivering food to the homeless at numerous locations throughout New York City. Over the years, the role of the Center has evolved into a fully-fledged social services organization catering not only to the Irish and Irish-American population, but also to the community at large. Aisling Center is one of the largest Irish immigrant resource centers in the tristate area and the main provider of services for communities of Yonkers and Woodlawn.

Monies raised will help fund the Aisling Irish Community Center’s Mental Health Programs including; free and confidential counseling services with a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Life Coach with extensive mental health experience in supporting individuals, children, families and groups.

The center provides an Irish arts and culture program including classes in Irish language, music and dance; assistance with employment & accommodation; services for Senior Citizens; various classes for adults and children and weekly AA meetings. Our educational, cultural and welfare programs/services benefit over 900 people each week. www.aislingcenter.org