

SIGH MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage
is to meet as friends to share and celebrate the rich cultural heritage
of Ireland and the Gaels, and to welcome all who share this goal.
We intend to share the enjoyment of Irish/Gaelic Language, Food,
Drink, Music, Dance, Folklore, Crafts, Arts and Literature, as well as
the glorious history, and the spectacular scenery of this land.
This club will represent Ireland for the Saint Petersburg International Folk Fair Society
(SPIFFS) and will dedicate a display of our Irish Village representing the Irish and Gaelic
culture in the Saint Petersburg International Folk Fair and in other similar
cultural events in and around the greater Tampa Bay area.
Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage 2020-2022 © www.suncoastirish.com sigh.clubinfo@gmail.com SIGH on FACEBOOK
One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!

You are invited to BECOME A MEMBER or RENEW
your membership as we celebrate a successful 2022 and step into 2023 for another exciting year to showcase our Irish & Gaelic Heritage.
(Visit our Membership INFO page)
contact us at sigh.clubinfo@gmail.com
Welcome to our newest partner to SIGH...
The Blarney Scone!
Thank you to owner Lisa Bekiaris for beoming a
member and supporting SIGH.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SUNCOAST IRISH & GAELIC HERITAGE MEMBERS:
PLEASE WELCOME your Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage 2023/2023 officers.
Skip DeMontozon – Vice President
Billy Fisher – Treasurer
Cheri Adams – Secretary
Goody Haines – President
Sgt-at-Arms - Gary Fuller

RSVP NOW: Seating is limited!
TICKETS: $20.00 +$1.00 paypal fee
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EVENTS WITH SUNCOAST IRISH....
SATURDAY APRIL 1ST -
SIGH will be enjoying ourselves and sharing the culture at the DUNEDIN HIGHLAND GAMES Clan Village on
Saturday APRIL 1ST.
Last year, SIGH was the only group at the games that specifically represented Irish and Scots-Irish heritage!
We had an absolute blast and are looking forward to
attending again for 2023.
The PARADE IS AWESOME!!!! EVERYONE gets an Irish flag to wave as they march with our banner!
(Look at our cool parade picture, and this is only half of us)
If you are planning to attend, please consider spending a
bit of time at the SIGH tent. Let us know!
MORE TO COME- STAY TUNED:
Aha! You found us! Thank you for stopping in...
sit a spell and have a cup o' tea - or a PINT- with us
at one of SIGH gatherings!
We are pleased to bring to you, the only
Irish focused cultural group in our grand
Tampa Bay area.
We present to you an opportunity to connect with
others that have an interest, fondness or love of all
things Irish & Gaelic!
SPIFFS is a multi-cultural
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural diversity
in the Tampa Bay area since 1975
Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage is honored to be showcasing our
wonderful Irish culture & customs at the Folk Fair!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
IRISH VILLAGE at SPIFFS VOLUNTEERS!
It takes a village to create a village. We reached out to our community to assist us in keeping the heritage alive and shared at the SPIFFS Folk Fair and y'all were awesome!!
We thank you!
Cead Mile Failte to our SPONSORS!
VALUED SIGH SPONSOR






VALUED SIGH SPONSOR
Kilts, Sporrans, Flashes & other fine Celtic items.
Visit us at the SPIFFS Folk Fair
Oct 22nd, 2022
www.vintagecelt.com
In addition to gathering socially, our goal is to create a fellowship of people that are interested in sharing their talents & knowledge at major festivals such as the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair!
We are proud to say the we will be the Irish group represented at SPIFFS!!!
The FOLK FAIR is where we will fill in this missing part of the Celtic community with this amazing and diverse organization.
Thousands of school children and families from the Tampa Bay/Suncoast counties have come to SPIFFS Folk Fair.
SPIFFS is celebrating 47 great years!
WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN IN THE CRAIC' as we share
our heritage and Irish ways with the school children and chaperons at our SPIFFS "IRISH VILLAGE".
Re-enactors, food, musicians, demonstrations, Gaelic Language lessons, weapons demonstrations....
and so much more!!!
We would like say THANK YOU to ALL of our wonderful members and volunteers and to the Brandon and Dunedin Chapters of the New World Celts for their volunteers & their support.
You can see the highlights of the many get-togethers
of Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage on our
"SCRAPBOOK" page.
As we prepare for our SPIFFS IRISH VILLAGE in OCTOBER of 2023, we stay connected through social media and communicating via emails. We ask that you support our group through your membership, sponsorship & donations.
SIGH is a 501c3 organization.
Connect with us on facebook: Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage
Our Facebook page welcomes educational, enlightenment, interesting facts and general information to be submitted as it pertains to the Irish/Gaelic Culture and your experiences.
We would love to hear about your Irish/Gaelic heritage, your travels to any of the Celtic lands, maybe you could even share a tune or two??
Just send an email to: sigh.clubinfo@gmail.com
We will be holding our meet-ups to help support our
MEMBER MUSICIANS of SIGH. (Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage)
Please support SIGH- we are a 501 c(3) organization-
and become a member or sponsor today.
Slainte' and best of health to all!
Your SIGH Officers


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SUNCOAST IRISH & GAELIC HERITAGE, Inc. MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of Suncoast Irish & Gaelic Heritage
is to meet as friends to share and celebrate the rich cultural heritage
of Ireland and the Gaels, and to welcome all who share this goal.
We emphasize the education, and share the enjoyment, of Irish/Gaelic Language,
Food, Drink, Music, Dance, Folklore, Crafts, Arts and Literature, as well as
the glorious history, and the spectacular scenery of Ireland and Gaelic nations,
including Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man & Canada/Breton.
This organization represents the IRISH culture at the
Saint Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) as a member ethnicity/group.
S.I.G.H. dedicates displays of our Irish Village representing the Irish and Gaelic
culture at the annual Saint Petersburg International Folk Fair, and in other similar
cultural events in and around the greater Tampa Bay area.
We are a State of Florida registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Donations are tax deductible.