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VC Tour of Ireland

Ireland Tour Promo Pic 2The Vancouver College Community is planning a trip to Ireland in the Spring of 2009.  The trip is open to Parents, Teachers, Alumni, and Students.  The 13 day trip includes nights in many Irish cities, including Dublin, Kilkenny, Belfast, and many more.  It is going to be an excellent trip. 

Contact info@vcalumni.com for more information or click: VC Tour of Ireland.

Trip Organizer, Jim Bell, wrote the following:

 
Dear Alumni,
At the suggestion of David Hardy, our Principal, we are planning a pilgrimage tour to Ireland in spring 2009 in order to return to the roots of VC, Blessed Edmund Rice's homeland.

This 13 day tour is open to adults, and we invite all Alumni to join us. Our agent, a VC alumnus himself, Shawn Gallacher ’84 has put together an attractive itinerary highlights of which are included here. We do hope that some of you and your significant others can join us.

Please contact me (jcbell@vc.bc.ca) or Shawn (shawn@affinitytours.com) if you are interested.

Regards and Semper Fidelis,
Jim Bell

 
Highlights include:

Visiting Edmund Rice's birthplace in Callan;
Visiting his first school 'Mt Sion' in Waterford (1802);
Visiting the North Richmond Street House and School/Museum-his first school in Dublin (1828);
Visiting the Glen Road active Christian Brothers school in Belfast;

Limited space is available at $3850.00. Hit the attached links for an
Ireland Itinerary and an Ireland Booking Form.

For more information click: VC Ireland Tour