San Diego 2003

The 20th Annual San Diego American Ireland Fund Gala at the Manchester Grand Hyatt February 15 attracted more than 700 guests.

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Two auctions -both silent and live- were added to this year's festivities.

The gala's principal sponsor was The Moores Foundation

Guests were entertained by The Celtic Tenors with Deirdre Gilsenan

Photos 1 The American Ireland Fund pipers 2 The Celtic Tenors with Deirdre Gilsenan 3 Doug and Betsy Manchester with Heritage Award winner, John Lynch Jr. 4 John Moores of The Moores Foundation, principal sponsor of the Gala 5 Chairpersons of all the past San Diego Galas 6 The San Diego Silent Auction 7 Becky and John Moores with Heritage Award winner, John Lynch Jr. 8 Dave Monaghan, Ron Blair, Bob Sexton and Janie Sexton 9 Brian and Gerry Monaghan with John Lynch Jr. 10 Neil Harper, Kingsley Aikins, Dan Mulvihill and Frank Yorke 11 Kevin, Bill, Ann, Ellen and Brian Ahern 12 The Dinner Gala 13 John Lynch Jr. Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rick Mirer, Oakland Raiders 14 David, Mary, John and Kelly Clark 15 Janie and Bob Sexton 16 John Lynch Jr. with Ruth and Joe McInerney