The main purpose of our annual events is to raise money and donate it to worthy causes. The Board of Stewards is pleased to announce that contributions to charitable institutions have been made in the name of The Friendly Sons for the years since 2000 - in the sum of $1,500,000.
Just a few of the beneficiaries are listed below:

Charities & Community Activities We Have Supported

1. Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center - $1,000,000 pledge in support of the Pediatric Center’s Let Us Build a House Capital Campaign to build a new home in Yonkers, NY for children with complex medical needs and multiple disabilities.

2. St. Joseph’s Seminary and College, Dunwoodie, Yonkers - the major Seminary of the Archdiocese of New York preparing candidates for ordination to the priesthood.

3. Great Hunger Memorial - a memorial to those many Irish who died victims of the Great Potato Famine of the 1840’s in Ireland. This memorial is located in Macy Park, off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Greenburgh.

4. Meals for the Homeless - provides free meals to hundreds of homeless persons through the Sharing Community in southwest Yonkers. In 23 years of serving food daily, the Sharing Community has served in excess of two million meals to needy individuals.

5. St. Peter’s School, Yonkers, New York - distributed funds to provide new desks to the third and fourth grade students.

6. Archdiocese for Military Services - to support this private program of the Church with necessary funds to encourage and support vocations to the military priesthood in support of our armed forces throughout the world.

7. Rosary Hill Home - to assist in the mission of this dedicated institution which provides love and solace to the terminally ill.

8. Inner City School Fund - to assist the inner city schools in the County of Westchester.

9. De La Salle Academy- an Inner City School in Manhattan, providing a quality education for boys who could not otherwise attend the school for financial reasons.

10. Almoner's Fund - There have been four almoners in the history of the society. The Almoner, on behalf of the members of the Friendly Sons, makes confidential contributions to indivuals in dire need.