"NO ISSUE HAS PROVOKED SO MUCH ANGER, OR SO EMBITTERED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AS THE INDISPUTABLE FACT THAT HUGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD WERE EXPORTED FROM IRELAND TO ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WHEN THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND WERE DYING OF STARVATION"
"The Great Hunger"
Cecil Woodham-Smith, London, 1962
Overview
The Great Hunger Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1994, incorporated in 1995, received its 501c (3) not-for-profit status in 1995, and registered with the State Attorney General's Charities Board in 1995.
The Foundation's Board and committees are made of persons from various professional, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The intent of the Foundation is to commemorate the Great Hunger of 19th century Ireland by promoting and creating educational materials and sponsoring programs, projects and events that will create a greater understanding and knowledge of this period and its impact on American History.
Over the last five years the Foundation has been educating the public on the history and culture of Ireland, the contributions by the Irish to America and at the same time providing local not-for-profit agencies with help in alleviating hunger and providing educational materials about hunger today.
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