Forced to temporarily close because of a fire last week, the Celtic Tavern announced today that it will have to cancel a fundraiser that had been planned in June for the One Fund.
"Due to the recent fire ... we unfortunately are unable to hold the 617 fundraiser, so 617 is canceled," committee member Emily Gauvin wrote in an email Thursday. "We are all deeply saddened by this as so many have put in so many hours planning and organizing this fundraiser. A HUGE thank you to all the people that have helped support this and have donated their time, ideas and knowledge."
But because the Celtic Tavern will be closed for three to four weeks while recovering from the fire, Gauvin said, the fundraiser is no longer doable. It can't be rescheduled, she said, because donations to the One Fund, which supports Boston Marathon bombing victims, must be in by June 30.