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Thank You To All Who Braved The Weather and
Joined Us For The 2010 Parade!
< VIEW THE PARADE AWARDS LISTINGS HERE >
Cead Mile Failte ( A hundred thousand
welcomes) to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Committee of Greater New Haven.The St.
Patrick’s Day Parade tradition was born in
New Haven on March 17, 1842, when about 90
members of the Hibernian Provident Society,
a mutual aid organization formed the
previous year, marched through the city
streets behind a banner made especially for
the occasion. Lovingly sewn into the banner
were traditional Irish depictions: St.
Patrick in his bishop’s robes, an Irish
wolfhound, a harp, shamrocks, and a portrait
of Gen. Richard Montgomery, the Irish-born
hero of the American Revolution. The two
mottos inscribed on the banner bespoke the
dual loyalties of the marchers: “e pluribus
unum” and “Erin go bragh.” (Joan Moynihan
and Neil Hogan)
Since the mid-1950’s the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade of Greater New Haven has become one
of New England’s premier Irish events. It is
the largest, single-day spectator event in
the State of Connecticut. As the 6th
oldest parade in the nation, its fame was
recognized by the Library of Congress in
1999. This keepsake of New Haven’s
Irish community became a national keepsake
when the Library of Congress selected the
Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade
as an outstanding example of American folk
life. (Moynihan and Hogan)
Thank you to all who
participate, attend and support
the Greater New Haven St.
Patrick’s Day Parade. An
estimated 200,000 spectators
lined the streets of the Elm
City in 2009. We are in the
midst of planning the 2010
parade which will take place on
Sunday, March 14th 2010. We are
very proud of this great
tradition and we invite you to
enjoy the information and
history of our great parade in
the pages of this web site!
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Rain doesn't stop the Irish from marching! In spite of
a historic rainstorm that crossed the State on March 13
and 14, the Greater New Haven Parade stepped off on time
with the help of Jack McGovern assisting his dad, Grand
Marshal, Jim Govern, in cutting the ceremonial green
ribbon.
Pictured L to R: Chief of Staff, Joseph Lynch,
Secretary, Kevin A. Smith, Chairman, Walter
Nester, Molly McGovern, daughter to Grand Marshal Jim
McGovern, son Jack McGovern, daughter Grace McGovern,
wife Trish Carey McGovern. Two nieces of Jim's share in
the ceremony -- Elizabeth and Katherine Mongillo. Photo: Chad Lyons |
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The
St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee
is a volunteer organization which
relies completely on both
sponsorship and donations to allow
us to raise the thousands needed to
bring the parade to the streets of
New Haven. Would you like to help
us? Make a donation here |
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or you may
download a simple form to make a
donation through the mail here > |
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ANOTHER WAY TO HELP IS:
We've created a very simple and
eco-friendly way to donate to our
cause. It's a online gadget drive
through
Gazelle to raise money for
Greater New
Haven St. Patrick's Day
Parade, and we would love your
support. This company has received
rave reviews and a lot of press from
outlets such as
New York
Times, NBC Today Show,
Wall Street
Journal to mention a few.
A gadget drive is a new way to
fundraise that turns your used
electronics (laptops, cell phones,
MP3 players,
digital cameras & more) into cash to
support a cause. Contributing to our
drive is simple. Just visit the
drive webpage at
http://stpatricksdayparade.gazelle.com
find the value of the gadgets you
would like to donate, and send them
to Gazelle (shipping is free, they
can even send you a box). The value
will go to support Greater New Haven
St. Patrick's Day Parade.
If you would like to donate, please
go to "Go green, help the Parade!"
http://stpatricksdayparade.gazelle.com
to learn more about the drive and
track its progress. You will
receive a confirmation of your
donation by email.
You can also use this flier to start
a collection at work or school. Ask
around and start collecting to help
the Greater New Haven St. Patrick's
Day Parade!
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St. Patrick's Day Parade is
sponsored by the four Associated
Irish Societies
New Haven Gaelic Football and
Hurling Club, Knights Of St.
Patrick, Ancient Order Of Hibernians
(Fr. McKeon Div.)
and West Haven Irish Club, and is a
501(C)3 non profit organization. |
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