Irish day parade encourages charitable donations
Irish Day was recently celebrated in Rockville Centre, just a short distance from Hewlett, with its 20th St. Patrick’s Day annual parade.
The parade was started in 1997 as ‘The Parade that Cares and Shares’, and it gives back to the community each year by raising money and promoting three different charities. Over the past 19 years, the parade has raised $933,000 for 58 individual charities. The three charities are selected very carefully by the parade organizers, who may use flyer printing to promote them before, during, and after the parade.
The national charity for the parade was the Children’s Tumor Foundation, which looks to find effective treatments for the millions of people around the world who have neurofibromatosis. The goal of the parade is to help the Foundation increase awareness of this disease and support its efforts in helping the medical community to reach earlier and more accurate diagnoses.
The Ballinasloe Eagles Special Olympics Club from Galway, Ireland was the Irish Charity. It helps special athletes train and compete in golf, swimming, and horseback riding.
The final charity was the Tommy Brull Foundation, the mission of which is to raise money to benefit those who assist people with mental, emotional, and physical challenges in Suffolk and Nassau counties.
After the parade, residents of Rockville Centre visited the many restaurants and pubs celebrating Irish Day.
The parade was started in 1997 as ‘The Parade that Cares and Shares’, and it gives back to the community each year by raising money and promoting three different charities. Over the past 19 years, the parade has raised $933,000 for 58 individual charities. The three charities are selected very carefully by the parade organizers, who may use flyer printing to promote them before, during, and after the parade.
The national charity for the parade was the Children’s Tumor Foundation, which looks to find effective treatments for the millions of people around the world who have neurofibromatosis. The goal of the parade is to help the Foundation increase awareness of this disease and support its efforts in helping the medical community to reach earlier and more accurate diagnoses.
The Ballinasloe Eagles Special Olympics Club from Galway, Ireland was the Irish Charity. It helps special athletes train and compete in golf, swimming, and horseback riding.
The final charity was the Tommy Brull Foundation, the mission of which is to raise money to benefit those who assist people with mental, emotional, and physical challenges in Suffolk and Nassau counties.
After the parade, residents of Rockville Centre visited the many restaurants and pubs celebrating Irish Day.