48th
Annual
Jersey City Saint Patrick's Day Parade
Sunday, March
13th, 2010
12:30 pm
2011
List of Events
Sunday
March 13th, 2011 9:30am
Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick Hudson County Irish Peace Mass. St. Aedan’s Church, Jersey City
Sunday
March 13th, 2011 12:30pm
St. Patrick's Day
Parade Lincoln Park and Kennedy Blvd.
Friday
March 11th, 2011 6:30pm
Parade Dinner
Dance: Casino in the Park, Jersey City
Parade
Committee Honoree Investiture TBA
Jersey
City Irish Flag Raising TBA
Hudson
County Irish Flag Raising TBA
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Dear Friends:
Last year’s St. Patrick’s
Dinner Dance & Parade were a Great Success because of Friends like you.
Your support was sincerely appreciated and once again, we are asking for
your support. Your ad in the Parade Journal will enable us to showcase the
great businesses that support the community of Jersey City and the State of
New Jersey. It is also a way to show support of our 2011 Honorees. Your
journal ad will be a tax deductible donation as we are now a New Jersey 501
c-3 Non Profit Organization.
The Jersey City Parade is
the largest parade in Northern New Jersey and it is enjoyed by thousands of
spectators. By completing the enclosed subscription form and sending it to
the address noted you will help to make the parade the best ever.
This year’s Parade Day festivities begin at
10:00am on March 13th with The Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick’s Annual Mass for Peace in Northern Ireland at St. Aedan’s
R.C. Church. Parade Kick-Off is at 12:30pm.
We are both pleased and very proud to announce
that
Lt. Michael Kelly of the Jersey City Police
Department &
St. Peter’s Prep Varsity Basketball Coach will
serve as
our 2011 Grand Marshal.
The Parade route will begin at the Kennedy
Blvd. entrance to Lincoln
Park and continue along Kennedy Blvd. to the
Reviewing Stand at
Journal Square.
Our Dinner Dance will be held on Friday
Evening, March 111h at 6:30 PM
at the Casino In The Park. Seating is limited
to 500, so if you plan
on attending, please purchase
your tickets early.
Dinner Info contact: Maureen
Hulings 201-618-3200
mhulings@connellfoley.com
Journal Ad Info contact:
Mike Nolan 201-417-8654
mjenn@fsalarms.com
2011 Honorees
Grand Marshal
– Lt. Michael Kelly, JCPD
Irishman of
the Year – Bob Cavanaugh Jr.
Irishwoman of
the Year – Mary Paretti
Irish Police
Officer – Mark Hennessey
Irish
Firefighter – Capt. Mark Lee
Honorary
Irishman of the Year – Oren K. Dabney, Sr.
Honorary
Irishwoman of the Year – Rachael Riccio
Miss Colleen – Katelynn Lambert
2010 Honorees
Grand Marshal – Bill Gaughan
Irishman of The Year – Shawn
“Sully” Thomas
Irishwoman of The Year –
Kathleen O’Neill
Irish Police Officer –
Captain Chet Major
Irish Firefighter – Captain
Robert Daly
Honorary Irishman of The
Year – Daniel Ekmekjian
Honorary Irishwoman of The
Year – Rose Ann Rotondo Dillon
Parade Hall of Fame –
Catherine Cummings Macchi
Officers
Michael Jennings -
Parade Chairman
Tom Killeen - Parade
Adjutant
Maureen Killeen Hulings Vice
Chairman
Debbie Boyle - Treasurer
Jennifer Jennings
Secretary
Jeannine Zampella
Secretary
Joan Cleary-Stallard
- Financial
Secretary
Michael F. Nolan - Sgt. At Arms
Trustees:
Jerry Cucci, Jim O’Donnell, Helen
Sugar Koch, Mike Ryan, Debbie Boyle, Mike Manzo, Patty McCarthy,
Barbara Wilde, and Jeannine Zampella
CHAIRS:
PARADE COMMITTEE: TOM KILLEEN
DINNER DANCE COMMITTEE: MAUREEN HULINGS
JOURNAL COMMITTEE: MIKE NOLAN
50/50 COMMITTEE: JENNIFER LAMBERT
BELMAR PARADE: PATTY McCarthy
The
Jersey City St. Patrick’s
Day
Parade Committee, Inc.
555
Summit Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
201-963-5503 Fax: 201-963-4371
Chairman
Mike Jennings
mjenn@fsalarms.com
