Division 8 to March in Memorial Day Parade

Division 8 will be marching in Glen Cove’s annual Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.

The parade begins at noon, stepping off from the Finley Middle School horseshoe and proceeding down Forest Avenue to School Street to Glen Street, turning at Pulaski Street and at the arterial highway, passing the reviewing stand at Glen Cove Library and ending at Charles Street.

Dress code is green polo shirts and black pants. Please try to attend!!

2009 NYC Parade

NEW YORK – With the weather in the mid-50s, and not a cloud in the sky, the 2009 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade was going to be a success for Division 8.

But this year was even more special, because one of our own, past Division 8 President and current Nassau County President John O’Connell, was named an Aide to the Grand Marshal.

“What a wonderful day! Glorious!” O’Connell said. “This was one of the happiest days in my life to serve as an Aide to the Grand Marshal of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”

Backed by seven members of the men’s division and 15 of the ladies, Division 8 marched under its own flag for the first time in three years.

As the division proceeded up 5^th Avenue, crowds of three to four deep lined the streets cheered on the brothers and sisters. And the special moment came when they arrived at 63^rd Street to see O’Connell standing in front of Central Park. “One of the best moments.” O’Connell said, “was to cheer my Division 8 men on as they passed the reviewing stand.”

After the two mile walk, the division went to a local restaurant on the Upper East Side and enjoyed some well deserved refreshments.

But for the Division 8′s man of the hour, the day was just starting.

“The Cardinal’s Mass in the morning,” O’Connell said, “the happy Irish faces along the route, the grace of the Grand Marshal, seeing my loved ones in the stands, the weather, it was all so great, I will remember this day for all my life.”

All members of Division 8 are welcome to march in the parade every year. If you are Irish, Catholic and interested in joining, please follow this link for more information.

Division 8 Marches In NYC Parade

NEW YORK – With the weather in the mid-50s, and not a cloud in the sky, the 2009 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade was going to be a success for Division 8.

But this year was even more special, because one of our own, past Division 8 President and current Nassau County President John O’Connell, was named an Aide to the Grand Marshal.

“What a wonderful day! Glorious!” O’Connell said. “This was one of the happiest days in my life to serve as an Aide to the Grand Marshal of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”

Backed by seven members of the men’s division and 15 of the ladies, Division 8 marched under its own flag for the first time in three years.

As the division proceeded up 5^th Avenue, crowds of three to four deep lined the streets cheered on the brothers and sisters. And the special moment came when they arrived at 63^rd Street to see O’Connell standing in front of Central Park. “One of the best moments.” O’Connell said, “was to cheer my Division 8 men on as they passed the reviewing stand.”

After the two mile walk, the division went to a local restaurant on the Upper East Side and enjoyed some well deserved refreshments.

But for the Division 8′s man of the hour, the day was just starting.

“The Cardinal’s Mass in the morning,” O’Connell said, “the happy Irish faces along the route, the grace of the Grand Marshal, seeing my loved ones in the stands, the weather, it was all so great, I will remember this day for all my life.”

All members of Division 8 are welcome to march in the parade every year. If you are Irish, Catholic and interested in joining, please follow this link for more information.

Parade Sponsorships

Band Sponsorships

Option A $1,000	sponsors a pipe band and a 8′ by 2.5′ banner displaying your company name and/or logo. The banner will be carried in front of the sponsored pipe band.
Option B $500	sponsors a pipe band and share 50% of 8′ x 2.5′ banner with other company. Banner will be carried in front of the sponsored pipe band.
Option C $250	as a $250 donor your company name will displayed on the parade reviewing stand as a parade contributor.

Online Registration

To electronically submit your
sponsorship registration, please complete and submit the following form.
Our Parade Chairman will contact you to confirm your registration.  For
a print copy of our Sponsorship Opportunity brochure and registration form,

Click here to print a brochure and mail-in sponsorship form

Organization/Individual Name

Contact Person

Position

Email

Phone

Street Address

Town

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Please Select Your Sponsorship Option from the list
below, then click the  “Submit”  button at the end of the form.

Option A – $1,000.00

Option B – $500.00

Option C – 250.00

Journal Ads

Our Journal will feature a professionally published format with full
8.5” x 11” pages, including gold pages.

Please complete and submit the following form in order to
place an ad in our 50th Anniversary Commemorative Journal

Organization/Individual Name

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Ad Copy (please type your ad copy in the text box
below):

Please select your desired ad from the list
below, then click the “Submit” button at the end of the form.

Back Cover – $500.00

Inside Covers – $300

Gold Page – $250

Full Page – $100

Half Page – $60

Press “submit” to submit your ad choice online. Please mail your
check, payable to “St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee” to:

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee

86 Peacock Lane
Locust Valley, NY 11560

2008 Grand Marshal – John W.C. Canning

John Canning, the 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, is a partner at Canning and Bollaci, LLP, a Sea Cliff law firm, and serves as Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Oyster Bay.

Canning was born in Glen Cove and raised in Sea Cliff where he attended North Shore Schools.  He has been engaged in civic activities for many years.  Present and past community involvement includes: member, Knights of Columbus, Glen Cove; officer, Sea Cliff Auxiliary Police; director, Glen Cove CARES; director, Friends of Raynham Hall Museum, Oyster Bay; treasurer, Sea Cliff Civic Association; president, East Hillside Cemetery Association; lector, St. Boniface Martyr R.C. Church, Sea Cliff; member, North Shore Kiwanis Club; and director, Visiting Nurse Association of Oyster Bay-Glen Cove.  John is also an Honorary Member of the Sea Cliff Volunteer Fire Department.

In 1995, Canning was elected to the inaugural Nassau County Legislature where he represented Glen Cove and the northern portion of the Town of Oyster Bay and served as Chair of the Committee on Governmental Services and Operations.  He was also a member of two New York State Commissions: the Long Island Sound Coastal Advisory Commission and the Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Planning Commission.

Canning’s Hibernian activities have included being a member of the Irish-American Society and a founding member of Irish-Americans in Government.  For the past several years, he has been the voice of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Parade, announcing the line of march at the reviewing stand.