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Mistress of Ceremonies at Continental Square
Samantha Galvez, abc27 WHTM
JudgesEd Camp, Guinness
Frank Countess, CGA Law FirmCait Fenello, abc27 WHTM
Betsy Holtzman, Engle Printing & PublishingJJ Sheffer, CoWork155
33rd Annual
March 12, 20161 p.m. step-off along
Market Street in Downtown York
GRAND MARSHAL:
Ward Walsh
YORKSaint Patrick’s Day
PARADE
/YorkStPatParade
Visit our booth at the 16th Annual Penn-Mar Irish Festival
and pick up a 2017 “save the date” parade magnet
Saturday, June 18, 2016at The Markets at Shrewsbury
www.PennMarIrishFestival.com
For More Information:www.YorkSaintPatricksDayParade.orgPO Box 1043 • York PA [email protected]
(717) 578-0146
York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee
Daniel Reilly .............................PresidentTom O’Shea ............................SecretaryMary Thomas ...........................TreasurerVictoria Connor • Roseanne Maglione
Laura O’Grady • Charlie RuppMary Anne Winkelman • Mary YeapleNEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ALWAYS WELCOME!
Current FundraiserSunrise Soap Company
(29 N. Beaver St.) is donating proceeds from the sale of limited-edition
Guinness Soap. Stop by today!
@YorkStPatParade
Visit www.YorkSaintPatricksDayParade.orgthroughout the year for parade updates
and information on Celtic events happening in and around the York area
Watch for parade rebroadcasts on
WRCT (Comcast Channel 18
or www.WRCT.tv Video on Demand)
#yspdp
WRCT parade coverage sponsored byYork Youth Symphony Orchestra
Thank You!Anonymous
Atomic BounceCentral Market House
City of YorkFox43
Harrigan HolidaysMartin Library
O’Shea Lumber CompanyPenn-Mar Irish Festival
Penn Street Farmers MarketPrint-O-Stat
Sports 35 PhotographyTake Five Expresso Bar
Turkey Hill Minit MarketsUnion Lutheran Church
WGAL TV 8WHP Channel 21
WHTM abc27White Rose Community Television
Rodney YeapleYork College of Pennsylvania
York County Convention & Visitors BureauThe York EmporiumYork Rescue Mission
The York Water Company
Please contact us for marketing opportunities:
[email protected] (717) 578-0146
Many thanks to the following for valuable in-kind assistance:
Children’s Dental Centre of YorkThe Connor Family
Fulton Bank PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Co.
Chris ReillyState Representative Kevin J. Schreiber
Bryan Tate & Ralph Serpe
Thank you to the following for participating in our
There’s Guinness In It! fundraiser:And Everything Beyond Bakery & Gift Shop
Artistic Foods CateringBair’s ChickenThe Busy Bee
Central Family RestaurantThe Copper Crust Company
Corner Cabinet CafeJoy’s Cafe
MezzogiornoPepper’s Grille Simply Soup
Tutoni’sYork City Pretzel Company
Yorktowne HotelThe York Water Company • The Beer Ace
SHAMROCK SPONSORS
BAND SPONSORS
MILITARY & HONOR GUARD SPONSOR
FUNDRAISER SPONSORS
IRISH DANCE SPONSORS
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY
LEPRECHAUN SPONSORS
DIVISION ONE
Leinster DivisionDIVISION TWO
Munster DivisionAbout our Grand Marshal
Bucket BrigadePlease support the parade
with a monetary contribution at this time. Thank you!
This year’s Grand Marshal is Ward Walsh. Ward is a graduate of St. Patrick Grade School, York Catholic High school (’64) and attended the College of William and Mary, where he met and courted his bride, Kathleen. They settled back in York when Ward started his own company, IMC America, Inc., and raised three children here – Ned, Mieke and Reid. All three are also graduates of St. Patrick and York Catholic and also make York their home, allowing Ward and Kathleen to spend plenty of time with their nine grandchildren. An Irishman to the core, Ward is a long-time enthusiast of the parade and he and his extended family, Clan Walsh, have marched as a group in the parade for many, many years. Beginning at the very first York St. Patrick’s Day Parade, when Ward grabbed his children, a poster board and their faithful dog, Molly (dyed greed for the occasion), a tradition was soon born to include the extended Walsh family. Through the decades the family gathers again and again to enjoy their favorite holiday – at the parade and in the celebrations to follow. Ward is the oldest of eight children of Bud and Sheila (Duffy) Walsh, and has 35 first cousins to boast, not including his own siblings (like we said, it’s an Irish family!) When the Clan gathers, they gather en masse and have a great time doing so and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is no exception. Outside of work and family, Ward is an avid swimmer and cyclist and supporter of his alma maters (YC and William and Mary both) as well as the York YMCA, where he has been a member since he was a boy. He counts his high school and college buddies as well as his swimming and cycling crew among his closest friends – and his friends number almost as many as his family! He is loyal to every one of them to the last. He is also a faithful parishioner of St. Patrick’s where you’ll find him with his Uncle Jim Walsh each Sunday at 8:00 a.m. mass after which he takes communion to elderly who are unable to attend mass in person. From Cork to York is the slogan of Clan Walsh as they march in the parade, and we think that is pretty close to the truth! We know at the least Ward and his siblings are genuinely 100% Irish – as all of his ancestors can be traced to the Emerald Isle. On his father’s side, Bud Walsh was the son of Edward and Alice (McMahon) Walsh. Alice hailed from Massachusetts, where her father, first generation James Francis McMahon (who married Henrietta Dunn) was the fire chief of Boston. Ed Walsh was the son of Margaret (Shields) and Edward R. Walsh, and also came to York from Massachusetts. His grandparents, William H. and Honora Walsh and Patrick and Mary (O’Keefe) Shields were all born in Ireland. On the Duffy side, Sheila Duffy Walsh was the daughter of James T. Duffy of Marietta and Margaret (Gaul) Duffy of Houghton Michigan. Jim Duffy was the son of James Thomas and Mary (Malone) Duffy. His father, in turn, was Colonel James Duffy, Jr., whose parent James and Catherine (Sheridan) Duffy emigrated to Lancaster from the homeland, specifically Donegal. Margaret Duffy was the daughter of James and Margaret (Ryan) Gaul – whose family was from Tipperary and Kilkenny Counties.
Welcome to the ParadeCedar Cliff High School Army JROTC
York Catholic High School Marching BandFlags of Ireland
Grand Marshal Ward WalshClan Walsh
St. Patrick SchoolYork Revolution Baseball Team
State Representative Kevin J. SchreiberLoving Eyes 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Celtic TrioYork County Bar Association
Uptown York Rotary ClubPeople’s Bank, A Codorus Valley Co.
John F. Nicoll Pipes & DrumsComForCare Home CarePenn-Mar Irish Festival
abc27Friends of Chris Reilly
Ni Riain School of Irish DanceTurkey Hill Minit Markets
96.1 SOXNed Rentzel
York White Rose Mothers of Twins & Triplets
York County Commissioners Susan Byrnes and Doug Hoke
87th PA Re-enactors Association and Calvert Arms Fife & Drum Corps
Martin LibraryWGAL News 8
Rotary Club of YorkCarraig School of Irish Dance
KPETS--Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services
Girls on the Run YorkCentral York Middle School Fife &
Drum CorpsGroundhog Hole Fire Company--
The Murren FamilyFroggy 107.7
York Fish & Oyster Co.rabbittransit
York County PageantsYouth Development Center
Martin’s Potato ChipsHarvey Lilly
Best Buddies of York CollegeOh! Gill’s Irish Dance Team
Moms Club of YorkKid’s Closet Connection York County
Apple Ford105.7 the X
Sign language interpreting provided at Continental Square
by Fair Interpreting LLC
DIVISION FOUR
Ulster DivisionDIVISION THREE
Connacht DivisionPARADE NOVELTIES
Please visit our novelties tent at
Continental Square for commemorative parade t-shirts, Irish
flags, beads, hats, and assorted other items.
Registration materials will be available in December. Please contact us now for volunteer and marketing opportunities!New committee members and sponsors always welcome.
York County Sheriff’s Honor GuardKiltie Band of York
York County Corvette ClubThe York Water Company
Susquehanna Wrestling OrganizationSouthern PA Incident Network (SPIN)
Mission BBQAnimal Rescue, Inc.
Paloma School of Irish DanceDistinguished Young Women--York County
Pennsylvania NonbelieversMay Day Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm
Irish BlessingWPMT Fox 43
Community 106.1PA Caring for K-9s
York County Republican CommitteeTall Cedar & White Rose Clown Clubs
Job’s Daughters & Cedar OfficersMcGinley School of Irish Dance
York County Heritage TrustYork County Literacy Council
Sea Scouts Ship 25York High Alumni Band
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge #213
Goodwill Fire Co. of York TownshipWARM 103.3
York Chapter of National Organization for Women
Hooley School of Irish DanceLife Source Water Service
GuinnessAdrenaline Dance of York
Shiloh Paving & Excavating IncCBS 21 WHP & CW 15
The York EmporiumSusquehanna Pipes & Drums
College Town TakeoverNash 106.7 FM
Perry Old Iron CollectorsRhiannon Lubaszewski, 2016 International
Jr. Miss Keystone State Pre-TeenPatriots for Perry
Zembo Minicar Unit
Save the Date: Saturday, March 11, 201734th Annual York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
THANKYOU
forsupportingthe parade with your donations
Your donations help to cover parade expenses and ensure the future
of the parade.
