Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2016 St. Patrick's Day Parade Season
Yonkers Hibernians March in Local
St.
Patrick’s Day Parades
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| Division #1 Yonkers marching up 5th Avenue in New York City |
The Myles
Scully Division #1 of Yonkers was visible in many places this
month as its members participated in many of the local St. Patrick’s Day
Parades that were held across Westchester County.
The Division marched in a total of 4 parades over the span of 7 days in
what turned out to be one of the most successful parade seasons ever!
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| Stepping onto Mamaroneck Ave. in the White Plains Parade |
The first
parade took place in White Plains on March 12th, where
Division #1 marched proudly behind the Rockland County AOH Pipe Band up Mamaroneck Avenue.
This parade is fast becoming a favorite of the membership and we thank
the parade committee for hosting us once again this year.
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| Division #1 marching in White Plains |
The next
day, Division #1 marched in the 20th Annual Sleepy Hollow St.
Patrick’s Day Parade. This was a special
day as Dennis O’Brien, who is a
Division Officer, was chosen as an Aide to the Grand Marshal John Dunleavy.
Congratulations to the members of AOH Division #11 Tarrytown for the
great work they do in organizing this parade!
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| Division #1 Members at The Sleepy Hollow Parade |
St.
Patrick’s Day is always a special day for the AOH, and this year was no
exception as The Myles Scully Division marched in the 255th Annual
New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
It was a great day with above average temperatures and we were able to
see so many of our friends and supporters as we made our way up 5th Avenue! We were honored to march behind Senator George Mitchell, who served as
this years Grand Marshal and was instrumental in helping the Peace Process in
the North of Ireland become a reality!
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| Division #1 passes the Reviewing Stand in the NYC Parade |
Here
is a video of Division #1 in The NYC Parade
The fourth
and final Parade on March 19th was the 61st Annual
Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our
members take exceptional pride of a parade which was created by The Myles Scully
Division back in 1956. Dennis O’Brien was the AOH Aide to The
Grand Marshal, who this year was Patrick
Quinn. Pat Quinn was the original creator
of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has risen
over $220 million toward finding a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease. Division #1 led the procession into Mass at St. Barnabas Chapel and
then assisted with formation duties. Our
members did an excellent job getting the over 5,500 marching out onto McLean Ave.
We then took our place of honor as the last marching unit to come up the
Emerald Mile.
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| Division One marching in The Yonkers St. Patrick's' Day Parade |
Congratulations
to those “Iron Man” members who were able to attend all four parades this year! The members of Division #1 once again showed
how Hibernians march with respect, honor and dignity.
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| Rooftop view of Division #1 in the Yonkers Parade |
