2012 Fundraiser Update 1/25/12

Thank you to all of you that have already purchased tickets. However with a week to go we are not sold out yet. Upon feedback from our supporters, We have lowered the ticket price for children to $12.
Also, now included through our new sponsor
Houlihan's - "Original Baked Potatoe Soup."
Tickets are available for purchase at:

Mannion's, Scampi's or Verve Restaurants in Downtown Somerville.
Click the link below for all the details.

2012 Fundraiser Information Announced

The annual fundraising dinner and Grand Marshal Announcement Party has been scheduled. Squad 5 will be performing. Click Here for complete details.

The 2012 parade is fast approaching and the committee is hard at work fundraising and preparing. Click here to find out how you can help.

The 2012 parade is set for March 11th, 2012 at 1:30pm.

The parade will follow the usual routes starting at the corner of Grove and E. Main street and proceeding west through W. Main St. eventually ending at Immaculate Conception School on West End Ave. If your group is interested in marching in the parade or entering a float into the parade please fill out this form.

View a brief bit of the video from our 2011 parade (mummers).

Click here to see photos of the 2011 parade

The committee thanks our Chairman for organizing a great 2011parade
- we are looking forward to 2012.

See the Parade article in the courier news from Thursday, March 10th, 2011 here.

 

St. Patrick wristbands for sale - benefiting the parade - $2 each. Contact committee person Kris Williams if you would like to purchase.

Thanks to Pat Mannion for coming out of his place of business and being a great 2011 Grand Marshal on Parade Day

Click here to see his full bio

 

Come on out this holiday season - Celebrate by visiting one of our Sponsors

Mannions Pub and Restaurant - 150 W. Main St., Somerville
Verve Bar and Bistro - 18 E. Main St., Somerville
Scampi's Seafood Restaurant and Raw Bar - 198 W. Main St., Somerville
McCarthy's Bar and Grill - 600 East Main St., Bridgewater
Maestro 206 - 150 Rt. 206 South, Hillsborough
Spain 92 - 1116 Rt. 202 South, Raritan
Tim Kerwins - 353 Bound Brook Rd., Middlesex
McCormick's Pub - Grove and Main Sts., Somerville

Squad 5 @ Mannion's

January 7th @ 9:00pm

It really is not too early to get your ad in
for next year's ad book.

AOH regular Monthly meeting - December 20th

Knights of Columbus - East Main St., Somerville

There is plenty of parking near the parade route. Including the 'Desapio Parking Deck' and the 'Post Office Plaza Parking Deck'. Thank you to the owners of these properties.

View Somerville St. Patrick's Parade Parking in a larger map

2011 Parade line up

All groups need to check in at the Vanderveer school on Union Ave. to receive their line-up location.

1	American Legion Post 12 Color Guard Steven DAlessio	In front of Fountain
2	Somerset County Police Pipes & DrumsCentral Jersey Emerald Society	In front of Fountain
3	Grand Marshal Patrick Mannion	In front of Fountain
4	AOH	In front of Hotel
5	Ladies AOH	In front of Hotel
6	Ceili Dancers	In front of County Admin
7	Antique Auto Club of America	In front of County Admin and Jail (if cars)
8	Political Dignitaries	In front of County Jail
9	Immaculata High School Band	Judges parking lot and in front of Jail
10	ICS Rectory / Parish	In front of County Jail
11	Color Guard Som. KOC (George Wash. Assembly Color Corps)	Main St. Sky view taxi
12	Somerville Knights of Columbus Council 1432	Main St. Sky view taxi
13	St. Anns of Hampton Pipes & Drums	Main St. McCormicks Pub Entrance
14	Girl Scouts Brownie troop 582	Main St. McCormicks Pub Entrance
15	Brownie Troop #781	Main St. McCormicks Pub Entrance
16	Daisy Troop 104	McLachlan insurance lot & Main St.
17	Girl Scout Brownie Troop 60921	McLachlan insurance lot & Main St.
17A	Barry's Appliance	McLachlan insurance lot & Main St.
18	Acqa String Band (Mummers)	In front of McLaclan Lot entrance
19	Girl Scout Service Unit 71 (with float)	Park in Hamon Building Parking lot
20	Wells Fargo Horse & Carraige	Park in Hamon Building Parking lot
21	Cub Scout Pack 154	In front of entrance to Hamon parking lot
22	Somerville Cub Scout Pack 80	In front of entrance to Hamon parking lot
23	Tir Na Nog Pipe Band	Near corner of mechanic/grassy area
24	Pack 64 Adamsville School	Main St. by open space and flag pole
25	WAGS Irish Wolfhound Association	grassy area near flag pole
26	Lambertville Drum & Bugle	1st group on Mechanic St.
27	Girl Scout Troop 765	Main St. by Battery and Electric
28	Dean Wood Duncan (Stilt-walker)	Main St. by Battery and Electric
29	Marine Corps League (J.J. Garder Detachment	Main St. by Battery and Electric
30	Somerville High School Marching Band	Assemble in SS parking lot
30A	John Bassilone Committee	Mechanic St.
31	Somerville Fire Dept	Parked in lane on Main St. by flag pole
32	Engine Co. No. 1	Parked in lane on Main St. by flag pole
33	Central Hook & Ladder	Parked in lane on Main St. by flag pole
34	West End Hose	Mechanic St.
35	Lincoln Hose	Mechanic St.
36	Engine 2.	Mechanic St.
37	Engine No. 5	Mechanic St.
38	Somerville First Aid & Rescue Squad	Mechanic St.
39	Somerset County Sheriffs Office	Mechanic St.
40	Eireannach Toirneach (Irish Thunder)	Main St. Near Hamilton
41	Radical Rodents of Somerset County 4H	1st group on Hamilton St.
42	Bradley Gardens Fire Dept.	Hamilton St. at Main, #'s 6- 22
43	Bradley Gardens First Aid & Recue	Hamilton St. by Open space and parking
44	Somerville SBPA	Hamilton St. by Open space and parking
45	Somerville Public Library	Hamilton St. by Veterens Memorial Dr.
46	Somerville Martial Arts Academy	Hamilton St. by Veterens Memorial Dr.
47	Somerset County 4-H Pocket Pet Club	Hamilton St. by Veterens Memorial Dr.
48	Lynn Academy of Irish Dance & Fitness	Main St. by easterly corner of Hamilton
49	Daisy Troop 60096	Main St. by easterly corner of Hamilton
49A	Girl Scout Troop 12 - Bridgewater	Main St. by easterly corner of Hamilton
50	Penn Dixie Band	Barber shop
51	Girl Scout Junior Troop 60722	Barber shop
52	St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band	Agape House
53	Davis Academy of Irish Dance	Agape House
54	Central Jersey Military Pool	Main St. by empty lot by deli double parked
55	Manville HS Marching Band	Main St. by Banner foods & Felipos
56	Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1	Main St. by Deli and cleaners double parked
57	South Bound Brook Fire Dept.	Main St. by Piano Smith double parked
58	Somerville Farmer Market	Meadow St. at corner of Main
59	MacGregor Pipe Band	Meadow St.
60	American Merchant Marine Vets	Meadow St. double parked behind MacGregor
61	Neshanic Vol. Fire Co	Meadow St. by building with large roll up doors
62	Manville Volunteer Fire Dept	Meadow St. by Auto body and empty lot
63	Kiddie Academy of Branchburg	Meadow St. by Auto body and empty lot
64	Somerset County 4-H Woof Dog Club	Main St. by easterly corner of Meadow
65	Hippity Hoppity Happy Handlers 4H club	Main St. by easterly corner of Meadow
66	Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter	Main St. by entrance to Krausers
67	K-9 Seeing Eye Puppy Club 4-H	Main St. by entrance to Krausers
68	St. Anns School Raritan Borough	Main St. by Enterprise
69	Martinsville Volunteer Fire Dept	Main St. by Enterprise and Pizza Hut - double parked
70	Stone Hill Financial	Main St. by Enterprise and Pizza Hut - double parked
		PARK AVENUE COLUMN 1
71	Somerset County Twirling Clovers	Park Ave.@ Main St Krauzers landscaping
72	Lia Fail Pipe Band of Mercer County	Park Ave @ Krauzers
73	Peter Smith School of Irish Dance	Park Ave by Krauzers exit
74	Brownie Girl Scout Troop 60810	Park Ave.between Krauzers exit and # 27
75	Girl Scout Daisy Troop 60774	Park Ave - #27
76	Somerset County 4-H Senior Council	Park Ave. @ Apollo glass
77	Readington Volunteer Fire Dept	Park Ave. @ Rescue Squad double parked
78	Green Knoll Fire Co	Park Ave. @ Rescue Squad double parked
79	Green Knoll Rescue Squad	Park Ave. @ # 11
		Park Avenue Column 2
80	Bound Brook Fire Dept	Park Ave @ Main by Bridge
81	Middlesex Fire Dept. Lincoln Hose Company #1	Park Ave @ B - Ball Court
82	Hamilton Twp. Fire Dept. Pipe & Drum	Park Ave. even with playground
83	Finderne First Aid & Rescue	Park Ave. @ end of pool
84	Somerset Horse & Pony Assoc	Veterens Memorial Dr. @ skate park parking
85	Somerset County Stablemates Horse Club and Mounted Drill Team	Veterens Memorial Dr. @ skate park parking
85A	BRHS Panther Robotics Team	Park Ave. @ softball field
86	American Red Cross	Park Ave. @ softball field
86A	Franklin Greens ski club	Park Ave. @ Dentist parking area
87	Hillsborough Vol. Fire Co. No. 1	Park Ave. @ high - overflow on high
88	Hillsborough Fire Dept. #2	Park Ave. @ high - overflow on high
89	Hillsborough Fire Dept Co No. 3	Park Ave. @ high - overflow on high
90	North Branch Volunteer fire Company	Park Ave. @ high - overflow on high
91	Somerset County 4-H Go-Kart Club	Corner of Park Ave. & High St.
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Bar Service starts @ 12:00pm - There will be specials offered at
Verve - 18 E. Main St.
McCormick's Pub - 65 E. Main St.
Mannion's Pub - 150 W. Main St.
One 98 Lounge @ Scampi's - 198 W. Main St.
Discover Wine - 66 W. Main St.

Official T-Shirts Available - 17 W. Main St.

Breakfast type food
Krauszer's - 157 E. Main & Park Ave.

Razzle Dazzle Bagels - 53 W. Main St.
PLEASE PATRONIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHILE IN TOWN.

The Somerville Saint Patricks Parade
is now in it's 20th year of continuous existence.

The First St. Patrick's Day Parade through Somerville was held in 1984. It went from Duke Island Park through to downtown Somerville. The parade went on like this for several years until the organization could not continue. That first parade had co-grand marshals: Tom Lavin, the founder of the local division of the AOH and Msgr. John Torney the pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bernardsville.
In 1991 a new committee formed and held its first parade in 1992. It's new route started and ended on Main Street in Somerville – making it much more appealing to both bands and spectators. The committee's current chairman Brendan Nally took over in 2008 and is focused on bringing new members onto the committee to keep it strong going forward. The committee tries each year to improve the parade for our spectators, participants and sponsors.
In the last couple years leading up to the parade's 20th anniversary in it's current format it has seen a surge in popularity and attendance due to it's focus on remaining a family event with high quality and variety of participants. We look forward to another 20 years of parade excellence here in Central Jersey.

Our past Grand Marshals

'92 Pat Shovlin	'02 Tom O'Leary
'93 Barney Sloan	'03 Mike Berry
'94 P. Joe Mulrooney	'04 Pat Kelly
'95 Dennis Smith	'05 Rev. Dan Herlihy
'96 Bill Cooper Sr.	'06 Brian Gallagher
'97 Joe Simmons	'07 Jim Butler
'98 Jack O'Connor	'08 Frank Toolan
'99 Neil Mahoney	'09 Larry Doyle
'00 Jim Dowden	'10 Mary Kelly
'01 Bob Canavan	'11 Patrick Mannion