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Festive Procession Honors St. Patricks Day
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tarted by Irish immigrants in the
1840’s, New Haven’s St. Patrick’s
Day Parade, scheduled this year to
take place on Sunday, March 15,
is the sixth oldest in the country. It
has received national recognition as
part of the Library of Congress Local
Legacies Project, which commemo-
rates and celebrates America’s richly
diverse culture. At 1 p.m., Grand
Marshal Brian Enright will lead the
parade, stepping off at Derby Avenue
and Chapel Street in downtown New Haven, and continuing to Church Street past
the reviewing stand in front of City Hall. The parade will end at Grove and Orange
Streets. Bagpipes, drums, horns, fifes, and flutes are just a few of the musical instru-
ments that will be heard from the over 3,000 participants. This family-oriented event
will also feature Irish dancers, parade queens, and lots of Irish eyes smiling. Everyone
the
is invited to join in the celebration of this New Haven tradition, often referred to as
the largest single-day spectator event in Connecticut.
Additional events of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee include: Tip-an-Irish
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Fireman at the Lansdowne Bar and Grill on March 5, a benefit for the committee’s
Save the Parade efforts with local firefighters serving dinner and drinks in kilts; the
Annual Parade Ball at Yale Commons on March 7; and Black 47 playing Irish Rock
GREEN
n’ Roll at Toads Place on March 13.
For more detailed information on the New Haven St. Patrick’s Day events, visit
www.stpatricksdayparade.org.
Economy
Meeting Challenges Together…Nonprofit
Partnering
DIsCoVer
W
hen the managed care industry initially emerged years ago, some small to
mid-sized non-profit behavioral health agencies feared it might threaten their
existence. In response, a nonprofit organization called CommuniCare was formed by
how the green the partnering of three agencies: Bridges…A Community Support System, Inc. based
economy is taking
in Milford; Birmingham Health Services headquartered in Ansonia; and Harbor Health
Services in Branford. Jointly, these groups have continuously adapted to a rapidly
shape and
changing environment and repeatedly revised their partnership to meet the funding
and service challenges that have emerged. On Friday, March 20, The Nonprofit Forum
where to find will present CommuniCare leaders, Barry Kasdan and Marilyn Cormack, who will
great green jobs in
share some of their experiences in a workshop titled “Deep Partnering.” Discussion
will involve key concepts for achieving and sustaining rich partnerships. A gathering
this special edition of
and continental breakfast will be held from 8:30 to 9 a.m., followed by the presenta-
tion from 9 to 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to those interested in issues of
Natural Awakenings. import to nonprofit and government agencies. The Nonprofit Forum, which aims to
create space where people can talk about significant issues affecting the nonprofit
sector, holds monthly events from December through May. Free of charge, meetings
are sponsored by William Graustein and held at the William Caspar Graustein Me-
For more information
morial Fund (WCGMF) offices in Hamden.
about advertising and how
Pre-registration is requested and can be completed by visiting
www.uwgnh.org/
you can participate, call
npf. The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund offices are located at 2319 Whitney
Avenue in Hamden, CT. For more information, contact Mary Ann at 203.248.4523.
203-675-4695
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