{"id":100207,"date":"2020-03-13T23:12:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T03:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=100207"},"modified":"2020-03-13T23:12:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T03:12:15","slug":"allentown-st-patricks-parade-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=100207","title":{"rendered":"Allentown St. Patrick&#8217;s Parade &#8211; Canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following\u00a0consultation with Allentown Mayor Ray O\u2019Connell and the city health bureau, the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel this year\u2019s parade and all related events due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>According to Parade Committee Co-Presidents Dianne Mascari and John Chaya, \u201cThe health and safety of parade event participants,\u00a0attendees, and our committee is always our highest priority, and the decision to cancel this year&#8217;s events was made out of an abundance of caution to ensure exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the parade and event sponsors, participants and volunteers who put in countless hours of their time to celebrate our city and our Irish heritage,\u201d the co-presidents added. \u201cWe will see you all in 2021.\u00a0 Until then, may the luck of the Irish and the blessing of St. Patrick be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual parade had been scheduled for Sunday, March 22.\u00a0 It is preceded by a pub crawl, City Hall flag raising ceremony, coronation and community day celebration, Roman Catholic mass, 5k run and pipe band exhibition on Allentown\u2019s West End.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided on behalf of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n 435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\n Allentown, PA 18101<br \/>\n Mike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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