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Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Fundraising Event Kicks Off Parade Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n Fundraising event celebrating 14 years, to be held February 21, 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2016 King and Queen, Steve and Angela Faidley to be introduced<\/strong><\/p>\n 2016 Poster Contest winners to be announced<\/strong><\/p>\n January 29, 2016<\/span> (Allentown, PA) The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc. announced today the details regarding the 14th<\/sup> Annual Fundraising Event to be held at Christopher\u2019s at the Columbian Home on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 3 pm to 6 pm<\/span>.\u00a0 The 2016 Parade theme of \u201cAll Are Invited\u201d is a welcome to all in the Lehigh Valley to attend the Fundraiser and all the Parade events leading up to the main event on March 20, 2016<\/span> throughout Allentown\u2019s West End.\u00a0 Christopher\u2019s at the Columbian Home is located at 1519 Greenleaf Street, Allentown, PA.\u00a0 Proceeds will benefit the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade.<\/p>\n The 14th Annual Parade Fundraising event will feature the formal introduction of the 2016 King and Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade, Angela and Steve Faidley.\u00a0 The Faidleys are originally from Vestal, New York and moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1986.\u00a0 Married 35 years, Angela is the owner of Out of Our Minds Art Studio in Macungie and has served on the Parade Committee for the last 5 years. Steve works for Wells Fargo as a Systems Support Consultant \/ IT.\u00a0 Their Parade ties go back to 1998 when they attended their first Coronation Ball and have had a float in the Parade since 2002.<\/p>\n In addition to the King and Queen introduction, Angela, Poster Contest Chair and John Chaya, President of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc., will announce the 2016 Poster Contest winners.\u00a0 The Poster contest was open to all children in grades 1st<\/sup> through 8th<\/sup> throughout the Allentown Diocese as well as public school students in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n Christopher\u2019s at the Columbian Home will host the fundraising event from 3 pm to 6 pm<\/span> on Sunday, February 21, 2016<\/span>.\u00a0 Doors are open to the public and tickets are $10 per person in advance and $12 at the door.\u00a0 Children under 12 are free.\u00a0 Tickets include select beers and soda with admission and door prizes.\u00a0 Tickets can be purchased in advance by going to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>, calling 610.443.0429<\/a>, or emailing stpatstickets@aol.com.\u00a0 Tickets will also be available at the door.\u00a0 Music by DJ John Harvey, raffles and the purchase of shamrocks for a $1 will also be a part of the event\u2019s activities.\u00a0 All guests are asked to bring a nonperishable food item to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.\u00a0 Ticket and raffle proceeds will benefit the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade.<\/p>\n The Fundraising event is the kick off for all the 2016 Parade festivities, with the next event following on March 12<\/span>, the annual West End Pub Crawl featuring eight sponsoring pubs, followed by the Coronation of the 2016 King and Queen, Steve and Angela Faidley on March 18<\/span> and the Irish Cultural Community Day being held March 19<\/span> at the Allentown Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n For information on the 2016 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade contact Jennifer Eck at 610.462.3730<\/a> or email Jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com.\u00a0 For details on all Parade activities or to purchase individual event tickets go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a><\/p>\n About the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n The first known St. Patrick\u2019s Parade was held in Allentown in the late 1860\u2019s.\u00a0 Over a century later, in 1955, what we know as the modern day Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade was organized by business and political leaders through the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Observance Society.\u00a0 The Parade ran from 12th<\/sup> and Hamilton Streets to the Immaculate Conception Church on Ridge Avenue.\u00a0 The Parade will celebrate its 59th<\/sup> Anniversary on March 20, 2016<\/span> departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm<\/span>.\u00a0 For more information or to participate in the 2016 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Registration to participate in the 2016 Parade is open and can be done by completing the online registration form at www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a> through February 15, 2016<\/span>.\u00a0 The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade reserves the right to approve all registration submissions.<\/p>\n