{"id":3256,"date":"2015-02-09T13:08:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wordpress\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2015-02-09T19:58:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T00:58:13","slug":"allentown-st-patricks-parade-announces-2015-king-and-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=3256","title":{"rendered":"Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Announces 2015 King and Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg and Roey Ebert 2015 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade King and Queen<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2015 Coronation of King and Queen Greg and Roey Ebert to be held March 20<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade to take place March 22<\/strong><\/h3>\n

February 9, 2015 (Allentown, PA) The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc. announced today that Greg and Roey Ebert are the 2015 King and Queen of the 58th<\/sup> Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade. The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade will be held March 22, 2015 and will depart the Allentown Fairgrounds at 1:30 pm.<\/p>\n

Greg and Roey Ebert, of Coopersburg, will be crowned King and Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade on Friday, March 20 at the Coronation Celebration being held at the Allentown Fairgrounds.\u00a0\u00a0 Greg and Roey continue a family tradition, as Roey is a third generation Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade.\u00a0 Roey\u2019s Grandmother Catherine Ford was queen in 1985 and her mother, Rosemary was queen in 2000.\u00a0 \u201cI feel like I am part of the family tradition of having fun and walking in the Parade and enjoying Allentown in all its Irish glory!\u00a0\u201c states Roey.<\/p>\n

The Lehigh Valley knows Greg as the owner of Ebert Furniture Gallery in Allentown.\u00a0 Roey is the creator of the Emmy nominated PBS39 show Roey\u2019s Paintbox along with her studio of the same name located in Allentown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Parade brings us all together, Irish or not, in the spirt of celebration and friendship.\u00a0 It is a chance to celebrate a community\u201d states Roey. This year they celebrate themselves and their family of six children; Maximus, Viven, Jack, Lana, Duke, and Pierce.\u00a0 Greg and Roey will lead the Parade in a white coach drawn by a team of Belgium horses followed by each Parade division led by a pipe band.<\/p>\n

Greg and Roey will be crowned at the annual Coronation Celebration to be held March 20 at the Agricultural Hall annex at the Allentown Fairgrounds.\u00a0 A dinner will be held at 6:00 PM prior to the Coronation Celebration.\u00a0 Dinner tickets are $15 per person and must be purchased in advance at www.allentownstpatricksdayparade.com<\/a> or emailing stpatstickets@aol.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Children 12 and under are $5.\u00a0 No dinner tickets will be available at the door.\u00a0 The Coronation Celebration begins with doors opening at 7:30 and the Coronation taking place at 9 pm.\u00a0 Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door and include a copy of the 2015 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Program Book, complimentary beverages and a door prize ticket.\u00a0 There will be a cash bar.\u00a0 There is no cost for anyone under 21.\u00a0 Former Parade King Joseph Mascari will be serving as Master of Ceremonies.\u00a0 The Allentown Fairgrounds\/Agricultural Hall Annex is located at 19th<\/sup> and Liberty Streets, Allentown, PA 18104.\u00a0 For tickets to the Coronation Celebration call 610.443.0429<\/a>, email stpatstickets@aol.com<\/a> or go to www.alletownstpatricksdayparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Coronation Celebration, 58th <\/sup>Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade please contact Jennifer Eck at Jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com<\/a> or call 610.462.3730<\/a> or go to www.allentownstpatricksdayparade.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 down Hamilton Streets to the Immaculate Conception Church on Ridge Avenue.\u00a0 The Parade will celebrate its 58th<\/sup> Anniversary on March 22, 2015 departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 1:30 pm.\u00a0 For more information or to participate in the 2015 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade go to www.allentownstpatricksdayparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Press Release Provided By:<\/p>\n

Jennifer Eck, LLC
\nJennifer.m.eck@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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