The New York City Knights of St. Patrick, a nonprofit organization created to support the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other Irish cultural organizations, presented a check to the parade at its recent Christmas Party.
According to a release, the Knights donated $50,000 to support the parade which will march up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Friday, March 17 and led by this year's grand marshal, Kevin J. Conway.
John Tully, Knights of St. Patrick chairman, presented the check to Parade Chairman Sean Lane, who expressed his gratitude to the Knights for their steadfast financial support of the parade.
Since its founding in 1988, the New York City Knights of St. Patrick have donated some $1.9 million to the New York City Parade and organizations including Solace House, Emerald Isle Immigration Center, the Irish Arts Center, the New York Irish Center, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Knights is a member-funded 501c(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to financially support the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and to promote the awareness and study of Irish culture.
