Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Online Application IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your Organization participated in last years parade, DO NOT fill out a new application. It is much easier to simply UPDATE your application from last year. Click here to sign in. Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association P.O. Box 32158 Philadelphia, PA 19146   Dear Friends: The Officers and the Board of Directors cordially invite your organization to participate in our display of Irish Culture in honor of Saint Patrick - The Patron Saint of Ireland - The Annual Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade. This year's parade will be held on Sunday March 15, 2009. The Theme of the 2009 parade is: ST. PATRICK, GUIDE US TO PEACE AND PROSPERITY. Our Grand Marshal of the 2009 parade is James. J. “Jim” Coyne Jr. Jim is the Founding President and President Emeritus of the Philadelphia Irish Memorial at Front and Chestnut Sts. This was a 13 year project on which Jim worked tirelessly to develop the best Irish Memorial in the USA.   Jim is the Past President and Director Emeritus of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and Past President of the Galway Society.  Jim is also a member of the Irish Society, a member and Honoree of the Delaware Valley Hall of Fame, and a proud member of AOH Div 2 in Montgomery County. Jim lives in Hilltown PA in Bucks County with his wife Ginny and they have 5 grown children. Jim is an active member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church also in Hilltown PA. The Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Justin Rigali at ST. Patrick’s Church, at 20th & Locust Sts.  The Mass procession begins at 8:45 AM. The parade will begin promptly at 11:00AM at Broad St. & Washington Ave. We will discuss this at the next general meeting, which will be held at the Double Tree Hotel at Broad & Locust Sts. in Philadelphia, on January 8th, 2009 at 8:00 PM. You are required and encouraged to attend one meeting where you must also pick up your parade badges.   Our next general meeting will be Thursday February 12, also at 8:00 PM and you know what the weather is like in February, so plan on attending the January meeting.  If any meeting is cancelled due to weather, there will be an announcement on KYW1060AM and I will also post info on our Website Home Page. Parade Application Fee: The total application fee to march in the parade is $ 130.00 if paid before December 30.  This fee includes the Parade Fee of $ 100.00, and a membership fee of  $ 30.00.   The membership fee is required for organizations to have two card carrying associate Members of the St. Patrick's Day Observance Association. The dues are $15.00 per year, per member, for a total of $ 30.00. The following groups will be exempt from this fee: Children from School Groups or Organizations (not Alumni) & Bands. We will still require exempt groups to fill out an application for our records and to be placed in the Line of March. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us. We also require each participant in your organization to purchase an official Parade Badge to be worn on the day of the parade. Badges must be ordered on your application form below. You may combine the Application Fee and Badge money in one check, but please write the breakdown on the check. Please send you check to: Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association PO Box 32158 Philadelphia PA 19146 Parade Application Fees and Dues are Payable: Received by December 30th   $130.00   Received by January 15th   $180.00   Received after January 15th   $230.00 (If space is still available in the Parade!) Below please find an application, a parade agreement and a television biography sheet. Please fill out these pages and return them along with a check for $130.00 plus badge money. All applications and supporting documents must be received by December 30th. Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to seeing you at the January meeting at the Double Tree Hotel. Applications received after December 30th will be placed at the end of the parade, with a penalty fee due, so please try to get your application in on time. In honor of St. Patrick, Parade Director 610-449-4320     info@philadelphiastpatsparade.com This is an application only and does not constitute acceptance into the Parade. All applications will be reviewed, and the Parade Director will send out all acceptance letters. Please note there are 2 sections below, The "Online Application" and the "Television Biography". Both must be filled out before clicking the "Submit" button. A confirmation email will be sent to you shortly after submitting the application. Please print a copy of your application and keep it for future reference. All the fields in the form below are REQUIRED. If you do not have information for a field (i.e. no mobile phone number), please put an X in the field.    ONLINE APPLICATION Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association of Philadelphia Parade Application Organization Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Place your badge Orders on this application! 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Type_of_Unit: Choose One Choose a Type of Unit Below Dance Groups Adult (Burns Award) Dance Groups Children (Garvin/McDade McGrory Award) Dance Groups Adult & Childrens Grade School Bands (Ryan Award) Bands Excluding Grade Schools (Carroll Award) Floats (Costello Award) Fraternal (Riley & McCoy) AOH and/or LAOH (Montgomery) Religious organizations and schools (Trautner Award) Float Theme: if different from parade theme Number in Unit: Type_of_Vehicle and how many (if applicable): Convertible Flatbed Truck Pick Up Truck Minivan Trolley Tractor Trailer length ft Other - Please Specify: Contact People: (Applications with only 1 contact name will be rejected!) Contact 1 Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Day Phone: Mobile Phone: EveningPhone: E-mail: Fax: Contact 2 Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Day Phone: Mobile Phone: EveningPhone: E-mail: Fax: Special Needs or Requests: Additional Comments: TELEVISION BIOGRAPHY Name of Organization: Contact Name: Mobile Phone: Home Phone: E-mail: Address: City and State: Geographical Area of Membership: Date Organized: This is our year in the parade. Background and Purpose of Organization: Officers and Distinguished Marchers in the Line of March: Comments for TV Anchors: Please be as brief as possible. The introduction time is fifteen (15) seconds or less. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 30. This is an application only and does not constitute acceptance into the Parade. All applications will be reviewed, and all acceptance letters will be sent out by the Parade Director. By virtue of submitting this application online , in lieu of a signed signature, your completion of this application and electronic transmission to the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association constitutes acceptance of the Hold Harmless Clause and Parade Agreement. HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE It is hereby understood by the undersigned applicant that The St. Patrick's Day Observance Association, its agents and assigns are held harmless by applicant, it's agents and assigns for any injury, damage or liability by applicant, resulting from applicant's involvement with The St. Patrick's Day Observance Association of Philadelphia, Inc. and its parade in March. PARADE AGREEMENT It is further understood that anyone in any organization who is identified as using alcoholic beverages or controlled substances in the parade staging area or in the line of march, will be criminally prosecuted and will be barred from any future participation in the parade. ACCEPTANCE OF HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE & PARADE AGREEMENT Applicant hereby acknowledges reading the Parade Agreement and in particular the Hold Harmless Clause. Applicant hereby further acknowledges that the electronic submission of the Application binds the applicant and its participants, as well as its agents, servants and employees, as well as all individuals who participate in the parade in applicant's name, to the specific terms of the Hold Harmless Clause and Parade Agreement as if same were acknowledged in writing.