Archer Avenue is 'Irish for a day'
By Tim Hadac
Managing Editor
Southwest Chicago Post
Garfield Ridge has once again gone green--if only for a day--as Archer Avenue was the scene of a merry, festive St. Patrick's Day parade.
Thanks to International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney and his team; and everyone else (including Al Cacciottolo and the Clear-Ridge Men’s Social Athletic Club) and all else who helped make the parade a fun, family-focused event.
A big tip of the cap, as well, to CPD 8th District Police for leading the effort to ensure safety at this fun annual celebration.
Proceeds of the parade will benefit the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation's Get Behind the Vest Program, which purchases protective vests for Chicago Police officers--as well as the Ende, Menzer, Walsh & Quinn Retirees’ Widows’ and Children’s’ Assistance Fund, which provides financial assistance to qualifying children of a firefighter or paramedic who died while in active service, and the neediest widows of members of the Chicago Fire Department.
Proceeds of the parade will benefit the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation's Get Behind the Vest Program, which purchases protective vests for Chicago Police officers--as well as the Ende, Menzer, Walsh & Quinn Retirees’ Widows’ and Children’s’ Assistance Fund, which provides financial assistance to qualifying children of a firefighter or paramedic who died while in active service, and the neediest widows of members of the Chicago Fire Department.
The honorary grand marshals of the parade were an assortment of CPD and CFD heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for the people of Chicago.
Kelly White of the Southwest Chicago Post shot a number of photos of the parade. Here are the best of the shots she took (along with a few shots by our friends), in no particular order. This snapshot of the parade will serve as a living history of the event, for years to come. So if you have a few good photos you'd like to share for inclusion here, please email to editor@swchicagopost.com.
Enjoy!
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