MINNEAPOLIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY ASSOCIATION
Come see us at the 2023 Minnesota Irish Fair!
Join in on celebrating Minnesota's Irish Pride!
Check out our events page for more details of where we'll be and what time!
WHEN?
Friday, August 11th, 3pm-11pm
Saturday, August 12th, 10am-11pm
Sunday, August 13th, 10am-7pm
WHERE?
Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, MN,
200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd, St Paul, MN 55107
(We'll be at booth S5!)
OUR ORGANIZATION
Learn more about our history, what we support, and how you can participate.
OUR HISTORY
The Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association, or MSPDA, was founded in 1969 by Sean and Judith Clerkin. With their active participation in the community and desire to celebrate Minnesota's Irish-American heritage, the Clerkins decided to begin a tradition of supporting the diabetic community by donating to the American Diabetes Association, raising money through St. Patrick's Day parade events and contests.
GIVING BACK
Besides donating 100% of proceedings to the American Diabetes Association, MSPDA raises money for Camp Needlepoint, a summer camp for children living with diabetes. Members of the MSPDA community, from Ms. Blarney to friends of the association, sell buttons and paper shamrocks to raise funds for the children at camp.
PARTICIPATION
Promotion of MSPDA is done through various parade events and contests. These include:
- The Blarney Princess contest
- The Wee Leprechauns contest
- Nomination of the Kilt Bohys
- Honoring Irish-American community members
- Paper Shamrocks with friends of MSPDA
- Selling of MSPDA Buttons
COMMEMORATIVE BUTTONS
The first St. Patrick's Day Association button was created in 1970 to promote Irish heritage and raise money for The American Diabetes Association. For $5.00, you can buy our yearly button and bead design to help raise money for Camp Needlepoint. See our collection of button designs from 2009-2023 below!EMAIL US
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