Quad-Cities St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Events, Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns
It’s looking like the luck of the Irish isn’t going the way of the Quad-Cities St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The 35th annual bi-state event, originally slated for this Saturday, has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus, according to a press release sent out by the event’s president, Joe Dooley.
The press release from the St. Patrick’s Society states: “We pledged that should we hear from experts that the Parade should not be held, we would follow that recommendation. We did indeed this evening receive the recommendation from a County Health administrator that the Parade be cancelled. We will therefore follow that request and stop all plans regarding the Grand Parade and other St. Patrick Society events planned for this week-end such as the Gathering of the Clans Luncheon and the Bash. Our Grand Parade and the events that accompany it are labors of love for our community. We cannot continue with them now that we learn that holding those events at this time may in fact harm our community. We have yet to decide whether or not we are postponing the Grand Parade or whether we are cancelling it.”
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