VOLUNTEERS

If you would like to help out during the parade, but do not have the time to become involved with the planning committee, we can still use your help.  Helpers are needed in the following areas on the day of the parade:

- Staging floats and parade participants

- Manning grandstand and reviewing stand entrances and handling ticket sales

- Manning positions along the parade route to keep things moving smoothly

- Transporting parade participants

- Moving vehicles

There will be a Marshal's Meeting at the DC Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #1 on THURSDAY, MARCH 13th, 2008 at 7:00 PM.  Anyone interested in helping out on the day of the parade is encouraged to attend this meeting.
 

Parade Marshals begin lining up participating units at 10:00 AM.  Volunteers are given a copy of  the line up, locate reporting units and get them into line in the correct  order.  About 125 units of various descriptions are  expected to participate such as marching bands, antique automobiles,  floats and novelty acts.

Volunteers are asked to report to the corner of 7th and Madison Drive, rear of the National Gallery of Art, about 10:30 AM on parade day (Sunday, March 16).  The last unit moves out of the formation area at approx. 2:30 PM.

This location is METRO friendly.  Arriving volunteers can use either Archives/Navy Memorial or Smithsonian stations. 

PARADE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

The Washington, D.C. St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee is made up
of a number of dedicated individuals who are committed to the annual staging of "The Nation's Parade."

If you would like to become a valuable part of our organization, please feel free to join us at a meeting listed below.  The annual dues fee for the committee is $15.00.

Committee Meetings
Committee meetings are held monthly from September through December each year with weekly meetings occurring weekly from January through March. A post-parade meeting is held in April to critique the current year's parade and many individuals contribute their time and dedication throughout the year.
 

Meeting Schedule: (download as pdf)

Please send email to webmaster@dcstpatsparade.com for a current copy of the member list.