THE CRITERIA INCLUDES IMPACT, EVENT
MANAGEMENT, HISTORY, ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND
PROMOTIONAL AND SPONSORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS.
BUSINESS EVENTS, A NATIONAL TRADE MAGAZINE
FOR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SPONSOR
SPECIAL EVENTS, IN MARCH 1997 ISSUE RATED THE OCEAN
COUNTY ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE NO. 31 OF 200
NATIONWIDE EVENTS.
THE CRITERIA INCLUDES IMPACT, EVENT
MANAGEMENT, HISTORY, ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND
PROMOTIONAL AND SPONSORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS.
THE PARADE JOINS THE RANKS OF THE NEW ORLEANS
JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL, THE DORAL (GOLF RESORT)
RYDER OPEN AND THE NEW YORK COLISEUM ANTIQUES
SHOW.
JOHN SWEENEY- PARADE CHAIRMAN, SAID "WE ARE
REALLY HONORED TO BE INCLUDED AMONG THE TOP
EVENTS NATIONWIDE. I AM PLEASED TO SEE 13 YEARS OF
HARD WORK BY OUR 50 VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED. WHAT
IS ALSO REWARDING IS THAT WE ARE NOW SEEING THE
SECOND GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS COMING
FORWARD."
JOSEPH H. VICARI, OCEAN COUNTY FREEHOLDER SAID"
THE PARADE KICKS OFF THE NEW TOURISM SEASON.
RECEIVING RECOGNITION FROM AN INDEPENDENT AND
NATIONAL PUBLICATION TOOK MUCH MORE THE THE LUCK OF
THE IRISH. WITHOUT THE CORPS OF DEDICATED
VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH
APRIL, IT COULD NOT HAPPEN."