Huntington – Huntington Supervisor
Chad A. Lupinacci, Town, County and State officials will join New York Grand
Lodge, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America for the 20th Annual Long
Island Columbus Day Parade and wreath laying ceremony celebrating Italian
heritage on Long Island, Supervisor Lupinacci serving as a co-Grand Marshal for
the parade:
WREATH
LAYING CEREMONY
WHERE:
Christopher
Columbus Statue
Main
Street (Rt 25A) & Lawrence Hill Road, Huntington
(In
the event of rain, the wreath laying will take place inside Huntington Town
Hall)
WHEN:
Thursday,
October 4, 2018 at 5:00 PM
20TH
ANNUAL LONG ISLAND COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
WHERE:
Main
Street (Rt 25A), Huntington
(from
Park Avenue west to West Neck Road)
WHEN:
Sunday,
October 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM
The Annual New York Grand Lodge,
Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Long Island Columbus Day Parade
will step off in Huntington on Sunday October 7, 2018. Many members of the NYS
OSDIA from across Long Island will join in the festivities marking the
organization’s 113th anniversary.
The event provides the ideal
backdrop to celebrate Italian heritage, culture and the vast contributions made
in the country by people of Italian ancestry. Green, red and white will be the
colors of the day as spectators are sure to revel in Italian-American pride,
while taking in the many authentic Italian costumes and listening to the talented
high school marching bands. The theme for this year’s parade is Columbus
… The Legacy Continues … 2018!
Members of over 24 lodges in Nassau
and Suffolk will be holding their banners and marching with pride during the
parade, which coincides with the annual Long Island Fall festival at Heckscher
State park. The Town of Huntington and the Huntington Township Chamber of
Commerce host the Parade.
Kicking off at 12 noon, the 1.5-mile
parade route will be take place on Main Street in Huntington Village, starting
at the intersection of Park Avenue and West Main Street and continuing to West
Neck Road and West Main Street.
Several high school marching bands
will entertain the crowd with their musical performances including East Meadow
High School, W.T. Trespar Clarke High School, Walt Whitman High School, Islip
High School, Deer Park High School and others.
Grand Marshals for the parade are
NYS OSDIA President Robert M. Ferrito, Huntington Town Supervisor Chad A.
Lupinacci, News 12 Anchor Antoinette Biordi, and Dr. Vito DeSimone, Ph.D.,
Italian Media Personality.
For further information about the
parade please contact: Keith Wilson, Parade Chairman at 516-633-1435 ~ Email: kwilson@optonline.net. For membership
information for the Order Sons of Italy in America, New York Grand Lodge,
please call 800-322-OSIA or email nysosia@aol.com.
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