Heralded by the Irish American press as “The Best Entertainment in New York City on St. Patrick’s Day,” Sober St. Patrick's Day has even more to offer people searching for the perfect "family friendly, alcohol-free event.” As well as a live in person party, a digital celebration will be streamed for followers globally.Sober St. Patrick's Day, is one of only two new organizations invited to march in the 2022 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade. “I have been dreaming about this day for 10 years, and we are grateful to the Parade Committee for this remarkable invitation,” says William Spencer Reilly, Founder and Chairman, Sober St. Patrick's Day. “I am honored, thanks to our board member, Fr. Tom Hoar, president of Enders Island Retreat Center, Mystic, Conn., that Sober St Patrick's Day will be led by our Sister City with the St. Edmund’s Pipes and Drums Band.” Registration is required to march with Sober St. Patrick's Day: https://www.soberstpatricksday.org/nyc-sspd-party.html
After the parade all will return to Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral's Youth Center at 268 Mulberry Street for an in person celebration and an online party going out as a "YouTube Premiere" Global Celebration.
• The 11th Annual In Person Party - Live entertainment from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. The party has always sold out in advance; purchase your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sober-st-patricks-day-nyc-2022-post-parade-in-person-
• Online Celebration - Sober St. Patrick's Day's second annual YouTube Premiere Global Celebration will be co-hosted by Jim Frawley and Samantha Kelly, @TweetingGoddess. The one hour virtual celebration is from 5-6 p.m.EST and will include all of the musicians and dancers. Registration is required for this free event: https://www.soberstpatricksday.org/nyc-sspd-party.html
The Sober St. Patrick's Day Emerald Spirit Award is presented annually to a career professional to honor extraordinary dedication to improving the lives of family members of alcoholics and addicts - the frequently overlooked demographic affected by this disease.
Sober St. Patrick's Day Board of Directors is proud to announce William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations for Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, as its 2022 “Emerald Spirit Award” Honoree. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is recognized as the world's leading non-profit organization singularly focused on providing healing and hope to individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. As the organization's public advocate since 1996, Mr. Moyers carries the messages about addiction, treatment and recovery to audiences across the nation.
Sober St. Patrick's Day Board members Sis Gallagher Wenger, Dr. Patricia O’Gorman, and John Coppola are all former recipients of the “Emerald Spirit Award” and will be in attendance again to welcome this year's winner, William Cope Moyers.
Sober St. Patrick’s Day’s mission is to reclaim the true spirit of St. Patrick's Day by changing the perception and experience from an occasion for binge drinking and other misuse of alcohol to a celebration of the richness of Irish culture and the legacy of St. Patrick. Sober St. Patrick's Day was created by award-winning theater and television producer, William Spencer Reilly, who almost lost a member of his family to addiction. He first proposed the idea to leaders in the recovery and Irish American communities, a pitch that led, a year later, to the 2012 inaugural party. It is a 501(c)(3) organization. Please visit www.soberstpatricksday.org for more information.