Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Contact: Denise Armstrong 

(406) 259-3111

Kelly McCann

861-3417 

St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Street Fair Festivities

Big Sky Senior Services, Inc., (BSSS) and the Save Our Parade Committee are actively planning and organizing the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celtic Street Fair for Saturday, March 12 in downtown Billings.  The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. and follows the traditional downtown parade route along 2^nd and 3^rd Avenues North.

The street fair festivities will occur between First and Third Avenues on N. Broadway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.   Walmart employees are sponsoring a Kids Korner with games for children.  The stage located at Skypoint will feature various dance and music performances throughout the date. 

Vendors interested in booth space at the street fair can contact Big Sky Senior Services at 259-3111 for more information or email: dbarmstrong@bigskyseniorservices.org.  Groups or individuals interested in being in the parade should call Christin Pfau at 690-8556 or at

christinpfau@yahoo.com, or visit their website at: http://www.saveourparade.com/.

All proceeds from the parade, the food sales and street fair activities benefits Big Sky Senior Services in its mission to enhance the independence and quality of life for the elderly population and developmentally disabled adults, regardless of their ability to pay.

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January 2011