St. Patrick Parade committee awards $10,000 in scholarships
Funds will help students pay Catholic school tuition
The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee does more than just put together a parade every March.
Under the leadership of President Frankie Marra, the committee has expanded its longstanding mission of promoting the cultural contributions that Irish-Americans have made to Bay Ridge. The committee is now also promoting Catholic education as a way of honoring St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
Marra and the committee recently announced the introduction of the Bay Ridge St. Patrick Parade Education Fund, a program created to support Catholic education.
The education program has awarded merit-based scholarships to Catholic school eighth graders who recently graduated and are headed to Catholic high schools.