The Committee

TopekaStPats.com

The Official Topeka
St. Patrick's Day Website

A Topeka Tradition
in our 33rd year in
Historic Downtown Topeka!

The Topeka St. Patrick's Day Committee would not be in existence were it not for its founders. Many thanks to the following great Irish folk:

John Patrick O'Connell
Jim DeCoursey
John Hayes
Marge & Barney Heeney
Dr. Joseph Hyland
Tom Regan
Paul Pendergast
Tim McManus
Pat Finan
Tom Corcoran
Pat & Patty Coughlin
Clarence Malone

One of the best things about St. Patrick's Day in Topeka is the "Committee Meetings."
Following is the 2012 schedule:

January 12th - The Celtic Fox Irish Pub
February 2nd - The Governor's Row House
February 16th - The Celtic Fox Irish Pub
March 1st - The Blind Tiger
March 15th - The Celtic Fox Irish Pub

Saturday, March 17th - Topeka St. Patrick's Day Celebration!!!

Chair - Pat Finan - pfinedog@aol.com
Vice Chair - Matt Dowd
Honorary Chair - Bob Kearns
Parade Master - Dan Riley - dcriley3@aol.com
TopekaStPats T-Shirts - Katy Lenahan - klenahan@cox.net
Celtic Street Fair - Eileen Coughlin Turnbull - ecoughlinturnbull@yahoo.com
Finance - Kevin Brennan
Golf Tournament - Carol Tenpenny - ctenpenny@cox.net
Publicity - Tim McManus - mcmanu.1986@sbcglobal.net
Membership - Mary Brennan
Webmaster - Topekastpats.com - Maura Dingman - topekadingmans@cox.net

If you're interested in serving on the St. Patrick's Day Committee, contact Chairman Pat Finan at pfinedog@aol.com.

Special Events

4th Annual Great Topeka Bed Race - 6th and Jackson - Check In/Inspection at 8am - Race begins at 9am - fun for all. Proceeds to benefit Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc.

Irish Sing-A-Long at Assumption Church at 8th and Jackson at 10:00 am - Mass at 10:30 am.

The Annual Parade at High Noon.

The Kelihans - a great Kansas City Irish band - playing at the Celtic Street Fair! The Celtic Street Fair - 1:00-4:00 pm, in The Historic Jayhawk Tower, Florentine Room, featuring The Kelihans from Kansas City!