Welcome to the Nutley Irish American Association...
The Nutley Irish American Alliance keeps the Irish heritage alive in Nutley, NJ. We sponsor the Saint Patrick's Day Parade and support scholarships for High School and Vocational School Graduates.
The mission of the Nutley Irish American Charitable Foundation is to: provide scholarships and educational endowments to local secondary school programs, make charitable donations through local community social service organizations, and support charitable organizations whose purposes are similar to the Foundation.
. RECENT NEWS .

• NIAA General Meeting
The next general membership meeting will be 09/15/2022 8:00PM.
Location: Nutley VFW Post 493
271 Washington St, Nutley NJ 07110
• 2022 NIAA Scholarships
We are very excited to once again award scholarships to local high school seniors. This year we will be distributing a total of $12,000 in scholarships,
which will be allocated among eleven very deserving students. Our scholarships this year will include the Thomas J. McEnery, John V. Kelly and
Anne P. Keating scholarships. At our last general meeting we recognized three of the eleven recipients, who are of active
Nutley Irish American Association members. Please join us as we congratulate the recipients of our 2022 scholarship awards. The remaining
Nutley Irish awards will be announced at Nutley High School’s Awards Night.
Recipients
Thomas J. McEnery Scholarship: Samantha Tucholski
John V. Kelly Scholarship : Jenna Garner
Anne P Keating :Matthew Pergola
NIAA Scholarship: Mackenzie Albert
NIAA Scholarship: Katelyn Fitzpatrick
NIAA Scholarship: Caroline Warburton
NIAA Scholarship: Joseph Crocco
NIAA Scholarship: Gia McAloon
NIAA Scholarship: Ella Gencarelli
NIAA Scholarship: Kevin Englich
NIAA Scholarship: Madline Quinn
• Parade Day 2023
Our St. Patrick’s Day parade will be March 4, 2023 The Investiture Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Church @ 10:00AM. We will follow up with more
information on the mass. We encourage everyone to make the time in the morning to attend. This is one of the most beautiful masses you will go to
Step off for the parade will be 1:00pm. If you are marching with the organization, we ask that you meet at noon at the parking lot of Holy Family
Church. We invite you all to pass along our parade invitation letter to any organization or group that you think might be interested in marching.
We have attached the parade invite to this email for your convenience.
• Donations
The Nutley Family Service Bureau is in desperate need. If you are able to, please consider donating food to their food pantry. They are flooded with
people in need that are going through a tough time. Please also keep in mind that the St. Mary's food pantry is currently and referring all of their
consumers to the Nutley Family Service Bureau. The Nutley Irish will be making a donation of $500 to NFSB.
• Nutley Irish Bench
The Nutley Irish has new addition to our park system in town. A bench was installed at at the Mudhole dedicated to our present and past members.
It located in the new beautiful ribbon section of the park, off of Chestnut St.
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Our Parade Sponsors
Please keep our sponsors in mind when planning your night out or purchases. Not only do they support this event, but they also support
our other events through out the year. Without their support events like this would not be possible.
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Clifton Commons Wine & Spirits: Clifton Wine & Spirits
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Nutley Wine Shop: facebook.com/NutleyWineShop/
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John V Kelly Foundation: John V Kelly Foundation
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Jim Dandy's Mud hole: Mud Hole
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J.K. Boathouse: JK's Boathouse
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Luna Wood Fire Tavern: Luna Wood Fire Tavern
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Michaels Roscommon: Michaels Roscommon House
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Michaels Roscommon Cancer Foundation
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Shannon Rose: Shannon Rose
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Yesterdays: Yesterdays
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Nutley VFW: Nutley VFW Post 493
• Nutley Irish Charitable Foundation
The Nutley Irish is thrilled to announce that we have started a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization called the Nutley Irish American Charitable
Foundation. Donations made to this foundation are fully tax deductible and will be used for our philanthropic endeavors, such as or scholarship
fund and any donations that we make in the community. The tax ID # of the foundation is 82-2683062. Please keep our foundation in mind if
you are planning on your charitable giving's before 2021 is over. Also if you donate to the foundation and your company matches gifts, please
keep that in mind as well. If needed, we can provide the tax exempt letter. Many companies look to their employee for suggestions for charitable
donations, and we now have the 501(c) 3 status to accept these!
• Food Pantry
The Nutley Irish will be running a food drive for the St. Mary's Food Pantry at the March meeting. The food pantry is accepting any donations
that are given to them, but we asked for suggestions on what was needed. Below is the list of items that they consider to be staples and are
always in need:
Pancake Mix
Instant Mashed Potatoes (16oz or smaller)
Soup
Saltines (16oz)
Cereal (11-16oz)
Pasta
Marinara Sauce
Peanut Butter & Jelly (smaller jars)
Beef or chicken stew
If you would rather donate money to this instead of food, please feel free to donate to the Nutley Irish American Charitable Foundation. We will be making a donation from the organization through the Foundation.


. UPCOMING EVENTS .
. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION .
Interested in becoming a member of the Nutley Irish American Alliance ?
The Nutley Irish American Alliance holds our monthly meetings Every THIRD Thursday of the month at 8:00 p.m. at the VFW Post 493, 271 Washington Avenue.
Please provide us with an email address and we will add you to our monthly newsletter.
New members are encouraged to attend.
Membership Dues:
We are introducing an alternate format to pay dues. You may now use Paypal below. It is a secure online payment method. Paypal accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. We encourage all members to use this new feature as it will help with tracking of payments and offer a convenience for you, but it is not required.
Dues are $25/person/year or $15/person/year for seniors 62 and over.
We are currently offering a discount, via the website or regular mail, of $45 for a 2 year membership or $27 for a two year senior membership.
1 Year Membership: $25.00
2 Year Membership: $45.00
1 Year Senior Membership: $15.00 (62 and older)
2 Year Senior Membership: $27.00 (62 and older)

. OFFICERS / TRUSTEES .
2022-2023 Officers:
President - Deidre Hollywood
Vice President - Shane McClafferty
Treasurer - Brenda Sherman
Corresponding Secretary - Colleen Nielson
Recording Secretary - Ellen Bennett
Legal Counsel - Frank Costenbader
Trustees:
Ellen Bennett
Deidre Hollywood
Dan Kane
John Kruse
Shane McClafferty
Judy McIntyre
Colleen Nielsen
Karen O'Connor
Brenda Sherman
Steve Tucholski
. PARADE INFORMATION .
Nutley St. Patrick's Day Parade
Save the Date:
Saturday March 4 ,2023 at 1pm
Franklin Avenue - Nutley, NJ
The 43rd St.Patrick’s Day Parade will be on March 4, 2023. Preparations have officially begun! Parade day will begin with an Investiture Mass at St. Mary’s Church at 10am. Parade lineup will begin at 12pm at the Holy Family Parking Lot and Parade Step Off will begin promptly at 1pm. If you would like to march in the parade but have a physical restriction that keeps you from marching, please contact us and we can arrange to have a car for you.
If you know a group or an organization that would like to march in the parade, please email:
parade@nutleyirish.com
. CONTACT US .