Here are the answers to the "Are you Irish?" quiz.....so are you?

 

Check your answers below. 

1.       The Isle of Ireland is bigger than Alabama. - FALSE, the isle is about two-thirds the size of Alabama.

2.       The White House was designed and built by an Irishman. - TRUE,  James Hoban designed and  built the original White House and rebuilt it after the war of 1812.

3.       Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle. - TRUE, its a very pretty place

4.       Legend is that St. Berndad of Ireland sailed to the Americas 900 years before Christopher Columbus - TRUE.

5.       Coca-Cola produces a green drink in Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day - FALSE, we made this up.

6.       The population of Ireland is less than New York City - TRUE, New York City has a population of eight million people, two million more than Ireland.

7.       The City of Madison was founded by the Dublin family. - FALSE, the first settler, John Cartwright arrived in 1818. The city was incorporated in 1869.  The Dublin Family donated 60 acres of land for a wonderful park.  

8.       More Unicorns live in Ireland than anywhere else. - FALSE, Ireland has no more Unicorns than the United States of America.

9.       To kiss the Blarney stone you have to lay on your back. - TRUE, giving the Blarney gives you the gift of gab.

10.   Barney is Irish. - We don't know but we believe Barney is an Irish name and he is green.


So are you?

Madison Record's wonderful article on The St. Patrick’s Day walk

It's too cold and icy for school so this provides extra time to read the article in The Madison Weekly regarding the upcoming 007 Venture Crew service project. We hope you will be able participate.

Thanks to Nick Sellers for taking time to write and publish this article.

http://www.themadisonrecord.com/2015/03/04/local-venture-crew-planning-st-patricks-day-walk/#sthash.Qg5NDeOT

Local venture crew planning St. Patrick’s Day walk

Published 8:58am Wednesday, March 4, 2015

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By Nick Sellers | Staff Writer
MADISON – Putting a charitable spin on St. Patrick’s Day while helping the less fortunate with perishable food items is an aim of the 007 Venture Scout Crew of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
The group, which is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, has planned a “St. Patrick’s Day Family Parade and Pet Walk” on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. The walk will start at Discovery Middle School, wind down Hughes Road and travel back to the starting point for an around-three-mile walk.
The cost is free, but venturers are encouraging participants to donate non-perishable food items for human – or dog – consumption. The proceeds will benefit either the St. Vincent de Paul food bank or The Ark animal shelter.
“We try to do one service project per year,” president Allen King, senior at James Clemens High School, said. “We do a lot of trail cleanups, so we’re just trying to mix it up.”
Irish costumes and attire are encouraged. Pets on leashes with updated vaccinations are also welcome. King estimated the entire event to last somewhere around two hours.
In case of rain, donations will still be collected in the parking lot of Discovery Middle School.
“We will try to deliver donations that day, if everything works out,” King said

http://www.themadisonrecord.com/2015/03/04/local-venture-crew-planning-st-patricks-day-walk/#sthash.Qg5NDeOT

Even chickens want to be in the Madison Saint Patrick Day Family Parade and Pet Walk Charity Event

We are making progress on the Saint Patrick Day Family Parade and Pet Walk to support The St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank and The Ark Animal Shelter.  Everyone is working to pull the event together.

There has been a great reception from everyone that our charity event has been discussed with. Support is being provided by the Scout District by sending out information to other scout groups, the scout shop has posted the information on their face book page, the city has approved permits, the media is going to cover the event and the list of support goes on.      

RB's chicken is ready to go.