Gone Fleadh-ing: Patch Hits a South Side Irish Tradition

It's time for that South Side Irish tradition, ! And Patch will be there.

The Oak Forest Fleadh (pronounced "ohk fawr-ist") is a yearly Irish parade/5K/pub crawl/fun family event in the Oh-Fo.

Although I have , today and (who I think might be slightly Irish) and I will be putting aside our differences and helping this horrible, horrible monster.

This ragtag group of unlikely allies will be out spreading the word, shaking hands, meeting folks, handing out promotional goodies, signing people up for our daily e-mail newsletter and general hanging out at a great event on the company's dime.

Going to the event? Here's how you can help us in our fleadhy plans:

• Say hi. We're going to be going strong starting with an Irish breakfast at . Traut will have been going since 6 a.m. covering the 5K. We'll be cold and tired. You have no idea how much a nice hello and a handshake will mean to us by that point. You'll be able to spot us by our cheery, can-do attitudes, by the firm, resolute gaze of experts firmly grounded in our field and by the fact I'll be wearing a Patch baseball cap.
• Take our stuff. To clarify, I mean take our stuff that has Patch written on it. We'll have promotion stuff. Take some.
• Sign up for our newsletter. This is the big one. All the "newsletter" is is a daily e-mail directly to your computer or mobile device sending you all the day's news. If Patch were just a newspaper (which it's not), this would be free, no-hassle home delivery you can cancel at any time by clicking a button. We want you to sign up. You can also sign up here.

So say hi, check out the Fleadh lineup and, if you don't mind, please explain to me how to pronounce "Fleadh."

Sláinte.