--- title: "Meet Sylvia: I Will Keep on Giving [VIDEO]" description: Sylvia created the St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza for Sioux Falls in 1980 and she continues to help with it to this day. image: https://blog.thegoodmangroup.com/hubfs/TGG_Blog_IOWSylvia_VIDEO_640x427_2.22.24.jpg --- [![](https://thegoodmangroup.com/wp-content/themes/thegoodmangroup/assets/logos/tgg-bug.svg)](https://thegoodmangroup.com) - [Who We Are](http://thegoodmangroup.com/who-we-are/) - [What We Manage](http://thegoodmangroup.com/what-we-manage/) - [What We Develop](https://thegoodmangroup.com/what-we-develop/) - [How We Innovate](https://thegoodmangroup.com/how-we-innovate/) - [Connect With Us](https://thegoodmangroup.com/connect-with-us/) - [Blog](https://blog.thegoodmangroup.com/) # moments matter A Senior Living Resource Blog from The Goodman Group ## Meet Sylvia: I Will Keep on Giving \[VIDEO\] Posted by [The Goodman Group](https://blog.thegoodmangroup.com/author/the-goodman-group) on March 20, 2024 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In “one of the best darn communities in the country,” lives Sylvia, a resident at [**The Inn on Westport**](http://innonwestport.org/) in Sioux Falls, SD. Sylvia created the [**St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza for Sioux Falls**](https://www.stpatricksdayactivities.org/parades_SiouxFallsSD.php) in 1980, and she continues to help with it to this day. Of course, her parade isn’t just for the community which she holds so dearly. It’s for a cause greater than any one person. # **WHEN IN DOUBT, CREATE A PARADE** “I was at a national [YWCA](https://www.ywca.org/) meeting on St. Patrick’s Day and, of course, they painted Fifth Avenue green. I thought, ‘For Heaven’s sake, you could do that in Sioux Falls,’” she answered when asked about how the idea arose for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, adding, “When in doubt, create a parade.” Most recently, she was able to recruit longtime friends, the Khartum Temple Pipes and Drums from Winnipeg, Canada, to perform. The band has known Sylvia for a long time, having met many years ago when they were playing at a park across from Sylvia’s house. Since then, they’ve had a hand in the ongoing success of her St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza, and they’ve stuck with it because of the cause — “This is all about raising money for Special Olympics, and that’s a cause we believe in.”[![Guide to Senior Living Tours CTA](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2284858/330b4032-6caa-44bb-a28f-936efb0c9496.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2284858/330b4032-6caa-44bb-a28f-936efb0c9496) # **PARADING FOR A SPECIAL CAUSE** All the money they raise from the events throughout the celebration goes toward the [Special Olympics](https://www.specialolympics.org/) and other children’s charities in the Sioux Falls area. Sylvia picked the Special Olympics because of its close personal connection with her family. She had a child with disabilities who qualified for the Special Olympics. For Sylvia, there’s nothing quite like using a parade to give back. “It’s good for the community. It’s our community, and it deserves what energy we have. This is one of the best darn communities in the country. 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