Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Friendly Sons of St. Patrick The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, officially The Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, is an American charitable and social organization for Irish-Americans founded in 1771. The Society was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), 1771. Among the founders were General Stephen Moylan, aide to George Washington and cavalry commander in the Revolutionary War, and Thomas Fitzsimons, representative of Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress and signatory of the U.S. Constitution, both of whom were born in Ireland. George Washington became an honorary
St. Patrick Regional Secondary School choir each year, the choral program has grown to eight different ensembles.' St. Patricks is one of four Vancouver, Catholic high schools; the others being Little Flower Academy, Vancouver College & Notre Dame Regional Secondary. St. Patricks has ties to a sister school in Japan, Nissei High School. St. Patrick Regional Secondary School St. Patrick Regional Secondary School (St. Pat's) is a private Catholic school in Vancouver, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board. The school is co-educational which offers academic, fine arts, and business programs, as well as athletic, performing arts, and