Hundreds of Redheads will gather in Rockefeller plaza in New York City this St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 2008, to show their Irish and red haired pride in front of New York City's St. Patrick's Day revelers as well as seven million Today Show Viewers.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 5, 2008 -- On March 17th, St. Patrick's Day 2008, the largest gathering of Redheads ever to be held in the United States will descend on Rockefeller Plaza in New York City for a showing of Redhead and Irish pride of a size and intensity never before seen.

All Redheads and Redhead aficionados are welcome to join the crowd in the plaza just outside the studios of the Today Show where they will cheer and chant and wave and shout and for the cameras and seven million home viewers. The event begins at 7:30 am EST with prize giveaways from Redhead social network Redhedd.com. The cameras will roll some time soon thereafter.

Redhead pride is surging in the United States thanks to the efforts of Redheads concerned with the fate of the gene responsible for red hair, Melanocortin-1, rumored to face extinction within the next hundred years.

"I take the possibility of extinction rather personally." says Redhedd.com founder Steve Warrington, "So, true or not, it's just too important to leave to chance." Based on the prospected turnout, it seems that many of his Redheaded comrades share that sentiment.

With 10% of the population of Ireland proudly sporting red hair, St. Patrick's Day is an ideal opportunity to stand up and shout for the Redhead cause. Whether you're there in the plaza showing your true color, or viewing from home, St. Patrick's Day 2008 promises to be an event long-remembered among Redheads.

If you'd like to attend, or would like to know more about the event, visit the Redhedd.com events page: http://www.redhedd.com/event/view/id_8/

See you there.