The mayor's press office just released a list of the mayor box attendees from October through November at Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Mann Music Center. You can read it here.
It's a good read, if only too see who's a fan of what. (City Representative Melanie Johnson's a Tina Turner fan!) And not surprisingly, the World Series and Eagles games bring out the bold faced names. The city is touting that more tickets are going to community groups and recreation centers than ever before.
Here's the city release.
MAYOR’S BOX ATTENDEES, OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2008
More than 50% tickets given to outside groups, non-profit organizations, and Recreation Centers
Philadelphia, February 06 – The City of Philadelphia has released the names of those who received tickets to the Mayor’s Box at the Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Mann Music Center during the second quarter of FY09 (October – December 2008).
The City’s ticket policy, the first time the distribution of tickets to the Mayor’s Box has been governed by a written, public policy, is in place to provide for the equitable distribution of complimentary tickets received by the City of Philadelphia to events at the Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Mann Music Center.
Of 988 tickets requested, the largest number went to groups, such as Recreation Centers and schools, and non-profit organizations. Of the 988 tickets, 523 or 53% went to groups, Recreation Centers and non-profits, 279 or 28% went to city employees, 125 or 13% went to City Council, and 49 or 5% went to other elected officials.
Since the inception of the first ever policy governing tickets to the Mayor’s Boxes in April 2008, 47% of tickets to sporting and entertainment events in Philadelphia have gone to outside groups such as Recreation Centers and non-profit organizations.
In March 2009 a trial program will begin with the School District of Philadelphia to provide a significant number of Mayor’s Box tickets to Philadelphia school students who excel academically. Beginning in the new school year, September 2009, 2,000 tickets will be provided to ‘straight A’ students, students with significant academic growth, and students with perfect attendance.
The information attached includes the following:
Phillies tickets were given to members of the Police Department’s Highway Patrol Unit (Sgt. Patrick McDonald’s unit) and to members of the Nazario family.
Eagles tickets were given to members of Sgt. Patrick McDonald’s family and Sgt. Timothy Simpson’s family.
Phillies tickets were given to representatives from University High School and Bartram High School, schools that achieved major improvements in school safety.
Tickets for Playhouse Disney Live!, Disney on Ice, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the 76ers were provided to Rec Centers.
Tickets for 76ers were given to members of the Bryant Baptist Church Youth Group.
It's a good read, if only too see who's a fan of what. (City Representative Melanie Johnson's a Tina Turner fan!) And not surprisingly, the World Series and Eagles games bring out the bold faced names. The city is touting that more tickets are going to community groups and recreation centers than ever before.
Here's the city release.
MAYOR’S BOX ATTENDEES, OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2008
More than 50% tickets given to outside groups, non-profit organizations, and Recreation Centers
Philadelphia, February 06 – The City of Philadelphia has released the names of those who received tickets to the Mayor’s Box at the Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Mann Music Center during the second quarter of FY09 (October – December 2008).
The City’s ticket policy, the first time the distribution of tickets to the Mayor’s Box has been governed by a written, public policy, is in place to provide for the equitable distribution of complimentary tickets received by the City of Philadelphia to events at the Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Mann Music Center.
Of 988 tickets requested, the largest number went to groups, such as Recreation Centers and schools, and non-profit organizations. Of the 988 tickets, 523 or 53% went to groups, Recreation Centers and non-profits, 279 or 28% went to city employees, 125 or 13% went to City Council, and 49 or 5% went to other elected officials.
Since the inception of the first ever policy governing tickets to the Mayor’s Boxes in April 2008, 47% of tickets to sporting and entertainment events in Philadelphia have gone to outside groups such as Recreation Centers and non-profit organizations.
In March 2009 a trial program will begin with the School District of Philadelphia to provide a significant number of Mayor’s Box tickets to Philadelphia school students who excel academically. Beginning in the new school year, September 2009, 2,000 tickets will be provided to ‘straight A’ students, students with significant academic growth, and students with perfect attendance.
The information attached includes the following:
Phillies tickets were given to members of the Police Department’s Highway Patrol Unit (Sgt. Patrick McDonald’s unit) and to members of the Nazario family.
Eagles tickets were given to members of Sgt. Patrick McDonald’s family and Sgt. Timothy Simpson’s family.
Phillies tickets were given to representatives from University High School and Bartram High School, schools that achieved major improvements in school safety.
Tickets for Playhouse Disney Live!, Disney on Ice, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the 76ers were provided to Rec Centers.
Tickets for 76ers were given to members of the Bryant Baptist Church Youth Group.
How about also giving tickets to Parochial school students who excel they are also citizens of phila. They pay taxes just like everyone else.— cecelia- Cecilia, read the names. He did give tickets to parochial schools.— blue5131
- What Parochial School blue5131, do you now call the Bryant Baptist Church Youth Group a Parochial School??? NUTCASE sucks, is his term over yet???— Mike S.
- blue5131 maybe you should learn how to read. There is no where in the article that mentions a parohial school.— cecelia
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