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Monday, September 21, 2009
Nutter To Bag Groceries

No, Mayor Nutter isn't quitting his day job. He's just doing a charity event. Here's the press release:

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter Partners with ShopRite of Parkside to Fight Hunger

Local Dignitary Helps Bag Hunger in Honor of the 10th Anniversary of ShopRite Partners In Caring

 

What: - Mayor Michael Nutter will team up with the ShopRite of Parkside to help bag hunger in recognition of “ShopRite Partners In Caring Day,” a celebration of the 10th anniversary of ShopRite Partners In Caring.

- ShopRite Partners In Caring is a year-round community based hunger fighting charity that helps raise awareness and funds for local food banks.

- Since its inception in 1999, the program has donated more than $20 million to local food banks.

- In honor of the charity’s 10th anniversary, Mayor Nutter will be serving as an honorary grocery bagger at register 10. Throughout the day, cashiers at all registers will be accepting monetary donations to help fill the shelves of local community food banks.

- To help commemorate the anniversary, the state of Pennsylvania has officially proclaimed September 23rd “ShopRite Partners In Caring Day”. ShopRite stores across six states will work with their local dignitaries to raise awareness and money to help bag hunger in their community.

 

Who: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

Councilman Curtis Jones

Member of the 19th Police Department

 

Where: ShopRite of Parkside

1575 N 52nd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19131

 

When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

 

Time: 10 a.m.

 

Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 1:18 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
Comments   
Posted 08:36 PM, 09/21/2009
Nickawampus Leroy
I think the City should tax bagging grocery bags $0.25 each. It taxes everything else, so why not?
Posted 10:13 PM, 09/21/2009
asdfjkl1234567890
Nutter should be bagging groceries for a living instead of being one in a long line of subpar mayors, the moron!
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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