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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 15.
The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Philadelphia bureau is reachable at 215-561-1133.
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Thursday, Dec. 15 8:30 AM Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey
Location: TBD http://www.phil.frb.org/ https://twitter.com/philadelphiafed
Contacts: Rachel Brown FRB Philadelphia Media Relations Representative [email protected] 1 215 574 3840 1 215 435 5249
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Thursday, Dec. 15 10:00 AM National Constitution Center celebrates the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights – National Constitution Center celebrates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, featuring public reading of the Constitution’s first ten amendments and a Bill of Rights birthday cake
Location: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.constitutioncenter.org https://twitter.com/ConstitutionCtr
Contacts: Merissa Blum National Constitution Center [email protected] 1 215 409 6645
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Thursday, Dec. 15 10:00 AM AAA announces Philadelphia-area year-end travel projections – AAA Mid-Atlantic announces year-end holiday travel projections for the Philadelphia-area, including data for national, local, car, and air travelers
Location: AAA South Philadelphia Car Care Insurance and Travel Center, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://midatlantic.aaa.com/ https://twitter.com/AAAMidAtlantic
Contacts: Jana Tidwell AAA Mid-Atlantic [email protected] 1 302 299 4426
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Thursday, Dec. 15 11:00 AM Pennsylvania health and environmental advocates discuss ‘dangers of Trump’s EPA nominee’ – Healthcare professionals, faith leaders, and environmental organizations discuss ‘their concerns with President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator’, via medial call. Participants include Millersville University Department of Nursing Associate Professor and Chair Dr. Kelly Kuhns, Evangelical Environmental Network President and CEO Mitch Hescox, and PennEnvironment Executive Director David Masur
Location: TBD http://www.pennenvironment.org/home https://twitter.com/PennEnvironment
Contacts: Adam Garber PennEnvironment [email protected] 1 267 515 1220
RSVP at http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/6JVSAFRSLFH04VS
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Thursday, Dec. 15 12:00 PM Activists deliver petition to Trump hotels over potential ‘conflicts of interest’ – Activists deliver petitions to Trump hotels voicing their concerns about potential conflicts of interest facing President-elect Donald Trump. Common Cause, CREDO, Demand Progress, Every Voice, MoveOn, and Public Citizen have gathered over 400,000 signatures on the issue, and deliver petitions to The Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (12:00 PM EST), other Trump properties in New York, Chicago, and Las Vegas, and the office of Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in Philadelphia
Location: Chicago Las Vegas Philadelphia www.commoncause.org https://twitter.com/CommonCause
Contacts: Angela Bradbery Public Citizen Communications Director [email protected] 1 202 588 7741 Laura Friedenbach Every Voice [email protected] 1 202 677 9493 David Vance Common Cause [email protected] 1 202 736 5712
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Thursday, Dec. 15 12:30 PM ED announces and discusses new experiment on loan counseling practices – Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell holds press call on today’s Department of Education announcement of a new experiment to identify promising loan counseling practices that can help students make the decisions that are right for them, with 51 postsecondary institutions across the nation (in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin) having been invited to test the effectiveness of requiring loan counseling more often than the current statutorily required one-time entrance and one-time exit counseling and different counseling tools and approaches. Participants are using either ED’s loan counseling tool FACT, third-party counseling services, or their own institutionally-developed counseling
Location: TBD http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml https://twitter.com/usedgov
Contacts: Department of Education press [email protected] 1 202 401 1576
Call-in: 888-810-3145; Passcode: Education
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Thursday, Dec. 15 1:30 PM Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Dunn announces statewide grants for recreation and conservation – Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Lancaster Mayor J. Richard Gray announce grants to create new recreational opportunities, conserve natural resources and revitalize communities throughout Pennsylvania
Location: Long’s Park, Harrisburg Pike and Route 30, Lancaster, PA Lancaster www.dcnr.state.pa.us/
Contacts: Christina Novak Pennsylvania DCNR [email protected] 1 717 579 5177
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Thursday, Dec. 15 4:00 PM Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney attends Real Change Open House
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/
Contacts: Lauren Hitt Philadelphia Mayor’s Office Communications [email protected] 1 443 370 3205
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Thursday, Dec. 15 4:00 PM Pennsylvania state Rep. John Taylor hosts energy fair – Pennsylvania state Rep. John Taylor hosts energy fair to show residents how to become more energy efficient and reduce their utility bills. The event is co-hosted with Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Driscoll and Philadelphia Councilman Bobby Henon
Location: Vogt Recreation Center, 4131 Unruh Ave., Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.house.state.pa.us/ https://twitter.com/PaLegis
Contacts: David Foster Pennsylvania House of Representatives [email protected] 1 267 207 0207
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Thursday, Dec. 15 5:30 PM Philadelphia Commission for Women host panel on human trafficking – Philadelphia Commission for Women host discussion about human trafficking in Philadelphia and ways to end these crimes. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lori Dumas, and Salvation Army Anti-Trafficking and Social Service Programs Director Jamie Manirakiza attend
Location: Mayor’s Reception Room, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/
Contacts: Jovida Hill City of Philadelphia [email protected] 1 215 686 2154
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Thursday, Dec. 15 6:00 PM Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes live telephone town hall meeting
Location: TBD http://www.pasen.gov/index.cfm https://twitter.com/PaLegis
Contacts: Office of Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes [email protected]
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Thursday, Dec. 15 7:00 PM President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Pence continue ‘Thank You Tour’ in Pennsylvania – President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence continue their ‘Thank You Tour’ in Pennsylvania, to celebrate their victory over Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the 8 Nov election * Trump will be sworn in as America’s 45th president 20 Jan during Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, DC, replacing President Barack Obama * A press conference previously scheduled for today in New York, during which Trump was set to discuss leaving his business empire, was postponed Monday
Location: Giant Arena, Hershey, PA www.donaldjtrump.com https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump
Contacts: Trump for President press [email protected]
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Thursday, Dec. 15 Teleflex: Q4 2016 Dividend payment date
Location: TBD http://www.teleflex.com/en/investor/corporateProfile/index.html https://twitter.com/TeleflexInc
Contacts: Julie McDowell Teleflex Corporate Communications 1 610 948 2836
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Thursday, Dec. 15 Hershey Company: Q4 2016 Dividend payment date
Location: TBD http://www.thehersheycompany.com/investors.aspx?ICID=HCOMP1005
Contacts: Mark Pogharian Hershey Investor Relations 1 717 534 7556
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Thursday, Dec. 15 Triumph Group Inc: Q2 2017 Dividend payment date
Location: TBD http://ir.triumphgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61870&p=irol-irhome
Contacts: Sheila Spagnolo Triumph Group Inc Investor Relations [email protected] 1 610 251 1000
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Thursday, Dec. 15 Universal Health Services : Q4 2016 Dividend payment date
Location: TBD http://ir.uhsinc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105817&p=irol-IRHome
Contacts: Karen Sterner Universal Health Services Investor Relations [email protected] 1 610 768 3300
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Thursday, Dec. 15 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has no public schedule
Location: TBD www.pa.gov
Contacts: Jeff Sheridan Pennsylvania Governor’s Press Office [email protected] 1 717 783 1116
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Friday, Dec. 16 10:00 AM Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Redding and DEP officials discuss results of Chesapeake Bay Farm Survey – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection holds webinar to discuss study findings on farmers’ voluntary water pollution reduction efforts in the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Speakers include Pennsylvania DEP Acting Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Penn State and Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office representatives
Location: TBD http://www.dep.pa.gov/
Contacts: Deborah Klenotic Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 1 717 783 9954
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Friday, Dec. 16 Sevyn Streeter performs national anthem in ‘We Matter’ jersey at Philadelphia basketball match – Sevyn Streeter performs the national anthem at the Philadelphia 76ers home game against the Los Angeles Lakers while wearing a ‘We Matter’ jersey, a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, after her original performance on 26 Oct was abandoned at the last minute due to the jersey’s controversial message. Since the event, the 76ers and Streeter have worked together to develop a plan they hope will bring ‘meaningful action in the Philadelphia Community’. The Sixers have also pledged to make a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia
Location: Wells Fargo Center. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.nba.com/sixers/ https://twitter.com/sixers
Contacts: Lara Toscani Philadelphia 76ers [email protected] 1 610 675 8153
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Saturday, Dec. 17 Peter Farrelly celebrates 60th birthday – 60th birthday of Peter Farrelly, American writer, producer and director known for his work with younger brother Bobby Farrelly as The Farrelly Brothers. Their movies include ‘Dumb and Dumber’, ‘Kingpin’, ‘There’s Something About Mary’, ‘Me, Myself & Irene’, ‘Shallow Hal’ and ‘Stuck on You’
Location: TBD https://twitter.com/farrellybros
Contacts: TBD
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