ADVISORY/Eastern Pennsylvania Legislators and Business Leaders Join Fundraising Efforts for Memorial to United Airlines Flight 93.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Monday (August 26) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Philadelphia Suburban Water
-- Sale of Bracelets Memorializing September 11 Will Benefit Fund
to Build a Memorial At the Crash Site --
WHO: Family members of flight 93 victims
Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. Chairman and CEO,
Nicholas DeBenedictis
Pennsylvania State Senator (Allegheny County), Jane
Orie
Area Chamber of Commerce Officials including Rob
Powelson
Majority Leader, Pennsylvania House of
Representatives, John Perzel
Additional area legislators and business leaders
WHAT: Press conference to launch the eastern Pennsylvania
efforts to raise funds for a memorial to United
flight 93, which crashed on September 11, 2001 in
Somerset County Pennsylvania.
Accomplished musician Kristy Jackson will be on hand
to perform her popular and inspiring song, "Little
Did She Know (She'd Kissed a Hero)," which she
composed in honor of the flight victims.
WHEN: Monday, August 26, 2002, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Philadelphia Marriott West
111 Crawford Avenue, West Conshohocken, PA
ADDITIONAL DETAILS/GREAT VISUALS: Philadelphia Suburban Water Company Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Nicholas DeBenedictis is heading the eastern Pennsylvania fundraising
adj. Relating to a risky medical procedure that may endanger the patient but also has a possibility of being successful, whereas lesser action would result in failure. passengers and crew aboard United Airlines flight 93. Monday DeBenedictis, and Penna pen·na n. pl. pen·nae A contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or a plume. [Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots. . State Senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Jane Orie, along with support from area legislators and business leaders, will launch a local campaign to encourage individuals to purchase a "Hearts of Steel The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. " bracelet. Proceeds from the bracelet sales will be donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to the existing memorial fund. Last fall, Senator Orie created the Hearts of Steel bracelet to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the heroic actions taken by the flight's passengers and crew. To date more than half of the $1 million needed for the memorial has been raised. DeBenedictis is challenging eastern Pennsylvanians to make this a statewide effort by purchasing the bracelets to support the memorial fund. |
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