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Photo, Video & Interview Opportunities Leading up to the Army/Navy Game Provided by Philadelphia Sports Congress; 50,000 Fans Expected in Town for December 3rd Army/Navy Game.


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 Sports Congress:
WHAT:       To help welcome the 50,000 out-of-town fans to
            Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Sports Congress, a division
            of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, is
            painting the town "Army/Navy." On December 3, this year's
            game will mark the 79th played in Philadelphia and is
            expected to generate more than $25 million in economic
            impact. The following signage, and other commemoration of
            the legendary interservice rivalry, will be showcased
            throughout the city:

WHEN:       November 22-December 3

            --  Army/Navy Welcome Banners - As part of the official
                Welcome Program for fans of the Army/Navy Game,
                banners have been hung on street lampposts throughout
                Center City and will remain up through the weekend of
                the game. Army/Navy welcome signs are also currently
                on display on the tops and sides of select taxicabs
                and SEPTA buses throughout the city.

            --  Pattison Ave. Station (Broad Street Subway) - Right
                now, at the southernmost stop of the Broad Street
                subway line, SEPTA riders can't turn in any direction
                without looking at an Army/Navy Game poster.

            Tuesday, November 29

            --  Painting Lincoln Financial Field - Signage will be
                hung throughout the stadium, and the field will be
                painted with the 2005 Army/Navy Game logo (at the 50
                yard line) and each academy's name on the end zones,
                weather depending.

            --  Banner on the Battleship New Jersey - Fit enough to be
                placed on the historic Battleship New Jersey, which is
                docked on the Camden, NJ, side of the Delaware River,
                an Army/Navy banner will be hung.

            Wednesday, November 30

            --  Postcards for the troops - The Variety Club will place
                holiday postcards in the cup holders of each of the
                68,000 seats at Lincoln Financial Field. At Saturday's
                game, fans can write messages on the cards and drop
                them in Operation Gratitude drop boxes located
                throughout the stadium. These cards, along with other
                donated items, will be collected, boxed and delivered
                to U.S. troops serving overseas. To learn more about
                Operation Gratitude visit,
                www.PhillyLovesArmyNavy.com.

            Thursday, December 1

            --  U.S. Navy visiting ships - Two of the U.S. Navy's most
                impressive ships will sail up the Delaware River and
                dock at Penn's Landing. The ships will be available
                for tours Friday, December 2 - Sunday, December 4.
                (Due to security, the names of the ships and exact
                times will not be made available until Wednesday,
                November 30.) Contact Penn's Landing for details.

            Friday, December 2

            --  "Here's to the Heroes" - Anheuser-Busch's "Here's to
                the Heroes" 2005 tour will stop at Lincoln Financial
                Field between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to allow fans to the game
                - as well as the community - to record and videotape
                messages of support, encouragement and gratitude to
                U.S. troops serving overseas. Traveling with the tour
                are the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales and Marine
                Sgt. Rocky Sickmann, a former Iran hostage and current
                director at Anheuser-Busch.

            --  Guests' checking in - All Center City hotels are
                sold-out for Army/Navy Game weekend, and between 3-6
                p.m. the lobbies of the Philadelphia Marriott and
                Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza (host hotel of
                the U.S. Naval Academy) will be hopping with Army/Navy
                fans checking in.

            --  Patriot Games - Cadets and Midshipmen for the U.S.
                Naval and Military Academies will compete in four
                events throughout Philadelphia. The team with the most
                points will win the Patriot Games trophy. At 8:15
                a.m., Cadets and Midshipmen will take the challenge in
                a "Rocky Relay" up the steps of the Philadelphia
                Museum of Art. At Noon they will compete in a
                Hole-in-One Challenge at the Shops of Liberty Place
                (17th and Chestnut streets) and at 4:30 p.m. will
                shoot-to-score in a "Basketball Blitz" at the Hank
                Gathers Recreation Center (25th & Diamond streets).

            --  Pep Rally - At noon, pep bands, cheerleaders, and Army
                and Navy fans will feel the spirit of the game at the
                official Pep Rally at the Shops of Liberty Place (17th
                and Market streets).

CONTACT:    For exact times, contact Sarah Hines, Senior
            Communications and Marketing Manager, Philadelphia Sports
            Congress, at 215/636-3412.
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