MAYOR Nutter Presents Tickets to Mayor VIPs
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Philadelphia, February 10, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter presented 170 Philadelphia sophomores with two tickets each as part of the Mayor’s VIP Program, which provides tickets to sporting events to students to inspire their success in school. For this quarter, the Mayor’s VIPs program is awarding tickets to sophomores for public, private, charter and parochial schools who were identified as most improved by their school.
“Education is central not only to the success of our city, but to the individual success of each and every student,” said Mayor Nutter. “The Mayor’s VIPs Program is one more reason for young people to succeed at school. I would like to thank Temple University and St. Joseph’s University for their partnership in this program.”
In addition to tickets to the Mayor’s box in Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center, the Mayor’s VIPs Program through partnership with Temple University and St. Joseph’s University, provides tickets to events at the arenas of these schools. For the 2011-2012 school year, 760 tickets have been distributed through the Mayor’s VIPs Program. Through 2008, 3,540 tickets have been distributed to students.
Times New Roman”‘>Since the policy’s inception on April 4, 2008, 18,319 tickets have been distributed. 10,194 (56%) tickets have been distributed to schools, nonprofits, recreation centers and other groups.
