Dozens of City & community-based organizations join residents at
Shissler Recreation Center in Fishtown
The City of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Department of Parks and Recreation will celebrate the merger of Fairmount Park and the Department of Recreation with the Green Ribbon Event and Tour. Dozens of residents and City and community-based organizations will convene to commemorate the union in Fishtown. The Philadelphia High School of the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Drumline will kick-off the press conference with a unique performance. The stage will be flanked by kinetic sculptures from the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. Mayor Nutter will present remarks along with Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis and other Philadelphia dignitaries. City officials will provide remarks in front of a crowd of youth athletes from the Fishtown Athletic Association and community residents.
After the press conference, event attendees are invited to take the Green Ribbon Tour, an excursion from Shissler Recreation Center to Penn Treaty Park. The group will be led by Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis and stop at Palmer Park, Hetzell Baseball Field, the corner of Girard and E. Columbia Avenues and Penn Treaty Park. Green ribbons will adorn fences, jungle gyms, trees and lamp posts on the recreation center’s property and along the tour route.
The outdoor celebration will take place at the Shissler Recreation Center in Fishtown, a facility that shows the value of the merging departments through its current revitalization project. The Shissler Recreation Center project is another initiative aimed to make the City of Philadelphia the Greenest City in America by 2015. It is aligned with the new Department of Parks and Recreation’s vision to be the nation’s premier park and recreation system by connecting the department to the City and region’s environmental, economic, social, cultural, historic and physical health through programs, practices and policies.
This will be a highly visual event that will feature remarks from the City of Philadelphia’s top officials. There will also be interview opportunities with all of the event speakers. Members of the press are also invited on the Green Ribbon Tour.
WHO:
City of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter
City of Philadelphia Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Michael DiBerardinis
City of Philadelphia Commissioner of Recreation Susan Slawson
Mark Focht, Executive Director of Fairmount Park
Jane Golden, Executive Director of the Mural Arts Program
Drew Becher, President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Howard Neukrug, Director of the Office of Watersheds for the Philadelphia Water Department
Sandy Salzman, Executive Director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation
Youth involved in the Fishtown Athletic Association
Dozens of community residents
Students from the CAPA Drumline
WHEN:
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The Green Ribbon Event: 10 AM
Press Conference: 10:15 AM
Green Ribbon Tour: 10:45 AM
WHERE:
Shissler Recreation Center
1800 Blair Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125-2436
GREEN RIBBON TOUR
Start: Shissler Recreation Center
First Stop: Palmer Park @ E. Palmer St and Frankford Ave
Second Stop: Hetzell Baseball Field @ Livingston St and E. Columbia Ave
Third Stop: the corner to Girard and E. Columbia Ave
Final Stop: Penn Treaty Park
Parking and Directions:
Merge onto I-95 N via the exit on the LEFT toward TRENTON
Take EXIT 23 toward GIRARD AVE/LEHIGH AVE.
Stay STRAIGHT to go onto N DELAWARE AVE.
Take the ARAMINGO AVE exit on the LEFT
N DELAWARE AVE becomes ARAMINGO AVE.
Turn LEFT onto E YORK ST
Turn LEFT onto FRANKFORD AVE
Turn RIGHT onto E BERKS ST.
Turn LEFT onto BLAIR ST.
1800 BLAIR ST is on the RIGHT
**Parking is available in the parking lot next to the intersection of Blair Street and Montgomery.
Contact:
Francesca Gunning - LevLane - p. 215.825.9624 c. 484.390.1187
Maura Kennedy - Mayor’s Press Office p. 215.825.9633
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