City of Philadelphia - File #: 070053

• File #: 070053
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/1/2007
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/1/2007
• Title: Honoring The 30th Annual Philadelphia Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival, a continued beacon of support and fundraising for numerous charity organizations and the goodwill of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/1/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
2/1/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/1/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Honoring The 30^th Annual Philadelphia Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival, a continued beacon of support and fundraising for numerous charity organizations and the goodwill of Philadelphia.

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WHEREAS, The 30^th Philadelphia Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival will be held on Sunday, February 27 at the Wachovia Center, with all proceeds going to multiple charities, including the National Ovarian Cancer Research Fund; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Flyers, their wives, alumni, and the Philadelphia Phantoms unite to host the Carnival, one of the largest sports fundraisers; and

WHEREAS, In 2006 the Carnival drew 7,500 attendees and raised nearly one million dollars; and

WHEREAS, Former Philadelphian Sylvester Stallone has been named honorary chair of the 2007 30^th Anniversary Carnival; and

WHEREAS, The Comcast Spectacor Foundation is the parent organization of the Flyers’ Charities, and has a primary focus of raising funds for medical research and other healthcare activities, as well as providing positive education and recreational resources for Philadelphia Youth; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of the Flyers Wives Fight for Lives 30^th Anniversary, the Comcast Spectacor Foundation has redesigned itself, creating a completely new look, feel, and design to mark the occasion; and

WHEREAS, Over the past 29 years, Flyers Charities have raised over $20 million for numerous organizations, including the Barry Ashbee Research Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Temple University Health Systems, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, United Cerebral Palsy Hospital, and other local organizations and projects; and

WHEREAS, There are 20 Flyers wives and girlfriends, and over 300 volunteers who help make the Carnival a reality; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it honor the 30^th Annual Philadelphia Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival, a continued beacon of support and fundraising for numerous charity organizations and the goodwill of Philadelphia.

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