City of Philadelphia - File #: 090172

• File #: 090172
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/5/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/5/2009
• Title: Recognizing Thursday, March 5, 2009 as "Blue Thursday" in the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Jones

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/5/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
3/5/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/5/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Recognizing Thursday, March 5, 2009 as "Blue Thursday" in the City of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Thursday, March 5, 2009 is "Blue Thursday", a special day created and promoted by talk show host Dom Giordano and The Big Talker WPHT 1210 am; and

WHEREAS, Dom is asking listeners from all over the Delaware Valley to show their support for police officers who are increasingly under fire from armed criminals on our streets. He is urging his audience to show their support by wearing blue; decorating your car, home, or place of business with blue ribbons and encouraging everyone you know to do the same and show support for police officers throughout the region on "Blue Thursday"; and

WHEREAS, The Big Talker 1210's Dom Giordano will host a special live broadcast from Geno's Steaks from 6 PM to 12 Midnight on Thursday, March 5th, 2009. Dom and an array of special guests will discuss and analyze the reasons for the recent rash of police killings in Philadelphia and ways to reduce gun violence and make our streets safer; and

WHEREAS, "Blue Thursday" coincides with Joey Vento's Geno's Steaks fund raiser for the families of fallen Philadelphia Police Officers. Joey Vento will again donate all dollars generated by sales of his famous cheese steaks from 10 AM on Thursday, March 5th until 6 AM on Friday, March 6th. Previous individual Geno's fund raising efforts have raised more than $50,000; and

WHEREAS, On "Blue Thursday" ,The Big Talker 1210 will also debut a new Salute-A-Cop promotion where the station will begin to regularly recognize police officers for individual excellence on the job; and

WHEREAS, In conjunction with "Blue Thursday", the Port Richmond Town Watch has been participating in a program called "Project Blue Light" where hundreds of homes in the riverward neighborhood have placed blue light bulbs on their front door and porch lights to show support and solidarity for the Philadelphia Police Department during this time of crisis and vi...