Largest number of attendees – Philadelphia high school students
Philadelphia, July 24 – The City of Philadelphia has released the names of those who received tickets to the Mayor’s Box between April 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009.
The City’s ticket policy, the first time the distribution of tickets to the Mayor’s Box has been governed by a written, public policy, is in place to provide for the equitable distribution of complimentary tickets received by the City of Philadelphia.
The largest number of attendees, representing 25% of the total attendees, were students from Philadelphia public high schools. Over 320 tickets were given to high school ‘Straight A’ students who had perfect attendance. Beginning in September with the new school year 2,000 Mayor’s Box tickets will be made available to Philadelphia high school students who demonstrate improvement in attendance and GPA.
In addition, 506 attendees, or 39% of the total, came from outside groups, non-profit organizations, or recreation centers.
