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Next Wednesday: Villanova Men's Basketball Team to Receive 2006 Wanamaker Award; Alex's Lemonade Stand & Afleet Alex to Receive Community Service Award
Business Wire, June 26, 2006
Philadelphia Sports Congress:
WHAT: The Villanova University men's basketball team will
receive the 2006 John Wanamaker Athletic Award at a
ceremony and luncheon presented by the Philadelphia Sports
Congress, a division of the Philadelphia Convention &
Visitors Bureau, and IPC/Amerimar Management Company. In
addition, Alex's Lemonade Stand & Afleet Alex will receive
the Philadelphia Sports Congress Community Service Award.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Attendees are expected to arrive at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East (enter on Juniper Street, between
Market and Chestnut streets)
WHO: Mayor John F. Street, City of Philadelphia
Coach Jay Wright and representatives from the 2005-2006
Villanova University Men's Basketball Team
Bob Levy, chairman, Philadelphia Sports Congress
The Scott Family, founders of Alex's Lemonade Stand
The Afleet Alex Racing Team
DETAILS: Since 1961, the John Wanamaker Athletic Award has been
presented to "the athlete, team or organization that has
done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and to
the team or sport in which they excel." Villanova was
ranked in the top 10 for every week of the season, and
earned the school's first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA
tournament en route to a 28-5 record. The Wildcats went
14-2 in Big East Conference play, set a program record
with an .889 winning percentage and 24 wins during the
regular season, and advanced to the Elite 8 for the first
time since 1988.
The Philadelphia Sports Congress Community Service Award
is presented to the "individual, business or organization
that has done the most to contribute to the quality of
life in Philadelphia through sports." Alex's Lemonade
Stand was created when then four-year-old cancer patient,
Alex Scott, opened a lemonade stand in front of her
Wynnewood, PA home to raise money to cure pediatric
cancer. When Afleet Alex's owners (all Philadelphia-area
residents) learned of Alex's efforts, they decided to lend
their name and support, including donating a portion of
Afleet Alex's winnings to the charity. Afleet Alex's third
place finish in the Kentucky Derby, and first place
finishes in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, helped
raised tens of thousands of dollars for Alex's Lemonade
Stand. An Alex's Lemonade Stand will be on location at the
event to collect donations.
For a list of previous honorees, visit
www.philadelphiasportscongress.com.
The Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), a division of the
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau,
www.philadelphiasportscongress.org, works to attract major
sporting events and conventions to the Philadelphia area.
Note: This is not a public event.
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