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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Friday, Jan. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Philadelphia bureau is reachable at 215-561-1133. -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 9:00 AM Philadelphia celebration honors Benjamin Franklin’s 310th Birthday - Philadelphia's day-long 'Celebration! Benjamin Franklin, Founder' honors Benjamin Franklin’s 310th Birthday and healthcare legacy. The celebration includes seminar on 'Dr. Franklin and Public Health', Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA (9:00 AM EST); procession and wreath-laying ceremony from American Philosophical Society’s Library Hall, 105 South 5th St., Philadelphia, PA (11:15 AM EST); reception and luncheon honoring Dr. Paul Offit, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, 400 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA (12:00 PM EST); and screening of the vaccine documentary 'Hilleman—The Story of Saving 8 Million Lives a Year', Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, 400 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA (2:00 PM EST) Location: Philadelphia http://www.franklincelebration.org/ Contacts: Erin Mooney Moxy PR moxypublicrelations@gmail.com 1 267 788 2196 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM Vice President Biden's daily schedule - Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the White House Oval Office (10:00 AM EST), closed press), before they meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room (12:30 PM EST, closed press). Afterwards, Vice President Biden departs Washington, DC, en route Philadelphia, where he tours the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine (3:15 PM EST, pooled press), and participates in a roundtable at the Abramson Cancer Center (3:45 PM EST). Afterwards, he departs Philadelphia en route Wilmington, DE . Afterwards, he departs Guatemala City en route for Washington, DC Location: Wilmington Philadelphia http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident https://twitter.com/VP Contacts: Vice President press 1 202 456 0373 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 10:30 AM Rite Aid Foundation announces 'significant' donation to The Fred Rogers Company - The Rite Aid Foundation holds press conference to announce a 'significant' donation to The Fred Rogers Company, a non-profit company that specializes in creating quality children’s programming for public television. Attendees include Rite Aid CEO of stores and The Rite Aid Foundation President Ken Martindale and The Fred Rogers Company CEO William Isler Location: Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh https://www.riteaid.com/ Contacts: Adam Stout Incight Marc USA astout@marcusa.com -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 11:00 AM PNC Financial Services Group: Q4 2015 Earning conference call / Webcast Location: TBD http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=107246&p=irol-irhome https://twitter.com/PNCNews Contacts: William Callihan PNC Financial Services Investor Relations investor.relations@pnc.com 1 412 762 8257 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM Philadelphia Mayor Kenney and Councilman Johnson visit South Philadelphia Elementary School - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson visit Penrose Elementary School, featuring a drill team performance and student art project. Mayor Kenney also participates in discussion of the school’s commitment to quality PreK education, literacy programs, and health and nutrition education Location: Penrose Elementary School, 2515 S 78th St, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/ Contacts: Lauren Hitt Philadelphia Mayor's Office Communications Press@phila.gov 1 443 370 3205 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 3:15 PM Vice President Biden visits University of Pennsylvania as part of newly-launched 'moonshot' to cure cancer - Vice President Joe Biden tours the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center (3:15 PM EST), and whilst there participates in a roundtable conversation, talking to researchers as part of the 'moonshot' to cure cancer, which he called for last year and which President Barack Obama tasked him to lead earlier this week (3:45 PM EST) * 'Moonshot' initiative plans to increase private and public resources to fight cancer, and to break down 'silos' of research and 'bring all the cancer fighters together', with the goal of making a decade's worth of advances in the next five years * Afterwards, Vice President Biden departs Philadelphia en route Wilmington, DE Location: University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Wilmington http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident https://twitter.com/VP Contacts: Vice President press 1 202 456 0373 RSVP’s can be directed to press@ovp.eop.gov. This roundtable is open press. -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 6:00 PM Pennsylvania GOP Lincoln Day Dinner - Republican Party of Pennsylvania Lincoln Day Dinner, with Sens. Pat Toomey and Lindsey Graham Location: Hotel Hershey, 100 Hotel Rd., Hershey, PA www.pagop.org https://twitter.com/PAGOP Contacts: Megan Sweeney Republican Party of Pennsylvania msweeney@pagop.org 1 717 234 4901 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 - Sunday, Jan. 17 Progressive International Motorcycle Show Location: Fort Washington, PA http://www.motorcycleshows.com/ https://twitter.com/MotorcycleShows Contacts: Josh Bulrice UBM Advanstar Communications jbulrice@advanstar.com 1 310 857 7677 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 Lamb of God begin headline tour Location: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh https://twitter.com/lambofgod Contacts: Maria Ferrero Adrenaline PR maria@adrenalinepr.com 1 732 462 4262 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 PNC Financial Services Group: Q4 2015 Results Location: TBD http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=107246&p=irol-irhome https://twitter.com/PNCNews Contacts: William Callihan PNC Financial Services Investor Relations investor.relations@pnc.com 1 412 762 8257 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 - Saturday, Jan. 16 National Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.nationalevent.com https://twitter.com/USFranchiseExpo Contacts: Ken Muir National Event Management kmuir@nationalevent.com 1 800 891 4859 x 233 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 Fulton Financial Corp: Q4 2015 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=100294 Contacts: David Hostetter Fulton Financial Investor Relations dhostetter@fult.com 1 717 291 2456 -------------------- Friday, Jan. 15 Liberty Property Trust: Q4 2015 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=96097&p=irol-IRHome Contacts: Jeanne A. Leonard Liberty Property Trust investor relations jleonard@libertyproperty.com 1 610 648 1704 _____ Keywords: Daybook, Pennsylvania