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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Mar. 31. 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. -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 8:00 AM Alliance Mid-Atlantic 2016 - 16th Annual Alliance Mid-Atlantic Small Business Procurement Fair Location: Bally's Atlantic City, 1900 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ https://www.allianceforbiz.com/ Contacts: ShoWorks contactus@showorksinc.com 1 509 838 8755 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:00 AM Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection holds Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting Location: Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg?, PA Harrisburg http://www.dep.pa.gov/ Contacts: Kurt Klapkowski Pennsylvania DEP kklapkowsk@pa.gov -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:00 AM Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf's public schedule - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf calls on Pennsylvania legislators to pass a minimum wage increase for all Pennsylvania workers at Simon Arias Agencies, 1065 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre, PA (10:00 AM EDT) and Parkway Caribbean Restaurant, 209 Union Street, Allentown, PA (2:00 PM EDT) Location: Allentown Wilkes-Barre www.pa.gov Contacts: Jeff Sheridan Governor’s Press Office ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov 1 717 783 1116 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:00 AM Dem senatorial candidate Katie McGinty calls on GOP Sen. Pat Toomey to push for vote on SCOTUS nominee - 2016 Democratic senatorial candidate Katie McGinty and community leaders call on Republican Sen. Pat Toomey to push for hearing and vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland Location: Sen. Toomey District Office, 8 Penn Center 1628 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://pennbpc.org/ https://twitter.com/pbpc Contacts: Ellen Lyon Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center lyon@pennbpc.org 1 717 255 7156 1 717 919 9924 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:30 AM DNCC CEO Daughtry discusses importance of civic engagement - Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) CEO Rev. Leah Daughtry participates in a discussion on the importance of civic engagement with women at the Philadelphia High School for Girls, on the final day of Women's History Month Location: Philadelphia High School for Girls, 1400 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.demconvention.com https://twitter.com/demconvention Contacts: Christopher Huntley Democratic National Convention Committee chuntley@demconvention.com 1 215 439 7608 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:30 AM Philadelphia Mayor Kenney's public schedule - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement of investment in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, 8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia (10:30 AM EDT); visits Vare Playground with Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, 2600 Morris St., Philadelphia (12:30 PM EDT); and later attends 'Who Will Speak for our Children' service area briefing hosted by the Nicetown CDC/NAC. Other attendees include Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, Councilwoman Cindy Bass and Councilman David Oh, James Logan School, 1700 Lindley Ave., Philadelphia (6:15 PM EDT) Location: Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/ Contacts: Lauren Hitt Philadelphia Mayor's Office Communications Press@phila.gov 1 443 370 3205 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 10:30 AM Bernie Sanders campaigns in Pennsylvania and New York - 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigns in Pennsylvania and New York, discussing issues including 'getting big money out of politics', his plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, combating climate change, and ensuring universal health care. Events include labor press conference (9:30 AM EDT) and 'A Future to Believe In' rally at David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh (10:30 AM EDT), and a rally with special guests actress Rosario Dawson and rapper Residente at Saint Mary's Park, 450 St. Ann's Ave, New York (7:00 PM EDT) Location: New York City Pittsburgh www.bernie.org https://twitter.com/berniesanders Contacts: Arianna Jones Bernie for President arianna@berniesanders.com 1 802 557 7667 Doors open 7:30 AM (Pittsburgh) 4:00 PM (New York) -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 11:00 AM Pennsylvania Physician General Levine holds 'It’s On Us PA' roundtable - Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine leads an 'It's On Us PA' roundtable discussion focused on the role of administrators, students and policy in combatting sexual violence on campuses and in schools Location: Bucks County Community College, 1304 Veterans Highway, Bristol, PA www.pa.gov Contacts: Jeff Sheridan Governor’s Press Office ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov 1 717 783 1116 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 11:00 AM Delaware County launches Recovery Specialist Program - Delaware County Council and Office of Behavioral Health announce the launch of a Recovery Specialist Program, with trained specialists reaching out to drug overdose survivors in an effort to connect them with treatment Location: Springfield Hospital, 190 W Sproul Rd, Springfield, PA www.co.delaware.pa.us Contacts: Trish Cofiell Delaware County PR Director CofiellT@co.delaware.pa.us 1 610 891 4943 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 11:00 AM Bipartisan Reps. Brady and Meehan attend FWS announcement of new Philadelphia investments - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce new investments to engage Philadelphia's neighborhoods in conservation, work with the Eastwick community to address environmental challenges in the area, improve connectivity to green spaces, and provide opportunities for young people to explore their outdoor environment. Speakers include Democratic Rep. Robert Brady, Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan, USFWS Director Dan Ashe, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Refuge Manager Lamar Gore Location: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, 8601 Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.fws.gov https://twitter.com/USFWSHQ Contacts: Tylar Greene U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region tylar_greene@fws.gov 1 413 658 8139 Media check-in 10:45 AM EDT -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 2:00 PM Philadelphia Councilman Johnson hosts annual Women’s History Month luncheon - 2nd annual Women’s History Month luncheon hosted by Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, celebrating the social and economic achievements of 44 women in the city of Philadelphia. This year's theme is 'Women on the Move' Location: City Hall, 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.phila.gov Contacts: Kaitlyn Manasterski Councilman Kenyatta Johnson Communications Liaison Kaitlyn.Manasterski@Phila.gov 1 215 686 3412 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 4:30 PM Pennsylvania Legislators host job fair in coordination with GOP Rep. Patrick Meehan - Pennsylvania State Senator Thomas McGarrigle and State Rep. Jamie Santora in coordination with Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan host a free Job Fair for the residents of the 26th Senatorial District, 163rd Legislative District, and the 7th Congressional District Location: Upper Darby High School, 601 N Lansdowne Ave, Upper Darby, PA http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ Contacts: Alex Charlton Pennsylvania General Assembly acharlton@pasen.gov 1 610 853 4100 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 5:30 PM Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Mike Stack hosts annual spring fling celebration Location: La Veranda, 30 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.stackforpa.com/ https://twitter.com/StackForPA Contacts: Mike Stack for Lieutenant Governor Brittany@lperrygroup.com -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 6:00 PM Dem Rep. Bob Brady attends Philadelphia town watch meeting 'to protest removal of traffic signal on Haverford Ave' - Democratic Rep. Bob Brady and Pennsylvania State Rep. Lynwood Savage attend Philadelphia Town Watch community meeting on the Philadelphia Department of Streets removal of three traffic signals along a stretch of Haverford Ave Location: Overbrook Park Public Library, 7422 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.brady.house.gov Contacts: Karen Warrington Rep. Robert Brady Karen.warrington@mail.house.gov 1 215 389 4627 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 6:00 PM 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign opens office in Bethlehem Location: Leigh Valley Campaign Office, 50 East Broad St., Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem www.bernie.org https://twitter.com/berniesanders Contacts: Gregory Minchak Bernie Sanders for President gregoryminchak@berniesanders.com 1 202 573 0035 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 7:00 PM Pennsylvania State Rep. Daley hosts district town hall - Pennsylvania State Rep. Mary Jo Daley hosts town hall for 148th Legislative District residents, to discuss recent budget hearings for the 2016-17 fiscal year Location: Conshohocken Borough Hall, 400 Fayette St., Conshohocken, PA http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ Contacts: Jack Eilber PA Legislative Communications Office JEilber@pahouse.net 1 717 787 7895 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 - Friday, Apr. 01 Annual Green Schools Conference and Expo Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh http://www.greenschoolsnationalconference.org/index.php https://twitter.com/GreenSchoolsNN Contacts: Green Schools National Conference media yourscoutpr@gmail.com -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 Airgas Inc: Q4 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://investor.shareholder.com/arg/events.cfm https://twitter.com/airgasinc Contacts: Sarah Boxler Airgas Press sarah.boxler@airgas.com 1 610 263 8260 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 AMETEK: Q1 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.ametek.com/invest/ Contacts: Kevi Coleman AMETEK Investor Relations 1 610 889 5247 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 Dick's Sporting Goods Inc: Q4 2015 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=132215&p=irol-irhome https://twitter.com/DICKS Contacts: Anne-Marie Megela Dick's Sporting Goods Investor Relations 1 724 273 3400 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network Memorial Mass and Tribute for Life Celebration - Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network Annual Terri's Day Memorial Mass and Tribute for Life Celebration, commemorating the 11th anniversary of Schiavo’s death (31 Mar). Ceremony recognizes an individual or a family who defended the life of a loved one against overwhelming odds * Formerly referred to as the Annual Award Gala Location: Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.terrisfight.org Contacts: Mary Foley Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network mfoley@lifeandhope.com 1 484 278 4287 Ellen Langas NouSoma Communications ellen@nousoma.com 1 610 658 5889 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 Brandywine Realty Trust: Q1 2016 Ex-dividend date Location: TBD http://www.brandywinerealty.com/investors.aspx https://twitter.com/BDNRealtyTrust Contacts: Marge Boccuti Brandywine Realty Trust Investor Relations marge.boccuti@bdnreit.com 1 610 832 7702 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 31 - Sunday, Apr. 03 Anxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Conference Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.adaa.org/ https://twitter.com/Got_Anxiety Contacts: Jean Kaplan Teichroew ADAA Communications Director 1 240 485 1016 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 - Saturday, Apr. 02 8:00 AM Ted Cruz and John Kasich speak at 2016 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference - 2016 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, with keynote address from Judge Andrew Napolitano. Speakers include 2016 Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich, American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks, The Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint and Republican Rep. Mike Kelly Location: Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center, PA www.paleadershipconference.com https://twitter.com/LeadPA #PLC2016 Contacts: PA Leadership Council lhenry@lincolninstitute.org 1 717 671 1864 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 10:00 AM John Kasich campaigns in Pennsylvania - 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich campaigns in Pennsylvania, where he holds a town hall in Hershey * Later Kasich speaks at the 2016 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference and 'Wisconsin Decides 2016' event in Milwaukee Location: Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, 161 Museum Dr, Hershey, PA www.johnkasich.com https://twitter.com/johnkasich Contacts: John Kasich press press@johnkasich.com Doors open: 9:30 AM -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 6:00 PM 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign opens office in Lancaster Location: Lancaster Campaign Office, 114 West Orange St., Lancaster, PA Lancaster www.bernie.org https://twitter.com/berniesanders Contacts: Gregory Minchak Bernie Sanders for President gregoryminchak@berniesanders.com 1 202 573 0035 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 6:00 PM Delaware County Democratic Committee annual FDR-JFK Dinner - Delaware County Democratic Committee annual FDR-JFK Dinner. Speakers include Democratic Rep. Bob Brady, U.S. Senate candidate former Rep. Joe Sestak, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach and State Reps. Margo Davidson, Leanne Krueger-Braneky, and Greg Vitali Location: Drexelbrook, 4700 Drexelbrook Rd, Drexel Hill, PA Contacts: Joe Corrigan Edge Hill Strategies joe@edgehillstrategies.com 1 215 817 3312 Members of the media requiring a/v setup are asked to arrive by 6:30 p.m. Media contact for Hon. Jennifer Granholm: Lizzy Price, lprice@correctrecord.org -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 7:00 PM Utah Lt. Gov. Cox's public schedule - Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox attends Beaver County Convention Location: Beaver www.utah.gov https://twitter.com/UtahGov Contacts: Aimee Edwards Utah Governor Public Information Officer edwards@utah.gov 1 801 755 3085 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 Secretary of State's International Women of Courage visit cities across the nation - 2016 Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award winners - Sara Hossain (Bangladesh), Debra Baptist-Estrada (Belize), Ni Yulan (China), Latifa Ibn Ziaten (France), Thelma Aldana (Guatemala), Nagham Nawzat (Iraq), Nisha Ayub (Malaysia), Fatimata M'baye (Mauritania), Zhanna Nemtsova (Russia), Zuzana Stevulova (Slovakia), Awadeya Mahmoud (Sudan), Vicky Ntetema (Tanzania), Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit (Thailand), and Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi (Yemen) travel to cities across Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, California, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania on individual programs to engage with the American people through an International Visitor Leadership Program, following the award ceremony earlier this week * Awards recognized women who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for justice, equality, human rights, and other critical issues around the world, often at great personal risk Location: TBD www.state.gov https://twitter.com/StateDept #WomenOfCourage Contacts: Rachel Wallace State Department media wallacerl@state.gov -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 UGI Corporation : Q2 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.ugicorp.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations/default.aspx Contacts: Daniel Platt UGI Corporation Investor Relations investors@ugicorp.com 1 610 337 1000 x 1029 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 PPL Corporation: Q1 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://investor.shareholder.com/ppl/events.cfm Contacts: Timothy Paukovits PPL Corp investor relations tjpaukovits@pplweb.com 1 610 774 4124 -------------------- Friday, Apr. 01 - Sunday, Apr. 10 Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest - Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest, annual multi-venue smooth-jazz festival including educational workshops, new artists and tribute concerts Location: Reading, PA Reading http://www.berksjazzfest.com/ https://twitter.com/berksjazzfest #berksjazzfest Contacts: Berks Jazz Fest info@berksjazzfest.com 1 610 898 1930 -------------------- Saturday, Apr. 02 10:00 AM Democracy Spring march to Washington, DC, begins - Democracy Spring march from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia begins (10:00 AM EDT), progressing through Wilmington, DE, and Baltimore before reaching Washington, DC, on 11 Apr, where a subsequent peaceful sit-in at the U.S. Capitol is planned * Over 2,000 people have pledged to participate in the sit in to 'save democracy', including actor Mark Ruffalo, Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig, and activist Zephyr Teachout Location: Liberty Bell. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.democracyspring.org/ https://twitter.com/Demspring Contacts: Peter James Callahan Democracy Spring Communications peterjamescallahan@gmail.com 1 315 430 6334 _____ Keywords: Daybook, Pennsylvania