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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 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. -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 11:00 AM Pennsylvania health and environmental advocates discuss 'dangers of Trump's EPA nominee' - Healthcare professionals, faith leaders, and environmental organizations discuss 'their concerns with President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator', via medial call. Participants include Millersville University Department of Nursing Associate Professor and Chair Dr. Kelly Kuhns, Evangelical Environmental Network President and CEO Mitch Hescox, and PennEnvironment Executive Director David Masur Location: TBD http://www.pennenvironment.org/home https://twitter.com/PennEnvironment Contacts: Adam Garber PennEnvironment agarber@pennenvironment.org 1 267 515 1220 RSVP at http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/6JVSAFRSLFH04VS -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 12:30 PM ED announces and discusses new experiment on loan counseling practices - Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell holds press call on today's Department of Education announcement of a new experiment to identify promising loan counseling practices that can help students make the decisions that are right for them, with 51 postsecondary institutions across the nation (in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin) having been invited to test the effectiveness of requiring loan counseling more often than the current statutorily required one-time entrance and one-time exit counseling and different counseling tools and approaches. Participants are using either ED's loan counseling tool FACT, third-party counseling services, or their own institutionally-developed counseling Location: TBD http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml https://twitter.com/usedgov Contacts: Department of Education press press@ed.gov 1 202 401 1576 Call-in: 888-810-3145; Passcode: Education -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 1:30 PM Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Dunn announces statewide grants for recreation and conservation - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Lancaster Mayor J. Richard Gray announce grants to create new recreational opportunities, conserve natural resources and revitalize communities throughout Pennsylvania Location: Long’s Park, Harrisburg Pike and Route 30, Lancaster, PA Lancaster www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ Contacts: Christina Novak Pennsylvania DCNR cnovak@pa.gov 1 717 579 5177 -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 4:00 PM Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney attends Real Change Open House Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/ Contacts: Lauren Hitt Philadelphia Mayor's Office Communications Press@phila.gov 1 443 370 3205 -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 6:00 PM Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes live telephone town hall meeting Location: TBD http://www.pasen.gov/index.cfm https://twitter.com/PaLegis Contacts: Office of Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes hughesSenate@gmail.com -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has no public schedule Location: TBD www.pa.gov Contacts: Jeff Sheridan Pennsylvania Governor’s Press Office ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov 1 717 783 1116 -------------------- UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Dec. 15 12:00 PM Activists deliver petition to Trump hotels over potential 'conflicts of interest' - Activists deliver petitions to Trump hotels voicing their concerns about potential conflicts of interest facing President-elect Donald Trump. Common Cause, CREDO, Demand Progress, Every Voice, MoveOn, and Public Citizen have gathered over 400,000 signatures on the issue, and deliver petitions to The Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (12:00 PM EST), other Trump properties in New York, Chicago, and Las Vegas, and the office of Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in Philadelphia Location: Chicago Las Vegas Philadelphia www.commoncause.org https://twitter.com/CommonCause Contacts: Angela Bradbery Public Citizen Communications Director abradbery@citizen.org 1 202 588 7741 Laura Friedenbach Every Voice Laura@everyvoice.org 1 202 677 9493 David Vance Common Cause dvance@commoncause.org 1 202 736 5712 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 8:30 AM Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey Location: TBD http://www.phil.frb.org/ https://twitter.com/philadelphiafed Contacts: Rachel Brown FRB Philadelphia Media Relations Representative rachel.brown@phil.frb.org 1 215 574 3840 1 215 435 5249 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 10:00 AM National Constitution Center celebrates the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights - National Constitution Center celebrates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, featuring public reading of the Constitution's first ten amendments and a Bill of Rights birthday cake Location: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.constitutioncenter.org https://twitter.com/ConstitutionCtr Contacts: Merissa Blum National Constitution Center mblum@constitutioncenter.org 1 215 409 6645 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 10:00 AM AAA announces Philadelphia-area year-end travel projections - AAA Mid-Atlantic announces year-end holiday travel projections for the Philadelphia-area, including data for national, local, car, and air travelers Location: AAA South Philadelphia Car Care Insurance and Travel Center, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://midatlantic.aaa.com/ https://twitter.com/AAAMidAtlantic Contacts: Jana Tidwell AAA Mid-Atlantic jtidwell@aaamidatlantic.com 1 302 299 4426 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 4:00 PM Pennsylvania state Rep. John Taylor hosts energy fair - Pennsylvania state Rep. John Taylor hosts energy fair to show residents how to become more energy efficient and reduce their utility bills. The event is co-hosted with Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Driscoll and Philadelphia Councilman Bobby Henon Location: Vogt Recreation Center, 4131 Unruh Ave., Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.house.state.pa.us/ https://twitter.com/PaLegis Contacts: David Foster Pennsylvania House of Representatives dfoster@pahousegop.com 1 267 207 0207 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 5:30 PM Philadelphia Commission for Women host panel on human trafficking - Philadelphia Commission for Women host discussion about human trafficking in Philadelphia and ways to end these crimes. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lori Dumas, and Salvation Army Anti-Trafficking and Social Service Programs Director Jamie Manirakiza attend Location: Mayor’s Reception Room, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/ Contacts: Jovida Hill City of Philadelphia Jovida.hill@phila.gov 1 215 686 2154 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 7:00 PM President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Pence continue 'Thank You Tour' in Pennsylvania - President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence continue their 'Thank You Tour' in Pennsylvania, to celebrate their victory over Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the 8 Nov election * Trump will be sworn in as America's 45th president 20 Jan during Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, DC, replacing President Barack Obama * A press conference previously scheduled for today in New York, during which Trump was set to discuss leaving his business empire, was postponed Monday Location: Giant Arena, Hershey, PA www.donaldjtrump.com https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump Contacts: Trump for President press pressoffice@donaldtrump.com -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 Teleflex: Q4 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.teleflex.com/en/investor/corporateProfile/index.html https://twitter.com/TeleflexInc Contacts: Julie McDowell Teleflex Corporate Communications 1 610 948 2836 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 Hershey Company: Q4 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.thehersheycompany.com/investors.aspx?ICID=HCOMP1005 Contacts: Mark Pogharian Hershey Investor Relations 1 717 534 7556 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 Triumph Group Inc: Q2 2017 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://ir.triumphgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61870&p=irol-irhome Contacts: Sheila Spagnolo Triumph Group Inc Investor Relations sspagnolo@triumphgroup.com 1 610 251 1000 -------------------- Thursday, Dec. 15 Universal Health Services : Q4 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://ir.uhsinc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105817&p=irol-IRHome Contacts: Karen Sterner Universal Health Services Investor Relations karen.sterner@uhsinc.com 1 610 768 3300 -------------------- NEW EVENT: Friday, Dec. 16 10:00 AM Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Redding and DEP officials discuss results of Chesapeake Bay Farm Survey - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection holds webinar to discuss study findings on farmers' voluntary water pollution reduction efforts in the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Speakers include Pennsylvania DEP Acting Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Penn State and Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program Office representatives Location: TBD http://www.dep.pa.gov/ Contacts: Deborah Klenotic Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 1 717 783 9954 -------------------- Friday, Dec. 16 Sevyn Streeter performs national anthem in 'We Matter' jersey at Philadelphia basketball match - Sevyn Streeter performs the national anthem at the Philadelphia 76ers home game against the Los Angeles Lakers while wearing a 'We Matter' jersey, a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, after her original performance on 26 Oct was abandoned at the last minute due to the jersey's controversial message. Since the event, the 76ers and Streeter have worked together to develop a plan they hope will bring 'meaningful action in the Philadelphia Community'. The Sixers have also pledged to make a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Location: Wells Fargo Center. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.nba.com/sixers/ https://twitter.com/sixers Contacts: Lara Toscani Philadelphia 76ers laratoscani@sixers.com 1 610 675 8153 -------------------- Saturday, Dec. 17 Peter Farrelly celebrates 60th birthday - 60th birthday of Peter Farrelly, American writer, producer and director known for his work with younger brother Bobby Farrelly as The Farrelly Brothers. Their movies include 'Dumb and Dumber', 'Kingpin', 'There's Something About Mary', 'Me, Myself & Irene', 'Shallow Hal' and 'Stuck on You' Location: TBD https://twitter.com/farrellybros Contacts: TBD _____ Keywords: Daybook, Pennsylvania