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DISNEY ON ICE: LET'S CELEBRATE
BENEFIT NIGHT FOR PSC
Wednesday, October 23, 2009
7pm Wachovia Center
Lower Level, Center Section Tickets
Close to Ice AND Stage!
Only $21 Each
Disney on Ice Flyer

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3rd HOLIDAY ARTS & CRAFTS BAZAAR, PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND CONCERT
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Craft Bazaar 9am - 4pm FREE ADMISSION

Special Guest: Former Eagle/ WIP 610 Broadcaster
Ike Reese - Courtesy of the PA State Lottery. Ike will be at the bazaar from 12:30pm to 1:30pm giving away free sports tickets and prizes.

Pancake Breakfast 9:30am - 11am $6 Per Person
Concert 11:30am - 12:30pm $4 Per Person
(Breakfast/Concert $8 Per Person)
PSC Main Branch

Volunteers wanted.
Flea market items wanted.
Call (215) 546-5879, ext. 248

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60th ANNIVERSARY GALA & DANCE
Friday, October 16, 2009
Penn's Landing Caterer's/ Sheet Metal Workers Union Building
1301 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147

TICKET AND SPONSORSHIP FORM

Close your eyes, tap your heels together and say, “There’s No Place Like PSC!” Travel down the yellow brick road to PSC’s “Land of Oz” for our 60th Anniversary Celebration. Start the evening with a VIP reception, complete with open bar and lavish hors d’oeuvres. (VIP tickets sold separately.) Enjoy a sit-down dinner and dessert. Dance the night away with live music. Enjoy a performance by the Overbrook String Band performing as the Scarecrow (during the VIP reception). Enjoy a special anniversary multi-media presentation, including “60 Years of Stories.” Enjoy a special performance by Tom Lawton. Tom was commissioned to create a musical composition to commemorate PSC’s 60th Anniversary. Watch for more details and invitations. For sixty years, PSC has worked to keep seniors healthy and independent in their homes. Proceeds from this event will fund programs and services to continue this
mission. On Sale: Now

Ruby Slipper Sponsors:

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
PSC Main Branch Advisory Council
The Yorkhouse Apartments

Yellow Brick Road Sponsors:
AirTran Airways
Bravo Health
PSC Booster Club
The Philadelphia Foundation
Slater Funeral Home, Ltd.

Over the Rainbow Sponsors:
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Barbara & Tom Rittenhouse
Elizabeth D. Ward

Haunted Forest Sponsors:
Bayada Nurses
Mrs. Shirley D. Braverman
Luvenia Black
Robert Groves & LaVonne France
Ellen D. Jackson
John Keels & Ramon G. Mapp
Barbara L. Mauldin
Mildred A. McNeil

Lollipop Guild and Lullaby League
Special Friends
Rene’ Z. Bunting
Peter & Frances Delgado
Happy Fernandez
Mrs. Jennie B. Greene in Memory of Husband Bill Greene
J. Barton Harrison
Gabriele W. Lee
Mary W. Reid
RJ Jomici Inc./ Jomici Apothecary
Mr. & Mrs. TJ Reilly, Jr.
Barbara L. Simons
Mae Taylor
Wesley Medical/ Baird Respiratory
White Star Tours

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60th ANNIVERSARY CUPCAKE
GIVEAWAY & DANCE PARTY
Sponsored by Buttercream and Independence Blue Cross
Thursday, September 17 1:00pm – 4:30pm
PSC Main Branch – All Rooms

Join seniors from around the city as we blow out the candles on our unique take on a birthday cake for your favorite senior center! Buttercream will be here with their famous Cupcake Truck providing free cupcakes for the first 300 seniors at 1pm, followed immediately by a dance party and contest, Wii game tournament and introduction, and party! Join the fun with games, prizes, balloons, snacks, music and treats! Independence Blue Cross volunteers will sponsor games and activities as part of the United Way Day of Caring program.

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60th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT & RECEPTION
Tuesday, September 22
1:00pm • PSC Main Branch Auditorium
PSC’s Composer-in-Residence Tom Lawton will debut his composition celebrating our 60th anniversary and music in the lives of our members. This new work was created with the help of PSC’s senior members. The concert will be recorded live for distribution on CD in the fall. Meet Tom in person after the performance at a free reception with refreshments and snacks. Tom will also perform this new work at the 60th Anniversary Gala on Friday, October 16, at Penn’s Landing Caterers. Tom’s residency with PSC is made possible by a grant from the American Composer’s Forum (“ACF”) provided through its Community Partner’s Program with funding from the William Penn Foundation. Call (215) 546-5879, ext. 276, for more information.

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6th COFFEE CUP EXHIBITION & RECEPTION
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009
5:30pm - 8:30pm Philadelphia City Hall

Prize Form * Sponsor Form
Invite * Volunteer * Postcard

Honoring
NBC 10 Anchor / Consumer Reporter
Tracy Davidson

Exclusive Host Sponsor:

EXIT REALTY
"The Waterfront Group"
www.exitwaterfrontgroup.com

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5% Shopping Day Raised Thousands for Heat-Services

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008 8am - 10pm
Whole Foods Market, 929 South Street, Philadelphia, PA

REGION'S TOP NAMES IN POLITICS, SPORTS, TV, MUSIC, PHILANTHROPY, AND BUSINESS COME OUT FOR ALL-DAY PARTY ON SOUTH STREET

Whole Foods Market donated five-percent of the day’s sales to our “Emergency Campaign for HVAC Replacement and Heat-Related Services” and other programs and services.

5th Annual Coffee Cup Exhibition & Reception Was A Big Success - Raising Over $40,000 NET!

PSC Celebrates Volunteers During National Volunteer Week

Exit Realty Helps Seniors Beat the Heat in North Philadelphia
PSC and Exit Realty “The Waterfront Group” Help Seniors in Tioga, Temple and North Philadelphia Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC), with community partner Exit Realty “The Waterfront Group, launched the first ever “FAN FAIR” in North Philadelphia. A fan distribution was held at the Tioga Branch of PSC on Thursday, August 2, 2007 from 10am – Noon. Fan participants age 55 or older who presented identification with a birth date on it received a free box fan. EXIT Realty “The Waterfront Group” underwrote the cost of fans for the first 100 participants. Home Depot delivered the fans free of charge. Click here for Media Advisory