ADVISORY/Eastern Pennsylvania Legislators and Business Leaders Join Fundraising Efforts for Memorial to United Airlines Flight 93

August 23, 2002
ADVISORY/Eastern Pennsylvania Legislators and Business Leaders Join Fundraising Efforts for Memorial to United Airlines Flight 93Philadelphia Suburban Water (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 

Philadelphia Suburban Water

  -- Sale of Bracelets Memorializing September 11 Will Benefit Fund
               to Build a Memorial At the Crash Site --
WHO:              Family members of flight 93 victims
                  Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. Chairman and CEO,
                   Nicholas DeBenedictis
                  Pennsylvania State Senator (Allegheny County), Jane
                   Orie
                  Area Chamber of Commerce Officials including Rob
                   Powelson
                  Majority Leader, Pennsylvania House of
                   Representatives, John Perzel
                  Additional area legislators and business leaders
WHAT:             Press conference to launch the eastern Pennsylvania
                  efforts to raise funds for a memorial to United
                  flight 93, which crashed on September 11, 2001 in
                  Somerset County Pennsylvania.
                  Accomplished musician Kristy Jackson will be on hand
                  to perform her popular and inspiring song, "Little
                  Did She Know (She'd Kissed a Hero)," which she
                  composed in honor of the flight victims.
WHEN:             Monday, August 26, 2002, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:            Philadelphia Marriott West
                  111 Crawford Avenue, West Conshohocken, PA

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS/GREAT VISUALS:
Philadelphia Suburban Water Company Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis is heading the eastern Pennsylvania fundraising efforts to build a memorial honoring the heroic passengers and crew aboard United Airlines flight 93. Monday DeBenedictis, and Penna. State Senator Jane Orie, along with support from area legislators and business leaders, will launch a local campaign to encourage individuals to purchase a "Hearts of Steel" bracelet.

Proceeds from the bracelet sales will be donated to the existing memorial fund.

Last fall, Senator Orie created the Hearts of Steel bracelet to commemorate the heroic actions taken by the flight's passengers and crew. To date more than half of the $1 million needed for the memorial has been raised. DeBenedictis is challenging eastern Pennsylvanians to make this a statewide effort by purchasing the bracelets to support the memorial fund.

CONTACT: Philadelphia Suburban Water by Tattar Cutler--DBC Lori Bookbinder, 215/957-0300 Mobile (8/26 only): 215/620-7899 lbookbinder@dbcommunications.net or Linda Woody, 215/957-0300 Mobile (8/26 only): 609/841-4881 lwoody@dbcommunications.net

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