For more information contact:
Daina Mann, Valley Metro Rail
(602) 744-5592/(602) 291-7245 cellular
July 8, 2004 - For
Immediate Release
Upcoming light rail event
to thank community, celebrate milestones
An event to celebrate light rail progress and recognize community members instrumental in making the METRO light rail system a reality will be held July 22. Valley Metro Rail and Friends of Transit are hosting the second annual Partners in Progress luncheon, which is expected to draw more than 600 business and community leaders, including Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, who will head up the celebration. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Phoenix Civic Plaza Ballroom.
Special recognition will be given to outgoing Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano for his leadership in the Valley’s regional transportation efforts.
Gordon will also announce at the event the recipient of the Light Rail Community Advocate of the Year Award, which recognizes an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to light rail progress.
Nominees for the Light Rail Community Advocate of the Year Award are:
§ Mary Lou Bessette, Arizona State University School of Business, Honors Consulting Program
§ Don Cassano, Tempe Transit Commission
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Light Rail Partners in Progress Luncheon
§ Downtown Phoenix Partnership
§ Andrew George, Roosevelt Action Association
§ Dr. Ruth Ann Marston, Willo Neighborhood Association
§ Donna Neill, Light Rail Regional Rail Arts Committee
§ Richard Nolan, Tempe Transportation Commission
§ Mike Patten, Tempe Transportation Commission
§ Phoenix Community Alliance
§ Self Employment Loan Fund
§ Service Corps of Retired Executives
§ Sky Harbor Neighborhood Association
§ Small Business Development Center
John Hook, evening news anchor at Fox Channel 10, which is adjacent to the light rail route, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.
A video unveiling the latest animation of the METRO light rail system, showing a train traveling on Central Avenue and pulling into the station at Osborn Street, will be played at the event.
The registration deadline for the event is July 16. For more information, or to register, call (602) 265-2413.
Valley Metro Rail is a non-profit, public corporation overseeing the design, construction and operation of the light rail system, which is scheduled to open in late 2008. For more information about the future METRO light rail system, visit www.valleymetro.org or call (602) 534-1807.
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PLEASE
JOIN US
You
are invited to join Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon,
Valley Metro Rail Board Chairman, for the
second annual
PARTNERS
IN PROGRESS
CELEBRATION
Thursday,
July 22, 2004
11:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Phoenix
Civic Plaza, Ballroom
This
luncheon is a celebration of METRO’s past and future milestones
and
recognition of the outstanding individuals contributing to our
success.
Special
recognition will be given to outgoing Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano
for
his remarkable leadership in the Valley’s transportation
efforts.
RESERVATION
FORM
Organization
_____________________________________________________________
Address
_________________________________________________________________
Contact
Name
____________________________________________________________
Phone ___________________________ E-mail
_______________________________
Number of
Tables ________ $400 per
table of 8
Official Sponsor
_________
$1,500 -- includes
one table for eight, company logo in
event program, a booth at the event to
distribute
company information and verbal
recognition at the event
All tables must
be paid in advance.
Reservation
and payment due by July 16.
Please return
this form with your check made payable to Friends of Transit
to:
Partners
in Progress Luncheon
c/o
KRICUN, Inc., 1920 E. Maryland Ave., #29, Phoenix, AZ 85016
For
more information, contact 602-265-2413.
Brought to you
by: Friends of Transit and Valley
Metro Rail
Phoenix
Civic Plaza Ballroom is located at the south end of Phoenix Civic Plaza on the
northeast corner of Jefferson and 3rd Streets. Convenient parking is available
in the Jefferson Street parking garage located on the southeast corner of
Jefferson and 3rd Streets.