Mayor’s Office Releases Report of Mayor’s Box Attendees: October 1 Through December 31, 2013
Philadelphia, January 15, 2014– The City of Philadelphia has released the names of those who received tickets to the Mayor’s Box from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. The City’s policy for distribution of Mayor’s Box tickets is governed by a written, public policy, which provides for the equitable distribution of complimentary tickets received by the City of Philadelphia.rnrn rnrnSome report highlights are as follows:rnrn rnrn1,284 tickets were distributed between October 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.rn rnrn492 (38%) tickets for events in the Mayor’s Box were distributed to children from recreation centers, nonprofits and other groups who attended Wells Fargo Center, Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field events.rn rnrn86% of all tickets that were available for use were distributed.rn rnrnSince the policy’s inception on April 4, 2008, 28,373 tickets have been distributed. 15,168 (53%) tickets have been distributed to schools, nonprofits, recreation centers and other groups.