Press Release

FACT SHEET
GPTMC Grant Recipients For 2007-2008

PHILADELPHIA, August 20, 2007 - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) awarded $250,000 to 28 Philadelphia-area organizations for projects that will draw more tourists to the region. This 2007 grant recipients are:

Mural Arts Program

Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC

African American Museum in Philadelphia
American Women’s Heritage Society, Inc.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Arden Theatre Company
Art Sanctuary
Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau
Cliveden of the National Trust
Greater Philadelphia Film Office
Institute of Contemporary Art
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Mural Arts Program
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
Old City Arts Association
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Penn’s Landing Corporation
People’s Light & Theatre
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Philadelphia Hospitality, Inc.
Rosenbach Museum & Library
Schuylkill River Development Corporation
Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Women’s Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Women’s Committee of the University of Pennsylvania
VSA Arts of Pennsylvania/Amaryllis Theatre Company

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) builds the region’s economy and image through destination marketing to increase the number of visitors, the number of nights they stay and the number of things they do in the five-county region. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.

Note to Editors: For photos of Greater Philadelphia, visit our Photo Gallery.

CONTACT:

Anthony Malerba, GPTMC
(215) 599-2291, anthony@gptmc.com

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