Dan Cirucci: FLASH: Info About Pope Parade; Philly Pope Tickets!

Thursday, September 3, 2015

FLASH: Info About Pope Parade; Philly Pope Tickets!

The World Meeting of Families -Philadelphia 2015 today confirmed two papal parades with Pope Francis on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The first parade, which will take the Holy Father from Eakins Oval to/around City Hall, will be prior to the Festival of Families on Saturday, September 26^th and will allow all gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and beyond to see the Holy Father up close.

The second parade will be prior to the Papal Mass on Sunday, September 27. The route for this second parade is still being finalized but it is expected to be shorter to ensure that the Papal Mass begins on schedule.

Additionally, the World Meeting of Families -Philadelphia 2015 also announced an important update regarding ticketing for the events scheduled at Independence Hall and on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway:

Ticket availability for the general public at Independence Hall has been increased from 5,000 to 10,000 tickets. As reported previously, these tickets will be made available to the public on a first come, first serve basis beginning Tuesday, September 8. Tickets will be available online and the maximum number of tickets one can access is four (4).

10,000 tickets to the Festival of Families on Saturday, September 26 will be made available to the public on a first come, first serve basis beginning Wednesday, September 9. Tickets will be available online and the maximum number of tickets one can access is four (4).

10,000 tickets to the Papal Mass on Sunday, September 27 will be made available to the public on a first come, first serve basis beginning Wednesday, September 9. Tickets will be available online and the maximum number of tickets one can access is four (4).

A separate release will be issued Friday, September 4^th with instructions on how the public can access these 30,000 tickets. There is absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.

"We are delighted to confirm two papal parades with Pope Francis on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which will bring the Holy Father to the all those who are coming to see him," said Donna Crilley Farrell, Executive Director of the World Meeting of Families - Philadelphia 2015. "Our message is one that welcomes all and the announcement of limited ticketing yesterday was never meant to limit participation in any way. With the announcement of the papal parades on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27 - as well as the decision to make 10,000 tickets available to the public, per event, for Independence Hall, the Festival of Families and the Papal Mass, we hope that we have allayed any concern of participation and access to the Holy Father during his visit to Philadelphia."

In addition to the confirmation of two papal parades on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the availability of tickets for the general public at Independence Hall, the Festival of Families and the Papal Mass, the World Meeting of Families today also shared the locations of the 40 Jumbotrons planned for across the Francis Festival Grounds:

Benjamin Franklin Parkway Stage Left (South side of Eakins Oval)
Benjamin Franklin Parkway Stage Right (North side of Eakins Oval)
24^th Street & Park Towne Place
Binswanger Triangle (South Side)
Binswanger Triangle (North Side)
Von Colln Field South West
Von Colln Field North West
19^th & Spring Garden Streets
Spring Garden Street between 16^th and 17^th Streets
Broad & Green Streets
Benjamin Franklin Parkway between Oval & 22^nd (West) Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway between Oval & 22^nd (East) Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & 22^nd Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 22^nd & 21^st Streets
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & 21^st Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Winter Street (On triangle grass area)
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Winter Street (Corner)
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & 20^th Street
Logan Square & 20^th Street
Logan Square & 19^th Street
Logan Square & 18^th Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & 17^th Street
John F. Kennedy Boulevard & 16^th Street
Arch Street & 15^th Street
Municipal Services Building Plaza (Southwest)
Municipal Services Building Plaza (East)
City Hall - Market Street East
Sansom Street (East of Broad Street)
Broad & Spruce Streets
Broad & Lombard Streets
Broad & Wood Streets
Independence Hall Stage Left (North of Chestnut)
Independence Hall Stage Left (Block One Center)
Independence Hall Stage Right(Block One Center)
Independence Hall Stage Left (Block Two Center)
Independence Hall Stage Right(Block Two Center)
Independence Hall Block Two Center
Independence Hall Block Three South
5^th Street, North of Chestnut Street
Franklin Square (North West Corner)

For more information regarding the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, visit www.WorldMeeting2015.org.

You can also engage the World Meeting of Families - Philadelphia on Facebook (World Meeting of Families 2015) (Encuentro Mundial de las Familias - Filadelfia 2015), Twitter (@WMF2015) (@WMF2015ES) and Instagram (WMF2015).

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Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post and other publications.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

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