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Excellent visuals: Mayor Jim Kenney will take individual photos with PAL students, government leaders and PAL officials; mentors and the students will take part in a professional career “speed-mentoring” meet-and-greet activity. Common Pleas Court Judge Idee C. Fox will administer an official oath of office to all students, as part of a PAL Day at City Hall introduction in kickoff opening segment. Honorary PAL Student-Mayor (for the day) Saanai Reavis-Legett, of the Ford PAL Center in South Philadelphia, will present remarks.
Steppingstone to Success
Mayor Kenney and other public officials to mentor high school students in annual PAL Day at City Hall career day
Morning program kicks off opportunity for participants from PAL centers citywide to observe and learn from professionals in the government workplace.
WHO: Scheduled participants: Mayor Jim Kenney (Honorary PAL President); City Representative Sheila Hess (Program emcee & PAL Board Member); Idee C. Fox, President Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas; Ted Qualli, PAL Executive Director; First Deputy Commissioner Myron Patterson, Philadelphia Police Department; Capt. Jarreau Thomas, PAL Commanding Officer; Tom Mellon, Representative of Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association & Director of Programming at Team Toyota Langhorne; About 40 outstanding PAL students including Honorary PAL Student-Mayor Saanai Reavis-Legett, of the Ford PAL Center in South Philadelphia; supervising PAL
WHAT: PAL Day at City Presented by Toyota Kick-off ceremony in which public officials will begin the day of mentoring for about 40 high school youths from 19 Police Athletic League (PAL) centers citywide at the annual PAL Day at City Hall. Event participation is among highest ever.
WHERE: City Hall (Mayor’s Reception Room 202)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 13 at 10 a.m.
DETAILS: Public officials and PAL Center high school students, recognized for their academics, social activities and community service will participate in the 2019 PAL Day at City Hall kick-off ceremony. As part of the orientation, the students will shadow and be “adopted by” an assigned senior-level official for the day. Following an honorary “swearing-in” ceremony and professional speed-mentoring meet-and-greet session (students will exchange business cards) with participating government officials, the honorary student-public officials will extend the networking experience at a luncheon. Afterwards, they will go to work and visit various workplaces to learn about the daily operations of government first-hand with their assigned mentors. The day of mentoring’s theme is ‘Steppingstone to Success’.
The Office of the City Representative organizes special and ceremonial events for the City of Philadelphia and serves as its promotion, production, tourism/hospitality and public relations arm. The department partners with PAL every year to produce PAL Day at City Hall. Be sure to connect with us on social media (@PhillyCityRep on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and follow the official event hashtag (#ToyotaPALDayatCityHall) to stay up to date with the latest information on this event.
Photos of PAL Day can be found here. Photo credit: Tony Webb, City of Philadelphia.