PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celebrate the Annual International Islamic Heritage Day Festival at Penn's Landing, Saturday, June 14, 2003, from 12 to 8 p.m. There will be a parade themed, "Unity in Diversity" starting at 11 a.m. at 13th and Spring Garden Street, ending with the festival at Penn's Landing's Festival Pier, located at Spring Garden Street and Columbus Boulevard.
This free event, presented by PECO Energy and the Islamic Cultural Preservation and Information Council (ICPIC), hosts a day of Islamic pride and features a wide variety of food, entertainment, and fun for an estimated crowd of over 5,000 people. Mayor John Street has been invited to salute the festivities with a warm welcome from the city and a proclamation recognizing Islamic Heritage Day.
The festival will feature entertainment on the main stage from 1 to 8 p.m., including performances by vocalist group Dar Es Salaam, vocalist Wali Ali and Suad El-Amin, jazz artists the Muslim Vanguard, the AICP's Mediah performance group, drill and karate demonstrations by World Champion U.P.K. Pasha Generals, an African Dance Ensemble, and other Muslim musicians and performers.
In addition to entertainment, there will be an all-day bazaar featuring crafts, ethnic foods, literature, and goods and services from all around the world. The children and family pavilion will have Quaranic recitals, face painting, clowns, arts & crafts, story telling, puppet shows, arcade games, a moon bounce, free giveaways, and other exciting games and activities for the family. Families can also take part in free health screenings as well as an educational holistic workshop in the Family Health Care Pavilion.
PECO Energy is proud to be Philadelphia's hometown energy company and one of the region's most prominent civic supporters. PECO is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and celebrating diversity inside and outside the Company.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO Energy is an electric and natural gas utility serving southeastern Pennsylvania. PECO and its Chicago-based sister company, ComEd, are subsidiaries of Exelon (NYSE:EXC), a $15 billion leader in the energy industry with the largest retail customer base, a large, diverse power generation portfolio and a leading wholesale energy marketing operation in North America. PECO delivered 36.5 million megawatt hours of electricity and 85 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2002, generating $4.3 billion in revenue in 2002. An active corporate citizen, PECO contributed more than $10 million in 2002 to non-profit organizations, events and programs that improve the quality of life in the region. PECO serves 1.5 million electric and 450,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Penn's Landing is Philadelphia's Waterfront district, running along Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden Street. The two main sites for the more than 75 festivals, concerts, and events at Penn's Landing are the Great Plaza, located along the Delaware River at Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street, and Festival Pier, on Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street. For more information on event locations and event details, call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.pennslandingcorp.com. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2003 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.
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