Hall of Fame Philadelphia Sports Icon Ed Snider to be Awarded the 2004 Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce William Penn Award

Hall of Fame Philadelphia Sports Icon Ed Snider to be Awarded the 2004 Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce William Penn Award

WHAT: Ed Snider, Chairman of Comcast-Spectacor, will receive the 2004 Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce William Penn Award at a gala in his honor. Mr. Snider joins a long and prestigious list of those who have been awarded Greater Philadelphia's highest honor for business leaders.

Mr. Snider is best known for bringing professional hockey to Greater Philadelphia and for guiding the Philadelphia Flyers to consecutive National Hockey League Championships in the mid- 1970s. He came to Philadelphia in 1964 as Vice President of the Philadelphia Eagles, before pursuing aspirations to bring a professional hockey franchise to Philadelphia, which he accomplished in 1967. Mr. Snider's efforts have landed him in the NHL Hall of Fame, and his civic contributions have endeared him to citizens of Greater Philadelphia.

The William Penn Award Gala, sponsored by Wachovia, will feature a retrospective on Mr. Snider's illustrious business leadership and highlight the contributions he has made to the Greater Philadelphia region.

WHO: Ed Snider, Chairman of Comcast-Spectacor; Stephen D. Steinour, Chairman & President, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, and Chairman, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Mark S. Schweiker, President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Hugh C. Long, II, State CEO, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Wachovia; Greater Philadelphia business leaders and the Greater Philadelphia business community.

WHEN: Friday, April 22, 2005 8 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. (award presentation ceremony)

WHERE: Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Grand Ballroom Broad & Walnut Street Philadelphia

CONTACT: Richard G. Barnes 215-790-3615 rbarnes@philachamber.com

PRNewswire -- April 21

Source: Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Web site: http://www.philachamber.com/

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