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Article: It's a Happy New Year for 24 Local Arts and Culture Organizations; The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation Awards $505,400 in Grants.
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- January 1, 2004
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is making it a "Happy New Year" for 24 local arts, culture and heritage institutions, slated to receive $505,400 for projects to increase tourism to the region.
Here are a few highlights for 2004:
-- $230,000 has been allocated for multicultural initiatives such as the
Neighborhood Tourism Network's Philadelphia Neighborhood Tours and
the development of Latino and African American itineraries
-- $25,000 has been awarded to The Franklin Institute Science Museum to
help promote its Walk-Through Heart's 50th Birthday and Reopening
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