CLEVELAND, April 24 — What better place for the Brotherhood to meet than the city of Brotherly Love?
Philadelphia will play host to the BLET’s 71st annual Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA) from July 5-9, 2009.
EUMA Arrangements Chairman Sean Simon, Vice President of BLET Division 226 (Newark, N.J.), announced that registration forms are now available for the convention:
https://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/EUMA2009.pdf
The 2009 EUMA will be held at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing (201 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19106: Phone: (215) 928-1234: http://pennslanding.hyatt.com).
The convention rate ($169 per night single or double occupancy, additional for triple or quadruple occupancy) is also available for the three days following EUMA (subject to availability). Deadline for room reservations is 10 a.m. on June 20, 2009.
Those who get to town early for the July 4 weekend (July 2, 3, 4) will enjoy Philadelphia’s “Welcome America” celebration, which includes free concerts and fireworks on the waterfront, immediately adjacent to the hotel.
Brother Simon reports that the “Old City” section of Philadelphia (including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell complex) is within walking distance of the Hyatt, as is the Philadelphia Maritime Museum.
One of the tours planned will include the Camden Adventure Aquarium (which has one of only two hammerhead sharks in captivity), and the Battleship USS New Jersey museum (the Navy’s most decorated warship), which can be accessed via a water taxi that docks right outside the Hyatt.
Another tour is the “Philly by night double deck bus tour, which is a 2-hour evening tour highlighting many of the city’s historic landmarks, aboard an open-top double deck bus (weather permitting). Time allowing, tour makes a 30-minute stop at the famous “Cheese Steak Corner” in South Philly for authentic Philadelphia cheese steaks from Pat’s or Geno’s.
An abundant array of educational opportunities will also be available with workshops geared specifically to BLET Secretary-Treasurers, Local Chairmen and Legislative Representatives.
The annual EUMA golf outing will take place on July 7 at Wedgwood Country Club in Turnersville, N.J. Bus service will be provided from the hotel to the golf course and a limited number of rental clubs will be available. Please use the following form to register:
https://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/2009EUMAGolf.pdf
Deadline to register for the golf outing is June 15, 2009.
The annual banquet will take place the evening of Wednesday, July 8.
To contact Brother Simon, call (609) 558-6405 or email: EUMA2009@aol.com.