National Women's Group Challenges Mayor: Get Walking!
by KYW's Karin Phillips
The nation's oldest African-American women's organization has officially opened its convention in Philadelphia (see related story) with a "City Hall challenge."
Dr. Louise Rice, national president of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., was presented with a replica of the Liberty Bell by Mayor John Street as the nation's oldest African-American women's organization opened its 48th national convention in the "City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection."
In return, Dr. Rice (at right in photo) presented a pedometer to Mayor Street:
"And I'm going to put mine on now and I want you to put yours on now. And this time next week, we want to see who will have the greatest number of footsteps. I challenge you -- we're going to be walking in Philadelphia!"
Some of that walking was to include shopping for Delta members at the brand-new Macy's department store in center city, in advance of its official grand opening (see related story).
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