FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY                           Contact: Gretchen M. Wintermantel
Tuesday, November 9, 2004                                                          202.225.6511

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA-11)

WHAT: Tour of Lackawanna County Women’s Resource Center with staff members. The Center was founded in 1976 as a safe shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. WRC offers a 24-hour hotline, crisis counseling, shelter and support groups for victims. WRC also provides civil legal services to the Center’s clients.

WHERE: 620 Madison Ave., Scranton. Because of the sensitive nature of this subject, reporters MUST promise not to disclose the location of the shelter. Photographers CANNOT take photos from the outside.

WHEN: 1 p.m. TOMORROW (Wednesday) November 10, 2004