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Tampa host committee closes in on goal

Posted Jun 19, 2012 by Kevin Wiatrowski

Updated Jun 19, 2012 at 04:39 PM

RNC Host Committee president Ken Jones told the Tampa Downtown Partnership on Tuesday that his group is about 80 percent of the way to its goal of raising $55 million to stage events during the convention.
Jones spoke at the partnership’s annual meeting.
His notes, he said, were written on the back of his boarding pass.
“I"m going from here to try to raise some more money to close the gap,” he told the audience of 550 at the Tampa Convention Center.
Shortly after Jones finished his speech, the host committee released an update of its website aimed at giving delegates and potential investors more information about the region.

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