Jan 1, 2013 6:27 PM
Six months ago, on a whim, Mary McPartland booked a January 2013 trip with her son to Washington, D.C.. Little did she know they’d win tickets to see President Barack Obama inaugurated that very weekend.
Ms. McPartland, a Springs resident, and her 13-year-old son, Andrew Wilson, were recently recognized at a press conference hosted by United States Senator Charles E. Schumer in Manhattan last month. They are among 225 New Yorkers who won a statewide lottery to watch the nation’s 57th swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on January 21— which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“I was almost like ‘This has to be a joke,’” said Ms. McPartland, recalling her immediate reaction after someone from the senator’s officer phoned her about a week before Christmas to tell her she... more
Ms. McPartland, a Springs resident, and her 13-year-old son, Andrew Wilson, were recently recognized at a press conference hosted by United States Senator Charles E. Schumer in Manhattan last month. They are among 225 New Yorkers who won a statewide lottery to watch the nation’s 57th swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on January 21— which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“I was almost like ‘This has to be a joke,’” said Ms. McPartland, recalling her immediate reaction after someone from the senator’s officer phoned her about a week before Christmas to tell her she... more
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