PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2021) – NBC10 and Telemundo62, in partnership with Citizens and the Philadelphia Phillies, will host virtual Weather Education Week from Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21. All weeklong the NBC10 First Alert Weather team, along with Citizens and the Phillies, will bring students, teachers and parents interesting science experiments and lessons on how the weather impacts the sport of baseball. Weather Education Week is designed to encourage students, teachers and parents to follow along and do the experiments in class or at home.

Traditionally, each spring, NBC10, Telemundo62, Citizens and the Phillies would host Weather Education Day at the ballpark for thousands of students. They would learn about science, watch the meteorologists conduct the experiments live on the field, and then enjoy a game. In 2020, due to the pandemic, the event transitioned into a weeklong virtual program and was able to reach even more students who were learning from home.

With a limited number of fans permitted back in the ballpark for 2021, Weather Education Night at the Phillies will take place at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, May 18, before the 7:05 p.m. game against the Miami Marlins. While it won’t be the traditional pre-game program for kids, there will still be lots of fun for those in attendance. Game highlights include Theme Night tickets in select locations available at a $2 discount; a ceremonial first pitch from one of the members of the First Alert team; and in-game video experiments on PhanaVision. Note: tickets are subject to availability.

“Our team looks forward to Weather Education Day every year and although we can’t all be together at the ballpark for the traditional full-day of programming just yet, that doesn’t mean the learning and fun has to stop,” said Krystal Klei, First Alert Meteorologist at NBC10. “It’s a great way to engage sports fans and students alike as we demonstrate how weather impacts baseball through fun and easy to do experiments.”

The virtual event will feature the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team members – Bill Henley, Krystal Klei, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, Steve Sosna, and Brittney Shipp, along with Telemundo62 Meteorologists Violeta Yas and Alondra Anaya – from Citizens Bank Park as they provide fun and educational experiments focused on weather that students, teachers and parents will enjoy. The program will also feature special appearances by Phillies guests throughout the week including the Phillie Phanatic, first baseman Rhys Hoskins, NBC Sports Philadelphia baseball analyst and former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy, Phillies radio color analyst Kevin Frandsen, and groundskeeper Mike Boekholder.

“Once again we’ve had so much fun working with NBC10’s First Alert Team and Citizens in putting together an amazing Weather Education Week lineup for students, teachers and parents,” said Phillies Vice President, Partnership Sales & Corporate Marketing Jacqueline Cuddeback. “From the interactive experiments to the educational lessons on how weather affects baseball, it’s a terrific program for all ages to enjoy.”

“It’s great to be back at Citizens Bank Park with fans for Weather Education Night,” said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President of Citizens, Mid-Atlantic Region. “The fun experiments organized by NBC10 and Telemundo62 meteorologists are a great learning and career exposure experience for young students in the Philadelphia region. Citizens is proud to be a part of this program.”

Among the experiments that will be demonstrated are how to create a hovercraft, light up a bulb with a balloon, make water rise using just a candle flame, and a severe weather safety scavenger hunt, just to name a few. At the end of the week participants can take a quiz to see how much they have learned.

Beginning on Monday, May 17, each day new experiments and lessons will be posted, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on NBC10.com/WeatherEducation and phillies.com/weatherday. Participants are encouraged to record themselves trying these experiments can upload their video on the NBC10 app under the “See it, Share it” section to potentially be featured on NBC10’s newscasts. The Phillies will also be sharing highlights from Weather Education Week on their social media platforms.

About NBC10 Philadelphia / WCAU

Owned by NBCUniversal, NBC10 Philadelphia has been delivering local news, information and weather for more than 60 years, serving nearly six million viewers throughout Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, South Jersey and Delaware. Viewers turn to NBC10 for the most up-to-date breaking news and weather on a variety of platforms, including online at nbc10.com and via mobile and social platforms. NBC10 produces more than 41 hours of local news programming per week. For more information, visit NBC10.com.

About Telemundo62 Philadelphia / WWSI

Owned by NBCUniversal, Telemundo62 / WWSI is NBC’s Owned Television Stations local station serving Spanish-speaking viewers throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, including 18 counties across Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware. Telemundo62 viewers start their weekday mornings with hourly news cut-ins from 6 a.m.–11 a.m. and continue to receive the latest in local news and weather information during Al Mediodía, a 30 minute newscast airing weekdays at 12 p.m. Noticiero Telemundo62 is a locally produced, live Spanish-language newscast, airing weekdays at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Viewers turn to Noticiero Telemundo62 for local news, weather, sports and community coverage on-air and on the Telemundo62 app. Telemundo62 produces more than 13.5 hours of local, Spanish language news programming per week. For more information, visit Telemundo62.com.

About the Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one name, one city franchise in all professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. Since 2004, the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia section of the city. For more information, visit phillies.com.

About Citizens

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $183.3 billion in assets as of December 31, 2020. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 2,700 ATMs and approximately 1,000 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.