Southwest Globe Times -- Aug. 25, 2011

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Sen. Williams Cookout - 2011 Summer of PeaceSeptember 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastwick Park

SOUTHWEST August 25, 2011

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OPINION Meeting on Redistricting

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12 Police District CelebrationPage 7

Americorps Volunteer ServingWoodland

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Brief Quake surprises SWResidents

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African FestivalPage 15

Campaign to Re-elect ObamaPage 10

COMMUNITY

Village FamilyReunionWaters Yearly Feasta Success

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An enthusiastic team sweeps the last scraps on the 5400 block of Willows (l to r): Mary Jarbo, Princess Jarbo, Mattie Wilder, VivianVah, Taylor Henderson (age 2), Stephanie Coker, Thelma Harris, and Doris Williams.

Farm 51Tiny Farm inSouthwest

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Young FoodRebelsTake Rootat Pepper

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Dance JourneyOpensSix years ofEmpoweringYouth

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As weed whackers buzzedand brooms whisked,residents across South-

west swept walks and gutters andweeded front yards during the last

several weekends. Taking advantageof sunny Saturday morning weather,neighbors were out in large numbersto beautify blocks many in anticipa-tion of the Philadelphia More Beau-tiful Committee (PMBC) Clean BlockContest coming up in September.

It was a great turnout; a lot of in-

volvement, affirmed a smiling Mat-tie Wilder, block captain for the 5400block of Willows Avenue. Every-one came out early, pitched in, andworked together. Thats a good idea

because we are such a diverse block.And, it makes living here so muchbetter for the kids!

I want to be proud of my block,said neighbor Vivian Vah, captur-ing the sentiments of the dozen orso neighbors who had been laboringsince just after sun up. It is great

to see other blocks doing the samething, she added, looking up Wil-lows Avenue to see a similar crew atwork in the 5300 block. Were get-ting there, and its nice to see front

yards with flowers looking so beau-tiful and the sidewalks and streetsclear of trash when the kids come outto play.

Lloyd D. Johnson on the adjoin-ing 5300 block, was pleased to seethat most neighborhoods in the city

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The Kingsessing FifthDivision Communi-ty of Neighbors has

announced an important meet-ing for public discussion of vi-tal issues on Thursday evening,

September 8, at 6:30 p.m. at theKingsessing Recreation Center,50th Street and Kingsessing Av-enue.

On the agenda for discus-sion as advised by ChairmanGregory R. Benjamin, are: What has happened to our

community? What Redistricting means to

us

What are the new rules forvoting?

The first of these issues areof vital importance to the com-munity, especially consideringthe violence which occurred atthe recreation center last Mon-day.

The long term well-be-ing of Southwest, however, interms of education, health, jobtraining, housing, and welfarewill be to a great extent deter-mined at the voting machines14 months from now at the2012 general elections. At thattime we will have the respon-sibility of first assuring that aUS president who reflects our

needs, views and priorities isretained in office. We must do

our part in re-electing PresidentObama regardless of how wemay view his record of achieve-ment if we are to maintainsome final barrier to the effortsof backward-looking social and

economic conservatives whonow control legislatures in ourstate and federal government.The time to begin thinking andplanning for that effort is now.

Similarly, we would hopethat strong votes for our localstate representatives and sena-tors this November would senda message to the governor andthe rest of the state legislators

that they should modify theirreactionary agenda and startconsidering all the residents ofthe state.

The third concern be-

ing aired is the Pennsylvaniastate governments proposedlegislation that requires pho-to IDs to both register for vot-ing and for casting ballots.The Republicans justify this

move as a means of overcom-ing voter fraud. While onthe surface this seems rea-sonable, the facts are that,first, there is little or no voterfraud in the state. A numberof independent experts haveconfirmed this.

Most importantly, how-ever, the entire move by theright wing is intended to in-

hibit the voting of urban voters,young people and new citizensjust becoming eligible to vote,and the elderly and disabled, alarge proportion of whom havebeen voting for Democrat can-didates.

Regarding redistricting, therealities are that Southwest isrepresented in the state houseby four state representatives:Maria Donatucci, District 185;Kenyatta Johnson, District 186;James R. Roebuck, District 188;

and Ronald G. Waters, District191.

These dedicated public ser-vants all have done a creditablejob in both representing us in

Harrisburg and their positionsin the legislature provide us inSouthwest with four exception-al voices to support issues criti-cal to our well-being. The staffin the district offices is similar-ly knowledgeable, hardworkingand committed in providing theconstituent services residentsand business owners needs.

On the other hand, there

would be other advantages tohaving a legislative districtwhich clearly has only the in-terests of all of Southwest in

mind, and the population of

Southwest clearly meets thelevel which would justify asingle state representative. Atpresent, howsoever devotedour state representatives are toour interests, in most cases, aconsiderable part of their con-stituency is outside Southwest,and in some cases outside Phil-adelphia.

Redistricting for City Coun-cil to provide a single, strongvoice for Southwest is evenmore critical. Our view contin-

ues to be that the present config-uration of splitting Southwestin the middle at 58th Street iscompletely unreasonable andunfair. What winds up happen-ing is that Districts 1 and 2 have

their primary political bases inWest and South Philadelphiaand from the standpoint of ser-vice and concern, Southwestgets short shrift or as somehave characterized it, the shortend of the stick.

To perpetuate this coun-cilmanic inequity, of course,the City Council has deferredany serious discussion of redis-

tricting until the last minute.There is obviously tremendousself-interest involved in this in-excusable delay since the jobs

of some present council mem-

bers could be affected by anymeaningful redistricting chang-es. One council member has al-ready indicated that she sees noreason for public input.

We urge that residentscome to the KFDCN forum atKingsessing Recreation CenterSeptember 8 at 6:30 or availthemselves of the two remain-ing council hearings (see boxbelow)

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Rep. Ronald G. Wa-ters annual sum-mer gathering took

place at Myer Recreation Cen-ter play ground on a sunnySaturday August13. As usual, theafternoon was full

of good food, livelyentertainment, thedelightful So YouThink You HaveTalent contest, andopportunities tobuy from an inter-esting selection ofvendors. A numberof civic, religiousand service agen-cies were also on

hand to provideuseful informationon a variety of is-sues and concerns.

Taking cen-ter stage just afternoon, Rep. Waters,the popular 191stLegislative Districtrepresentative, greet-

ed that portion ofthe crowd that couldtear itself away fromthe free food and col-orful vendor tables.

In his welcomingremarks Rep. Watersexplained the transi-tion in the focus ofthe affair to a Village FamilyReunion and Festival. We

hope this captures and pro-motes the neighbor-to-neigh-bor spirit that is so needed inour community, he said. Weneed to change the tone of thedialog to one of love and re-spect for one another.

In his address, Rep. Wa-ters said that, growing up inthis community, one knewwho lived next door. It wasnothing for my mother to sendme over to a neighbor to get

a bowl of sugar, he recalled.He stressed the heed to recre-ate the kind of environmentwhere kids are shown what todo and learn appropriate be-

havior from role models righton their street.

Rep. Waters noted asan example the educationalsituation where childrendont want to go to school,and parents most frequentteacher contact is when theyare called in for disciplinaryconferences. Public educa-tion, safety and fighting crimebegin with community rela-tionships. I dont mean youhave to go out and kiss a cop,today, he said, but stressed

that it is not productive to sitaround and blame the policeand the school district for ourproblems unless were all try-ing actively to be a part of the

solution.In the

end, if wewant strongcommunitieswe need tobuild strongfamilies andstrong neigh-borhoods, and

that requiresa spirit ofcommitmenton everyones

part, he said.

Rep. Waters conclud-ed his remarks by introducingCouncilwoman Jannie Black-well of the citys 3rd Districtwho he characterized as acourageous public servantwho has always steppedup to the plate. Present onstage as well was MarikaYvette-Money, the daysmistress of ceremonies, anda well-known hip hop per-former at the Merriam The-ater and on FM 103.9.

He also introduced Caro-lyn H. Nichols, candidate for

Judge of the Court of CommonPleas on the Democratic tick-et, noting that we need judgeswho come from the communi-ty. Rep. Waters lamented how

mandatory sentences haverobbed judges of opportuni-ties to seek alternative judg-ments that would tend to re-habilitate low-risk offenders.We should remember thatthese brothers and sisters canbe productive members of our

community, he suggested.

There were a number oftables with information onproperty tax/rent rebate, PennDOT services, senior & fam-

ily services and additionallegislative services availablethrough Rep. Waters legisla-tive office.

Rep. Waters paid specialtribute to the organizationsand companies whose gener-ous support was instrumen-tal in making the afternoon asuccess. He extended thanksto Brown Family ShopRite on

Island Avenue, Mercy Hos-pital of Philadelphia, CrownCork and Seal Company (astrong supporter for manyyears), Sonoco, Inc., Commu-nity College of Philadelphia,Community Friends WorkingTogether, and Creating a Vil-

lage.

Rep. Waters alsoexpressed his deep

appreciation to Mr.Holly who organizedthe entertainment,and to all the volun-teers who workedso hard before andduring the festival,especially with theclean up afterwards.In my view, you leftMyers looking bet-

ter than you foundit! Thats an accom-plishment, Waters

attested.

Rep. Waterss of-fice can be reached at 215-748-6712. Forms and otheruseful information are avail-able on his website www.pa-house.com/waters.

Photos by Martin RegustersLeaping Lion PhotographyDigital Fuzzion Art

215-602-2034.

Another Great Village Family Reunion and Festival

Winners of the

So You Think You Have TalentContest were:

$500 First Place Winner: Rashon Truth Whitest

$250 Second Place: World-Wide Unique Star Dance Studio$100 Third Place: James Marriman

VIPs at the Village Family Reunion (l to r): Ann Brown,ward leader, Rep Ronald Waters, Asher Kemp, Yeadon councilpresident, Sen. Anthony Williams and Rep Kenyatta Johnson.

(Above) A pleased crowd enjoying the entertainment at theannual summer gathering.

(Below) If you think public service is easy, ask Reunion hostRep. Waters.


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By Caleb Nothwehr

Neighborhood residents inSouthwest poured ontotheir sidewalks and front

stoops after waves of an earth-quake measuring 5.8 on the Rich-ter scale rattled the entire EastCoast on Tuesday afternoon. (The

Japan earthquake this year mea-sured 9.0).

My TV started shaking. Ev-erything was rumbling for a sec-

ond or two, said Myisha Wilsonas she and dozens of other resi-dents stood outside their homeson the 63rd block of Paschall Av-enue.

Chris Ou and his father saidthey felt continuous shaking for thebetter part of a minute within theirhouse on Paschal Avenue. I thoughthe was kicking my chair, Ou said,motioning to his father. I turned andeverything was shaking.

Despite a sustained period of dis-

rupted cell phone service, life wasback to business as usual within an

hour in Southwest. On WoodlandAvenue, some street vendors claimedto have not felt anything. Other resi-

dents of Southwest were emotionallyshaken by the brief quake.

My heart was in my stomach,said Dee Roberts, resident of South-west.

Throughout the city business dis-

trict as in other large cities, thou-sands of high-rise workers poured

out into the streets, but there wereno reports of significant effect fromthe occurrence.

The center of the earth-quake occurred in NorthernVirginia and its effects were feltas far away as Toronto, Canada.Mayor Nutter advised shortlyafter the occurrence that therewas little evidence of damageto either public or private busi-

ness here. Public train and airtransportation in the area wasdisrupted for up to severalhours, however, while tracksand airport facilities were care-fully inspected for damage.Area bridges were also inspect-

ed for any impairment.

People are like, Its the endof the world, said Crystal Wyatt,community outreach worker fromDrexel University. But she indicat-ed the shock would have a positiveeffect, If itll make [people] nicer!

Brief Quake Surprises Southwest Residents Arts in theCommunity

2011By Dr. Cassandra Graves

Over its many decades inSouthwest, Evelyn GravesDrama Productions calcu-

lates that it has exposed a half millionfamilies locally and internationally tothe performing arts.

Music, drama, and dance are in ev-ery fiber of its program, performers and

instructors, with participants from ninemonths to age 90. The arts have helpededucate, discipline and provided a joy-ous, enriching outlet for youth, adultsand communities under the tutelage offounder Dr. Evelyn Graves. This sum-mer was no different.

In conjunction with Evelyn GravesMinistries, this years program during July and August involved ten trips toa wide variety of activities and events

for its 35 youth. They included visitsto swimming pools at Kingsessing and

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do participate in cleanups every summer.

But Id like to see more help year around fromthe city in assuring people obey existing ordinancescovering maintaining properties especially wherethe city owns the property, he observed. We com-

plain about problems but it takes weeks for themto correct them. When I look at places like Yeadon,and over in New Jersey, it seems like they enforcethe rules. Though this is a small thing, it keeps usmindful of their approach to larger issues.

For the most part, the motivating force behindthe cleanup effort was block pride and a desire to

have a health-ier, more at-tractive envi-ronment forfamilies. Butmany blockcaptains likeWilder, wereaiming towardthe PMBCcontest and itsawards. Wild-er has regis-tered her block

for inspectionnext month inhopes that thec leanl iness ,extra flowersand landscap-ing and gen-eral participation of her neighbors will win.

We want everything set up for when the judg-es come so we can be honored for our work and

win a cash award, said Wilder.

PMBC adds that the block cleaning activitiestend to add to neighborhood stability, increase inproperty values, decrease in adult and juvenilecrime, and in general develop a positive interest inthe community. Cash awards range from $150 to$1000 and can be used for clean block projects.

Other community spirit prizes are given forhelpful junior block captains, and neighborhoodtransformation, and a special Neighbor to Neigh-

bor award.

For more information about the Clean BlockContest, contact PMBC clean block officers: SantaConix for the 18th Police District (215-685-3982)and Yvonne Tyler for the 12th District (215-685-3973). Clean block officers can also advise resi-dents on how to have block captains appointed.

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...Cleaner Blocks Across Southwest

Mrs. Dee and a much focusedyoung Talia, know what to with grassclippings from Willows 5300 block.


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Nestled in the dou-ble lot behind the

corner house at51st Street and Chester Av-enue is a little oasis of flowerand vegetable beds, a koi fishpond, chickens, a lonely tur-key, and lots and lots of chil-dren!

Started three years ago bygardening professional An-drew Olson and co-workerNeal Fantos, Farm 51 nowsells its home-grown produceevery Thursday from 4:30 to7:00 p.m. Their little standis heaped with the days freshharvest, which is offered on afirst-come-first-served basis.

What actually strikes thepassers-by first are the bedsof cutting flowers which adda rainbow of bright colors to

the Chester Avenue lot.

We have planted ourbeds with items like collardgreens, kale, onions, eggplant,

squash, carrots and severalvarieties of tomatoes based on

the preferences of neighbors,said Fantos. This year weadded garlic onions which arealso quite popular.

We weredrawn to this spotin Southwest whenwe learned thatthe landlord at thecorner of 51st andChester was will-ing to rent the twolots and back yardfor the garden, andalso had a glassed infront porch wherewe could start ourplanting in late win-ter, added Olson,public landscapesmanager at Dela-ware Center for Horticulture

in Wilmington.

A regular on the pricelist, of course, are fresh eggswhich are produced by the

little flock of chickens pennedup in back. The eggs are usu-

ally gathered by young Arriva,a sixth grader at LansdowneFriends School who lives

nearby. There is also a tur-

key that is very popular withthe children in the neighbor-hood, for which the gardenand animals are a fascinatingdiversion. Ol-

son gives the kids free accessto the garden paths and the

koi pool whenever Farm 51is open, and it is a wonderfullearning experience for them.

The enterpriseis a labor of love,and Olson hints thatprofit on the vegeta-ble and plant salesbarely cover costs,if that. Its reallymore of a hobby anda public service toencourage consump-tion of fresh vegeta-bles, he added.

To get the busi-ness rolling, ofcourse, Olson andFantos had to havelots of help. They

credit the Pennsylvania Hor-

ticultural Society with themajor contribution of bed-ding materials and top soil.We also got a lot of help from

the University City District,noted Olson, who also paid

tribute to sponsors like WestPhiladelphia Tool Library andthe Four Worlds Bakery, bothon Woodland Avenue near47th Street.

I grew up here in South-west and find this little farmamazing, said visitor KariemBurroughs. The producethey raise and sell are justbeautiful, and they are somodest about what they do.

Please visit us at 5101Chester Avenue, cordiallysuggests Olson. For those whoarent right in the immediateKingsessing neighborhood,you can always stop off di-rectly from the SEPTA Trolley13. To arrange produce sales,a tour, or if you have a ques-tion please e-mail the own-

ers at [email protected]. The ventures engagingwebsite is http://farm51.word-press.com/.

Saturday, September 17,2011. Save that date for theannual 12th Police District

Open House and Southwest Pride DayParade and Street Festival.

Now in its16th year, thecombined 12thDistrict OpenHouse and SW

Pride Day hasgrown into oneof the areasmost successfuland fun-filledevents of thesummer.

We are looking for vendors andlocal service agencies to provide use-ful information to residents and to

parade participants, advised Officer Joe Young, 12th District CommunityAffairs Officer. The role you play in

our community is so important andwe hope you will take part in our fes-tivities.

The Parade will begin at 72ndStreet and Woodland Avenue and

proceed downWoodland to62nd Street,a block fromwhere the Street

Festival willbe held in andaround the 12thPolice DistrictStation.

We ask thatparade partici-

pants arrive by 9:30 a.m., as the pa-rade kicks off at 10:00 a.m., indicat-ed Officer Young.

Vendors are requested to presentor send in forms by August 31.

Vendors Take Note!

12th Police District Open House

SW Pride Day Parade 12thPolice District Open HouseTo obtain information about ven-

dor or parade participation, or to ob-tain registration forms, contact OfficerYoung at the 12th Police District Stationat Woodland Avenue and 65th Street orby phone at 215-686-3122 or 215-686-3123, or by fax at 215-685-2655.

Farm 51 - Home-grown Produce in Kingsessing

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By Caleb Nothwehr

Two teenagers from Southwest

just got back from a trip toWashington D.C., where they

met with lawmakers and high-profiledecision makers.

To top that, they made the 200-miletrip on their bikes during one of the hot-test weeks of the summer.

Southwest teenagers Saleem Coates,17, and Robert Taylor, 13, were two of14 young people who participated in

the second annual Ride of Dreams, heldJuly 2225, organized by the Neighbor-hood Bike Works program.

For Coates, the ride was a leader-ship-testing experience, as he also par-ticipated in last years ride to Harris-burg.

I learned that I dig deep. I nevergive up, and I am a pretty good captainand a role model, said Coates.

Organized by volunteers of the cy-cling community in Philadelphia, thefour-day Ride of Dreams served as both

a fundraiser for the Neighborhood BikeWorks program as well as an opportuni-ty to bring attention to youth advocacy

issues. David Cicero Bevacqua, programdirector at Neighborhood Bike Works,said the ride allowed young people tomeet with legislators and inform themof the importance of funding youth pro-gramming.

Its no joke; its a matter of life anddeath for kids growing up in Southwestand all over Philadelphias fringe, Bev-acqua said, referring to the devastatingeffects of violence in urban neighbor-

hoods.

Coates and Taylor are living ex-amples of the benefits of programs likeNeighborhood Bike Works. Coates, whobecame involved in the program twoyears ago, is now active in bike repairand construction at the Bike Worksheadquarters on University of Pennsyl-vanias campus. He said the programmade a dramatic impact on his life.

Before, I was basically a regular kid- not doing nothing, he said. Now Imriding bikes, staying fit, getting a bettereducation, and living life.

Coates previously attended JohnBartam High School and West Philadel-phia High School. This fall, hell be at-

tending a Mastery Charter School. In themeantime, he is in the process of build-ing a bike for his uncle, who comes tohim for biking advice.

Taylor, who got involved just monthsbefore the Ride of Dreams, gained expe-rience as a young lobbyist during thegroups visits with representatives fromthe Department of Transportation.

Cars have their own space but we

dont have bike lanes on every street. Weneed to try to make some more of those,said Taylor.

The ride provided new experiencesbeyond biking and advocacy. For Taylor,it offered the chance to sleep outside forthe first time, when the group wouldcamp out after riding all day.

It was so hard to sleep because youcould hear animals, said Taylor.

Bevacqua said the Ride of Dreamswas special as a fundraiser because it

connected donors and volunteers withthe young people who most benefit fromNeighborhood Bike Works.

Its something that would benefitthe kid in itself and also allow them toparticipate and play an important role infunding the shop that is there for them,so they feel some ownership, he said.

As Coates, Taylor and Bevacquaconversed about the importance ofNeighborhood Bikworks on the stepsnear the programs headquarters, theyall agreed its positive influence could

not be overstated.

Bikeworks will take you on newadventures, said Coates. You dontknow what to expect.

Taylor agreed. People dont haveanything to do, he said, Thats whatwere here for.

To learn more about NeighborhoodBike Works, check out its website at

http://www.neighborhoodbikeworks.orgor call them at 215-386-0316.

Southwest teenagers participate in Ride of Dreams.

Mercy Hospital EarnsHeart Care Award

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital

(MPH) recently receivedthe Get With The Guide-

lines Heart Failure Gold QualityAchievement Award from the AmericanHeart Association (AMA) furthering thehospitals goal to be among the top fa-cilities treating heart failure patients.

According to the American HeartAssociation, about 5.7 million peoplesuffer from heart failure. Statistics alsoshow that each year, 670,000 new casesare diagnosed and more than 277,000

people will die of heart failure.The Gold Quality award indicatesthat that Mercy, located at 501 South54th St., reached 85 percent compliancefor at least 24 months to basic core stan-dard levels of care as outlined by theAMA.

Under Get With The GuidelinesHeart Failure, heart failure patients arestarted on aggressive risk reductiontherapies such as cholesterol-loweringdrugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors,aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulantswhile in the hospital. They also receivealcohol/drug use and thyroid manage-

ment counseling as well as referrals for

cardiac rehabilitation before being dis-charged.

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital isdedicated to making our care for heartfailure patients among the best in thecountry and implementing the guide-lineswhich will help us accomplishthis goal by making it easier for our pro-fessionals to improve the long-term out-come for these patients, said StanleyBerger, MD, chief of the hospitals Divi-sion of Cardiology.

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, a 214-bed community teaching hospital, hasbeen serving West and Southwest Phila-delphia for more than 90 years. It can bereached at 215-748-9500.

Mercy Health System is comprisedof four acute care hospitals, a homehealthcare organization, several well-ness centers, physician practices, a fed-eral PACE program, and co-owner ofmanaged care plans, Keystone MercyHealth Plan and Gateway Health Plan.To learn more about Mercy Health Sys-tem, visit www.mercyhealth.org.


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town meeting at-tracted a modest

turnout at MyersRecreation Center (58th andKingsessing Avenue) August16 to hear speaker support thelegislative initiative whichhas come to be known vari-ously as the school choice orschool voucher bill.

The meeting, jointly or-ganized by Students First PA(SFPA) and the DemocratsImpatient for School ChoiceOrganization (DISCO), fea-tured local activist and DIS-CO founder Shirley Randle-man, State RepresentativeRonald G. Waters, and DawnChavous, Executive Directorof Students First PA SFPA.

At issue is legislationwhich would provide a

voucher to parents of stu-dents attending schools withthe worst student achieve-

ment records allowing themto choose another public,

private, parochial or charterschool. The amount of thevouchers would correspondto the subsidy thatthe state presentlypays to their homepublic school. Onthis basis, the valueof a voucher could beas high as $7000 ormore.

Speakers fromthe communitypleaded the case forthe voucher proposalbased on their miser-able experiences ofbeing locked into fail-ing public schools.The voucher con-tribution toward tu-ition at an alternative school

was seen as a viable way outof such educational road-blocks. On the negative side,

the withdrawal of funds fromtroubled public schools is oc-

curring just at the time whendevastating budget cuts arebeing forced on school dis-

tricts like Philadelphia by

the Republican controlledstate government.

Ive always been a pro-ponent of strong state sup-

port for education, saidRandleman, president of the52nd Street Business Asso-

ciation, and long timeadvocate on commu-nity matters. This isnot so much a Repub-lican vs. Democratmatter; our positionis that this a peopleissue and we want tobring forward qualityeducation as part ofthe peoples agenda,she asserted. Whena local school isntworking, we want toassure families thatquality education isavailable on or neartheir own block.

According to a recent

article in the PhiladelphiaTribune, the problem of vio-lent and failing schools.

predominately affects low-income urban schools In

2009 only 38% of Philadel-phias 11th-grade studentswere proficient in readingand only 32% were profi-cient in math. The city ranks41st in high-school gradua-tion rate of the 50 largest UScities, and only 10% of thecitys 9th-graders will gradu-ate from college.

The current proposaldesignates 144 such fail-ing schools, 91 of which arein Philadelphia, includingSouthwest schools: MortonElementary, Pepper Middle,and Bartram High School.

For more informationabout the voucher issue con-tact the Students First PA,P.O. Box 416, Wynnewood,

PA 19096 (717) 340-6030 [email protected].

School Choice Meeting at Myers

Shirley Randleman addresses the audience atMyers Rec. on school voucher legislation.


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Prayer Vigil for Shooting

Victims in Kingsessing

Community lead-ers, activists,and concerned

neighbors gathered at King-sessing Recreation CenterTuesday evening August23 for a prayer vigil in re-sponse to a shooting thatoccurred there the previ-ous Monday

night.

In a som-ber circle onthe very bas-ketball courtnear wherethe shootingtook place,pastors andspiritual lead-ers led a groupof about 25adults in aprayer ses-sion focused on difficul-ties plaguing the neighbor-hood.

Many of those presentat the vigil expressed deepconcern about the under-lying issues considered to

be at the root of violencein the community. Amongthe critical issues were the

depleted funding for publicschool education, failing togive top priority to job skillsdevelopment for urban blackmales, and absence of con-sistent healthcare for low in-come communities, especiallyregarding behavioral health.

More specifically, severalcommunity leaders drew at-tention to lack of adequatestaffing at the communitycenters such as Kingsessingand the nearby Myers Recre-ation Center, and the despa-rate housing situation in in-

ner city area, and the failureto coordinate policy protec-tion and community events.

Southwest residents pray for guidance and

help in response to the August 22 shootings onthe Kingsessing Rec. basketball court.

P

resident Obamascampaign workersare already actively

organizing Southwest votersfor his crucial re-election just14 months from now.

At issue is not onlycontinuing the first AfricanAmerican president in office,but the recapture of key legis-

lative bodies like the Pennsyl-vania state house and senateas well, said Rhonda May-

field who leads the organizinggroup for West and SouthwestPhiladelphia. Mayfield wason hand at Rep. Waters Vil-lage Family Reunion and Fes-tival at Myers Recreation Cen-ter August 13 to register votersand sign up volunteers.

Noteworthy are resultsfrom a recent Penn State pollwhich showed that 52% of

responders did not believePresident Obama deserves tobe reelected and only 42% be-lieved he deserves a secondterm. These numbers are clearwarning when contrastedwith the 2008 election whenthe President carried the state

by over 10% againstJohn McCain.

The registrationprocess is much moreinvolved now that theRepublicans are press-ing legislation to re-quire photo identifica-tion for make it moredifficult for first time

voters, seniors, anddisabled people toregister and vote.

For informa-tion on campaignvolunteering, contactwww.2012barackobama.com or visit the informa-

tion table at the Clark ParkFarmers Market at 10 a.m. onSeptember 3.

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You can find them in themarkets of Philadelphia,wearing bright yellow shirts

that read, I Am the Food Justice Move-ment. The soil of Southwest Philadel-phia fills their fingernails, and theyrearmed with a vision for communitytransformation.

Meet the Southwest Child RebelGardeners.

Everybody else is doing badthings or eating fast food. Were doingsomething different, like being hereand having a job, said Tim Scott, 15,as he stood at the Aug. 11 farmers mar-ket at Clark Park. Scott is one of nineRebel Gardeners who spent the sum-mer growing and harvesting crops ina newly planted community garden atPepper Middle School.

I was just looking for a job; from

there it just took off, said Pepper Grad-uate, Charles Matthews, 14, You getresponsibility from gardening.

Born as collaboration between Pep-per Middle School, the Netter Centerfor Community Partnerships, and theAgatston Urban Nutrition Initiative(AUNI), the Rebel Gardeners summerprogram is the culmination of a schoolyears worth of gardening, food educa-tion classes, and advocacy led by Jared

Stein, middle school coordinator withAUNI.

We talk about good food foodgrown with love and prepared withcare. We did the best we could to figureout where good food is coming from,Stein said. In that search the most obvi-ous option for the program was to havestudents grow it themselves, Stein ex-plained.

And thatsr e b e l l i o u s .

They think itscool, he said ofthe programsname, whichthe studentscreated.

Through-out the sum-mer, the RebelGardeners ex-plored more

than just howto grow food ina garden. The internship taught themto ask questions about food productionand distribution; they explored issuesof justice as well as the availability ofhealthy food in urban neighborhoods.

It made me think about where myfood comes from and what I put in mybody, said Matthews, who lives in theKingsessing neighborhood and hopes

to attend the Science Leadership Acad-emy this fall.

On one assignment, the studentsconducted a survey of residents inSouthwest and asked where theybought their food and how they pre-pared it. They said they would cookfor themselves, but they just dont havethe tools and knowledge to do it, Mat-

thews said.

The pro-gram which

promotes corevalues of sus-t a i n a b i l i t y ,transparency,and community also placed astrong empha-sis on spreadingknowledge tothe surround-ing community,Stein said.

As Steintells it, the vision for the Rebel Garden-ers started with an inquisitive glanceat the Eastwick Commu-nity Garden, across thestreet from Pepper MiddleSchool.

One day, the gate wasopen and I walked in,Stein said. From there, a

partnership between the school andgarden formed, in which students and

teachers from Pepper made frequentfield-trips to Eastwick, utilizing the gar-den as an outdoor, hands-on classroom.

It was the most amazing learningexperience that Id been a part of. Itwas practical. The kids were engaged,Stein said.

As the summer draws to a closeand this years crop of Rebel Gardenersdisperses to various Philadelphia high

schools, Stein said the project will mostlikely continue.

Every single one of them wantsto continue working, he said. I thinkthe students gained an entire new per-spective on what they eat and where itcomes from, and developed an entirelynew value system.

To find out more about the South-west Child Rebel Gardeners, check out

www.rebelgardeners.org. To see a videoof the students talking about the pro-gram, access www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OdRsVeqqc&feature=related

Young Food Rebels Take Root at Pepper

Some of the Rebel Gardeners selling theirproducts at a local farmers market.


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C

hildren of DestinyLearning Centerwill hold a grand

opening for its new day carcenter at 7701 Buist Avenue onSeptember 10 from 12 Noon to3:00 p.m.

The learning center at thecorner of Buist and 77th Streetis the second child day careunit set up by Tiffaney Hobbs,a trained child care specialist.

Starting up the new daycare was not an easy process.Nothing but God, enabledthem to pass through the regu-latory process with zoning andhealth authorities affirmedHobbs.

We bought the buildingin December 2009, but had totear out the insides right downto the beams for the total re-

hab, said Hobbs We workedon the renovation from sun-upto sun-set, and the inspectionand approval process too al-most a year. Thanks to helpfrom my three daughters andsupport from my mom, thenew center is ready and oper-ating.

Hobbs started with a fam-ily daycare at 73rd and Mead-owlark in 2008 and expandedthe present group daycare lev-

el at that address. This allowsthem to take care of up to 12children with a certified childdevelopment program.

The new center empha-sizes flexible operating hoursfrom 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. onweekdays. This allows us tooffer traditional 7:30 to 5:30day care, plus before and af-ter care for toddlers and pre-

schoolers, Hobbs indicated.What is special about us isthe development programwhich is individualized foreach child within a loving,caring environment.

Hobbs own business ca-reer includes 12 years as amortgage underwriter. Antici-pating the forthcoming rockyroad in that field, Hobbs begancourses in running her ownbusiness at the Philadelphia

Womens Development Cen-ter. Through those courses, Iidentified some opportunitiesin daycare, and added coursesin early childhood develop-ment, she advised.

Starting with a fam-ily daycare (up to 6 children)helped me learn every aspectof the business, especially theregulations, before operating

on a larger scale, Hobbs add-ed.

Working with Hobbs at thenew center on Buist Avenue isDenielle Trotman who is alsocertified to care for the youngclients. Our program followsthe Keystone Star guidelines,Hobbs said. Statistics indicatethat children who receive sus-tained early childhood devel-opment training make muchbetter progress in elementary

school and are less likely to re-quire special education.

Reviewing the complicat-ed subsidy programs that mostof her clients rely on, Hobbshopes that state funding ofChild Care will continue underthe new state budget. Therehasnt been a raise in the statesubsidies for traditional hourcare for several years, and

the premium for overnightand non-traditional hour carehas been reduced to 3%, shestressed.

Child Care InformationServices for PhiladelphiasSouthwest office is at 5548Chestnut Street 2nd Floor:Phone 215-382-4762, or ac-cess the website www.phila-delphiachildcare.org.

The Womens Business

Center is located at 1315 Wal-nut Street, Suite 1124 (215-790-9232). Access the centerswebsite at http://www.wom-ensbdc.org

Residents wishing to reg-ister children in the Childrenof Destiny Learning Center orattend the grand opening Sep-tember 10 can obtain more in-formation at 215-356-7065.

Day Care Expands in Eastwick

By Elhadji Ndiaye

Small businessowners and agen-cy managers along

Woodland Avenue have a

new advocate and planningadvisor in Endrow Metelus,a VISTA volunteer workingunder the city Departmentof Commerce. Originallyfrom Haiti, Metelus willserve as a business outreachassociate responsible forhelping stimulate store op-erations and attract custom-ers along Woodlands com-mercial corridor.

The Department ofCommerce acts as an um-brella organization for alleconomic development ac-tivity in the city and leadsefforts to develop business-friendly strategies to helpPhiladelphia small busi-nesses and major corpora-tions thrive.

Metelus will be particu-larly responsible for bolster-

ing Commerces outreach toimmigrant business com-munities and connectinglocal immigrant-ownedbusinesses to technical as-sistance. This assistance

will include technical aidfrom part-ner organi-zations anda g e n c i e s ,communitydevelopmentcorporationsand busi-ness andmerchant as-sociations .

M e t e l u swill reportto Shinjoo Cho, technicalassistance and businessoutreach manager at Com-merce.

One such partner willbe Southwest CDC which isalready assisting Woodlandbusiness through its Wood-land Promise program.Metalus initial efforts willinclude collection of demo-

graphic and economic datafrom those businesses to as-sess needs and challenges.

In addition, Metelusplans a continuing series of

visit stores along the corri-dor offeringtechnical as-sistance andb u s i n e s sservice in-formation toimmigrantbusinesses,making re-ferrals toassist them

and facili-tating and

organizing group meetings,and providing informationsessions or workshops toaddress their needs.

In his work along Wood-land, Metelus succeeds aprevious Vista volunteer, Ju-lia Hansen. It was a plea-sure of working Julia, saidVaughn Taylor, the Wood-land Promise director. We

would be remiss if we didnot congratulate and thank Julia for a job well-done.As a Business Liaison, Juliawas a dependable, efficientteam player, doing what

was needed to get a task ac-complished. Cooperativeand cheerful, there is nodoubt that Julia will be awonderful asset to any orga-nization.

Metelus is a member ofAmeriCorps VISTA, the na-tional service program de-signed specifically to fightpoverty. Founded as Volun-teers in Service to America

in 1965 and incorporatedinto the AmeriCorps net-work of programs in 1993,VISTA has been on the frontlines in the fight againstpoverty in America for morethan 40 years. Website:www.americorps.gov/about/programs/vista.asp.

Southwest CDC is locat-ed at 6328 Paschall Avenueand can be reached at 215-279-0800.

Rep. JohnsonHonors

UniversalCompanies

State Rep Kenyatta Johnsonhonored Universal Compa-nies and Universal Family

of Schools with State Citation at the2nd Annual Universal CommunityDay Festival at Stinger Square, 32nd &Reed Street August 20.

The event brought together a

community of friends, families andchildren as they prepare to return to

the classroom. Loads of food, music,prizes, health screenings, nutrition,workshops, music and fun were thecall for this day.

Universal Companies is a SouthPhiladelphia non-profit founded byentertainer Kenneth Gamble. It pro-vides help with legal, housing, andrental services, food assistance, con-sumer education, and reading andwriting help at its center at 800 S 15thSt. It can be reached at (215)732-6518.

Americorps Volunteer Serves Woodland Ave.

Endrow Metelus.


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By Caleb Nothwehr

As young people

navigate the jour-ney of life, one lo-

cal program seeks to empow-er that journey with dancesteps.

Dance Journey, estab-lished and run by DeniseLewis, is moving its operationthis year just minutes fromSouthwest Philadelphia toChurch Lane in Yeadon.

Dance has a tendency togive them a type of freedom,Lewis said of her programsimpact on students. It givesyou such a self-esteem highthat nothing else can giveyou. Thats what were hopingto take to Delaware County.

For the past five years,

Dance Journey ran its classesout of the Eastwick Recre-ation Center in Southwest.

Now starting its sixth season,Dance Journey con-tinues to boast a fam-ily-run, multi-styleprogram from its newlocation at 718 ChurchLane. Lewis said shehoped to continue toattract students fromacross the city.

Im reallylooking forward to anew beginning. Whowouldve thoughtthat after our fifth an-niversary wed be soblessed? Lewis said.Lewis, along with hertwo daughters and twonieces, offer courses in Jazz,modern dance, tap, and hiphop, for students aged 3-17.

This sixth season will also in-clude Zumba fitness classesfor adults, taught by certified

instructions.

After the fifth season atEastwick Rec., Lewis consid-ered stopping the program due

space and time constraints.Instead, her daughters andnieces pushed to keep Dance

Journey going, insisting thatits impact was too strongto abandon. My familysaid, We feel that dancesaved some of the youngpeoples lives, Lewissaid. Its different thanother dance studios. Wegive of ourselves; wementor students.

Lewis hopes to in-crease Dance Journey en-rollment from 50 studentsto around 100 studentswith the larger studiospace of the new loca-tion in Yeadon. However,she remains committedto small class sizes in or-

der to provide individualizedinstruction. When a parentcomes to one of our shows, I

want them to see their child,she stressed.

As Dance Journey pre-pares to open its doors for

first classes this fall, Lewissaid she encouraged parentsto consider the impact thatarts education can have ontheir children. When youmake artistic investment inyour children, it will bringpositive results, she asserted.The arts yield smarter, moreconfident and productivechildren.

Dance Journey Opens 6th Season in New Location

Young performers move with the music atDance Journey, now in nearby Yeadon.

Early registration forDance Journey begins

Sept. 17. To find outmore information call215-852-5135 or go towww.dancejourney.

net

The next scheduled clean upat Mount Moriah Cemeterywill be September 10 be-

ginning at 8:30

The past two clean up eventshave drawn increasing numbers of lo-cal residents and civic minded areavolunteers. August 13 was no excep-tion with willing workers toiling awaydiligently under blue skies and puffywhite clouds, and for a change withlow humidity.

I want to thank every one of youwho came out last Saturday to helpclean up and restore Mount MoriahCemetery, raved Paulette Rhone boardmember of Friends of Mount MoriahCemetery who help direct communityoutreach.

As reported by Mark Anderson,Friends board treasurer, over 100 peo-ple came out to donate their time andsweat equity to the cemetery includingsixteen students and faculty from La-Salle University. In addition, a won-

derful lawn servicecontractor from thehistoric Eden Cem-etery came with tworiding mowers andfive weed whackersand did an awesomejob.

Trailers, 4x4s,personal equip-ment rakes, shovels,bug spray from theCity and a host ofhard working, car-ing people were ondeck to do whatever

they could to moveMount Moriah justone step closer tolooking like a realcemetery. Grass wascut, paths were cleared, stories wereshared and friendships were estab-lished.

Mayor Nutters Office, the Bor-ough of Yeadon, members of Philadel-phia City Council, industry leaders

and members of the Friends are work-ing collectively to find a long term so-

lution, Rhone reported.

If you are interested in helping,please email us at [email protected] your contact information andyour interests, Rhone concluded.We hope to see you out on September

10 for a 911 Day of Service at MountMoriah - We have a place for you all.

Mt. Moriah Clean-up Sept. 10

Rep. Waters Holds Hearing On Mt.Moriah Cemetery Aug. 31

Rep. Ron Waters announced the House Demo-cratic Policy committee will be holding a hear-ing on the Mount Moriah Cemetery on Wed.,

Aug. 31.Waters advised said that the hearing will focus on

learning which Commonwealth laws govern the upkeepand oversight of cemeteries, and which state and localagencies have responsibility for them in the Common-wealth.

The historic Mount Moriah cemetery is in desperateneed of repair, Waters said. The Policy committee willhear from expert testifiers on what regulations and partiesare responsible for its upkeep as we work to clean-up thecommunity

1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 31 in Drexel Uni-versitys Paul Peck Alumni Centers Board Room, at 32ndand Market Sts., Philadelphia, 19104.


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uring one of the hottestsummer spells of mid-July,representatives from Wayne

Presbyterians City Lights organizationdonated 20 window fans to families inSouthwest Philadelphia.

Families who received the fanswere long-time participants of thesummer camp program at PattersonElementary School, run by SouthwestCDC, which caters to students in kin-dergarten up to the fifth grade. JackieSimmons, program coordinator atSWCDC, said the families were grate-

ful for the timely gift.

Theyre eyes lit up, she said.They were like, Are you serious?Nobody just gives things away thesedays.

In response to the gift, students atthe summer camp created a five-foottall, poster-board thank-you card formembers from Wayne Presbyterianand City Lights. The card featured ev-

erything from hand-written notes tohand-print artistryWe all tried to chip in and make

it as creative as possible, said Nikkie

Brown, program assistant, who helpedwith the creation of the card.

Simmons said the fans served asan appreciative gift to families whoconsistently enrolled their children inthe summer camp program year afteryear.

The parents, students, and staffextend a heartfelt thank-you for choos-ing our organization to give fans to andhelping our families, Simmons said.

Cool Gifts from City Lights

Jackie Simmons of Southwest CDC

distributes a Wayne Presb. fan to a grate-ful resident.

Music on stage, crafts and

ethnic food were partof the fare recently, as

the African Cultural Alliance of NorthAmerica (ACANA) held its annual Afri-can Festival at Penns Landing.

Chester Avenue basedACANAs 4th annual festival onAugust 6, 2011, brought togethertopnotch artists from Africa, theCaribbean and featured localbands as well to provide music

and the arts to the community.

This years African Festi-val featured Trinidads queen ofsoca music Joan Tigrass Rowley,and artist Rafiya. In addition tothe Philadelphia Jazz band Coda,Penny MacDonald, Yeadon council-woman and aide to St. RepresentativeRonald G. Waters, was featured with herGo for Broke Band.

The world renowned UniversalDance Ensemble from Camden, the Bal-let African Dance Troup from the Repub-lic of Guinea, and the West African-in-spired African-American dance troupe,Kulu Mele also performed. The eventwas produced by Darrell Henderson.

Run by director Voffee Jabateh,

ACANA was founded in 1999 by a groupof African immigrants as a cultural orga-nization to support African artists andmusicians in their efforts to establishthemselves within the United States,

and to preserve community values andculture within immigrant communities.

ACANA has worked for many yearsto bridge the gap between immigrantcommunities and existing communities

in Philadelphia, said Jabateh. We col-laborate with local organizations andgovernment entities and hope to en-courage community development andmutual understanding. ACANA canbe reached at 215-729-8225 or throughthe internet at www.acanaus.org.

Fabulous TalentsShowcased at ACANA Festival

Myers recreation centers,trips to the movies, localgardens, amusement parks,roller skating and bowlingoutings, recreation adven-tures, walking tours andenlightening attendance atperformances and trainingat the Mann Music Centerin West Philadelphia.

The Mann visits includ-ed the 13th Annual YoungPeoples Concert Seriespresenting an array of per-formances and workshops.Rhoda Blount director ofeducation and communityengagement shared withaudiences the importanceof youth exposure to the arts. Blounttold the students, we want to expand

your horizons because there is more tothe arts than Beyonce and Jay-Z, as she

recognized their greatness.

The Mann providedinstruction to the youthgroup in ballet, violin, ball-room dancing, and musicperformed by young emerg-ing artists from across theglobe. The Mann was ex-cellent because it had a va-riety of performances and

I like variety, said ShirleyTyson of Evelyn GravesMinistries.

At the end of the day,a seven-year-old femalecamper said with a smile,Now I know why we goto the Mann. It helps us dobetter when we perform.

Evelyn Graves Drama Productionsand Ministries can be reached 215-727-7795 and is located at 5447 Chester Av-enue.

...Arts in the CommunityContinues From Page 5

Happy youngsters inthe Evelyn Graves Dramasummer program enjoy aperformance at the MannCenter.


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AUGUST 26 AUGUST 27 AUGUST 27 AUGUST 30 AUGUST 30 AUGUST 31

Peace Not Guns BasketballTourney 5-8 p.m. Chew Rec.Ctr. 1834 Ellsworth Street,

info: Rep. Kenyatta Johnson at215-952-3378.

Rep. JohnsonCommunity Appreciation Day

12 8 p.m.Pt. Breeze Ave. & 22nd St.Food, Fun, Entertainment,

Info: 215-952-3378.

Clementon Park & SplashWorld with New Spirit Com-

munity Presbyterian Church,

Info: Elder Miner James267-303-4992

YOACAP/Red CrossBlood Drive

10 a.m. 4 p.m.Urban Affairs Coalition1207 Chestnut, 4th Fl.

Tajuana Wall 215-851-1968

Farmers Market,Myers Rec

58th St & Chester Ave,2 p.m. to 6 p.m.(see box below)

Redistricting Hearing5 p.m.

Esperanza Acad, High,301 W Hunting Pk Ave.(See Editorial, page 2)

AUGUST 31 AUGUST 31 SEPTEMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 3 SEPTEMBER 3 SEPTEMBER 6

Public Hearing

Cemetery Regulations 1 p.m.Drexel Univ. Peck Ctr.

32nd & Market Sts.Info: 215-748-6712

Farmers Market,

51st St (Next to Library),(see box below)

School Supply Give-Away

5:15 p.m. Kingsessing Library1201 So. 51st St. Parents must

have a child with them.(See Box Below)

Sen. Williams Cookout 2011Summer of Peace

11 a.m. 0 4 p.m.Eastwick Park,

74th St. & Lindbergh Blvd.

(See ad Page 12)

Bike Ride,

Broad St. to Clark Parkvia Spruce St.Begins 5 p.m.

All welcome to participate.

Redistricting Hearing

7 - 8:30 p.m.Einstein Med. Ctr.

5501 York Rd.(See Editorial p 2)

SEPTEMBER 7 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 11

Bartrams Garden Little Ex-

plorers Program:

Summer Harvest Celebration

Community Discussion

on Redistricting

6:30 p.m. Kingsessing Rec. Ctr.50th & Kingsessing Ave. Info267-254-9972 (Editorial P.2)

Type 2 Diabetes Conference,

Clark Auditorium,Crozer Hospital,(see box below)

Woodland Avenue Reunion

10 a.m. 6:30 p.m.Clark Park,

43rd St & Kingsessing Ave.(See Box Below)

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Clean Up,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,(see box below)

CityLights Network Fall Kick

Off Brunch,

9 to 11 a.m.,Southwest CDCs Commu-

nity Room, RSVP: [email protected]

SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 30

FREE PHS

Fall Garden Festival,10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Navy Yard,Info: pennsylvaniahorticul-

turalsociety.org/membership/members_day.html

Mens Health Program,

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.,1 Dist Plaza, 3801 Market St,Info: 215-746-7285

OR [email protected]

Passport day in the USA

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.US Passport Agency.200 Chestnut St.(See Box Below)

Cradle of Birding:

All day events:Heinz Nat. Wildlife Refuge,8401 Lindbergh Blvd.

(See Box Below)

Mens Health Program

9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.1 Dist. Plaza 3801 market St.Info: 215-746-7285

or [email protected]

Black Male Engagement

(deadline):Me, tell your story.For details contact:

www.bmechallenge.orgor YOACAP 215-851-1834

As you drive pastthe corner of Elm-

wood Avenue and66th Street, you might feelpositive energy pouring fromhistoric William T. TildenMiddle School. Tilden startsthe school year with a newlook and as Patti Labelle, aTilden alumna would say, ANew Attitude.

This summer the new ad-

ministrative team at Tildenhas been working tirelesslyto plan an exciting schoolyear for our students. JonasCrenshaw, Jr. is returning toTilden Middle School for hissecond year as principal, andjoining him will be AssistantPrincipal Nancy Golden. Mrs.Golden, a veteran school dis-trict educator, affirms , I amextremely excited to be re-

turning home to Tilden andam excited to be working with

a leader that shares the samevision.

Notable among outsidechanges at Tilden arenew landscaping anda school announce-ment sign in the frontyard. In addition, theadministration, leadteachers, and even stu-dents have been paint-ing the main office

suite and student lock-ers, and creating a newparent resource centerand a teacher resourcecenter and lounge, Iwant the students tobe excited about com-ing to a school thatthey can be proud of.If the students feel liketheir school looks asgood as any other school, they

will begin to take ownershipof their surroundings and

work with us to ensure thatthe campus is maintained,

remarks Crenshaw.

Most important, of course,

is the quality of education of-fered to Tildens students.

Three key goals for the 2011-2012 school year: 1. Offering

a rigorous and engaging edu-cation in every class. 2. Im-

proving climate and cul-ture of the school withworking committeesand expanded extra-cur-ricular opportunities;and 3.Tilden will createand engage meaningfulparent and communitypartnerships.

In addition, Cren-shaw promised, Anincrease in the usageof technology to keepstudents interested inlearning and high ex-pectations for teachingwith emphasis on meet-ing individual needs ofall students; greater stu-

dent participation in activities

from choir to marching drumline and from chess club and

debate to Student Council andpeer mediation.

Expect to see parentscoming into the school touse the parent resource cen-ter to find jobs and do theirown homework. Expect tosee business, faith-based, andcommunity partnerships com-ing into the school to help usoffer a more united approachto student success.

We welcome every stu-dent, parent, and communityperson to become a memberof Team Tilden: One Commu-nity Achieving Global Suc-cess, concluded Crenshaw.

To find out more aboutTilden, and volunteer to par-ticipate in its programs, call215-492-6454.

Tilden Talk: New Year New Attitude

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LOCAL PRODUCE

Farmers Market - Myers Rec

Wednesday August 31, 2 pm to 6 pmMyers Rec Center, 58th St. & Chester AveWIC, ACCESS Cards, & Senior Farmers Market Checks

Info: Dial 311 or www.foodtrustmarkets.org

Earths Keepers Organic Vegetable SalesTuesdays & Wednesdays, 51st St (Next to Library)

August 30&31 4:30 to 6:30 pmINFO: 267-738-3842

Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market6700 Essington Ave - 26 Vendors

Mon. to Fri. 10 pm to 1 pm, Sundays 10 pm to 1 pmClosed Saturdays. Open to Public. Entrance Fee

Required.

The Black Farmers of Operation SpringplantOrganic Vegetables

Tom Henry 215-901-5639, Alia Walker 267-738-3842,

Reggie 215-370-3038 or Elliot 267-205-1570E-mail: [email protected]

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Bartrams Garden Little Explorers Program:Summer Harvest Celebration

Wednesday, September 7th, 10 to 11:30 am54th & Lindbergh Blvd

Ages 2-4One Adult Chaperone needed for every two children

$10 per student, $8 additional siblingsFree with member pass

RSVP Required: 215-729-5281 ext. 110 [email protected]

Day Of Service At Mt. Moriah Historic CemeteryVolunteers Needed to help clean up our neighborhood!

Saturday September 10th, 8 am to 1 pm& October 8th

6201 Kingsessing Avenue

Volunteers are needed for clearing the cemetery of cutgrass and debris. Note: Volunteers should wear long

sleeve shirts, long pants and sneakers or work boots.INFO: Lance Haver 215-686-7598 OR

www.SERVEPhiladelphia.comMt. Moriah Info: www.MountMoriah.info OR

www.abandonedbutnotforgotten/mountmoriahcemetery.com

Family Child Care Start-Up WorkshopSaturday October 15th, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Southwest CDC 6328 Paschall Ave*Please be on time*

(children cannot be accommodate at training)

Learn about:Starting a child care business for 1-6 children in your home(1-4 in NE district 6 &10)City requirements including zoning, building codes, healthcodes, and fire codesState Requirements

Step-by-step check lists and a pplication assistance

Register: pakeys.org or [email protected]

HEALTH

What You Need to Know:Type 2 Diabetes Conference

Thursday, September 8th, 7:30 am to 3:30 pmClark Auditorium, Crozer Hospital

Registered Nurses earn up to 7 CEU credits while learningmore about Type 2 diabetes.

Cost $35 (includes breakfast and lunch)

Info: Gerianne Sabato at 610-328-8918 [email protected]

OTHER EVENTS

City Council Redistricting Public Testimonies

Public testimony from all Philadelphians is welcome,regardless of where they live.

Wednesday, August 31th - 5:00 pmEsperanza Academy Charter High School301 West Hunting Park Avenue (3rd & Hunting Park)Sponsored by: Councilwoman Maria Quiones-Snchez(215-686-3448)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmEinstein Medical Center (Gouley Auditorium)

5501 Old York Road (near Broad & Olney transit center)Sponsored by: Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller (215-686-3424) and Councilwoman Marian Tasco (215-686-3455)

If you wish to testify call above numbers or 215-686-3407, and leave a message with their name andtelephone number indicating which hearing they willattend.

Written testimony may also be submitted at any time,

and will be distributed to each Council member andmade a part of the official record. Written testimonyshould be e-mailed to [email protected], ordelivered to the Office of the Chief Clerk of Council inRoom 402 City Hall.

Learn How to Fill outScholarship & College Applications

Get individual help with applications and essays.

Saturday September 24th, 10 am to 1 pmSaturday November 12th, 10 am to 1 pm

Temple University Tuttleman Learning Center

Open to all high school students.

Register:http://collegeappworkshop.eventbrite.com OR call

PhillyGoes2College at 215-686-0315

PASSPORT DAY IN THE USA

Sept. 17- 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

US Passport Agency, Phila. 200 Chestnut St.

Passport Info for U.S. Citizens - 877-474-2778

Info also available online: www.travel.state.gov

Parents: LOOKING FOR:

BOOK BAGS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIESCOME TO:KINGSESSING LIBRARY 1201 SOUTH 51ST STREET

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 AT 5:30PM

School Supply Give-Away Side entrance opens 5:15PM

ALL PARENTS MUST HAVE A CHILD

WERE WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR FUTURE.

Kingsessing Fifth Division Community of Neighbors267-254-9972

Cradle of Birding Wildlife Festival

Saturday Sept. 17 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

John Heinz Nat. Wildlife Refuge 8601 Lindbergh Blvd.Birdwalks (from 7 a.m.) Exhibitors, Handicrafts, Workshops on

Birding, Fly tying, Photography, live animal demos,

entertainment, free hot dogs/drinks

Info: www.fws.gov/heinz or 215-365-3118.

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FLEA MARKETSaturday, September 10th

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

7601 Buist Ave. 215-365-6672

By Caleb Nothwehr and Ted Behr

The Kingsessing Road-runners are tearing upthe practice gridiron

at Kingsessing Recreation Centerin preparation for their upcomingyouth football season. While thisis encouraging for the team orga-nizers and their 13 coaches, theparticipation in the Roadrunnersis about far more than just touch-

downs and tackles.

The big picture is that this isa place for our 100 kids to comeand play and not worry - apositive place to keep themout of the negative activity,which ultimately shouldmake for a good neighbor-hood, said Kelvin Bowser,program director for theRoadrunners.

The Roadrunners or-ganization, which enrollschildren ages 5-12 in fourdifferent weight classes,also seeks to promoteacademic success amongplayers. Parents have toldus that, Little Johnny has turnedhis schoolwork around becausehe wants to play football. Weveheard that every year, Bowsersaid. Once the school year starts,homework must be done beforeboys start practicing.

The organization plans toprovide once-a-week tutoringsessions on Thursdays for players

who are struggling academically.

We put a lot of emphasis on edu-cation, said Tom Henry, chair ofthe Roadrunners steering commit-tee, You can play football, but ifyoure not doing well at school,you must come to be tutored.

Players in the league can ex-pect to participate in seven regu-lar season games, with chances atadditional games if the Roadrun-

ners find success in the playoffs.

Coaches in the program,which include parents of play-

ers as well as students from localuniversities, seek to incorporatecharacter development whileteaching young players aboutthe game. We get good coop-eration from the parents but weneed more of them to becomeinvolved, said Assistant DirectorCharles Parrish

We teach these young people

how to deal with defeat. Its notnecessary to win by any meansnecessary. You have to work hardto win next time, Henry said.

The Roadrunners organiza-tion got its start in 969s and has

continued for 42 years tofoster positive youth devel-opment among the youngpeople of Southwest Phila-delphia. Bowser playedon that first Roadrunnersteam and paid tribute tofounder and guiding lightthe Great Earl Lawson,who died two years ago.That man really put theRoadrunners on the map,Bowser said.

As the program con-tinues to serve neighbor-hood youth, Bowser said

the biggest challenges are fundingfor league expenses and finding acertified coach for the girls cheer

leading program. Id cut off myright arm to get a cheerleadingprogram started, Bowser said.

Thanks to donations fromstate legislators and area busi-ness such as Freds Water Ice, the

program continues tostay afloat, although theleague is always welcom-ing more financial assis-tance.

While football prac-tices are already under-way, the official start ofthe season is after LaborDay weekend. For moreinformation about theRoadrunners FootballProgram, contact KelvinBowser at 215-432-4991or Charles Parrish 267-

257-5807.

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