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Liberian Vice President Here

Visits shops along Woodland Ave.

New President Installed at Rotary


SWCDCs Donna Henry takes help
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Business Course

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FINANTA helps with loans & expertise

Kids Speak Out for Education


Address legislators in Harrisburg

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June 27, 2013

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Comm. Tech. High Moves to Bartram Expansion of Medicaid Need Now Page 2

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CityLights Meeting July 13 Page 3 Nominate an HIV/Aids caring hero Page 4 Missionary Seth Dorrell passes Page 5 Green Page Activities Page 6

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Meeting Vividly Airs Eastwick Development Problems
Easwick residents listen attentively as EFNC leaders and their consultants stress the need for them to become active advocates as flooding, environmental and economic develop projects are proposed.

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s usual, residents of the Eastwick section of Southwest who are apprehensive about the future for their families and homes turned out in strong numbers to listen to an amazing retinue of experts and stakeholders mobilized by Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition (EFNC) in the community room at Mercy Healths Wellness Center on Island Avenue last Tuesday, June 25. The meeting was ably moderated EFNC President Terry Williams who

introduced a dozen or so EFNC leaders and representatives of key agencies related to the social, health, economic and environmental concerns of both those living and working in Eastwick and those in affected neighboring communities: - Development of the 128-acre parcel by Korman Estates and its impact on the environmental health of the area in particular Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.

- Remediation of the Lower Darby Creak Area Superfund Site and its two waste areas, Clearview and Folcroft - Economic Development in general in the Eastwick area - Flooding and flood insurance - Airport Expansion and the importance of jobs priority for local residents
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June 27, 2013

Comm. Tech. High Moves to Bartram.


By Napoleon F. Kingcade

for the coming fall term. Faced with an old building and gradually decreasing enrollment over the past three years, Comm. Tech fell prey to the draconian forced closing of 34 schools around the city this year by Philadelphia School District and failure of the State to provide adequate funding. Despite the solid achievements attained by Principal Colette Langston and her dedicated staff: above average academic progress, a 70 percent graduation rate, and with almost half of the students proceeding on to college the halls and class-

eventy seven proud graduates of Communications Technology High School walked down the aisle June 20 to receive their well earned diplomas and move on to the next phase of their lives. But, the final countdown has also begun for another 300 current and prospective Comm. Tech. High students and their teachers and school administrators as they pack up to transfer their belongings up 20-blocks to Bartram High

A door closes; a new door opens


Coach Joe Garrett

The last Comm. Tech. classes depart from the venerable school building at 8110 Lyons Avenue. Next fall, they will occupy their own special wing at Bartram High.

four-year coach of the Lady Phoenix team. Thats the best thing thats coming out of this entire move to John Bartram High. This will us to remain in the community and help out our kids. I raised a lot of these kids from babies, reminisced the dynamic coach. They believe in me and I believe in them. By us staying together, it makes it a whole lot easier to face some of the fears of the unknown. One thing about our girls basketball team, they
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rooms at Comm. Tech. will no longer be graced by the young people in their smart school uniforms. In a sense, Comm. Techs move is a return home as it was spun off from Bartram in 1988. A significant aspect of the move back to Bartram is the legacy of the outstand-

ing Comm. Tech. girls varsity basketball team which had put the school on the map by its championship performances on the court over the past few years. We thank God we will still be in Southwest Philadelphia and continue on with our success in making an impact in our childrens lives, said Joe Garrett, the

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egislation to expand Medicaid health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will get a vote in the Senate next week as part of the state budget. Said Erik Arneson, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R., Delaware). There is no agreement [on the bill] at this point, although those conversations will continue. Governor Corbett has hinted that he might support the expansion [of Medicare] in the future, but so far, he remains opposed. We need

Medicaid expanded for hard working families in PA now! You are hearing more stories about Pennsylvanians who are struggling to make ends meet and then loosing affordable health care they so desperately need. Accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid in Pennsylvania would give some

350-000 Pennsylvanians under 65, including 49 percent of uninsured veterans the security of knowing they can get the health care they need, boost our economy, create jobs, and help keep the doors open at the hospitals that serve our residents,
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You can phone Sen. Pileggi at 610-447-5845 or visit his website at www.senatorpileggi.com/contact and send him a message that we need the expansion of Medicare under the Affordable Care Act, now!

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n a surprise tour of Southwest, the Vice President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai visited Woodland Avenue to see first hand the many African stores and other business owned and operated by his fellow Liberians who are immigrants in the United States. Honorable Boakai was accompanied by the Ambassador of Liberia to the U.S., H. E. Jeremiah Sulunteh and community leaders headed by Mr. Dahn K. Dennis, President of the Liberian Association in Pennsylvania (LAP). The entourage entered stores and chatted with proprietors many of whom he personally remembered. His Excellency, Vice Presi-

Vice President of Liberia Visits SW


dent Boakai expressed appreciation the welcome he had received in Philadelphia and opportunities the city affords people from Liberia and elsewhere to live and contribute positively to American society. He was not surprised at this because as he said, Liberians are usually resilient hard working and law abiding. Vice President Boakai was in Philadelphia at Mayor Nutters invitation through the Mayors Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs. The Rev. John K. Jallah, former Deputy Minister of Liberia Internal Affairs Ministry and now a Southwest resident chaired the Venue Committee for meetings here with the Vice President. Rev. Jallah is Associate Minister at New Fellowship Baptist Church, Founder/Executive Director of Agape African Senior Center and a Board Member at Southwest CDC. Through its Woodland Avenue Revitalization Project, Southwest CDC is working to rejuvenate that important commercial corridor. This includes cleaning of the streets, assisting businesses, and providing other essential community services. Vice-President Boakai was expected to leave Philadelphia on Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Liberian VicePresident Boakai (right) & Rev. Jallah (left) during his visit to the Southwest Philadelphia.

SW Achievements Celebrated at CityLights Meeting July 13


ts time to celebrate! July 13 is the final meeting of the CityLights Network before the August break. And we have a lot to celebrate! From bike paths to backpacks, progress on Bartrams Mile, tots/seniors walks to trauma talks, we have worked together to support and build capacity for organizations and ministries of Southwest and have collaborated creatively to bring goodness to our neighbors! The meeting will be held 9 -11 am at Sherwood Outreach Center, 56th and Willows. Attendees are invited to bring along photos and stories of their own successes during the past year. We will also celebrate our great VISTA worker, Alex LaBant, who will be leaving us in August. Alex has poured himself into our community and leaves it a greener, safer, and more beautiful place.

There will also be a presentation by John LaVoy and Ron ONeal of the Education Opportunity Center which helps adults find the right educational path and offering support and guidance to get there. We will also receive an up-date on services provided by the days host Rev. Ann Marie Gore on her Sherwood Outreach Center and Day Care program And of course we will have informative presentations from resource groups. Our agenda for July 13 is as follows: For more information, contact Carey Davis at 215-729-1982 or visit www.citylightsnet.org. Be sure to like the network on www.facebook. com/CityLightsNetwork

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June 27, 2013

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Mostly small store owners on Southwest commercial corridors like Woodland and Elmwood, these entrepreneurs got together with the help of Southwest CDC Economic Development staff to form a ROSCA unit to take out loans for more inventory or Southwest business owners and Finanta consultants at the shop improvements end of their self-help loan cycle at Southwest CDC. which they pay back on a schedule qualified micro-entrepreneurs provid- that fits their income expectations. ing access to capital. This is a micro- Such loans start out small amounts, but finance gateway for small business to can increase at the end of each successestablish credit and/or improve their ful loan cycle. The group which comcredit score.
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very business can use added funds to expand sales and good advice from qualified business experts. With this imperative in mind, a group of small business owners here in Southwest is cashing in those vital resources through a Rotating Savings and Credit Assistance (ROSCA) program sponsored by Philadelphia Finanta organization which lends increasing amounts of small loans and provides convenient business and technology support. On Wednesday, May 29th a group of local business owners celebrated the success of completing the first full cycle of the Finanta ROSCA program hosted at Southwest CDC. Finanta provides these unique lending circles for

pleted their cycle is one of three units which are partnered with Southwest CDC In addition to the financial help, business owners have regular meetings at Southwest CDC to learn from qualified experts on such subjects as you to make a business official from a regulatory basis, credit reporting, personal and business budgeting, booking and financial management, and the best practices in marketing and use of social media. For more information about ROSCA programs for small businesses in the southwest Philadelphia region, please contact Elhadji Ndiaye, Project Liaison-- Southwest CDC, at 215-7290804.

SW Rotary Club Installs Officers for 2013-2014


n Wednesday evening last at a delicious family style dinner at Little Saigon Restaurant in Upper Darby, the incoming officers for the Eastwick-Philadelphia International Airport Rotary Club in 2013-2014 were installed to the enthusiastic applause of fellow club members and guests.

AIDS: Who is Your Top Hero in Fighting This Disease?


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tarian service and strengthening the Rotary network. Page Huey announced that the July 31 meeting offered a unique opportunity to meet outstanding author Arnold Kunst who will talk about his book, Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. The monthly Rotary Club business meeting will take place July 10, and speakers are being sought for the July 3 and 17 meetings.

Joan Batory, Past District Governor for Rotary District 7450, pinned the Past President pin on outgoing president AnEastwickdrew BrazingPhiladelphia ton, and graced International incoming presiAirport Rotary dent, Donna Club meets evJoan Batory, Past Rotary Club District ery Wednesday Henry of Southwest with the Governor (l) with incoming local Rotary morning from Club President Club President Donna Henry at the recent 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 2013-2014 pin. installation ceremony. a.m. at the Mercy Other incoming Wellness Cenofficers are: Sergeant at Arms, An- ter, 2821 Island Avenue, and 2nd drew Brazington; Treasurer, Lou Jack- Floor Community Room. Breakfast son and Secretary, Page Huey. is $10.00. Guests are welcome. More information the club or to be a speakPresident Henry outlined her er, contact Page Huey--215.729.0729 goals for the coming year as promot- or at page@southwestcdc.org ing membership, enhancing humani-

eople you know and respect in our community have been working hard day in and day out to fight against the scourge of HIV/AIDS - in our community, and in the larger world out there. Southwest is one of the HIV/AIDS hot spots where many health and social agencies are focusing research, testing, therapy, education and counseling. Do you know any of these HIV/ AIDS heroes? If you do, you can nominate them to be considered for the prestigious annual Red Ribbon Award given each year on December 1st, World AIDS Day, by the Center for AIDS Research Community Advisory Boards (CFAR-CAB). CFAR wants to identify these heroes and is requesting suggestion from ordinary people, AIDS sufferers, their friends and loved ones, and AIDS workers themselves to provide nominations. Tiffany Dominique, a program

coordinator for CFAR at University of Pennsylvania, advises, We have extended the 2013 Red Ribbon Awards Nomination Deadline to July 15, 2013. You still have time to get your nomination in for a local hero. We are looking to honor youth, faith leaders, policymakers, community leaders, and researchers who are doing amazing things in the field of HIV. You know who we are talking about. That person you have been meaning to say job well done to for a long time now. Here is your chance. Get your nomination in today! You can advise your favorite nominee to Ms. Dominique as follows: Tiffany B. Dominique CFAR Behavioral and Social Sciences Core Coordinator Univ. of Pennsylvania CFAR 3535 Market Street, Ste 4000 Phila., PA 19104 P: 215-746-7352 F: 215-746-7377 www.tinyurl.com/PENN-CFARCAB
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Seth Dorrell Passes Away


ord was received last week that former Southwest resident Seth M. Dorrell died from a sudden heart attack while on a humanitarian mission trip to Mexico at age 32. Dorrell will be remembered as Assistant Executive Director of Southwest Community Development Corp. who devoted his time here to improving business conditions along our local business corridors and stimulating investment and business development throughout Southwest. He also served for a time as the Editor of the Southwest Globe Times newspaper. He taught courses at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. The good humored and dedicated Dorrell left Southwest CDC almost three years

ago with his wife Sarah and young daughter Findley to undertake a community development project in earthquake devastated northern Haiti for Mission Waco, an outreach program founded by his father, the well known preacher, Rev. Jimmie Dorrell. Shortly after he arrived in Haiti, however, Seth was tragically diagnosed with cancer and the family had to return to his home base in Waco, Texas. Eventually, he recovered sufficiently to rejoin active mission work and according to his father, spent the last week of his life working in Mexico with the homeless and with orphans who are mentally or physically disabled. He was comforted at the time of his passing by the presence of his mother, father, sister and brother-in-law who were on the same mission trip. The elder Dorrell indicated that the family had been going

to Mexico to do humanitarian work since Seth was 5 years old. The family and our community are grieving the loss of Seth, said Kathy Wise, assistant director of the organization. He had a passion for the poor and marginalized of the world, and lived a life of love. For those that knew and cherish the memory of Seth Dorrell, there may be no better remembrance that a note found in his blog back in February when he had rejoined the Mission Waco team. Since we [Sarah and Seth] are living a life we had never intended, we now are trying to live it to the fullest. I am truly working on being content, on dreaming new dreams and becoming excited about this new life we have the opportunity to

Seth Dorrell with a youngster he encountered on a family mission trip to Mexico where he died from a sudden heart attack.

lead. God has blessed us beyond measure throughout the last year and a half. We know He has walked with us and will continue to be with us in figuring out whats next. The last year has shaped our future, but will not define it.

The family requests that donations in Seths memory be sent to Mission Waco in order to continue his humanitarian work.
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dd the corner of Chester Avenue and South 58th Street to the growing locations that feature local farmers markets. With the opening of the 58th Street Greenway Trail, an established Chester County farmer, John Stoltzfus, was attracted to the area and every Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. he now sets up his Kingsessing Market overflowing with freshly picked produce. In cooperation with the Philadelphia Food Trust, Stoltzfus travels the 52 miles from Honey Brook, PA to set up his tables to display his wares, which included last week: broccoli, cauliflower, scallions, lettuce, kale, green beans, sweet peas, strawberries, garlic, apples, zucchini, cucumbers, asparagus, herbs, and tomatoes.

In addition to the in-season vegetables, John also offers his families delectable Amish baked goods, freerange eggs, and canned vegetables as well. One of his elderly customers commented, I ate big salads every evening last week from just one head of lettuce that Mr. Stoltzfus sold me.

city under the auspices of The Food Trust. The Food Trust is nationally recognized for its comprehensive approach to improving food access that combines nutrition education and increased availability of healthy, afford-

prised of fresh produce. Their Kingsessing Market is easily accessible from the 13 trolley or the G bus. The Food Trust table distributes nutrition information and recipe cards to provide creative and new ideas for using all the produce you pick up!

At the corner market, one can The support of the The Food also find a table set up for Green Trust really helps expense conMountain Energy, a national enerscious Southwest residents. This gy company that offers consumers allows Stoltzfus to accept SNAP/ clean, competitive alternatives to ACCESS cards, and WIC and Senior their current energy options. Green Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) vouchers as well as cash, Mountain also lets you choose to reof course.. People receiving SNAP ceive electricity from wind or solar benefits, also qualify for the Philly power instead of coal - at rates simiFood Bucks program that provides a John Stoltzfus farmers market at 58th and lar to what you pay now! $2 voucher for every $5 that is spent Chester is becoming a popular SW shopping SW residents are encouraged to at the market with an ACCESS card. place on Wednesday afternoons. walk, bike, run, rollerblade, or skip Thats a humongous 40% more money to spend on fresh, local produce! able foods. Its Healthy Corner Store along the 58th St. Greenway trail, or Initiative invites small businesses to use public transportation, to visit the The Kingsessing Farmers Mar- move away from junk foods and re- farmers market, eat healthy, and supket is one of 25 that operate in the place them with healthy options com- port local business!

Want a Tree to Beautify Your Yard? (Free!)


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Registered Groups Can Earn $.50 per Tire


aturday, July 20 registered block captains, community and town watch teams and Partnership Recycling Groups can clean up discarded tires and earn money for their organizations through the Streets Departments 2013 Tire Round-Up Program. Registered participants may drop off their illegally discarded tires at the temporary tire drop off locations at: 51st Street & Woodland Avenue 49th Street & Parkside Avenue The hours of operations will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Only registered Block Captains, organized community/civic organizations, Town Watch organizations, and Partnership Recycling Groups who have registered for the Tire Round-Up Program and have received an ID number are eligible for participation. To participate, residents may call the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) at 215685-3981. An agreement form will be mailed to each participant that must be completed and returned to the Streets

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he Southwest Tree Tenders, an affiliate of CityLights Network, is pleased to announce their partnership with TreePhilly to sign up homeowners and plant yard trees throughout Southwest Philadelphia. The trees, to be planted this Fall, come in a variety of sizes and species; examples include a serviceberry or dogwood (small), a yellowwood (medium), and a Kentucky coffee tree or dawn redwood (large).

South Jersey, and Delaware in order to increase the tree canopy and take advantage of all of the benefits offered by trees. Homeowners have the opportunity to participate in this program and thereby use a natural mechanism to cool their homes in the summertime, retain heat in the wintertime, and directly increase the quality of the air around their property. For residents with children, watching a tree grow alongside them is truly a wonderful experience. Homeowners

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Societys Plant One Million campaign is a partnership with area organizations, including the Parks and Recreation Department, that seeks to plant a million trees in SE Pennsylvania,

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tree should contact CityLights to find out how to obtain an application: 215-729-1982 or alex@citylightsnetwork.org. The deadline to sign up is August 1.

Department. Once the completed form is received by the Streets Department, an ID number will be mailed out for participation in the program. Since the Tire Round-Up Program was initiated by the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department in 1995, registered participants have collected approximately 168,085 tires. Additionally, the program serves as an opportunity for block clubs and community groups to earn money for their treasury to help with cleaning and beautification projects. Registered participants are offered a tire bounty of $.50 for each illegally discarded tire they collect and drop off. The tire drop-off limit is 1,000 tires per group, or up to $500 per registered participant. The first ten registered participants to drop off tires at each site will receive a Tire Round-Up t-shirt. Tires from auto repair shops, mechanic shops, car dealers and private storage lots are required to be disposed of by the merchant, for a fee. These tires will not be accepted at the drop-off sites. Info: Streets Departments Customer Affairs Unit at 215-686-5560. For all City services, please call 3-1-1.

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stand what the residents think and consider their priorities. Providing a cogent overview of the range of issues associated with development of Eastwick, EFNC Vice President Ramona Rousseau-Reid stressed the need for local residents and businesses and anyone touched by the issues in question to, roll up their sleeves and go to work. Referring to EFNCs action plan, We want everyone to be involved, because when you come out, it makes everyones job easier. Larry Brown and Josh Barber noted that the EPA was planning another community meeting on July 18 on plans to remediate the long standing toxic waste problems in the Clearview and Folcroft landfills. The time and location of this important gathering has not yet been set, but when available would be posted on the EFNC website at http:// eastwickfriends.wordpress. com (and the Globe Times Community Bulletin Board). The immediacy of dealing with the toxic substances which have been percolating from trash dumped in the on the marshy Eastwick wetlands since at least the late 1930s. The July 18 meeting will feature a technical panel to address community concerns about the two landfills, Clearfield and Folcroft, and obtain public comment and questions for the remediation plans. This meeting will be followed by a 30-day waiting period to field further inquiries, and then a further public meeting on conclusions. Barber strongly emphasized to the audience, We need to have your input as we move forward. Mike Nairn, professor of Urban Studies at Penn noted the need to protect the community from catastrophic flooding. We remember

- SEPTA Airport line. Ably moderated by EFNC President Terry Williams, some dozen speakers and agency representatives listed patiently to some dozen speakers. Following an invocation by local Pastor Darien Thomas, EFNC Board Member Joanne Graham was particularly effective in her overview of the flooding situation which has been on everyones mind since Hurricane Sandy. For those entering into deliberations on these key points of interest, the list of stakeholders was enthralling: Starting with the city the office of the Mayor and City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson; The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, Water Department and Planning Commission; Philadelphia International Airport (PHL); The Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA); the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and, of course, the Heinz reserve and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The importance of bringing together these vitally interested parties, plus Korman Residential whose housing development proposal on a 128-acre parcel near the Heinz Reserve catalyzed so much public interest was emphasized by the last speaker, lawyer Amy Laura Cahn from the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) who acts as legal representative and lead negotiator for the Friends. Were now trying to define the process by which we can bring the community and the various major stakeholders together, said Cahn as she pointed out the importance of everyones filling out the comprehensive EFNC Assessment Survey. This survey is the start of that process so that stakeholders can under-

Floyd, and we know we dodged a bullet with Sandy, he underscored. It has been the flooding that originally brought us together to fight for our economic sustainability. Nairn went on to enunciate the kind of questions on most peoples minds: Can we build a levee along Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek to protect Eastwick and Heinz? The answer seems to be a 70% possibility, but Nairn noted that the water diverted from Eastwick would wind up impacting down stream communities and the airport. What is the best use of the 128-acres subject to the zoning change? Its difficult to say what is best, because it depends on so many divergent considerations, for instance, the rising sea levels and the effect on our tidal rivers and streams. We have to aim high and produce some bold new ideas, said Nairn. Our priorities are clear; protecting residents, increasing amenities and saving the environment. Will there be trade-offs? Of course, he projected with special reference to the funding necessary to make the desired changes. There is money out there in terms of the airport expansion, EPA and Core of Engineers projects, and now with city agencies in the picture. EFNC member Earl Wilson put the waste dump problem in perspective citing how old residents could hear private and government trucks rumbling down the Eastwick roads at night creating mountains of trash. What the kids used to use as playgrounds now represent both a visible and ominous threat to our

health, he said. And, we finally realize that Folcroft and Clearfield are part of the overall problem. The dumps actually cause the re-direction of the streams, and add to the flooding problem. As to remediation, Wilson indicated, For 30 years weve heard them say, Were going to get to that! Now were finally getting all the parties to the table. What we need to do to make the community whole is to become disciples in order to get our neighbors out to the public meetings. Youve got to generate the energy for us to move forward. In his final remarks, Wilson highlighted with respect to the two superfund sites, For decades its rained on the dumps and the toxins have soaked into the soil and our streams. The EPA say theyve

stabilized the problem and made it safe, but nothing has been done to make them become assets. These are scars on the landscape that need to be re-integrated into the overall community. For update on developments, community meetings, and volunteer opportunities, log on to the Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition website http://eastwickfriends. wordpress.com In the July 11 issue of the Globe Times, the impact of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 on the Eastwick situation will be covered, as well as further observations on the June 25 EFNC meeting. Thanks to Debbie Secretary of Eastwick Friends & Neighbors Coalition for facts and contact information related to this article.

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Monday to Friday Breakfast/ lunch, ga.m.es, field trips, arts, crafts., Day Camp 8:30a.m. to 3:00 p.m., activities vary by days & week Karate Program, Chess Club, Sport Clubs, Dance Program Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Explore God & the right path Mon. to Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fee includes breakfast, lunch, snack, trips, Mon. Fri. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also option: after Camp 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ($25/child); Performing/creative arts. (with ca.m.p-end production).

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$560 for full day Cornerstone Christian Acadmey ca.m.p; field trips at an 58th and Kingsessing additional cost Ms. Rhonda 215-724-6858 $250 for 5 weeks Students shifting to J-Rock cost $460 Call Cornerstone Christian Acadmey 58th and Kingsessing Ms. Rhonda 215-724-6858 ACES 65th and Elmwood at Connell Park Carol Bangura 267-275-8796 Finnegan Recreation Center 6801 Grovers Ave 215-685-4191 McCreesh Recreation Center, 6744 Regent St. 215-685-2696 Woodland Recreation Center 4740 Woodland Ave. 215-685-2692 Kingsessing Rec Center, 4901 Kingsessing Ave 215-685-2694

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John M. Patterson Elementary School/SW CDC, FREE 7000 Buist Ave Minimal cost for trips 215-729-0800, jackie@southwestcdc.org $200 Cobbs Creek Rec Center 210 South 63rd Street Terri Kerwawich at 215-683-3683 Heinz Tinicum Wildlife Refuge 8601 Lindbergh Blvd, Contact Erika at 215-365-3118

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Heinz Tinicum Wildlife Refuge Morton Elem. School Education Works/DHS Southwestern Presby. Church Science & Culture Ezekiel Baptist Church Camp Doxa Catharine School Presbyterian Childrens Village

Youth summer ca.m.p

June 24 27 ages 6 8 July 15 18 ages 9 11 July 29 Aug. 1 ages 12 14 7/2-8/10 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. June 24 Aug. 16 Jun. 24 Aug 2 8:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 7/2-8/10 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pre-K 6th Grade

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Morton Elem. Sch. Dependent on Program 2501 S. 63rd St 267-761-1518 bgreenridge@educationworks.org Camp is only $25!!! (per/wk) $60/week (trips not included; Fa.m.ily rates) Call Southwestern Presby.Church 2559 S 70th Street Mrs. Gray 215-275-1152 Ezekiel Baptist Church 5701 Grays Ave 215-727-2663 info@ezekielbc.org Catharine School 6000 Chester Ave. ssimmons@pcv.org

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June 29-30
Youth Boot Camp: Host: Paul Earthquake Moore: Learn discipline & respect Info: 215-385-2696. earth_quake1@hotmail.com

June 29
FREE Tuition Cyber School Open House, Grades 7 to 12, 57th & Washington Ave , Info: 215-476-6739

June 29
DEADLINE Summer Job WorkReady Application, Visit website for eligibility: www.myPYN.org/WorkReadyApp

June 29
Youth Resource Fair 2:00 6:00 p.m. Stringer Park, So. Phila. Sponsors: Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (See box below)

July 2
FREE Concert & Fireworks, 8:05 p.m., Great Plaza at Penns Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd, Info: www.welcomeamerica.com

July 7
Murder Site Witness: 3:30 p.m. West Phila. For location, log on to www/heedinggodscall.org.

july 11
Food Facts! Learn About Your Food, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Kingsessing Library, 1201 South 51st St, Info: 215-685-2690

july 13
CityLights Monthly Meeting, 9 to 11 a.m., Sherwood Outreach Center, 56th & Willows, Info: 215-729-1982 (See article Page 3)

july 18
Eastwick Friends Public Meeting with FEMA: Time & location to be announced (See Article Page 1)

july 23-24
Science in the Summer, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kingsessing Library. Chemistry Workshop, Ages 2-6, (See box below)

july 24-27
Nat. Urban League Meeting: Redeem the Dream: Jobs Rebuild America Phila Convention Center (See box below)

july 24
Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Rotary Club Speaker, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Mercy Cntr, 2821 Island Ave, 2nd Fl. $10, Info: 215-729-0729

SW EVENTS
Overnight Youth Boot Camp Sat & Sun June 29th through 30th Bartrams Garden, 54th & Lindbergh Cost: $40 per student
Hosted by Earthquake Moore and colleagues from the armed forces, the program will feature camping at Bartram's Garden, 54th and Lindbergh, first aid training, and learning discipline & respect, with through-the-night activities. Meals are provided.

SW EVENTS
Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 27th August 10th Sept 14th Sept 28th Families, Groups, Civic-minded Individuals - Join us in locating & clearing gravesites of Civil War veterans interred Mount Moriah Free Park Day T-Shirts & patches for volunteers. Short tours of historic gravesites will be held. Info: Events www.friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org prhone21@gmail.com

FARMERS MARKETS
Daily - 9 AM 2 PM @ 51st & Kingsessing Ave Food: Large Variety of organic vegetables Payments: Cash Sponsor: Earthkeepers Wednesdays 2 - 6 p.m. @ 58th & Chester Ave Food: Variety of produce, eggs, and Amish baked goods Payments: Cash, SNAP (EBT cards), WIC checks, senior vouchers Sponsor: The Food Trust Thurs , 3 - 7 p.m. @ Clark Park, 43rd & Baltimore Ave Food: Large Variety, Many Vendors Payments: Cash, SNAP (EBT cards), WIC checks, senior vouchers Sponsor: The Food Trust Thurs , 4:30 - 7 p.m. @ 51st & Chester Food: Lots of vegetables, eggs, honey Payments: Cash Sponsor: Farm51 Thurs , 4:30 - 7 p.m. @ 51st & Chester Food: Produce Payments: Cash, SNAP, Senior Vouchers Sponsor: Walnut Hill Community Farm

Clean-up Day - Mt. Moriah Cemetery

If you know of a student who might benefit (ages 614), or if you can provide supplies, please contact Earthquake at 215-385-2696 or earth_quake1@hotmail.com. Donations to sponsor a child are greatly needed. You may also donate food items or drinks.

Kingsessing 5th Division Community of Neighbor WALK FOR WELLNESS Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Come walk with your neighbors. We meet at the corner of 51st and Chester avenue, and walk around the Kingsessing Rec. playground twice. Start time is 6pm. Info: 267-254-9972 greg3957ben@aol.com

National Urban League Conference Free, fun Chemistry workshops presented by GlaxoSmithKline and The Franklin Institute CityLights Network continues to seek conRedeem the Dream: Jobs SW Church Directory for children entering grades 2-6. tact information Mail, Phone, Email, Website, am to noon Website, grades 2Facebook, and 3 CityLights Network continues to seek information Mail,10 Phone, Email, etc. for all places of worship and faith based organizations serving the Facebook, etc. for all places of contact worship and Rebuild America 2 pm to 4 pm grades 4-6 Southwest community. SW Church Directory Kingsessing Library
faith based organizations serving the South-

Tues. July 23 CityLights and Wed.at July 24th To receive a survey sheet so that your church can be included, please contact 215-729-1982 or citylightscdavis@gmail.com. us at www.citylightsnet.org. July 24 - 27 PhilaVisit Convention Center west community. To been register call Southwest 215-685-2690. CityLights is an urban/suburban faith-based partnership which has serving for nearly two decades. (Career Orientation Workshop July 24)

Kingsessing Library Vice President Joe Biden Youth Resource Fair church can be included, please contact CityFree, fun Chemistry workshops presented by GlaxoSmithKlineSaturday, and The Franklin Institute for children entering grades 2-6. Rev. Jesse Jackson June 29 2:00 6:00 p.m. Sponsored Lights at 215-729-1982 or citylightscdavis@ Michelle Eubanks 10 am to noon grades 2 and 3 by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, State Senator gmail.com. Visit us at www.citylightsnet.org. Omar Tyree 2 pm to 4 pm grades 4-6 Anthony William, State Rep. Jordan Harris Stringer Tues. July 23 and Wed. July 24th Park, 36th & Dickinson Ave. South Phila. Live EnCityLights is an urban/suburban faith-based Info & Registration tertainment, Refreshments, Panel Discussions youth To register call 215-685-2690.
partnership which has been serving Southwest for nearly two decades. programs, Giveaways Info 215-686 3412

To receive a survey sheet so that your

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delegation of several dozen youngsters from Philadelphia School District schools assembled with their parents in the Pennsylvania state house rotunda in Harrisburg earlier this month to deliver to legislators some 4,000 letters from their fellow students. One after another the young people read from the plaintive messages written by their schoolmates citing the personal impact of the proposed cuts in school funding which is scheduled to hit the 2013-14 budget year. The school children also cited recent poll results indicating that for 27 percent of PA voters school funding was the top rated issue even higher than the economy and jobs. The journey was sponsored by Public Citizens for Children and Youth. For more information about PCCY email info@pccy.org or phone 215-563-5848.

PA Kids Speak Out for Education

Gardening Workshops at Bartrams Garden Farm.


July 31 When is it time to harvest my carrots? Harvesting & Post-Harvest Handling UNI August 28 "It's Fall, what can I plant now?" - Planning for Fall Garden: - PHS September 25 What to do with all these Peppers? Food Preservation/Canning UNI Bartrams Garden is located off Lindbergh Blvd. at 54th Street and can be contacted at

Phila. School District Students read letters written by over 4000 of their schoolmates requesting the state legislature to augment funding for Pennsylvania schools

...Comm. Tech. High


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The workshop series is coordinated by the Community Farm and Food Resource Center at Bartram's Gardens, PA Horticultural Society and the Urban Nutrition Initiative, and begin at 5:30 PM. For more information, please contact Chris Bolden-Newsome or Ty Holmberg at 267-584-8732 or 215-898-1600.

are all troopers, Garrett said. They all told me they wanted to stay together and go as a unit to Bartram. Ironically, Coach Garretts team played its last game as Comm. Tech in Bartrams gymnasium against Paul Robeson High last February. It was a division championship game that had to be played at John Bartram High, said Coach Garrett, recalling that the Bartram fans packed the gym, welcomed them with open arms and showed them a lot of love. The Lady Phoenixes won that game, but lost its playoff

game in a hard fought playoff game to Central High. During Garretts four years as head coach, the Comm. Tech girls team won four straight division titles and 63 regular season games. I believe we will feel right at home at Bartram, said Coach Garrett who is slated to become the new girls basketball couch there. He was very complimentary about Bartram Athletic Director James Brown, being confident that Brown understood the mentoring relationship he had built with the student athletes at Comm. Tech, and would

provide the same quality environment next fall. He understands what we need to do to institute valuable lessons into the lives of these athletes. In a concluding statement which was in many ways applicable the entire Comm. Tech. student body in its new premises at Bartram, the smiling Garrett said, I look at this as a new beginning for us. This closes the door to a great chapter in their lives, but at the same time, it opens the door for a new beginning

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