PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. II No. 83 (243) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia June 15, 2011

ANTIQUE COLLECTOR James Robb of Bingham Street brought three itemsfor Barry Slosberg and Robert Goldstein to appraise at Frankford Historical So-ciety funder. See story page 3.

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Frankford Hosts A ‘Roadshow’ Of Its Ownby Rory G. McGlasson

Dozens of Frankford residents had their family heir-

looms, and antiques appraised last night, thanks to a

local auctioneer.

The Tacony Historical Society of Frankford in North-

east Philadelphia held its Annual fundraiser and “Tea

Antique Appraisal”. The evening resembled a scene

out of the famous “Antiques Roadshow” television

program, as local residents came with items appraised

by local expert Barry Slosberg.

Slosberg, a renowned auctioneer, was joined by an-

tique expert Robert Goldstein inside the historic site

located at 1507 E. Orthodox Street. The pair volun-

teered their time to help raise funds for the Historic

Society.

Inside, residents brought in items for a nominal $8

per appraisal.

The items included a 100-year-old carriage clock, 60-

year-old rug and a century-old newspaper clipping.

Money raised from the fundraiser will go toward the

Tacony Historical Society Fund.

Council President Honored

“EDUCATION IS POWER Benefit Banquet” at Hyatt Regency at Penns Landing honored Philadelphia

Council President Anna C. Verna. In photo, from left, are Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent of

Phila. School District; Verna; and Kenneth Gamble, founder of Universal Cos. Photo by Martin Re-gusters, Leaping Lion Photography

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As community organizations charged with promoting

youth development and curbing violence continue to

sustain severe budget cuts amid a dour economy,

State Sen. Anthony H. Williams announced he will

suspend a signature annual event, opting instead to

redirect funds this year to community-based projects.

Those are elements of the N2N 2011 Summer of

Peace, an initiative Williams will officially kick off

on Saturday, Jun. 25. The day will feature a gun buy-

back and a family-focused cookout that also will

spotlight civic organizations working daily to impact

the lives of young people and stem violence.

For more than 20 years on Labor Day weekend,

Williams has hosted the daylong, star-studded Neigh-

borhood-to-Neighborhood Street Festival as a means

to unite and celebrate peace and harmony among the

diverse residents of the 8th Dist. But not this year.

“N2N was always about uniting diverse neighbor-

hoods with a day of harmony and peace,” Williams

said. “But the stagnant economy and ongoing pro-

posed cuts to programs in both State and Philadelphia

budgets are pushing many local organizations and

communities to the brink.

“If these programs suffer, we all lose,” he said.

“There has to be another way. Channeling the re-

sources normally used for the N2N Festival into pro-

grams and organizations striving to maintain peace

and safety in the community is at least a start.

“I’m hoping those longtime festival sponsors will join

us in this effort, because this is a community issue

that needs a community response,” Williams added.

The gun buyback, co-hosted by Peace Not Guns and

Youth Action, will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. at

Donald Finnegan Recreation Center, located at 30th

& Wharton Streets in Philadelphia. With a prolifera-

tion of illegal handguns on the streets of Philadelphia,

gun buybacks have proven effective at working to-

ward removing the scourge.

Participants will receive $100 gift cards in exchange

for turning in their guns, no questions asked.

That event will be followed by the N2N 2011 Sum-

mer of Peace Cookout, a free event co-sponsored by

Peace Not Guns, Youth Action and Tasker Elite. The

cookout will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

Stinger Square, between 32nd and Dickinson Streets

and 33rd and Reed Streets.

This fun-filled peaceful event will include free food,

drill- and step-team demonstrations, giveaways,

music and dancing, a senior tent, games and activities

for children and on-site constituent services with

Williams’ Senate District staff.

As part of the Summer of Peace initiative, Williams

awarded some 50 mini-community investment grants

ranging from $300 to $29,000 to support programs at

grassroots organizations and other agencies. Recipi-

ents will be recognized at the cookout at a 1:30 p.m.

ceremony.

“Crime typically rises during the summer months,

when the weather is warmer and more people are

idle,” he said. “I felt it was important to share the

spirit of N2N right now by providing more direct sup-

port to groups and individuals who are on the ground,

working every single day to give kids other options

and reduce violence.

“We may be missing the big name acts on Baltimore

Avenue this year, but we won’t miss the opportunity

to make a big impact on the 8th Dist. this summer,”

Williams said. “I hope everyone from across the 8th

Dist. helps to live a Summer of Peace, starting by par-

ticipating in these events on Jun. 25.”

For details, call the Senator’s District office at (215)

492-2980 or visit his website, www.senatoranthonyh-

williams.com.

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Williams Suspends Annual Festival,

Shifts Funds To Peace Initiative

49 S.E. Pa. Students Receive

Scholarships From Keystone

Mercy Health Plan Employees

Employees from Keystone Mercy Health Plan will

present scholarships tonight to 49 deserving members

from the Southeastern Pennsylvania area during its

24th annual Member Scholarship awards program.

James “Bruiser” Flint, head men’s basketball coach of

Drexel University, will be the guest speaker when the

scholarships are awarded tonight at St. Joseph’s Uni-

versity.

The scholarships awarded by the KMHP Mission

Partnership program are funded each year with con-

tributions made by employees of the health plan. The

$98,000 in scholarships this year were awarded based

on financial need, a letter of recommendation and an

essay written by the students who live in the counties

served by KMHP.

More than 800 scholarships totaling $1.6 million

have been awarded over the past 24 years to students

from Pennsylvania since the program began.

One of the scholarship recipients is Georgia Karmee,

a graduate of Motivation HS in Philadelphia, who is

from Africa and studies chemical engineering at Penn

State. Her essay told of growing up a refugee in West

Africa and struggling to find drinking water every

day. She hopes her education will eventually lead her

to develop better water delivery systems for people

living in Africa.

“In these tough times, receiving this scholarship will

really serve as a vital contribution for me to continue

my education,” she said.

Another scholarship recipient, Margaret Monteiro, a

graduate of Frankford HS, came here from the Philip-

pines with English as her second language. She plans

to use her studies in speech therapy to help others

gain a voice.

“I felt mute once in my life and I know how pleasant

it feels once you can communicate better with oth-

ers,” she said.

Maria Pajil Battle, KMHP’s senior VP, public affairs

and marketing, said the scholarship winners are an

important part of KMHP’s mission to build healthy

communities. “I’m inspired by the deep understand-

ing our scholarship winners have of how important

their education is and how it can help them build their

families and communities,” she said. “I know it thrills

our employees who have made donations to make the

scholarships possible to see our members pursue edu-

cation with such determination and with such worthy

goals.”

“This group of scholarship winners is not only com-

prised of people with a burning desire to achieve and

be successful, these winners are also very committed

to completing their education so they can give back to

their communities,” said Sister Renee Yann, senior

VP and chief mission integration officer of the Ameri-

Health Mercy Family of Cos., which includes Key-

stone Mercy Health Plan.

Poll: Casey Gets Strong Approval

A poll released today by Quinnipiac University found

US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has strong approval num-

bers, with 47% approving of his performance against

only 26% disapproving. The net 21% positive ap-

proval rating is another sign of Casey’s strength

headed into the 2012 elections. Casey is the most

popular statewide elected official in Pennsylvania.

The poll also found the Senator polls strongly against

a Republican opponent, with Casey taking 47%

against an unnamed Republican’s 32%.

“Sen. Casey has a solid record of fighting for Penn-

sylvania families, and the people of Pennsylvania

roundly approve of his work,” said Mark Nicastre, a

spokesman with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

“Sen. Casey is working hard to create jobs and grow

manufacturing opportunities in Pennsylvania. Sen.

Casey’s hard work and focus on jobs puts him in a

strong position for 2012.”

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