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OPINION
Gov. Corbett: Plug the School
Budget Gap!
93,000 Fewer Children covered
by CHIP
Page 2
Act 135: Dealing with vacant
properties
Page 3
Hunger relief awards at ShopRite
Page 5
POWER Rally to rebuild Philly
Page 6
Botanic art display at Bartrams
Garden
Page 7
COMMUNITY
Fort Mifflin
Open Again
Colored Troops
honored April 6, 7
Page 4
Pictured in front of their colorful mosaic at SW Leadership Academy Charter School are Lead Art Teacher Deva Watson, Asanti
Green, SLACS staff grant writer Justin Hall, Kezia Lawrence, Ameenah Jackson, Magic Garden teaching artist Trish Metzner-Lynch Jaulie
Cantave, Merieam Bah, and Angrea Auld. Not present for the photo were students Sherissa Barbour, Anissa Jones, Ashanti Brack, Eniola
Fakeye, Naadirah El, Cemos Karnga, Lynus Aubee, Wilfred Smith, Tyhlil Auld, Anthony Batchelor, and Fallah Bockarie.
CityLights
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Meeting
Focus on greening
& cleaning
Page 8
Annual Philly
Clean-up
April 13
Blocks prepare for
Beautification
Page 7
NAS Elections
April 24
Voting places
designated
Page 9
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O
n Tuesday, April 2, a team
of young ladies at South-
west Leadership Academy
Charter School unveiled the twelve-
by-four foot mosaic that they and
their co-workers created and installed
on the rear wall of the schools mul-
tipurpose room. From now on when
the 500 students at SLACS leave their
daily assembly and other school gath-
erings they will always take notice of
the striking mosaic and reflect on its
message of wise counsel and a spirit
of generosity.
The story behind the wall mural
which is formed of colored glass and
mirror chips comes from Marcus Pfis-
ters bestselling childrens book The
Rainbow Fish. In the narrative, the
brightly colored rainbow fish is used
to being the most beautiful creature
in the ocean, and refuses to share its
shimmering scales when other fish
ask for them. Fortunately, the wise
old Octopus whose calm face and
dangling legs dominate the mosaic is
able to persuade the rainbow fish to
give up some of those scales and each
small fish swims away with one glit-
tering glass shard shining in the wa-
tery depths.
The Southwest youngsters pre-
pared for the project by visiting South
Philadelphias spectacular half-block
Magic Garden and learning first-
hand about the unique grout and tile
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I
n a strongly worded
release last week, State
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes
called for Gov. Corbett to
pony up some $120 million
to help balance the budget for
the School District of Phila-
delphia for the coming year.

Hughes, the Democratic
chair of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee, said he
is pleased that the School Re-
form Commission finally con-
cluded the Corbett adminis-
tration is to blame for cutting
funds that support the School
District.
In his press release, Sen.
Hughes noted that the com-
mission said it needs $180
million more in revenue for
next years budget, and indi-
cated that it will seek $60 mil-
lion from the City of Philadel-
phia. Gov. Corbetts last two
budgets cut a total of $300
million in funding for schools
in Philadelphia. Pennsylva-
nia is now funding education
at 2008-09 levels.
I have long argued that
the Corbett administrations
cuts in education will result
in broad, deep and devastat-
ing impacts for children and
parents. In the past, we have
missed opportunities to gain
additional resources because
the SRC failed to adopt an
aggressive posture in seeking
new funds from the Corbett
administration to plug gaping
fiscal holes the administra-
tion created.

The SRC needs to strong-
ly reinforce arguments made
by lawmakers from Philadel-
phia that the Corbett adminis-
tration has short-changed the
city in school funding. I am
pleased the SRC is now en-
gaged and that they are pursu-
ing new dollars to offset local
costs.

The problem with under-
funded schools is not limited
to Philadelphia. The Corbett
administration has cut $900
million from school districts
all across Pennsylvania. Lo-
cal school districts have re-
sponded by raising taxes or
cutting programs, or by doing
both to balance budgets.

The SRC was compelled
to make tough decisions be-
cause of the underfunding.
As Democratic appropria-
tions chair, I am committed to
properly funding schools and
reversing the negative fund-
ing tide that has submerged
the School District of Phila-
delphia.
To express your views on
the subject of school funding
phone the governors office at
717-787-2500, or go on-line
at www.governor.state.pa.us
and ask Gov. Corbett why he
is failing the children of our
city and state.
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State Sen. Hughes to Gov. Corbett:
Plug the City School Budget Gap!
Pennsylvania
is now
funding
education
at 2008-09
levels.
F
or years, the Phila-
delphia region has
been among the best
places for a child to get sick (if
there really is a good place).
Pennsylvanias Childrens
Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) dating to 1992, was a
model for what Congress ex-
panded to all the states five
years later. New Jersey set one
of the easiest income thresh-
olds for SCHIP and has ag-
gressively enrolled children
into Medicaid as well.
New Jersey has added
25,000 children to the public
insurance rolls since July 1,
2011 and earned more than
$50 million in federal bonus
grants for its performance.
There have been no bo-
nuses for Pennsylvania. Since
Gov. Corbetts first budget
took effect in mid-2011, en-
rollment has dropped by
93,000.
The Obamacare expan-
sion, which the Supreme
Court made optional for the
states, does not directly af-
fect children. When parents
are insured, however, their
offspring are more likely to
get coverage. If Corbett de-
clines the expansion - that
Gov. Christie has accepted -
health experts say still more
Pennsylvania children may go
without insurance.
The Corbett adminis-
tration has callous disre-
gard of whats going on with
kids, said Colleen McCauley,
health-policy director for the
advocacy group Public Citi-
zens for Children and Youth.
She said the state had made
little effort to raise enrollment
and had recently stopped
sending 30-day renewal no-
tices (the third of three letters,
after 90 and 60 days) before
expiration.
New Jersey has taken
a very effective approach.
They put a question on the
state income tax returns ask-
ing what kind of insurance
you have? If your children
arent covered, the division
follows up and suggests what
kind of program is appropri-
ate based on your income.
93,000 Fewer Kids Enrolled in CHIP
Under Corbett
Continues on Page 5
April 4, 2013 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 3
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Chronic Pelvic Pain:
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Brett L. Worly, MD, FACOG
Chronic pelvic pain affects 15 to 20 percent of
women between the ages of 18 and 50. Dr. Worly,
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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To register or make an appointment, call 1-800-JEFF-NOW or visit www.JeffersonHospital.org/navyyard
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Jeferson at the Navy Yard
3 Crescent Drive, Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19112
Seating is limited. Registration is required.
Celebrate Spring with
Jeferson at the Navy Yard
Act 135: New Legislation to Deal with
Vacant or Abandoned Properties
By Elhadji Ndiaye
O
ne of the main
causes of blight in
Philadelphia are the
over 40,000 vacant lots, 77% of
which are privately owned and
the balance owned by the city.
The privately owned properties
cost the city about $20 million
dollars in maintenance, plus
another $2 million in uncol-
lected property taxes. Over all,
they represent upwards of $3.6
billion in household wealth
which is lost to Philadelphia.
Until recently, it has been
very difficult for private par-
ties or the government to make
vacant property owners re-
pair dilapidated or abandoned
buildings, keep yards and
lots properly maintained and
cleared of trash, or even make
them available for sale.
Fortunately, potential de-
velopers nearby residents, and
community organizations and
groups now have some new
state legislation, Act 135 - The
Abandoned and Blighted Act,
to help them address this prob-
lem. According to groups at-
tending the Feb. 25 information
session hosted by the city Com-
merce Department, this bill aim
to help community leaders in
Philadelphia to restore neglect-
ed properties to productive use
and increase their potential to
become valued assets in neigh-
borhood real estate markets.

The goals of the new ini-
tiative also include making
private owners accountable
for the maintenance of their
vacant property by providing
incentives to repair or sell it.
The plan facilitates finding the
owners, provides new enforce-
ment measures and dedicated
legal resources, and outreach to
neighbors, community groups
and others to get the word out
about properties for sale.
A unique provision of the
act is allowing a group or in-
dividual to petition a judge to
designate a conservator, a pri-
vate or non-profit en-
tity who can oblige
a property owner
to bring a blighted
property into com-
pliance with mainte-
nance and building
codes.
While there are
few examples as yet
of how such con-
servatorship would
work, one success
story was provided
by a representative
from Scioli-Turco
Inc. a non- profit as-
sociated with VFW
Post 593. According to spokes-
person Joe Palmer, Scioli-Tur-
co has turned around several
properties without resorting to
Abandoned properties are usually an eye-
sore for the neighborhoods.
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mosaic making technique from Isaiah
Zagar, the gardens founder and cre-
ative genius.
The laborious process of cracking
up panes of glass and mirror into half-
inch pieces and fitting them into the
shapes of fish, plants and the back-
ground under-seascape took place
during just three intensive work days.
The project was directed by SLACS
lead art teacher Deva Watson who
teamed with Magic Gardens teaching
artist Trish Metzner-Lynch and was
underwritten by one of the eight 2013
Picasso grants from Public Citizens for
Children and Youth (PCCY).
For me, its a metaphor, a symbol
of what communities should be like,
mused student Jaulia Cantave whose
animated face turned serious as she
strove to express the deeper meanings
of the mosaic. Each chip has its own
pretty color and shape, but when they
come together they create something
even more beautiful.
Its also a vehicle for communica-
tion, stressed another student. It says
we love you, and expresses the impor-
tance of taking care of each other.
Merieam also pointed out the cir-
cle of white class beads draped around
the neck of the octopus. These are
like the pearl necklaces the girls at
Southwest get to wear when we as-
sume a leadership role at the school,
she said (The boys get to wear bow
ties). So the mosaic will always send
another message that being a leader is
important.
Theres a literary basis to the
project as well, added Watson, who
teaches art for an hour a week for all
18 of the academys K-12 classes. Time
and again the young artists would re-
flect on the meaning of the text debat-
ing at one point for instance whether
the huge octopus was male or female.
In keeping with the primary val-
ues of leadership and service of the
school, the 7th graders also took turns
reading and discussing the book to a
first grade girls class. The little kids
all knew the story, of course, said an-
other of Ms. Watsons young artists.
They were so excited that they would
jump up and finish a line in the book
before you got to it.
The initial public viewing of the
mosaic will take place in early May
and Watson hopes that it will inspire
parents and community members
to advocate for more art and music
courses in city schools.
Southwest Leadership Academys
vision is to develop young leaders one
student at a time. It has met the An-
nual Yearly Progress (AYP) standard
for the past two years and is proud of
its daily attendance average of 97%.
SLACS is located at 7101 Paschall Av-
enue and can be reached by phone at
215-729-1939 or via its website www.
slacs-phila.org.
Philadelphia Magic Garden is lo-
cated at 1020 South Street and is open
daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Fridays &
Saturdays until 8 p.m.) It can be con-
tacted at 215-733-0390 and through
its website www.philadelphiasmagic-
gardens.org/.
PCCY has provided grants of up
to $5000 to foster art programs in city
schools since 2002. For more informa-
tion call 215-563-5848.
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... Art Helps Develop Leaders
F
ew realize the vi-
tal role that black
troops played in the
victory for the North during
the Civil War!
Black or colored
troops numbered upwards of
178,000 men, or more than
10% of the Union Army by
the end of the war with the
South. About half of them
served in combat infantry or
artillery regiments, with the
balance in support and trans-
port battalions.
The service in Civil War
battles was particularly dan-
gerous for black soldiers.
Over and above the high com-
bat casualties (10,000 killed
and another 30,000 dying of
disease), captured black sol-
diers, both free and emanci-
pated, were not considered to
be prisoners of war, but rather
as escaped slaves and were
summarily killed with or
without trial.
The prominent role of
United States Colored Troops
during the war that freed the
slaves will be commemorated
the weekend of April 6, 7 as
historic Fort Mifflin on
the Delaware opens
for the 2013 season.
The two-day event is
open to the public from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
and features Living
History displays and
activities. Youngsters
can drill with wooden
muskets and explore
the barracks rooms of
the fort which were
used as a prison during
the Civil War.
On the follow-
ing Saturday, April
13, more living his-
tory activities will al-
low visitors to march
back in time and experience
life on the Western Front dur-
ing World War II. There will
be two fully scripted battles
which reenact the fierce fight-
ing for the French town of Vi-
erville by the American 29th
Division during the Norman-
dy invasion on D-Day, the 6th
of June, 1944. In addition to
these Living History activi-
ties, there will be a scavenger
hunt, displays of antique and
reproduction equipment, ve-
hicles and uniforms, weapons
demonstrations, a Red Cross
field hospital exhibit, and
guided tours from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
After the Civil War
broke out, Frederick
Douglass argued that
the enlistment of black
soldiers would help the
North win the war and
would be a huge step
in the fight for equal
rights: Once let the
black man get upon his
person the brass letters,
U.S.; let him get an ea-
gle on his button, and a
musket on his shoulder
and bullets in his pock-
et, he said, and there
is no power on earth
which can deny that he
has earned the right to
citizenship.
Fort Mifflin on the Dela-
ware is located at Fort Mifflin
and Hog Island Roads (East
of the Philadelphia airport
via the Island Ave. extension
and Enterprise Road. The
fort is open to the general
public Wednesdays through
Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., and is open 7 days a
week for reserved school and
tour groups. Entrance fees
are $6.00 for adults (seniors
$5.00), children (6 to 12) and
veterans $3.00, and children
5 years and younger are free.
Bring a picnic to enjoy in
our shaded, riverfront picnic
area! advises Elizabeth Be-
atty, Fort Mifflins Executive
Director.
Administrative office
business hours are Monday to
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
more information or to sched-
ule a school or group tour, call
215-685-4167. For an up-to-
date schedule of events (and
to find out about last minute
schedule changes), visit the
website, www.FortMifflin.us.
Colored Troops in the Civil War Commemorated at Fort Mifflin
April 6, 7
U.S. Colored Troops on picket duty at Dutch
Gap VA in 1864 (Library of Congress photo.)
April 4, 2013 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 5
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Hospitals now cannot collect
state money for charity care
unless they have enrolled an
eligible child in Medicaid or
SCHIP. Renewals for SCHIP
are passive - state workers
check income databases in
advance and, if nothing has
changed, send a preformatted
form that a parent just signs
and returns.
If you disagree with Gov.
Corbetts approach of making
it more difficult to enroll chil-
dren in CHIP and likewise to
make it harder renew expiring
CHIP enrollments, you can
tell him so by calling his office
at 717-787-2500, or go on-line
at www.governor.state.pa.us
and email him your views.
You can also ask Gov. Corbett
why he is failing the children
of our city and state by not ac-
cepting the expansion of Med-
icaid under Obamacare.

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S
adly, Philadelphia
continues to have one
of the highest hunger
rates in the country, with over
30% of our families going to
bed hungry every night.
Its comforting to know,
however, that ShopRite and
employees like Associate Te-
resa Smith of Southwest Phila-
delphia and Associate Tilmon
Bryant of North Philadelphia
are trying to do something
about it.
During National Hunger
Awareness Month each Sep-
tember, ShopRite associates
have an intense but friendly
competition to see who can
raise the most money to fight
hunger. Last year, ShopRite
with their hunger partner, food
giant General Mills, this years
ShopRite Partners In Caring
contest resulted in an unprec-
edented $1.25 million in funds
raised for regional food banks
in the areas ShopRite serves in
Southeast Pennsylvania.
For Smith, the
award ceremony which
was held March 14 at
her ShopRite of Snyder
Plaza in South Phila-
delphia was simply a
repeat of what had taken
place the two previous
years, as she came out
tops in the solicitation
of hunger donations at
her check-out counter
for the third year in a
row. Smith commutes
to South Philly from her
home in Southwest.
I Thought about
not competing this year, to give
someone else a chance, Smith
modestly said. But when I
started thinking about how
many people are hungry these
days what with the economy
and joblessness I just wanted
to do my part again, and see
what would happen.
As a result of her persis-
tence and winning personality,
Smith won for her store an ex-
tra $500 contribution towards
hunger relief from corporate
headquarters. In addition, both
Smith and Bryant get their pic-
tures posted in a special run
of 114,000 boxes of Cheerios
breakfast cereal which are only
sold in the 41 stores which gar-
ner the most dona-
tions in their area.
ShopRite is the
registered trademark
of Wakefern Food
Corp. of Keasbey, NJ
is the largest retailer-
owned supermar-
ket cooperative in
the United States.
Through its Shop-
Rite Partners In Car-
ing program, Shop-
Rite has donated
$30 million to 1,700
worthy charities and
food banks since the
program began in
1999.
General Mills is one of the
worlds leading food compa-
nies, selling brands like Cheeri-
os, Fiber One, Hagen-Dazs,
Nature Valley, Yoplait, Betty
Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant
and Old El Paso in almost 100
countries around the world.
A Hunger Relief Tri-Fecta
SW ShopRite Employee Wins Award for 3rd Time
ShopRite employees Teresa Smith and Tilmon
Bryant, leaders in generating hunger relief donations
this year, show off the Cheerios boxes on which they
appear.
6 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper April 4, 2013
COMMUNITY NEWS
P
hiladelphians Or-
ganized to Witness,
Empower and Re-
build (POWER) is an inter-
faith group representing 37
diverse congregations with
a combined membership of
more than 20,000 Philadel-
phians committed to being a
prophetic voice for economic
and social justice in our city.
On April 21st, from 3:00
to 5:00 p.m., POWER (Phila-
delphians Organized to Wit-
ness, Empower and Rebuild)
will conduct Building a City
of Opportunity that Works for
All rally at the Deliverance
Evangelical Church, 2001
West Lehigh Avenue.
POWER expects several
thousand people of faith and
members of the greater Phila-
delphia community to stand
together to proclaim a new
vision for healing our broken
systems. The focus: good jobs,
great schools and a pathway
to citizenship for Philadel-
phians. Mayor Nutter, Super-
intendent Hite,
members of the
City Council and
state and national
elected officials
have been invited
to attend. POWER
will seek commit-
ments from these
public officials to
advance specific
policy proposals
that will translate
this vision into re-
ality:
Good Jobs:
With Airport Lease
Agreements soon going before
City Council, officials have a
choice to raise wages, ensure
benefits and increase access
to 3,000 permanent, current
Airport jobs. Commitments
are being sought to make the
minimum wage consistent
with all other jobs created by
city contracts ($10.86 mini-
mum wage) and to establish
a first source hiring system
to increase access to these
jobs by low-income Philadel-
phians. With city unemploy-
ment at 11% and poverty at
27%, POWER will urge our
City Council to make this
choice for working Philadel-
phia families at the event.
Great Schools:
With our School
District reeling
from state bud-
get cuts, closure
plans, and 50%
of children still
performing be-
low grade level,
Superi ntendent
Hite has a choice:
manage decline or
a pursue a bold vi-
sion for equity, ac-
countability and
excellence in our
public schools.
POWER has begun work with
parents in several elemen-
tary schools, developing par-
ent leaders who can push for
change from the ground up.
On April 21st, POWER will
seek commitments from Su-
perintendent Hite to fully re-
source and improve our most
struggling schools and to
support parent organizing in
those schools.
Pathway to Citizenship:
With immigration reform bills
that could provide a path to
citizenship for 11 million
families living among us soon
coming to a vote on Capitol
Hill, Philadelphia area Con-
gressional leaders can stand
up for tens of thousands of un-
documented Philadelphians
who are here working to feed
their families. On April 21st,
POWER will solicit commit-
ments from our congressional
delegation to support humane
and sensible citizenship legis-
lation.
For more information, vis-
it www.powerphiladelphia.
org or call 215-232-7697.
POWER City-Wide Rally Witness, Empower and Rebuild
April 21
Powers last City-Wide Rally at Liacouras Center drew
thousands of active participants.
public funding. City liens
were repaid (taxes, PDW
liens etc.) and the properties
were returned to productive
status within six months.
Over time, they will generate
$100,000 or more in proper-
ty taxes to Philadelphia.
Exercising their rights
under this law, interested in-
dividuals or groups may seek
to use lots for community
gardens, mini-parks, neigh-
borhood open space, afford-
able and accessible housing
or job creation.
To meet the require-
ments of the Act 135, a lot of
research and those interested
will need expert legal ad-
vice before a decision can be
made. To rehabilitate a build-
ing, a team of professionals
with a real estate lawyer, an
architect and a project man-
ager are essential in order to
prepare a credible case.
Continues From Page 3
...Act 135
T
he dedicated crew
of helpers from
CityLights Network
and members of the Cones-
toga High School baseball
team joined local residents at
the community garden at 56th
and Chester last Friday to be-
gin restoring what was once
the prize winning Garden of
Unity.
Another person making
a unique contribution to the
gardens revival was landscape
architect Stephen McCoubrey,
who designed and supervised
its original installation in
1998.
Im really delighted that,
after a period of decline, the
Garden of Unity is being giv-
en new life, said McCoubrey
as he climbed down from the
10-foot trellis, the former cen-
terpiece of the beautiful plot.
. With some hard work by
volunteers, a big first step was
taken today - the removal of
invasive vines, pruning of or-
namental trees, removing de-
teriorated edging as well as a
general clean up.
Surrounded by a barbed
wire topped chain linked
fence, there was an accumu-
lation of trash, weeds, leaves,
and dead plants plus a lower
tier of 6x6 rail ties that had
rotted. The property was origi-
nally designed as a flower gar-
den and was awarded a prize
in the City Gardens Contest by
the Pennsylvania Horticulture
Society soon after its installa-
tion. McCoubrey confided that
it was actually his first project
after graduating from Penn.
I was just walking by and
had some time on my hands,
said Southwest resident Ter-
rance Howell. Its really
cool having these young guys
come in from the suburbs to
help out in our community. I
hope when we get it cleaned
up it will give pleasure to
people around her for another
15years.
The vision for the future
is similar - ornamental plant-
ings around an open central
area that can play host to
neighborhood civic or cultural
events- although the details
are being worked out.
Local contact for the proj-
ect is Alex LaBant at CityLights
Network, 215-729-1982, or
alex@citylightsnet.org
A Chester Ave. Garden Springs to Life
Taking a break from their hard work are Terrance Howell, Alex
LaBant of CityLights, Chris MacCubbrey Austin Guyer, Andrew Born,
Stephen Born and Stephen McCoubrey, and team leader Scott Born.
April 4, 2013 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 7
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G
et out your brooms and
work gloves and mark your
calendars for the 6th annu-
al Philly Spring Clean-up to be held
on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
This is a city-wide ef-
fort for community groups,
community members and
stakeholders to have an
opportunity to volunteer
to clean up in their own
streets, yards, back alleys
and community properties
and to make a difference
fighting litter in Philadel-
phia. Cleaner streets not
only improve the appear-
ance of the streets we live
on, but make them health-
ier and safer as well.
Philadelphia Streets
Department has more de-
tails and information at their website
along with a list of projects registered
across the city where you can volun-
teer. View photos from past years
projects at the website and get ideas
for your own community project.
Remember, if your block doesnt
have captain or a block clean-up
project you can always volunteer to
participate on another, nearby street.
Everyone will appreciate your com-
munity spirit and thoughtfulness.
Streets Department website is www.
philadelphiastreets.com
6th Annual Philly Spring Clean-up
Clean-ups involve all ages. Three energetic young-
sters pitch in to gather trash at Connell Park at 64th
Street.
T
he traveling exhibition Fol-
lowing in the Bartrams
Footsteps will run at Bar-
trams Garden in
Philadelphia from
April 26 to May 25,
2013. The Ameri-
can Society of Bo-
tanical Artists part-
ners with Bartrams
Garden in showing
44 prized paint-
ings by local artists
depicting plants
introduced by two
generations of the
Bartram family
during the 1700s.
It will reflect John
and William Bar-
trams passionate observation and dis-
covery of nature, which has influenced
generations of artists and explorers
throughout the world.
The exhibition promises to appeal
to a wide audience as it ties together
art, science, history, nature, and cul-
ture. The exhibi-
tion will open in
the gallery of the
restored barn, built
in 1775 by John
Bartram, and the
oldest barn in Phil-
adelphia.
Bartrams Gar-
den has announced
two classes on Sat-
urday, May 4, to
learn some of the
basics of botanical
illustration.
For further in-
formation, please contact: Carol Wood-
in, Director of Exhibitions, ASBA: 866-
691-9080, exhibitions@asba-art.org,
website: http://asba-art.org/exhibitions/
bartram
Local Artists Follow in the
Bartrams Footsteps
An artists rendition of flowers
from the franklinia tree, identified and
named by John Bartram in 1765.
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Friday, Saturday
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W
ith springtime
grandually com-
ing upon us,
residents have a chance to be-
gin beautifying their proper-
ties and neighborhoods once
again. Southwests CityLights
Network believes strongly
patches of spring flowers in
the front yard, green spaces
in between houses, or a new
tree to line the street really do
make a difference.
Accordingly they have or-
ganized an outstanding panel
of greening experts for their
April 13 monthly meeting
which will be held in the
second floor meeting room at
the Myers Recreation Center
at 58th Street and Kingsess-
ing Avenue. The speakers in-
clude:
- CityLights team of Alex
LaBant and Greg McKinley
on the Philadelphia Urban
Food and Fitness Alliance
and local Earthkeepers
projects.
- Planner Andrew Goodman
of Penn Praxis up-
dating the status of
Southwest new city
park the Bartram
Mile, along the
Schuylkill river.
- William Lighter of
PA Horticultural So-
ciety who will de-
scribe the opportu-
nities for residents
under the new Va-
cant Lot Stabiliza-
tion legislation.
- Bartrams Garden
Director Maitreyi
Roy will talk about new
programs in the historic
gardens and the new farm
and orchard.
- Paulette Rhone, president
the Friends of Mount Mo-
riah Cemetery, will lay out
the spring and early sum-
mer schedule of clean-up
days and other interesting
events at the historic loca-
tion.
Statistics indicate that
clean, shady streets and col-
or-bright lawns make people
calmer, thus reducing crime.
How do our children perceive
where they live, and what do
clean streets and shady
yards do to their sense
of pride in themselves
and in their commu-
nity pride? What does
it do for their health?
CityLights over
the past several years
has sought to take the
lead in stirring up
greening projects
and seeking out re-
sources that will help
us be more involved in
this movement. If you
arent already, we en-
courage you to think
of ways to connect what you
do with nature let your pre-
school group look for bugs!
Take a group of seniors to Bar-
trams Garden, plant a few to-
matoes in pots by your back
door, and water them with a
new rain barrel available from
Southwest CDC!
As can be seen, this month
CityLights meeting carries
on the process, focusing on
the great resources, places
and people who are helping
us make Southwest a more
green and healthy place for
ourselves and our kids. The
meeting begins promptly at
9:00 a.m. with networking
and refreshments, opening
prayer, introductions, and an-
nouncements. Executive Di-
rector Carey Davis will make
every effort to bring the meet-
ing to a successful and infor-
mative close at 11:00 a.m.
CityLights Networks of-
fice is at 6330 Paschall Ave.
and can be reached at 215-
729-1982 or by email at city-
lightscdavis@gmail.com
CityLights Network Meeting Focuses on Greening
Saturday, April 13
Last months CityLights Network meeting at
Outley House mens shelter drew a representatives
from dozens of community organizations.
April 4, 2013 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 9
P
ersons nominated to serve
on the NAS have indicated
that they reside in the NAC
Service Area and are willing to serve
for two years. The Nominees as they
will appear on the ballot are the fol-
lowing:
1. Bey, Yahya
5100 block Chester Ave.
SW District Services, Secretary
2. Brown, Kathleen
1500 block S. 53rd
Street block captain, committeeper-
son
3. Buel, Patricia
1300 block S. Lindenwood St.
Co-block captain
4. Crews, Rasheen
1400 S. 51st Street
SW Phila liaison, Sen. Anthony
Williams & State Rep Jordan Harris
5. Dendy, Clayton
1800 block S. 56th St.
Former block captain, school vol-
unteer, SW Pride Day
6. Gordon, Tracey
6500 block Windsor St.
Block captain, nhood stabilization,
Deputy Comm on Election Outreach
7. Graham-Montgomery, Michele
5200 block Florence Ave.
Parent volunteer Shaw Middle
School
8. Harbin, Wilhelmina
1900 block S. 60th St.
Community gardener, food Bank
volunteer
9. Hughes, Phill
1100 S. Divinity Street
Block captain
10. Johnson, Nan Lee
6500 Windsor Street
Co-block captain
11. Johnson, J. Wesley, Jr.
1200 S. 51st Street
Concerned citizen
12. Kale, Veronica
1300 S. Lindenwood St
Co-block captain
13. Kirkland, Allaverta
6000 Regent Street
Block captain, NAC member
14. Lee, Nathaniel
1300 block S. 53rd St.
Comty activist, journalist
15. Maits, Scott
7000 block Saybrook
Rotary Club, Historian, Transporta-
tion advocate
16. Melidosian, Craig
1900 block S. 68th Street
Local zoning boards, NAC member,
SWCDC board
17. Moseley, Carolyn
8400 block Lyons Place
Chair, Eastwick Action Commis-
sion; Eastwick Friends & Neighbors
18. Muhammad, Saboor
59th & Chester Ave.
Legislative Asst for Jannie Black-
well; Chairman SW Phila District
Services
19. Pollard, Bessie
1700 block S. 55th Street
Town Watch, block captain
20. Pollard, Corey
1700 block S. Ruby Street
Developing a non-profit
21. Royster, Paulette Blackston
2100 block S. 57th Street
Block Captain, founder of charter
School, Rotary Club
22. Solo, Nora
2500 block S. 59th Street
Youth Worker, counselor
23. Turner, Gloria
1200 block S. 52nd Street
Co-block captain, Committeeper-
son
24. Wall, Marsha
6000 block Trinity Street
SW Community advocate, informa-
tion sharer
25. Waller, Doreen
1800 block S. Cecil Street
Voters Registration, 12th District
Advisory Committee
26. Williams, Christina
1600 block S. 56th Street
Former SWCDC NAC member
27. Williams, Malina
2700 block S. 71ST Street
SHARE food distributor, Day care
provider
28. Wilson, Louis
1200 block S. 56th Street
Block captain, committeeperson
Please come out and vote on April
24! If you have any questions, please
contact Elhadji Ndiaye, 215-729-0804.
NAS Elections are April 24
The NAC is sponsored by the Office of
Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
By Carey Davis
O
n Wednesday, April 24, South-
west CDC will hold elections
for the Neighborhood Advisory
Subcommittee (NAS). The NAS is an im-
portant group for us, noted Elhadji Ndi-
aye, NAC staff member at Southwest CDC.
They help us get important resource in-
formation to the community and help us
keep tabs on what is happening within
different parts of our service district.
Members of the NAS are elected by
Southwest community residents. They
serve for a two-year term, and assist
Southwest CDC staff with outreach efforts
and community briefings. Organizations
that have a Neighborhood Advisory
Committee (NAC) contract with the
Citys Office of Housing and Com-
munity Development are required to
have a NAS.
Residents of Southwest Phila-
delphia in the NAC Service Area
(south of Baltimore Avenue, west of
49th Street, east of Cobbs Creek ) are
encouraged to come out and vote.
Proof of residency is required.
NAS Election Polls are
open from 3 pm to 7 pm on
April 24 at the following three
locations:
Kingsessing Library
1201 S. 51st Street (betw.
Kingsessing and Chester Av-
enues) Philadelphia PA 19143
Browns Shop Rite
2946 Island Avenue (at
Penrose Plaza) Philadelphia
PA 19153
Southwest CDC
6328 Paschall Avenue
(1 block south of Woodland)
Philadelphia PA 19142
Voting Locations
NOMINEES
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APRIL 5 APRIL 5 APRIL 6 APRIL 6 APRIL 7 APRIL 8
FREE HIV TESTING
Mobile Van at West/Southwest
locations 3 Days a week.
Confidential & Quick!
(See box below)
Saving Social Security, Medi-
care, & Medicaid,
Open discussion
2 p.m.
(See box below)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Clean Up,
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Info:
www.friendsofmountmoriah-
cemetery.org/events
Southwest Clean-Up Day,
Sponsor: Phila. Streets Dept
(12th Police District), Block
Captains / Community Groups
(see box below)
High Schoolers Youre Hired!
Job Workshops,
Sundays 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.,
1501 Christian Street,
www.mightywriters.org/sign-
up/
Philadelphia Career Fair,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
(see box below)
APRIL 10 APRIL 10 APRIL 10 APRIL 11 APRIL 11, 13 APRIL 13
12th District Workshop,
7 p.m.,
56th & Woodland,
Info: Officer Joe Young
215-686-3122
Benefit Reception/Auction,
Center for Child Advocacy
4:30 8:00 p.m.
Wanamaker Bldg.
Crystal Ballroom:
Info 267-546-9216
Understanding Bullying:
Wkshp for Parents, Teachers,
Youth Workers,
6 to 8 p.m.,
Phila. School District
440 N. Broad Street
EPIC Stakeholders,
12 to 2 p.m.,
John Bartram High School,
67th & Elmwood,
Lois Clayton 215-730-2262 or
eclayton@pcv.org
FREE Tree pick up,
Pre-registration required,
(see box below)
Free Eye Care & Eye Glasses
(up to age 18)
8 a.m. 2 p. m.
Wills Eye - Jefferson Alumni
Hall, 10th & Locust :
Info: Dana at 215-563-5848
(See box below)
APRIL 13 APRIL 13 APRIL 13 APRIL 13 APRIL 13 APRIL 17
CityLights Monthly Meeting,
Greening & Connecting with
Nature
9 - 11 a.m.
Myers Rec. Ctr,
58th & Kingsessing
(See box below)
Gatekeepers Conference for
block captains - current &
prospective,
10 a.m.
Kingsessing Library,
1201 S 51st St.
(See box below)
Philly City-wide Spring-
Cleaning:
Check with your Block Captain
or visit
www.philadelphiastreets.com/
to volunteer
Support our Youth Concert,
2 p.m.,
Yesha Fellowship Concert Hall,
2301 Snyder Ave
(Doors Open 11am)
(See box below)
ACHIEVEability Peer Pressure
Workshop,
Ages 7-17, $5,
10:30 am to 3 p.m.
Sayre Rec Cntr,
5835 Spruce St,
Info: 215-748-8838
Bullying Wkshp for Parents,
Teachers, Youth Workers,
6 to 8 p.m.,
Phila. School District
440 N. Broad Street,
RSVP: 215-400-4180
APRIL 17 APRIL 19 APRIL 20 APRIL 20 APRIL 21 APRIL 20
Food Business Wkshp:
City Health Regulations,
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.,
Southwest CDC Conference
Hall,
6328 Paschall Ave
Health Fair for Seniors,
10 .m. 2 p.m.
Myers Rec. Ctr,
58th St & Kingsessing Ave.
Sponsor. Councilman Kenyatta
Johnson
(See Box Below)
ACHIEVEability Bullying &
Street Safety Workshop,
Ages 7-17, $5,
10:30 am to 3 p.m.
Sayre Rec Cntr,
5835 Spruce St,
Info: 215-748-8838
FREE Mercy Killers Play,
7 p.m.,
William Way Community
Center,
1315 Spruce St,
RSVP: 215-732-2131 or email
jeff@healthcare-now.org
Power City-Wide Rally on
Great Schools, Good Jobs &
Pathways to Citizenship,
3 to 5 p.m.,
Deliverance Evan. Ch.
2001 W Lehigh
(see box below)
Community Day,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
59th Elmwood Ave,
PAL Center, Vendors,
Donations,
Info: Tara Smith 215-686-4522
APRIL 23 APRIL 24 APRIL 24 APRIL 24 APRIL 25 APRIL 27
Diversity Job Fair,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
(see box below)
SW CDC Neighborhood Advi-
sory Subcommittee Elections,
(see box below)
Grow it Yourself Workshop
Starting Tomatoes
Bartrams Garden
5:30 6:30 p.m.
Lindbergh Blvd & 54th St.
NAS ELECTIONS FOR
SOUTHWEST,
(For times and locations, See
article on page 9)
Craig Anthony Film Festival,
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
Ritz East Cinema,
Info: ktsdrama@aol.com
Khadijah Conference
8:30 a.m. 5:00p.m.
Business Education for Mus-
limahs, Kareemahs Ballroom,
1924 W. Hunting Park Ave.
(See Box Below)
APRIL 27 APRIL 27 APRIL 27 APRIL 27 MAY 2 MAY 3
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Clean-up day,
9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
volunteers welcome.
6201 Kingsessing Ave.
www.friendsofmountmoriah-
cemetery.org
Darby Creek Clean-Up:
More information in 4/18
Globe Times issue.
Comcast Cares
Day of Service,
Mount Moriah Cemetery,
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
(see box below)
Urban Agricultural Festival, 1
to 5 p.m.,
2901 W. Hunting park Ave,
Growing Food, Teaching Fami-
lies to Eat Well,
Info: 215-471-2200
Presby. Childrens Village
On-Line Fundraiser
(See Box Below)
Teen Pregnancy
Why Adults Matter,
9:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
First District Plaza
3801 Market Street
(See Box Below)
Support our Youth Concert
Sat. April 13 2 p.m.
Yesha Fellowship Concert Hall
2301 Snyder Ave.
Sponsors:
SW Multiplex Community Plaza, Inc.
International Institute for Advanced
Instruction
Baby Boy Music Group, LLC,
Yesha Fellowship
Donation: $20
Contact Dr. Simmons - csimmons20@
yahoo.com - 610.284.6246 if your
organization wants to participate.
Clean-up Days
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Saturday, April 6 8:00 a.m. 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 9:00 a.m. 2 p.m.
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 at www.
friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org
Southwest CDC Reminder:
Neighborhood Advisory
Subcommittee
Elections - April 24
Polling places in Kingsessing,
Elmwood/Paschall, and
Eastwick
Help elect community servants
who will work to share important
resources with the neighborhood.
For more information,
call Elhadji Ndiaye
at 215-729-0800
Someday, Well Be
Together
Presbyterian Childrens
Village
On-Line Fundraiser
Thursday, May 2, 2013
6 to 8:30 p.m.
African American Museum
in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA
RSVP https://pcvartworks.
dojiggy.com/
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PA Dept of Education PA Pre-K
Counts Grants
Info/Apply: www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/
community/pa_pre_k_counts
Conference Hall
Available to Rent
6330 Paschall Avenue
1,100 sq. ft. Low rent includes utilities, restrooms,
kitchenette, and clean up.
Location: 1 block from Woodland Avenue
shopping corridor, 3 minute walk to 11 Trolley
and G Bus Routes, & 10 minute drive to highway
routes PA 76 and I-95.
Optional Services: Projector - Tables (if available)
- Chairs - Easel with pad - Wireless Internet
service
Reasonable fee schedule.
For information contact:
Donna Henry at (215) 729-7441 or
donna@southwestcdc.org

JOB RESOURCES
Times & dates are subject to change, please
contact the website or phone number listed to
confirm the time & date, or for registration or other
information.
Hiring Our Heroes - Philadelphia 76ers Armed Forces
Job and Opportunity Fair

Philadelphia Career Fair
Monday, April 8, 2013, 11AM - 2PM
Crowne Plaza
4010 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
https://www.nationalcareerfairs.com

The Diversity Job Fair of Philadelphia
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10AM - 1PM
Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel
640 West Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
http://www.catalystcareergroup.com


Job Training for Out-of-School Youth 18-21

Hands-On Training, Job-Ready Skills
Property Maintenance & Repair/Weatherization and
GED Preparation Program

Learn basic carpentry, electrical, and plumbing

2770 Red Lion Road, NE Phila
(accessible to buses #1 & 14)
Includes weekly transportation allowance

Requirements: Philadelphia Resident, No High School
Diploma, Ages 18 -21 Income Eligibility Requirements

Info: Sylvia Ocasio 215-728-4707 or
Sylvia.ocasio@jevs.org

Orleans Technical Institute: A program of JEVS Human Svcs

YOUTH RESOURCES

Cap4Kids - Mental Health Support

With 1 in 10 children in the US with mental health issues and
1/2 of all adults in the US with at least mental health issues at
least once in their lifetime, there is a great need for resources
to help in the therapeutic, healing, evaluation, support
process.

Under the Behavior/Counseling/Addiction handout, you will
find resources for: Counseling and Support; Evaluations;
Grieving and Youth Violence Reduction Resources; Mental
Health Emergencies; Post Partum depression resources; Drug
and Alcohol Programs; and resources for children with Autism
and Cognitive Delays.

cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent-handouts/behavior-
counseling-addiction/

Philadelphia Warmline
The Warmline is operated by trained Certified Peer Specialists
for Philadelphia Residents who are experiencing anxiety,
depression, loss, stress, loneliness, relationship difficulties,
and other life challenges. Call 267-507-3945 or 855507-
WARM (9276) for help.www.dbhids.org/philadelphia-warmline

FREE Mentoring program

for Boys 8
th
to 11
th
Grades, Ages 13-17
Register Now, Space is Limited
Mondays 4:30 to 7 p.m.
1401. JKF Blvd, MSB building, 16
th
Floor Room-E

We have a lot of activities planned .(example: Baltimore
Black Wax museum, Broadway play in NY, Snow
tubing, Horseback riding, Golf etc )
Food & tokens to get home Physical fitness
component when we meet every 2
nd
Saturday of the
month
Mentors: Andrew Williams- 267-339-4075, Samuel
Monroe-215-847-4453, Bennie Ruth- 215-554-
1579

Register: Andrew Williams 215-683-4162
SUMMER YOUTH RESOURCES

Summer Business and Leadership Camp
Do you know teens ages 13-17 who are interested in
developing their entrepreneurial and leadership
skills? TEC-LAB's 2013 Summer Business and
Leadership Camp will be held from June 24th through
June 28th. Save your space.
TEC is the Enterprise Center at 46th and Market.)

INFO: 215-895-4000


Now Recruiting 9th Graders!
The College is looking for 24 rising 10th graders for a
two-week introduction to various healthcare professions
through stimulating and enjoyable presentations
centered on the topic of Body Modification: Past and
Present. Find out more about a range of healthcare
professions while discovering the history and culture of
body modification as well as an exploration of present
day body modification. This summer program runs from
August 5th to 16th, 2013 and represents the initial
recruiting for a year-round youth program. At the end of
this two-week summer program, students will be
selected based upon their behavior and
participation. Apply now.
www.collegeofphysicians.org/education/karabots/


Civil Air Patrol Cadets program
Flying, leadership training, obstacle courses,
model rockets, team building, camping, search
and rescue, and more!

Sayre Rec Center, 5835 Spruce Street, 2nd floor
Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Ages 12-18

Contact: Victor McBeth 267-815-3544

Rotary Club Meeting
Eastwick-Philadelphia International Airport
Rotary Club meets every Wednesday from 7:30 a.m.
to 8:30 a.m. in the Community Room of the Mercy
Wellness Center, 2821 Island Avenue. Breakfast cost
for the meeting is $10.00. If you are interested in
attending a breakfast meeting, please contact Page
Huey at 215.729.0729.
Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee
VOLUNTEER BLOCK CLEAN-UPS
12th Police District Area
Saturday, April 6
Block Captains & Community Group Leaders
call your PMBC Clean Block Officer Joseph
Miranda 215-685-3987 (as soon as possible)
Blocks wishing to organize and elect a Block
Captain, and blocks that wish to revitalize an
inactive block club: contact the Philadelphia
More Beautiful Committee at (215) 685-3981.
(Clean Block Officer can help organize).
Khadijah Conference
April 27 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Business Education &Entrepreneurship Guidelines
for Muslimahs,
Kareemahs Ballroom, 1924 W. Hunting Park Ave.
Info: AZK Communications invite@evenbrite.com
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RESOURCES

FREE Tax Preparation Services Pathways, PA
Requirement: Income is less than $51,000
Appointments: 1-800-209-2914or 610-543-5022 or visit
pathwaysVITA.com.
Mon. & Tues. 3:30pm to 6:30pm,
Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ebenezer Temple Church
5649 Christian St. (Near Baltimore Ave.)
Info & Other Locations: "Campaign for Working
Families.. Philadelphia" http://www.cwfphilly.org/
Or "Community Legal Services" http://www.clsphila.org/


FREE Tax Preparation Services ACHIEVABILITY
Contact: 215-748-8838 or nac@achieveability.org.
Or visit
https://www.achieveability.org/community-initiatives.html

SW EVENTS

Game Days in Eastwick Adults Only
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Beginning January 15
th

The Mercy Wellness Center
2821 Island Ave 2nd Floor Conference Rooms
The Eastwick Action Committee is inviting the adult
community residents to come out & have some daytime fun
& play games.

***Must bring two non-perishable items (anything)
***Must come with the idea of having fun
Snacks & beverages will not be provided Do not bring money
or valuable personal belongings. Pennies are okay.

Info: mcox47321@aol.com


Southwest CDC's Neighborhood Advisory
Subcommittee (NAS) Elections
Wednesday, April 24
th

Polling places: Kingsessing, Elmwood/Paschall, and
Eastwick

Help elect community servants who will work to share
important resources with the neighborhood.

INFO: Elhadji Ndiaye at 215-729-0800


Do you have a free community
event? Would you like to be
listed here?

Please e-mail globe.times@yahoo.com




FREE TREES

Free trees are available from the Parks and Recreation
department for homeowners in areas served by
CityLights Network. For more information or assistance
in filling out an application, please contact me at the
information below.

The program is two-fold and trees can be planted in
either a yard or in a sidewalk cut-out.

1) To receive a yard tree, click the following
http://treephilly.org/yard-trees/ and register for one. The
tree can then be picked up at one of the following sites
closest to SW:
Thurs. April 11th, 4:30-6:30pm, Haddington Library
(446 N 65th St. 19151)
Sat. April 13th, 10am-12pm, Columbus Square
Playground (1200 Wharton St. 19147)

Please note that there is free delivery and planting for
people with limited mobility.

2) To receive a sidewalk tree (planted in a tree pit cut out
from the sidewalk), visit http://treephilly.org/street-trees/

Be sure to let me know if an application is filed so we
can make adequate preparations to plant it for you.




STORMWATER BILL
Reducing Your Storm water bill
Any property in the City of Philadelphia could find out
how much the stormwater bill was/is/is going to be by
doing the following:

Visit www.phila.gov/water/stormwater_billing.html

Homeowners, businesses can also reduce their bills. Call
the water department for ideas.

FINANCIAL HELP
FREE: One-on-One Financial Counseling at the
Philadelphia Financial Empowerment Centers

Schedule an Appointment: 1-855-FIN-PHIL (346-7445)

Take control of your debt Improve your credit
Create a BudgetOpen a Bank AccountStart an
Emergency Fund Manage Student Loans Deal with
Debt Collectors

Services are free AND confidential
Phila.gov/financialempowerment

Multiple Locations including: Municipal Services Building
1401 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Hours Monday - Thursday: 9am - 7pm; Friday: 8am - 5pm;
Saturday: 9am - 3pm

PLAYGROUND
POSSIBILITIES
Know a playground in need
of maintenance, or an area
that could benefit from a new
playground?
Check out Kaboom! for grants
to benefit schools/parks, youth
programs, school breakfast
wellness programs, and other
youth-related projects.
http://kaboom.org/about_
kaboom/programs/grants?utm_
source=direct&utm_medium=surl
For more information contact
Alex LaBant, CityLights VISTA
215.729.1982 or
alex@citylightsnet.org
SAVE SOCIAL
SECURITY,
MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID
Panel Discussion:
Friday, April 5th 2:00 p.m.
Center In the Park,
5818 Germantown Ave.
Invited panelists:
US Senator Bob Casey Jr.
Congressman Chaka Fattah
Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz
& Other Top Experts
Sponsors:
Neighborhood Networks,
MoveON; Organizing for Action
Moderator: Pedro Rodriguez,
Action Alliance of Sr Citizens,
Contact: David Schogel,
215-266-1308
Useful Skills for Block
Captains
GATEKEEPERS
CONFERENCE
Saturday, April 13 -10 a.m.
Kingsessing Library
1201 S 51st St.
- Communication skills
- Use of basic tools
- Effective block building
Sponsored by
Kingsessing 5th Div.
Community of Neighbors,
Block Watch and Philly
Rising
Information: Greg Benjamin
267-254-9972
or greg3957ben@aol.com
EASTWICK BRANCH
LIBRARY
Calendar of Events
April, 2013
April 1, 6PM-7PM Author Al Hunter Jr., Thou Shalt
Not Steal: Baseballs Negro League Catcher
April 11, 10:30AM Baby/Toddler Music/ Storytime
April 15, 6PM-7PM Jazz Jam with Mr. Jeff (bring an
instrument or a voice and learn about improvisation.
April 17, 5PM Author Karen E. Quinones Miller
April 18, 10:30AM Sakura Festival Storytime
April 20, 12PM Library Pre-K Open House
April 20, 2PM LEGO Club
April 22, 3:30PM Science Festival with the Franklin
Institute and the Philadelphia Zoo
April 22, 6PM Documentary: World According to John
Coltrane (for National Jazz Month)
April 25, 10:30AM Baby/Toddler Music & Storytime
April 27, 2PM Family Movie Matinee: A Cat in Paris
April 29, 6PM-7:30PM Arabic / English Conversation
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Eastwick-Philadelphia International Rotary Club
SPEAKERS CALENDAR
April 2013 Speakers:
April 17Henri Genty-Rotary Youth Exchange
Student from France-Review of Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards Program
May 2013 Speakers:
May 15 - Special Meeting at Bartram Gardens,
Maitreyi Roy, Executive Director
For more information about the Eastwick-
Philadelphia International Airport Rotary Club or
to be a speaker at a club meeting, please contact
Page Huey at 215.729.0729 or by email at page@
southwestcdc.org
800.789.PENN PennMedicine.org
Did you know?
Treating life-threatening blood loss from accidents includes
repairing the injury and giving blood products and fuids.
Giving blood products and fuids can dilute key hormones such
as vasopressin that are needed to maintain blood pressure.
The Trauma doctors at Penn are investigating using the
hormone vasopressin to treat severely injured patients with
life-threatening blood loss to improve treatment outcomes
and save lives.
Patients who receive Trauma care at Penn for life-threatening
blood loss may be enrolled in this study under the FDAs
Exception From Informed Consent For Emergency Research.
For patients who are too injured to understand the risks
and benefts of the study at the time of enrollment, they, or
their family, will learn and decide about whether to continue
participation at the earliest possible time.
If you would like to opt out and NOT be included in this
study, go to avertshock.com to order an opt-out bracelet and
register online.
To learn more visit: Avertshock.com
Email: Dr. Carrie Sims, Carrie.sims@uphs.upenn.edu
A New Study Using the Hormone Vasopressin
as a Possible Treatment for Severely Injured
Patients with Life-Threatening Blood Loss
(AVERT Shock Trial)


Notice of an Intent to Remediate to an Environmental Standard.
(Sections 302(e)(1)(ii), 303(h)(1)(ii), 304(n)(1)(i), and 305(c)(1))
Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation
Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 1995-2., notice is
hereby given that the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection a Notice of Intent to Remediate a site located at 1627-35 S 49
th

Street and 1700 S 49
th
Street, in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site was an oil terminal.
The site has been found to be contaminated with volatile and semi-
volatile organic compounds and lead which have contaminated soil and
groundwater on the site. The Philadelphia Authority for Industrial
Development has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will
include targeted excavation of environmentally impacted soils along with
engineering controls. The proposed future use of the property will be non-
residential for commercial and/or industrial use.
The Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development plans to use the
site-specific standard at the site. The Act provides for a 30-day public
comment period for site-specific standard remediations. The 30-day
comment period is initiated with the publication of this notice. Until 30
days after the newspaper publication date, the City of Philadelphia may
submit a request to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for
the site. The City of Philadelphia may also submit a request to the
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development during this 30-day
comment period to develop and implement a public involvement plan.
Copies of these requests and of any comments should also be submitted
to the Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional
Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401,
attention: Mr. Michael Penzone.



Notification of Receipt of a Plan or Report (for site-specific standard)
(Section 304(n)(2)(i))

Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation
Standards Act, the Act of May 19, 1995, P.L. #4, No. 2 (Act 2), notice is
hereby given that the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
has submitted a Remedial Investigation Report/Cleanup Plan to the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast
Regional Office, for a site located at 1627-35 S 49th Street and 1700 S
49th Street, in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ("the Site"). The Site
is a former oil terminal that operated nearly 70 years. Several petroleum
releases have occurred, and site assessments have indicated that certain
volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds are present in the
groundwater and soil beneath the site at some locations. The intended
future use of the property is for non-residential commercial/industrial
purposes. The Cleanup Plan provides for excavation and off-site disposal
of environmentally impacted soil along with engineering and institutional
controls (if required) in several identified Areas of Concern to demonstrate
attainment of Non-Residential Site Specific Standards for groundwater
and soil. Act 2 provides for a 30-day public comment period for site-
specific standard remediations. The 30-day comment period is initiated
with the publication of this notice. Until 30 days after the newspaper
publication date, the City of Philadelphia may submit a request to the
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to be involved in the
development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site. The City of
Philadelphia may also submit a request to the Philadelphia Authority for
Industrial Development during this 30-day comment period to develop and
implement a public involvement plan. Copies of these requests and of any
comments should also be submitted to the Department of Environmental
Protection Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown,
Pennsylvania 19401, attention: Mr. Michael Penzone.





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