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33RD WARD DEMOCRAT COMMITTEE is a fun-loving bunch. At their merrypre-election Halloween party at Juniata Golf Course, many committeepersonscame dressed up for trick-or-treating, among them, from left, Robert Fallen,Ward Leader Donna Aument, Theresa Fallen and Steve Aument.
PhiladelphiaDaily Record
Vol. II No. 172 (332) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia October 31, 2011
Little WardOf Horrors
2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 31 OCTOBER, 2011
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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rOct. 31-
Democrat City Committee throws
Autumn Cocktail party at Penn’s
Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Colum-
bus Blvd., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets
$150. RSVP by Oct. 21. For info
(215) 241-7804.
Nov. 1-
Republican City Committee Fall
Cocktail Party at Cannstatter
Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy
Rd., 6-8 p.m. Tickets $125. For
info Republican City Committee
(215) 561-0650.
Nov. 1-
Latinos for David Oh at Orlando’s
Gallery, 433 W. Girard Ave. Con-
tribution $100, $250 or $500. For
info Eunice Lee (215) 561-2000 or
Nov. 2-
OpportunitiesPA hosts fundraiser
with National Homeless Youth
Awareness Month at Univ. City
Science Ctr., 3711 Market St., 5-9
p.m. Ticket $30. For info (215)
779-6827.
Nov. 3-
State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop
hosts Energy Workshop & Lunch
at Calvary Baptist Ch., 6122
Haverford Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For
info (215) 879-6625.
Nov. 3-
Community Conversation with
State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at
Nicetown CDC, 4300 German-
town Ave., 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 3-
Rally for Council candidate Al
Taubenberger at Village of Cottage
Green, Ashton & Willits Rds., 7
p.m. For info (267) 507-4282.
Nov. 3-
Victim/Witness Services of South
Phila., Inc. will host Beef & Beer
fundraiser at EOM Hall, 138
Moore St. Ticket $25 in advance
and $30 at door. For info Alison
Sprague (215) 551-3360 or
www.vwssp.org.
Nov. 3-
Annual Fall Reception University
City Republican Committee at
Mill Creek Tavern, 42nd and
Chester. Tickets $30. VIP Tickets
$50. For info J. Matthew Wolfe,
215-387-7300.
Nov. 4-
State Rep. Jewell Williams’ 16th
Ward Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s,
21st & Hunting Pk. Ave., 5-9 p.m.
Donation $10. For info Andrew
Smith (215) 609-5876.
Nov. 5-
St. Edmond Parish holds Back in
the Day Celebration in honor of its
centennial at church hall, 21st St. &
Snyder Ave., 7-11 p.m. Buffet din-
ner, beverages, and sweet table.
Dancing, a live DJ, door prizes,
and lots more. Tickets $25. Open
to all. For info (215) 334-3755.
Nov. 5-
Party with a Purpose Cabaret for
Quibila Divine at Dowling’s
Palace, 1310 N. Broad St., 9 p.m.-
2 a.m. BYO food & drinks. Tickets
$15. For info (267) 2940-6968.
Nov. 6-
St. Malachy Parish Benefit Con-
cert featuring Mick Moloney on
mandolin and banjo and his friends
in honor of Robert F. McGovern,
at Church, 1429 N. 11th St., 2 p.m.
Free parking in schoolyard. Recep-
tion follows. Free will offering.
For info Mary Courtney (215) 763-
1305.
Nov. 10-
Community Conversation with
State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at
Germantown YMCA, 5722
Greene St., 6-8 p.m.
31 OCTOBER, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 3
O’Brien Gets Action
On Safe Parking At CasinosIn the wake of a tragedy at Sugar-
House Casino when a child who
had been left unattended in a
parked car died while the responsi-
ble adult was inside gambling, two
measures of State Rep. Mike
O’Brien (D-Kensington) will re-
ceive a first hearing on Wednesday
by the House Gaming Committee.
O’Brien’s HB 120 establishes
leaving a minor under the age of
14 unattended in a vehicle when
the vehicle is on property owned,
leased, or controlled by a gaming
licensed facility or its affiliate as a
third-degree misdemeanor and re-
quires written notification of the
violation to be provided to the di-
rector of the County children-and-
youth-service agency of the
county in which motor vehicle op-
erator resides within 48 hours of
the violation.
HB 121 authorizes the Pennsylva-
nia Gaming Control Board to levy
fines against licensed facilities for
two or more violations of an indi-
vidual leaving a minor under the
age of 14 unattended at the same
licensed facility in a one-year pe-
riod and requires slot-machine li-
censees to post a warning
regarding the penalties of leaving
children unattended in vehicles.
Americans For Democratic Action
Endorses Across The AisleAmericans for Democratic Action,
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chap-
ter, has announced its endorse-
ments for City Council, City
Commissioners, and for the judici-
ary.
For the five City Council at-Large
positions held by the majority
party, ADA supports Democratic
incumbents Bill Green, Bill Green-
lee, James Kenney, Blondell
Reynolds Brown and Wilson
Goode.
For one of the two minority Party
seats on City Council, ADA en-
dorses State Rep (and former
House Speaker) Republican Den-
nis O’Brien (R-Northeast).”While
we don’t often endorse Republi-
cans,” said ADA Board Chair Gle-
navie Norton, “we feel that Rep.
O’Brien will bring a wealth of ex-
perience to City Council, a pas-
sionate concern for the city of
Philadelphia and for
education, and connections to the
Harrisburg leadership which can
be very helpful for Philadelphia at
this time.”
For City Council Dist. 8, ADA en-
dorsed Democrat Cindy Bass, and
for Dist. 7, Democrat María
Quiñones Sánchez.
For the positions of City Commis-
sioner, ADA also crossed party
lines, endorsing Republican Al
Schmidt and Democrat Stephanie
Singer. “Al Schmidt offers great
experience in auditing the func-
tioning of government pro-
grams,” said Norton, “while
Stephanie Singer has a strong fis-
cal background. Both candidates
wish to modernize and streamline
citizen access to information, voter
registration and polling places, as
well as create greater transparency
and accountability to the public
within the City Commissioner’s
office.”
For the judiciary, ADA endorses
Democrats Kathryn Boockvar for
Commonwealth Court, and De-
mocrats Diana Anhalt and Barbara
McDermott for Philadelphia’s
Common Pleas Court.
Founded in 1947, ADA is the old-
est liberal political organization in
the country. Since 1951, the South-
eastern Pennsylvania Chapter has
been a vigorous and vocal voice
for progressive values and good
government, and makes its candi-
date endorsements in that spirit.
“As an organization supporting
good government,” Norton empha-
sized, “ADA backs all of these
candidates as people who will get
the job done.”
4 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 31 OCTOBER, 2011
3 Lawmakers Speak At
Children’s Alliance Luncheon
The nonprofit Philadelphia Chil-
dren’s Alliance hosted a luncheon
for its Corporate 20 Bridge to
Healing partners last Friday. Those
partners include Independence
Blue Cross, Chartis US, Ameri-
Health Mercy Family of Compa-
nies, McGladrey, Harmelin Media,
The Hartford-Catalyst 360 and
John Kennedy Dealerships.
PCA is the city’s cutting-edge cen-
ter for processing and interviewing
all children who are suspected vic-
tims of child abuse.
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-
Phyla.), Congressman Mike Fitz-
patrick (R-Phila.) and State Rep.
Tony Payton (D-Kensington)
spoke to the Corporate 20 Partners
about their connection to the issue
of child sexual abuse and to the
Children’s Alliance. They also will
address the importance of govern-
ment and corporate support for
nonprofits like the Children’s Al-
liance.
Fattah is the senior Democrat on
the House Appropriations Sub-
committee for Commerce Justice
Science and related agencies,
which oversees funding for the
Dept. of Justice. DOJ provides
significant funding for the Chil-
dren’s Alliance under the Victims
of Child Abuse Act. This funding
allows the Children’s Alliance to
be a regional leader and trainer for
other child-advocacy centers so
they can become as robust and
strong of a program as PCA.
After touring the Children’s Al-
liance recently, Fitzpatrick has
been an advocate for making sure
the Children’s Alliance funding
does not drop and that it resumes
2010 levels to ensure they can
continue to serve as many child
abuse victims in Philadelphia as
possible.
Payton has partnered with PCA
since last year to make sure child
sexual-abuse victims were in-
cluded in State legislation about
allowing expert testimony for sex-
ual-abuse cases.
The Children’s Alliance provides a
one-stop shop where victims of
child sexual abuse go to experi-
ence a kid-friendly environment
and talk to highly specialized
forensic interviewers who coordi-
nate with DHS, Philly SVU, and
the DA’s office so the child
doesn’t have to relive what hap-
pened to them by retelling each in-
dividual agency. This approach not
only benefits the child victim, but
also saves the City money by co-
ordinating the agencies to work to-
gether and capture a solid
interview instead of their each
doing their own.
CONGRESSMAN CHAKA FATTAH addresses corporate partners of Phila. Children’s Alliance as
PCA Executive Director Chris Kirchner, DHS Commissioner Anne Marie Ambrose and John Sherlock
of Chartis US, a corporate leader in community service, listen.
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Blackwell Comes Home
To Richard Allen
KEYNOTE SPEAKER at 19th
annual Senior Citizens Banquet
thrown by Original Richard
Allen Committee at Gladys Ja-
cobs Manor in W. Poplar, Coun-
cilwoman Jannie Blackwell was
glad to reunite with Richard
Debrest and other Committee
members. Blackwell, like many
of Phila.’s distinguished com-
munity leaders today, grew up
in Richard Allen Homes.
6 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 31 OCTOBER, 2011
Kroc Center Hailed For Openness
To Intellectually Disabled
P.A.R. PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. Shirley Walker joins staff of Kroc Community Center and Salvation
Army Developmental Disabilities Program to confer Center’s award for openness to intellectually dis-
abled.
Philadelphia’s Ray & Joan Kroc
Community Center was honored
for its commitment to people with
intellectual disabilities - ensuring
accessibility and inclusion for
them as members of the center and
as part of its workforce.
PAR honored Major Willie Mae
Lyle and staff of the Kroc Commu-
nity Center with the 2011 Em-
ployer of the Year Award on
Wednesday during its annual con-
ference in Harrisburg. PAR is
Pennsylvania Advocacy and Re-
sources for Autism & Intellectual
Disabilities, a statewide nonprofit
association whose members pro-
vide services to more than 51,000
individuals with autism or intellec-
tual disabilities. An estimated 500
people participated in the confer-
ence.
The Kroc Center’s winning nomi-
nation came from Maureen
McGlinchey, director of the Salva-
tion Army Developmental Disabil-
ities Program, who praised the
Center for its outreach to the dis-
ability community “years before
the building was completed, to en-
sure accessibility and inclusive-
ness from the ground up,” said
McGlinchey. “The team not only
worked to ensure accessibility
needs were met, but also that job
creation and development at Kroc
encompassed those with disabili-
ties, as well as other underem-
ployed residents in the
community.”
Services at the Kroc Center in-
clude fitness equipment, swim-
ming, day care, music, visual and
performing arts studios, worship
and performance space, a com-
puter lab, culinary arts, adult edu-
cation, job training, a community
garden and many other unique of-
ferings.
Three gentlemen from The Salva-
tion Army’s DDP have been em-
ployed by the Center since March
2011. DDP’s job coaching staff as-
sisted in the initial training and
employment preparation process
and continue to support the men
weekly, assisting in skill develop-
ment and job adaptations. All three
gentlemen were recently offered
additional days and hours, which
31 OCTOBER, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 7
Karl Palmer and Alfred Williams
have already begun. Karl and Al-
fred were on hand to help Major
Willie Mae Lyle accept the Cen-
ter’s award Wednesday morning.
“It is amazing to learn what the
Kroc Center has been able to ac-
complish in its first year of opera-
tion,” remarked Shirley Walker,
President and CEO of PAR.
“I know Karl, Alfred and Stanley
enjoy their jobs and appreciate the
independence and financial sup-
port they have provided,” added
McGlinchey. “Not to mention the
opportunity to spend time and have
fun with members of their commu-
nity!”
For her decade of advocacy on be-
half of people with intellectual dis-
abilities, Kathryn Susano-Morris
was named PAR’s 2011 Advocate
of the Year.
“Kathy’s tremendous effort in pro-
tecting and preserving providers’
rights to hold title to the real estate
they purchased and used for pro-
gram purposes benefits the entire
community services system,” said
Walker. “Through negotiations
with State and County officials,
after a decade of dispute and dis-
cussion and four years of lawsuit,
the matter is now resolved. Some-
one with lesser resolve, or sense of
humor, might have given up years
ago.
“Private ownership of real estate is
the most cost-effective option for
the Commonwealth and it provides
much greater stability for individu-
als with intellectual disabilities
than renting,” said Walker. “Pri-
vate ownership helps assure that
homes have the necessary accom-
modations that people with disabil-
ities need, and that homes are safe
and well-maintained. This is a win
for taxpayers.”
PAR is a nonprofit charitable or-
ganization and the only statewide
provider association dedicated
solely to intellectual disabilities
and autism. Its mission is to build
the capacity of the private sector to
fully support Pennsylvanians with
autism and intellectual disabilities
according to their needs.