On His Shoulders
Special Edition Newsletter
Mike Major Receives PACDC’s Community Leader Award In 2019, Reverend Majors was awarded PACDC’s Community Leader Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. The Gala and Awards ceremony was held at the WHYY Public Media Commons. This was just one of several validation Mike has received for all the hard work he has poured out into the community. The award follows up previous honors he received in 2018 for his work in grow-
ing STEM programs to urban youth in distressed neighborhoods. As many can attest, Mike’s outstanding volunteer service is most realized in education– specifically the community’s youth. At Mary McLeod Bethune and Kenderton Elementary Schools, students and teachers alike hold in high esteem an appreciation for Mike’s endless love towards them. Mike is an example and influence to which school
students look up to and value with sincerity his every word. Following the example of Reverend Dr. Sullivan and others before him, Mike too is committed to the well being of his community and giving it his all so that the youth could likewise have the same opportunities his predecessors fought so hard for him to have. It is for all this, PACDC awarded him the Community Leader Award. And brick by brick he is giving it all back.
The Corridor Through the Years Broad and Germantown & Erie Corridor, Rich in History and Fundamentals As we set our eyes on the future, it is important to also remember just how rich our past is.
Perhaps the strongest evidence of the importance of the Broad and Germantown-Erie Commercial Corridor comes from its past. Serving as the city’s
“Northern Gate”, the area hosted many popular venues and businesses during the first half of the twentieth century- attracting droves from all over the city. Although the economy has largely been depleted, the residual fundamentals are still quite strong. The subway is one of the busiest in the city, Broad Street serves as a major artery into the city, and many buildings have maintained their zoning as commercial and mixed use. Such inherent factors were undoubtedly a reason why investors in the industrial era saw great opportunity here, and is why Called-To-Serve and others truly believe this may very well be Philadelphia’s greatest hidden treasure.
