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11 Seniors Simply Take A Census Test Honored; Who Will Be Number 1? STATE SEN. Anthony Williams and Philadelphia Regional Census Director Fernando Armstrong discussing census before the taping of Williams' television show “Capitol Update”, filmed at Philadelphia Census Office.
Vol. III No. 4 (Issue 68)
State Sen. Anthony H. Williams, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Regional Census Center, will present census testing throughout the 8th Senatorial Dist. from January through March. The census office plans to hire 1,500 people in the Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Co. region for various positions starting as early as April. “We all know times are tough, especially here in the greater Philadelphia area,” Williams said. “Census opportunities will help provide em-
“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”
ployment to individuals in our community, in addition to ensuring that our city receives the resources we need.” After each census, taken every 10 years, the results are used to reexamine the apportionment of political representation and to appropriate over $3 trillion in federal funds to state and local governments. These allocations will affect the resources available for social programs, education and infrastructure projects. In the past, cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles lost (Cont. Page 2)
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January 22, 2009
Teacher Publishes Geography Book
History Is Made! Where Were You?
Andiamo...Let's Go: Luigi Discovers Philadelphia is available at www.amazon.com
by R. George Linton Families sat around the coffee tables in row homes from Oregon Avenue to South Street. South Philadelphians crowded in corner bars to watch it on TV sets. Community centers from Fels Center on Broad & Porter to Barrett Nabuurs in Grays Ferry were filled with people watching history being made in Washington, D.C. South Philadelphia joined the entire city, the country at large and the world to watch the inauguration of President Barack H. Obama. Where were you when President Obama took his oath of office to be the 44th Commander in Chief of our great nation? A Jumbotron was set up in Old City outside of the Constitution Center on Independence Mall. But South Philadelphia’s diverse communities stayed at home, Tuesday. Everybody – from Italians to Cambodian – was celebrating the same thing … President Barack Hussein CAMBODIAN Association of Greater Philadelphia After-School ProObama’s history-making inauguration. gram hosted its 7th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. On When President Obama placed his Monday, volunteers worked alongside youth to beautify blocks in South hand on the Bible, at the 56th inauguPhiladelphia. They led a community cleanup effort in neighborhood ral celebration, where were you? where after-school program is located, on 2416-18 S. 7th Street. (Cont. Page 27)
South Philly United Celebrates President Obama’s Inauguration
Honoring Dr. King
by R. George Linton A former South Philadelphia Public Record columnist has driven himself to success by publishing a brand new children’s book. Remember Luigi the Fiat car? Well, Luigi and his driver, author and South Philadelphia teacher- Luigi Borda turned the cars travels and ad(Cont. Page 2)
South Philadelphia’s senior community has found itself in a threemonth competition to come up with the top 11 seniors in their community. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Consumer Council and the South Philadelphia Public Record, the 11 will be named at a morning gala held at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at 10th & Dickinson at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29.
Who will be number 1 senior? Hundreds of nomination ballots were distributed throughout the community directly to senior centers and through the pages of the South Philadelphia Public Record. Deadline is 26th of this month. Al Boccella, executive director of the nonprofit which was established in 1982, said, “There are countless seniors in this area who, each by themselves, can be considered outstanding leaders and servants working for the public good. We are lucky to have the ballots guide us as to who among them should be honored this first time around. “The most difficult task of the selection committee was in determining a person’s dedication and commitment to volunteer their services for others. (Cont. Page 27)
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