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Various Grays Ferry organizations will team up to provide area seniors an early Thanksgiving Monday. Amanda L. Snyder Review Managing Editor
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any area seniors will be thankful for Eric Holmes come Monday afternoon. After seeking food donations since last week, the Tasker Elite president will purchase the remaining needed items today to feed about 200 people a Thanksgiving meal. “Now we have to start doing all the cooking, which is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning,” Holmes, a resident of See SENIOR DINNER page 10
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Zulmarie Nazario has received instruction at Fleisher Art Memorial for three years. Fortune presented memorable images to the fan of drawing and photography two weeks ago, as her talent and maturity earned her a trip to the White House. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
A brush with fame A Queen Village teenager helped a Bella Vista arts center to accept a prestigious award in the nation’s capital.
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Tireless legs and high condence have Hawthorne students eager to conquer The Philadelphia Marathon. By Joseph Myers.............Page 33
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hree years ago, Zulmarie Nazario moved from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to South Philadelphia to acquire a better education. The Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., junior is learning that the United States, though economically and socially troubled, still stands as a land of opportunity. The 16-year-old visual artist secured per-
sonal proof Nov. 2, as she and Matt Braun, executive director Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St., met the smile of first lady Michelle Obama at the White House and received a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for Fleisher. Originally the Graphic Sketch Club, the Bella Vista site has offered instruction since 1898, making it the country’s oldest free community art school. Zulmarie has graced it with her curiosity and capability for three years and reveled in being a part
of its ceremonial distinction as one of only 12 winners out of 471 nominations. “Meeting the first lady and interacting with so many people have made for the best experience and the biggest honor of my life,” the resident of the 300 block of Bainbridge Street said Monday at Fleisher. The location’s lobby features cardboard cutouts of Obama and her presidential mate. They give staff and students remindSee FLEISHER page 8