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n a few different ways, “Nikki� is what Jason Douglas calls “so South Philly.� The 46-minute film that he produced and directed with the help of James Daly and screenwriter Steven Ziegler tells the story of Nikki Milano, a dancer with Down syndrome and indomitable spirit. Milano, a South Philly girl with a loving mother and sister, found a safe space to dance at Douglas’s DanceAdelphia, 1100 Snyder Ave., for decades, inspiring peers, defying naysayers and teach-

ing the teacher a few things along the way. “It all comes from the heart. When you have someone who wants to do something, give them time and a chance,� Douglas said before the Monday premiere screening of the short film at Ritz East in Old City. And that he did, alongside his mother and grandmother, his forebears and progenitors of the original dance studio they ran at 1159 S. Seventh St. “I can still see her in her Cookie

Monster costume in the ’70s with my mother teaching her. She was at my mother’s dance studio in the ’70s and was there until the 2000s,� Douglas, who now calls the Penns Landing section of Old City home, recalled. “Nikki comes to our studio every year for a birthday party – she’s part of the family. She’s been here as long as I have.� It hasn’t always been roses. Milano experienced a lot of discrimination from dance peers and their parents. As Douglas says, we didn’t

always have appropriate terms to use to describe the genetic disorder characterized by a third chromosome 21. “Retard� was too often tossed about by callous classmates and their scornful parents – both camps didn’t want to be next to her, pair up with her, or see her in their son’s and daughter’s shows. Douglas wouldn’t have it and wouldn’t stand for Milano’s tears. “She would cry and get upset,� Douglas said, but he’d push her to ASS NIKKI ^OUS ,,

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1V`Wab[Oa Q]c`OUS To our Readers: I have always been someone who enjoys giving far more than receiving, so Christmas has yielded many smiles when I have watched my loved ones inspect presents. No matter the time of year, though, I have never really yearned for endowments and have refrained from even treating myself too often. Because of that, I know I have drawn frustration from those with great intentions and have inspired inquiries on why I eschew rewarding myself. Well, I foresee continuing to shun questions about what tangible goodies will gratify me because my acquaintances’ presence matters far more than presents. However, I am going

to go against my grumpy attitude toward being a personal benefactor by saying that this Christmas, I will be gracing myself with the best gift imaginable, a new lease on life. 2015 will go down as a frequently frustrating year for me, a span of time during which I learned that God’s ever-unfolding plan for me will include a divorce. We have all taken our lumps, and my news does not register much in the grand scheme, but it stinks and stings with incredible aplomb. Despite that, I have also found the conviction to consider myself a fighter, with this time of year being a perfect time to give birth to an updated identity and an even more compassionate

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mindset. I love Christmastime and, knowing the reason for the season, I will still find myself considerably blessed, needing only to look at my son for the ultimate proof. I hope that you celebrate your triumphs and thank your trials, too, on Christmas Day. The former win you admiration, but the latter bless you with diligence. That surely beats a musthave gift to me. Joseph Myers South Philadelphia Review editor

AVOR]ea ]T ]c`aSZdSa To the Editor: The ghost of Christmas past Sits around moping while the other two ghosts are having a blast. He’s the ghost that doesn’t care about anything at all While the other two ghosts are out having a ball, The one that always has a frown on his face, Ready to eat dinner without saying his grace. His attitude stays out of place. The ghost of Christmas present Got an attitude that’s sweet and pleasant. He’s the ghost with a really good heart, and when he talks, you can tell he’s intelligent and very smart. The ghost that will give himself to you... No matter what you say or do, He has nothing but love for you. The ghost of Christmas future, He just might turn you into a creature. If you don’t start doing the right thing, He’ll drive you crazy and put you in Sing Sing. So get yourself together right now, Or get your butt out of town Before he turns you into a clown. Melvin Weaver South Carolina (native of South Philadelphia)

>`]PZS[ eWbV ^`W]`WbWhW\UTo the Editor: Everyone’s house is decorated, some simply, some extravagantly. Some took a little time to do. Some may have taken hours. But it seems to me, nobody took the time to sweep and pick up all the litter on their sidewalks and in the street in front of their sidewalks. Rose Rafferty South Philadelphia

@ORWQOZ RS^O`bc`S To the Editor Debbie Russino’s fantasy about the dangers to Santa Claus from Islamic radical terrorists (“Christmas mourning�) would be frightening, if it were not just that - totally imaginary. The problem with this thinking is that we have real dangers in our everyday lives - like a falling cornice that came crashing down recently on a doorstep on Tasker Street near Tenth or the threat of a winter flu epidemic. Or, God forbid, a car accident. The chances of any American, let alone Santa, being harmed by a terrorist are about four million to one. But thanks to some of the demagoguery that passes for political discourse in this country, we are being told to fear for our lives on a daily basis. As a result, there has been cruel and sometimes brutal backlash on anyone who remotely reminds us of a terrorist. This includes acts of vandalism upon peaceful mosques or attacks on anyone who looks like a Middle Easterner. I agree with Debbie that we have to be grateful for all our blessings this Christmas, and we do owe much to our brave service men and women. But let’s not allow ourselves to be terrorized by imaginary fears. Real life is scary enough. Gloria Endres South Philadelphia Comment on these letters or topics at southphillyreview.com/opinion/letters.

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8cUUZW\U bVS a[cUUZW\U A former prison guard with a local zip code admitted to smuggling contraband into Philadelphia facilities. On Dec. 14, Joseph Romano pleaded guilty to attempted extortion that interfered with interstate commerce and two counts of attempted distribution of controlled substances. According to the United States Attorney Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the 31-year-old, whom authorities revealed has a 19145 zip code, agreed to deliver OxyContin pills to a prisoner in exchange for $1,000. Their findings note that to obtain the substances and the cash, the former employee at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center and the Riverside Correctional Facility arranged a meeting with the inmate’s supposed associate at Philadelphia locations. A report says that Romano then smuggled the drugs past his peers and delivered them to an inmate. Romano, who is scheduled for a March 14 sentencing hearing for, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, possible fines, supervised release, and a $300 special assessment.

A^`SORW\U 1V`Wab[Oa TSO` Authorities are looking for a man who stole goods from vehicles in Marconi. At 2 a.m. Dec. 2, surveillance video captured the image of the male as he cased parked cars on the 2700 block of South 16th Street. He then fled with several bags from the automobiles, with the footage last capturing a glimpse of him on the 2600 block of South Bancroft Street. Call South Detectives at 215686-3013 with DC#15-01-053403, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.

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AQV]]ZgO`R PZcSa A teenager lost his left ear lobe in a Pennsportsituated altercation. At 7:05 p.m. Sunday, the complainant became involved in a large fight within the schoolyard at Horace Furness High School, 1900 S. Third St. During the incident, an unknown person bit off the aforementioned body part, with the victim also sustaining a cut under his right eye, another bike mark to his left chest, and numerous abrasions. He could relay only that the attacker was white and 5-foot-3. Call South Detectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.

BVS `SR aQO`S A man dressed completely in red led an assault on a man in Queen Village. The complainant parked his vehicle on the 400 block of Bainbridge Street at 2:45 a.m. Sunday and encountered the scarlet-clad man, who asked if the motorist needed anything, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The offender and others, having exited a white sedan, struck him several times with fists and kicks, gaining his wallet, car keys, and iPhone 6 before fleeing in the sedan, last seen heading westbound on Bainbridge Street. The victim, who sustained swelling and bruising to his right eye, scratches to his forehead, and a possible broken wrist, described the attackers as black, and all approximately 25 years old. No further descriptions were available as of press time. Call South Detectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms. SPR

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3) “White Christmas�: Oh, the humanity! Yes, dear readers, how can I say I revere Crosby when I have not seen this masterpiece in its entirety? I should coun my blessings, instead of sheep, and pine for flakes like the beloved singer. 2) “Elf�: Will Ferrell has rarely been funnier, so I have heard, than he is in this 2003 work. With a tremendous cast and a creative plot (Thank you, Wikipedia.), it would certainly win my favor if I were to make its star my “buddy.� 1) “It’s a Wonderful Life�: Being someone who often ponders influence and the results of his actions, I should consider this my cinematic Bible, but, alas, I have seen only snippets of it. Maybe I will receive a set of wings when I finally stop bailing on George Bailey. SPR Contact Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@south phillyreview.com or ext. 124. Comment at south phillyreview.com/news/features.

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Howard Nathan, president and CEO of Gift of Life, explained. “In the U.S. there are 122,000 people waiting for an organ – 101,000 are waiting for kidneys. There are 444,000 people on dialysis in the U.S. Regionally, 5,900 people are waiting [for an organ], of which about 4,900 are patients waiting for kidneys.� Farulo’s childhood was rooted in Elizabeth and Somerset, N.J. He came to Philadelphia at 18 to go to LaSalle University but ended up getting associate degrees from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the Community College of Philadelphia. He’s sustained himself in the service industry and had a great run of working on Linblad Expeditions cruise boats, which travel the world. He bartended and managed a 65-passenger cruise boat for about 10 years and had to give it up for dialysis. Now he works a few

hours a week at Pumpkin, 1713 South St., simply to engage with life outside dialysis and Gift of Life patients. “The littlest bit of exertion and I start getting very fatigued,� he explained. “I can do some light bicycle riding. I can’t work full-time anymore. I can’t have soup or ice cream. I can’t have beer or alcohol.� He can ingest up to only 32 ounces of liquid per day. And on days like last Monday, his dialysis wasn’t enough and he had to throw in a fourth session to remove his blood of all liquids. Nathan explained that the Center for Disease Control establishes criteria for kidneys that may or may not be at-risk due to the deceased’s medical history. They “evaluate nearly 40,000 deaths in [a network] of 129 area hospitals, almost 110 per day. Only about 750 are suitable donors,� he said.

of politicians, non-profits, public agencies and citizens are rallying behind – let’s aim for zero deaths on our streets with smarter, more aggressive policy and design. “The Pennsylvania General Assembly authorized municipalities to raise new revenues in connection with vehicle registrations for maintenance, repair, and enhancement of safety in the right of way,� the bill reads. “City Council finds that further funding for these purposes is essential to improving the condition of our streets for vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and all other users.� “[General Assembly] allowed municipalities to raise revenues in conjunction with vehicle registration, it was under authorization by the state that we’re allowed to do this,� Anne Kelly, 1st District Councilman

Squilla’s chief of staff, said. “We’re in favor of Vision Zero.� She reported zero phone calls of complaint and little-to-no backlash. Though the money will be raised locally via PennDOT services and circulated back to Harrisburg, which in turn comes back to Philadelphia, as much as $3.5 million could be raised, and Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s policy coordinator Bob Previdi is thrilled to see money coming in at all. “Historically, the Streets Department budget has been severely underfunded,� he said. “Of our 2,500 miles of streets, there’s a backlog in paving of 1,100 miles. We are counting on the [Jim] Kenney [mayoral] administration [team] in finding more money for safety. He’s committed to in-

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creasing the Streets Department budget by $10 million, which could go a long way in reducing that backlog in paving.� Previdi also said Kenney plans on launching a Vision Zero task force next month. The BCGP policy advocate says PennDOT reports 11,000 crashes annually, which cause infrastructure damage, plus auto insurance and health care costs that add up to more than one billion dollars (“Billion with a B,� he emphasized). “We’re not going to get bike lanes on every street,� Previdi admitted. “The Bicycle Coalition wants to break down this animosity between drivers and cyclists; everyone deserves respect on the roads out there.� --- By Bill Chenevert SPR Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/briefs.

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ike Farulo often goes to bed thinking “Is tonight going to be the night? Any day now my life could change for the better.� Farulo suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a genetic disease that fills one’s kidneys with cysts and zaps their functionality. Dialysis and donationsturned-transplants are the only solution. It’s a tiring and frustrating daily existence and Farulo, a resident of Broad and Ellsworth streets, has an impressively balanced perspective on it all. “I knew from a kid that I might have to deal with it when I got older� – his mother had PKD, too, and went through 22 years of dialysis and two donations. “My mom had it, my grandmother had it, my uncle, my mom’s brother had it,� Farulo said; it’s genetic and hereditary. Farulo works with Gift of Life, the regional donor organization that covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. He volunteers by driving patients, donors and family members to appointments in conjunction with the Gift of Life Family House in Northern Liberties. “Gift of Life oversees 40,000 organ transplants a year: kidneys, hearts, lungs, livers, pancreas, intestines, all the internal organs,�

“Mike’s getting called because he’s been on the waiting list for a while,� since 2012 in his case. Even before the dialysis began. The first four calls that Farulo’s received haven’t materialized into a donor. The initial three were highly at-risk and, being even a little sluggish on the chance to jump on the fourth combined with being fifth on the list, both kidneys from the fourth call just missed him. Every once in a while, the Point Breeze resident tells his story to interested parties, and they swear they’ll consider being a live donor. Although he doesn’t hold his breath, he seems hopeful that his luck could change at a moment’s notice. “I tell my story to people who want to listen,� he said humbly. When his mother was dying, his father went to the local newspaper and swears her story resulted in 10 or 12 people who went into the nearby hospital to test their kidney compatibility. “4.7 million people have it on their license out of 9 million drivers [in PA],� Nathan reported on official organ donor registration. “In the U.S., 125 million have it on their state ID or driver’s license and that’s half of the driving public. Over 90 percent say that organ donation is a good thing� but, he notes, trauma scenes often don’t include a state ID and that’s why it’s important to register as an organ donor with PennDOT. “One to two percent of all potential people who die are potential donors,� he says. “The need is great [for donors].� SPR

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Photo 1: St. Edmond Church, 21st Street and Snyder Avenue, presented its Night of Carols Dec. 10. Photo 2: Grubhouse, 2340 S. Hemberger St., hosted the West Passyunk Neighbors civic organization’s Dec. 9 holiday party. Photo 3: The Philadelphia Police Department took to Fifth and South streets Dec. 16 to punish stormtroopers for posting online spoilers to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which has proven a massive hit since its Friday opening. Photo 4: The Whitman Branch, 200 Snyder Ave., welcomed fans of the “Star Wars” franchise on Dec. 16 for a well-received craft program. Photo 5: For its New England Clam Chowder offering, Riverfront NYA won Sunday’s fourth annual Golden Ladle Soup Contest at the Mummers Museum, 1100 S. Second St. Cara Liom NYA and Golden Crown took second- and third-place prizes. Photo 6: A convoy of 75 Toyota Tundras concluded its 7.9-mile mission for Philabundance by delivering thousands of pounds of food to Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, Friday. SPR

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osh Totora considers contemplating the convergence of cultures in South Philly a captivating endeavor, holding that residents and their pursuits offer observers great examples of optimism and liveliness. Four years into his tenure as a Philadelphian, with one-and-a-half years of that stretch on the 1000 block of Tasker Street, he has found personal happiness and professional success, the latter presently apparent through his acting and music playing contributions to “The Three Maries,� a world premiere musical that he tabs “a total love letter� to the city. “It provides a great sense of how appealing Philadelphia

and the people here are,� the 32-year-old said of the work by composer and lyricist Michael Ogborn. “Plus, it pokes fun at everyone and everything, so that ensures that there are memorable laughs to be had.� The Passyunk Square inhabitant and his peers are performing their execution of the city’s charm through Jan. 10. The Prince Theater-situated action exists as a mash-up of “Cinderella� and “Pygmalion� and finds the 1926-set narration occurring in a Mummer’s clubhouse, with the characters preparing for a sesquicentennial visit from Romania’s Queen Marie. “It’s an especially wonderful introduction to Philadelphia’s identity for those who are unaware,� Totora said. “Plus, the music is absolutely amazing.� The script calls for the happy hire to play the banjo, glockenspiel, and ukulele as Al, the music director of the Dock Street Troubadours. Bearing “The Professor� as his moniker, the leader adds his kindhearted and loyal nature to the plot, with Totora saying “He’s me,� with a laugh, when confiding that Al is “a little

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“It’s going on during the approach to Christmas and New Year’s Day, but I think it can have a fruitful existence way beyond that,� he said. “It’s so full of heart and so spot on brilliant with regards to this home of ours. It’s a real treat.� TOTORA IS TOUTING the City of Brotherly Love as a product of New Jersey who often caught theatrical performances within its confines when coming of age. Music and theater thoroughly enthralled him courtesy of his brothers, with the rapid realization of his competence helping to increase his confidence in considering the creative world as his career yielder. “I was totally a ham growing up, especially with regards to being on stage,� Totora, whose music enthusiasm hit a high note thanks to being in a band with his siblings and a friend, said. “I felt I could go after these goals with my whole heart and be perfectly content.� Acquiring awareness of his infatuation’s business components through New Jersey State Aquarium acting colleagues, he took his ambition to Rowan University, where being a “total music theater nerd�

helped him to measure his journey’s beats. Knowing its reputation as a renowned theater town for established professionals and burgeoning practitioners, he settled in Philadelphia, with Fishtown as his first expanse. “It’s so enriching to hear about and take in all these great shows and wonderful to ponder what’s coming,� Totora said. “There’s so much variety here that I wanted to explore what might be possible for me.� Doing so meant rekindling interest in composition and sound design, passions that he had let simmer to focus on acting, with his most recent point of pride in those callings being last month’s Simpatico Theatre Project production of “Watership Down.� With the Arden Theatre Co.; Bckseet Productions; EgoPo Classic Theater; the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, for whom he will act and music direct April’s “He Who Gets Slapped,� with direction by South Philly native Damon Bonetti; Walnut Street Theatre; and the Wilma Theater as other employers, Totora feels the future will continue to be a supplier of copious delights due largely to his cohorts and

Sarah, his wife of five years and Simpatico’s dramaturg. “Just like the Mummers, we stick together pretty well,� he said of his fortune. “There’s so much creative diversity here that I can’t help but feel fortunate.� Accustomed to one form of southern hospitality, Totora hopes to experience another next month when he heads to North Carolina to assist the Children’s Theater of Charlotte. When back in Passyunk Square, he will continue to court cordial encounters with his contemporaries akin to the interactions that Al and the crew have in “The Three Maries.� “I love South Philly,� Totora, who plays in the bluegrass folk rock band The Nimble Cats with locals Cindy Spitko and Ed Swidey, said. “I made a great move coming here, and I’m excited about enjoying great times with great people.� SPR For tickets, call 215-422-4580, or visit princetheater.org. Contact Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124. Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/lifestyles.

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covered the transition of WIP from a middle-of-the road music station to its current all-sports format in my column “Present at the beginning� (Aug 9, 2012). I was about to get the opportunity to work with a new set of personalities. The Ken Garlands were gone. The station was going sports talk. Enter Howard Eskin. Eskin is a complicated guy and an intensely competitive fellow. He had little time for his peers back then, and they had little time for him. I think some of the local media were jealous of Eskin’s omnipresence at seemingly every sporting event in town. Some were jealous of the fine threads he favored. Some of them just didn’t like him. I filled in for Eskin on his 5 p.m. shift a number of times. Howard arrived minutes before going on the air. He needed no script and no studio prep. Sometimes he’d end up caught in traffic, and if I were on the air prior to his show, I’d hang around until he arrived. Eskin was usually only minutes late, but that wasn’t the point. It was as if he were proving that he was the dominant figure in the sports business, free to come and go like none of the other personalities. At first, I found him aloof, but, over the years, he seemed to warm to me. He is especially good with fans. During the early days of all-sports radio at WIP, the station employed Joe Pellegrino as one of its hosts. Pellegrino was a friendly guy, but one who, like Eskin, did little or no studio prep. Unlike Eskin, Pellegrino was unable to carry it off. Handsome Joe had once been a Channel 6 sports anchor, but was sadly miscast as a radio sports talk host. Once in the studio, his producers would joke, Joe would turn the pages of his little black book and command that one of them get the Pope on the line for a 15-minute segment. The joke was that no “A� list guest was going to be available to Pellegrino on such short notice. Still and all, there wasn’t anyone who didn’t like Joe. I was preparing to do sports headlines one day when Joe walked into the room to clear out his desk. He’d been fired. Pellegrino’s replacement ended up becoming the most meticulous professional with whom I ever worked, Bill Campbell. When I heard the news that Campbell was coming to WIP, I flipped out. I put a note in his mail slot that I was excited to have the honor and Comment at southphillyreview.com/opinion/ privilege to work with him. It turned out that cardella.

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while some might chastise Philadelphia as say, the City of Misplaced Priorities for a number of reasons, Kevin Isaacs saw it as a realm where real change could occur. “He didn’t align himself with any organization, but he didn’t fear looking to be someone’s advocate,� Gary said of the Montgomery County product. “There was an instant comfortable connection between him and the homeless population, and we value that to this day.� The Society Hill inhabitant confessed that he occasionally felt concerned for Kevan given how givers can often become victims of circumstances far beyond their control but added that he ultimately felt that his son knew exactly what he was doing and that Kevan unwaveringly expressed faith in ripple effects. That devotion inspired Gary and ex-wife Margaret Marron to take immediate action upon hearing of their children’s sudden departure, with Gary stating that far more needs to occur to cripple poverty’s grip on this city and the nation. “Again, though, it does not have to be a bunch of people looking for a grand solution; every bit of effort will help,� he said.

“Now that I ponder what we’re doing, and with the event being so close to happening, I think about talks we had about possibly opening a facility or making some kind of contribution to the cause. I just wish I were doing this with him and not in remembrance of him.� GARY ISAACS ALWAYS revered his progeny’s progression through the world, confiding that as puberty began, Kevan started to express his comprehension of his environs in a much more introverted yet nonetheless compassionate manner. “He used to be incredibly competitive, but he started to question the point of that,� Gary said. “He started to think more about the greater needs of society and lived knowing that addressing them was going to make him happier than playing a sport, for example.� Through their ’10 move to Philadelphia, the two took to engaging in long conversations concerning many topics, including the plight of the poor. Kevan’s ideas seemed so sound yet so amazingly simple that Gary came to two conclusions. “I thought either he’s nuts or I am,� he

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said with a laugh. “It all just seemed so easy to believe in and enact even with all the opposition we hear about and live through with regards to helping down-ontheir-luck people.� Saying farewell to his son at Center City’s St. John the Evangelist Church, Gary, who also beams with pride over Bryan and Grace, his other children, knew he had to keep the example of his fallen son alive by transforming his grief into action. “The pain is very raw, and you’re never going to get over someone’s passing fully,� he explained. “You have two choices when you’re going through immense sadness; you can disappear, or you can do something of value to keep you from the emotional land mines.� Determined to help as much as possible, Gary established the foundation with the notion that nobody should see people as being less worthy of love and support because they lack a location to tab their home. The calendar was kind last year, with Kevan’s birthday falling on a Saturday, so he situated their premier walk/run blend at FDR Park and will again celebrate his birthday through this weekend’s opportunity. “We’d love to top what we did last year,� the 56-year-old said of uniting more than 150 registrants for the event that raised over $5,000 to provide resources for families in Kensington. Sunday’s outpouring of support will help Covenant House PA and St. Francis Inn, with the overseer pondering other means to draw even more attention to and resources for one of society’s most harrowing scourges. With the weakest among us certain to face their strongest foe when winter winds and snow remind us of their might, individuals like Kevan, completely content with being a silent yet sufficient supporter, must blow back adversity and strive. “The momentum must remain intact,� Gary said. “In fact, it has to increase. “Like Kevan, we can’t let fear stop us in our tracks.� SPR

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