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The Public Record • April 25, 2013
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Ducky Birts Foundation Gala Proves Strong Political Draw
3 MEDALLION AWARD honorees – State Sen. Mike Stack, Laborers Local 135 leader Dan “Tiger” Woodall and State Rep. Maria Donatucci – were among 15 saluted for public service at Ducky Birts Foundation’s 7th Annual Medallion Scholarship Banquet last Saturday. Honoree photos by Bob Mendelsohn
PEOPLE poured into Ducky Birts’ annual scholarship gala at 1st District Plaza in University City. Among them were, from left, laborers’ veteran Charlie Branch, legendary activists Hal & Sue Rosenthal, Councilman at large Bill Greenlee, and Heesun and Hannah Oh with Medallion Award-winner Councilman at Large David Oh.
LITERARY luminaries of African American community, Earl Harvey of Black Professional News and Robert Bogle of Phila. Tribune, cast their light upon Ducky Birts Foundation’s annual awards banquet.
CITY COMMISSIONER Stephanie Singer, a frequent figure in society, appeared at Medallion STATE REP. Ron Waters, left, enjoyed chat with Scholarship Banquet with her husband Thomas. Charlie Garrett at Medallion Awards affair.
PHILA. TRIBUNE publisher Bob Bogle enjoyed company of Traffic Court hopeful Donna Laws, left, and Medallion-Award winner Lynette Brown-Sow.
GOOD FRIENDS make great scholarship ban- Legendary Hon. Mario Mele chats with quets! From left, David Birts, State Sen. Anthony Common Pleas Candidate, Tracy Roman, Williams, nightclub impresario Sid Booker and during Ducky Birts Foundation event. man of the hour Donald “Ducky” Birts. Photo by Joe Stivala
SETTING standards of elegance at Ducky Birts affair were State Rep. Jim Roebuck with Audrey Johnson-Thornton, who leads historical preservation of Belmont Mansion.
ARRIVING for party at 1st Dist. Plaza were Traffic Court candidate Omar Sabir and Common Pleas candidate Sierra Thomas-Street, who enjoy Laborers’ backing.
CRIME-FIGHTERS Malik Aziz and C.B. Kimmins turned out at 1st Dist. Plaza to toast Ducky Birts’ honorees.
COMMON PLEAS aspirant former Prison Commissioner Leon King was happy to link up with Joey Temple at Medallion Awards affair.
LEGISLATORS and candidates pose in front of Wall of Honor featuring this year’s Medallion Award winMANY judicial aspirants paid court to Ducky Birts’ headliner soners at 1st cial event, among them, from left, Donna DeRose, Henry Dist. Plaza. Lewandowski and Dawn Tancredi.