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Gift Cards For Guns Drugstore Clinics POLICE OFFICER GARY Hawkins, community relations officer at 4th Police Dist., sits next to some of the guns collected during last weekend’s ‘Gift Cards for Guns’ collection drive at Mt. Enon Baptist Church in S. Phila.
Sought By Jones
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. has ntroduced a resolution authorizing City Council’s Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services to hold joint hearings on the lack of retail medical clinics in chain stores within the City as compared with the surroundPOLICE Capt. ing suburbs, and the degree Alan Clark of to which such clinics could 4th Dist. thanks provide Philadelphians afIBEW Local 98 fordable and convenient Business Agent health-care services as well Jimmy Foy for as promote local economic his union’s sup- development. port of ‘Gift Nearly 1,000 retail clinics Cards for have opened in drugstores Guns’ pro- and other retail chains gram. throughout the country offering in-store affordable and convenient medical services for minor illnesses and injuries as well as such things as sports physicals and vaccinations. According to a study reported in the Sep. 1 issue of Annals of Internal Medi-
cine, retail clinics have proven to be cost-effective with cost savings of 30-40% over physician’s offices and urgent care centers and 80% cheaper than in emergency rooms while providing quality service through the use of experienced family nurse practitioners and physicians assistants. “With the national healthcare debate now in the forefront, the large disparity of NEW KIA dealership is opened by Gene DeSimone at corthose communities who have ner of Red Lion & Roosevelt Blvd. It’s second in DeSimone these retail clinics is more Auto Group, whose flagship store is at Frankford & Harevident that ever. The clinics bison. DeSimone believes values offered to general public in the inner City and suburbs by Kia are worth his investment in a city which has seen a need to be more fairly dis- drop in auto dealerships to 19. “We’ve got the right cars for tributed. If those in the inner this time in our economy, providing customers super guarCity and suburb pay the same antees and service,” he said. for cough syrup and aspirin then they should be provided with the same services,” said Jones. This resolution is cosponsored by Councilman State Sen. Anthony H. of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power W. Wilson Goode, Jr., Councilwoman Maria Williams joined community Program) at West Philadelphia Quiñones Sánchez and Coun- leaders last week at a cere- Preparatory Charter School, mony celebrating the opening which is an open-enrollment cilman Bill Green. public charter-school for children in Grades five through eight. It is located at 5900 BalROUDLY ANAGING ENNSYLVANIA S timore Avenue. “KIPP Philadelphia is provNTERNATIONAL EAPORT ing that, with hard work, great teacher and a strong partnerSINCE 1990 ship between family, school and community, the students can reach the same high standards as students anywhere in the State,” Williams said. “I hope we can learn from KIPP and help more schools provide A Promising Future Once Again, an excellent learning environBy Championing the We Thank Gov. Ed ment where all students can Channel-Deepening Rendell For Giving succeed.” Joining Williams at the Project And SubstanOur Port A Great event were State Rep. Ron G. tial Port Expansion Opportunity And Waters, Philadelphia Education Secretary Lori Shorr, KIPP Philadelphia Schools John H. Estey, Esq. CEO Marc Mannella, City Chairman Councilwoman Jannie BlackJames T. McDermott, Jr. well and Pat Evans, president Executive Director and founder of SOCCA, the nonprofit organization housed Robert C. Blackburn at Turner that provides many Senior Deputy Executive Director different programs for the community. John F. Dempsey The new site is the second Deputy Executive Director KIPP middle school to open in Administrative Offices: the City, and is housed in the 3460 N. Delaware Ave. 2nd Fl., Phila., PA 19134 former Turner MS building, (215) 426-2600 • Fax (215) 426-6800 which is leased from the www.philaport.com School District of Philadelphia.
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