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South Philadelphia Business Association Oldest Business Association in South Philadelphia – Chartered in 1897
The South Philadelphia Public Record • May 26, 2011
To join as a member of the SPBA, please call: (215)-336-1108
1904 S. 30th Street • Philadelphia, PA 19145 (215)-336-1108 (215)-336-1149 (fax) Executive Board: President- Daniel Olivieri Vice-President-Vince DeFino Esq. Secretary/Treasurer- Reggie Lozzi Past-President Louis Lozzi, Sr.
Board Members Denise D'Eletto Louis Galdo Dr. James Moylan
Marge Mariziani John Savarese Mark Rago
Jackie Fitzpatrick Vince Guisini Esq.
Joey Giardello Statue Ceremony Draws Huge Crowd (Cont. From Page 1) the very heart of South Philly Boxing. The original bronze artwork by Carl LeVotch sits on the triangle of E. Passyunk Avenue, S. 13th Street & Mifflin Street -- just one block from where the legendary Passyunk Gym stood and two blocks from the former site of the Alhambra fight club, both of which were Giardello haunts during his legendary Hall of Fame career. The statue project is a
non-profit effort, conducted by a partnership between the Veteran Boxers AssociationRing One, the Harrowgate Boxing Club and Philly Boxing History. “The finished statue not only honors Giardello, it is a tribute to boxing itself and a fine public art piece in the middle of the bustling E. Passyunk Avenue district,” Druding Jr. said. “We could not have done this, however, without the help and support of the community.”
AFTER BLESSING Giardello statue, Deacon Fred Druding, Sr. was greeted by Geno’s Steaks Joey Vento, who was one of project’s major sponsors.
FORMER PENNA. Boxing Commissioner George Bochetto, Esq., Joey Giardello Statue Committee member Fred Druding, Jr., former Super-Middleweight Champion Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer, and Veteran Boxers Association President Charley Sgrillo were all smiles at ceremony to unveil Joey Giardello statue along E. Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia.
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BIPARTISAN SUPPORT was evident as Giardello Statue Committee member Fred Druding, Jr. is flanked by GOP Council at-Large nominee Joe McColgan and Democratic Committeeman Sean McMonagle.
GIARDELLO STATUE received strong union support as Operating Engineers’ Tom Dooley is flanked by Cement Masons’ Mike Collazzo and Mike Fera, who were all big supporters of tproject.
Free Summer Camp Places On The Mainline (Cont. From Page 1) ties such as songs, rhymes, projects, movement and much more. Even if you don’t speak Chinese, you are very welcome to apply. Jun Huangpu, a board member of MLCCC of Washington Avenue. Huangpu, a Harvard PhD graduate, who came to the US 20 years ago on a student visa and is now a citizen, wants to give back to the country that gave him so
many opportunities. She said, “People like to hold on to their culture, and what makes diversity work is the sharing and exchanging of these cultural ideals, so that when two groups come together, there is no clashing of the minds or worse, physical confrontation. “We must start at an early age to introduce differences for the greatest societal impact. I want to emphasize that
our organization’s focus is education, providing language and culture education to all residents of the greater Philadelphia region to support their educational and professional aspiration and to enrich our community and to support our region’s economic growth.” The center offers afterschool programs, weekend programs and summer camps. One of their partners is the
Russell Byers Charter School in Center City, where children work together to develop a business plan and get taught the skills to be entrepreneurs and at the same time, enhance the exchange of ideas from students of all backgrounds. If your child would be interested in this camp, you need to fill out the application now. For more information, please call (610) 308-2624.
(Cont. From Page 1) real L&I inspector, contending he already paid numerous fines, L&I checked internal records and found that no payments had been credited to the property. The property owner also said Rev. Cobb had helped him make arrangements to pay an inspector named “Brian” over several months. L&I referred the matter to the Office of the Inspector General, which opened a joint investigation with the Philadelphia Police Dept. The investigation found Cobb had persuaded Davis in early 2010 to help him swindle the property owner.
Cobb told Davis which fines and fees to seek from the property owner while posing as an L&I inspector. Davis allegedly gave Cobb a portion of the proceeds in cash and used some of the money to pay rent. Police arrested Cobb on Apr. 8, 2011. He was charged with theft, criminal solicitation and related offenses. Davis was arrested on Apr. 27, 2011 and charged with theft, conspiracy, impersonating a public servant and related offenses. Cobb and Davis were released on bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Jun. 8, 2011.