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January November 16,12, 2014 2015
Veteran’s Day Mass Passyunk Ave. Revitalization Corp’s Gives Honors To Vets Exec. Dir. Sam Sherman Moving On
A PEW in St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi church has been dedicated to all the service men and women. Bottom right, placard dedicating a pew to veterans of foreign wars. Above right, veterans from every Photos by Maria Merlino war were honored. by Maria Merlino St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Parish observed Veterans Day with a special mass honoring all the past and present service men and women of our country on Sunday, Nov. 8. There was also a blessing of the MIA/POW Medallion Display that is in the reserved pew in the front of the church. The Veterans Day Mass was followed by a re-
ception in the Columbus House. Gino Fausto, who is a volunteer at the parish and also a National Guardsman, talked about his uncle, Fortunato “John” Fausto. “He was in a great battle in the Philippines during WWII. He was wounded but courageously fought on and never quit. He was given four medals, two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star for valor.” (Cont. Page 2)
Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corp. announced this week Exec. Dir. Sam Sherman has chosen to pursue new opportunities after five years leading the community development and service organization. Sherman will stay with the organization until Jun. 30, 2016 in order to oversee the completion of several redevelopment and public improvement projects in the pipeline and to help guide the transition to a new executive director. “We will start a formal search process in December. Sam will remain in place through the first half of 2016, so the organization has time for a thoughtful search process and smooth transition,” said Paul R. Levy, chair of the PARC Board of Directors. “Sam has played a vital role in taking an organization that was on the verge of dissolution and transforming it into a major component of the continued revival of E. Passyunk Avenue and the neighborhoods that surround it,” said Levy. “His tireless efforts have made PARC a national model for how a nonprofit community development corporation can support commercial-corridor revitalization while using the proceeds from
strategic real estate holdings and investments to fund cleaning, landscaping and other community benefits for surrounding residential areas.” In December 2009, Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pelligrini appointed Levy as interim conservator of the former Citizens Alliance to make recommendations about its future. On Sep. 10, 2010, Judge Pelligrini approved a new name, Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corp. (PARC); a new board structure that included both neighborhood residents and real-estate professionals; and a new, more- focused
SAM SHERMAN... leaving Philly (Cont. Page 2) for Detroit, Rock City.
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