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TARTAGLIONE
APPLAUDS FRANKFORD VOLUNTEERS
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Tartaglione |
PHILADELPHIA, May 4 - Sen. Christine
M. Tartaglione greeted dozens of volunteers
who turned out Saturday for a community work
project to spruce up a local boys and girls
club.
“It makes me confident in the
future of our neighborhoods to see young
people taking the time to contribute to the
betterment of their community,” Tartaglione
said. “There are no problems that we can’t
solve if everyone pitches in.”
City Year, a non-profit organization that
unites a diverse group of young people for a
year of full-time community service and
leadership development, organized the event.
City Year is partnered with the
Frankford High School Student Board to paint
four murals, two staircases, two bathrooms,
and a classroom inside the Frankford Boys
and Girls Club on Kinsey St. Organizers are
hoping that the event will create a
collective memory among residents in
Frankford and build bridges between area
schools and the community.
“As grateful as I am for the work
that these volunteers have done, I’m even
more grateful for the example they have
set,” Tartaglione said. “A role model does
not have to be someone in the different
generation. Sometimes a role model is right
in your own classroom.” |
