I Thank You

I Thank Alvaro, Jack and Ann for a Great Chestnut Hill Blue Lightning Soccer Season

The boys played with skill and great heart this season; thanks for your great coaching and organizing! One World, One Game!

I thank Niva Kramek of PGWI for the announcement that today November 19 is world toilet day! And to Randy Aiken, Master and Available Plumber!

I thank Niva Kramek of Philadelphia Global Water Initiative for the announcement that today November 19 is world toilet day
"World Water day gets a lot of (deserved) attention, but World Toilet Day is something most of us celebrate without even realizing. Sadly, sanitation is often overlooked in planning water supply systems, and usually is not recognized as a priority, despite the numerous ways in which it is essential for human health,  well-functioning communities, and public health overall.

Though more than 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water, close to 3 billion lack access to improved sanitation. Improved sanitation is defined as, at minimum, a well-maintained and safe pit latrine used regularly by less than a dozen people - and nearly 1/2 of the world's population lacks even that. The lack of latrines, toilets, methods of waste removal or wastewater treatment largely results from a reluctance to address this issue - and to recognize it as a problem.

Additionally, methods for dealing with sewage can be expensive, and government officials,  communities, and NGOs often prioritize other needs. Sanitation must be recognized as essential to health and development in order for the terrible global situation to be remedied. Awareness and a willingness to discuss this issue is where it begins."

I thank and congratulate the Bread and Roses Community Fund

I thank the Bread and Roses community fund and Casey Cook, Executive Director, Kavita Goyal, Program Director, Sarah Stefana Smith, Community Outreach Coordinator,Sara Zia Ebrahimi, Development Associate for  funding groups working for "access to health care; economic justice; a clean, safe environment; civil and human rights; peace; and other issues" And I congratulate Bread and Roses and its supporters and contributors on 30 years of fighting the good fight.

I thank Jennifer Katz of the Chestnut Hill Local

I thank Jennifer Katz of the Chestnut Hill Local for her error-ridden and blatantly biased report on the 8th District Council race which has given the northwest community the opportunity to  examine in detail the pablum that “Independent Democrat” candidate Reverend Brown is trying to passing off as an agenda. Even the incumbent Democratic councilwoman isn't trying to get away with that.

I Thank Tom Reilly, Judge of Elections

I thank Tom Reilly, Democratic Ward 22 , 6th division judge of  elections for supporting democracy and not just wearing the label "Democrat"