REACHING OUT to younger Philadelphians, SEPTA, in conjunction with Transit Workers Union,

graduated its Summer Youth Program Friday at Wyoming Avenue shop in N.

Phila. Fifteen high-school junior and seniors spent summer as interns, learning

about electrical, mechanical and automotive careers. SEPTA managers told stu-

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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rAug. 27- Ironworkers 401

hosts Summer Festival at

Keenan’s in N. Wildwood, N.J., 3

p.m.

Sep. 2- Friends of Quibila

Divine hold Fish Fry at Lou &

Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave.,

5-10 p.m. Platters $10. For tickets

(215) 225-7241.

Sep. 3- State Sen. Anthony

Williams’ Neighbor to Neighbor

Summer of Peace 2011 Cookout

at Eastwick Park, 74th & Lind-

bergh Blvd., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free

food. Family fun. Adults’ and

children’s activities. For info

(215) 492-2980.

Sep. 5- Tri State Labor

Committee and Philadelphia AFL-

CIO annual Labor Day Parade &

Family Fun Day, starting at Sheet

Metal Workers, Columbus Blvd.

& Washington Ave., 9 a.m.

Sep. 10- 1st Nat’l Organiza-

tional Policy Summit at School

District Bldg. Main Audit., 440 N.

Broad St. to fight for additional

federal and State funding, 10

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Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8

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Carmella (215) 561-0650.

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Today, US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) sent a letter to

President Barack Obama supporting Gov. Tom Cor-

bett’s request for a major-disaster declaration for the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania stemming from

damages suffered in Chester, Delaware, Lehigh,

Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike, Wyoming

and Wayne Cos. as a result of Hurricane Irene.

A major-disaster declaration would allow these coun-

ties to access emergency aid through the Stafford Dis-

aster Relief & Emergency Assistance Act.

“A number of counties in our state were hard hit by

Hurricane Irene, and I am hopeful the President can

issue a timely disaster declaration to help speed up

the recovery process. Also, I am grateful for all of the

hard work and dedication of Pennsylvania’s first re-

sponders, National Guardsmen and volunteers during

this storm. Their efforts to protect lives and property

deserve our thanks and appreciation,” said Toomey.

Toomey Asks For Disaster

Relief After Irene

Legislators Blast Obama On

Deportation CasesState Legislators for Legal Immi-

gration, founded by Pennsylvania

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-But-

ler), denounced the recent execu-

tive order of the Obama

administration to re-prioritize and

individually review more than

300,000 illegal-alien deportation

cases.

The new mandate will require the

Dept. of Homeland Security and the

Department of Justice to review all

current deportation cases, as well as

new cases, to weed out the “low-

priority” illegal aliens. US Immi-

gration and Customs Enforcement

personnel were also instructed in a

memorandum dated Jun. 17, 2011

to use “prosecutorial discretion”

when determining whether to pur-

sue a deportation case. The memo

includes a list of “positive factors

that should prompt particular care

and consideration” including: indi-

viduals present in the United States

since childhood; pregnant or nurs-

ing women; and minors and elderly

individuals.

“This deplorable act of treasonous

deceit circumvents the balance of

power established by our Founding

Fathers in Article 4, Section 4 of

the US Constitution, established to

protect all 50 states against inva-

sion,” said Metcalfe. “Halting the

deportation process to individually

review each and every deportation

case is a premeditated executive ac-

tion to obstruct all deportations in

favor of blanket amnesty.”

According to a recent Rasmussen

Report poll, 61% of likely US vot-

ers believe gaining control of the

border is a more important immi-

gration reform measure versus only

31% who favor amnesty as a top

priority, a margin of 2 to 1.

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State Rep. Cherelle L. Parker (D-

Northwest) is reminding low-in-

come seniors to apply for the 2012

real-estate tax freeze. The deadline

to submit applications is Oct. 14,

2011. Seniors who applied in the

past are not required to resubmit

an application.

“New applicants will see savings

reflected in their 2012 Real Estate

Tax bill,” Parker said. “In this time

of a tightened economy and fixed

incomes, I want everyone eligible

to take advantage of this opportu-

nity.

Seniors, residents 65 or older, with

low incomes may be eligible for

special real-estate tax provisions if

their total income is $23,500 or

less for a single person or $31,500

for a married couple. If you are ap-

proved, your tax rate will freeze at

its level on the date your applica-

tion is accepted.

The tax freeze application is avail-

able online at

http://www.phila.gov/revenue/Real

_Estate_Tax.html or a hard copy

may be picked up at Parker’s con-

stituent-service office, 1536 E.

Wadsworth Avenue.

In addition to the application, ap-

plicants should include documen-

tation of proof of age. Examples of

proof of age are a Social Security

award letter, a driver’s license, or a

birth certificate. Any document

that clearly shows a date of birth

will be accepted for consideration.

“Do not send original documents,”

Parker said. “A photocopy will

do.”

The completed application must be

sent before Oct. 14 to the Philadel-

phia Dept. of Revenue, P.O. Box

53190, Philadelphia, PA 19105.

Anyone with questions may con-

tact the department at 215-686-

6442 or Parker’s constituent

service office at (215) 242-7300.

Parker: Seniors Must Apply

For Property-Tax Freeze

29 AUGUST, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 5

It Was ‘Fore!’ For Bill Rubin

For The 10th

SUPPORTERS of Bill Rubin

pitched into his candidacy for

Northeast’s 10th Council Dist.

last Friday at a fundraiser

golf outing at Juniata Golf

Club.

Seniors ‘Fair’ Well At St. William’s

JOINT SENIOR FAIR was or-

ganized in Lawncrest Friday at

St. William’s Church by State

Sen. Shirley Kitchen and State

Rep. Mark Cohen. It enjoyed a

huge turnout – including non-se-

nior Ward Leader Bill Dolbow.

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Former Justice O’Connor Will Anchor

Constitution Day FestivitiesTwo hundred and twenty-four

years after its signing, the US Con-

stitution continues to make head-

lines.

Signed on Sep. 17, 1787, the docu-

ment established the many inher-

ent rights and freedoms “We the

People” enjoy today. This year, the

National Constitution Center’s

Constitution Day celebration will

take place on Friday, Sep. 16, fea-

turing a wide array of inspiring

and educational activities, and the

unveiling of a rare constitutional

document.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day

O’Connor will join the Center to

participate in several engaging

events, including a reading of the

Preamble to the US Constitution

and a naturalization ceremony.

Amway is the national presenting

sponsor of Constitution Day at the

National Constitution Center and

lead underwriter of Constitution

Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression,

a free, educational webcast broad-

cast to classrooms around the

country. Admission to the Center is

free that day, courtesy of Benefi-

cial Bank, the local presenting

sponsor of Constitution Day.

“The US Constitution continues to

spark discussion, challenge

thought, and inspire action as

much today as 224 years ago,””

said National Constitution Center

President and CEO David Eisner.

“When it comes to American poli-

tics, policy and justice, every day

is Constitution Day. Still, it is great

to have one day set aside for ‘We

the People’ to remember how cen-

tral the Constitution remains in our

lives.”

“The Constitution articulates our

democratic system and our funda-

mental rights,” said Justice O’Con-

nor, “but it is ‘We the People’ who

guarantee their survival. Today, in

schools all around our nation,

young people are learning to be-

come tomorrow’s citizens. As my

colleague David Eisner suggests,

however, every day should be

Constitution Day –especially in

our schools.”

Beginning on Constitution Day,

visitors to the Center will have the

opportunity to view the ‘Birth Cer-

tificate of the Constitution’, an

original John Dunlop copy of a

resolution stating that the United

States Congress had ‘Resolved

Unanimously’ Sep. 28, 1787, to

transmit the Convention Commit-

tee report (Constitution) to the sev-

eral Legislatures. “Without this

compromise resolution, the Consti-

tution’s eventual ratification would

not have been set in motion,” says

Tom Lingenfelter, historian and

president of Heritage Collectors’

Society in Doylestown, Pa. This

rare artifact will be on view in the

Center’s main exhibition, The

Story of We the People, through

Oct. 7.

Justice O’Connor will lead 224

students from Constitution HS in a

rousing reading of the Preamble at

8:45 a.m. on the Center’s Outdoor

Terrace. Following the reading, the

National Conference on Citizen-

ship will unveil the findings of the

2011 Civic Life in America report

during a press conference at 9:30

a.m. in the John C. Bogle Chair-

man’s Room. The Civic Life in

America report is produced

through a partnership between

NCoC and the Corp. for National

and Community Service, and

tracks and measures the civic

habits of Americans in an effort to

strengthen civic participation in

communities across the country.

Additionally, a new report on civic

learning entitled “Guardian of

Democracy: The Civic Mission of

Schools” will be released by

NCoC, the Campaign for the Civic

Mission of Schools, Annenberg

Foundation, and the Center for In-

formation and Research on Civic

Learning and Engagement.

At 10:00 a.m., the late Abel

Meeropol, a Jewish high-school

teacher from the Bronx who

penned the hauntingly powerful,

pre-civil-rights-movement poem

“Strange Fruit,” will be added to

the American National Tree, a pop-

ular exhibit inside The Story of We

the People that tells the stories of

100 Americans whose actions have

helped write the story of the Con-

stitution. A response to the racist

brutality against African Ameri-

cans, Meeropol set the words of

his poem to music, with the leg-

endary jazz singer Billie Holiday

serving as vocalist.