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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State Rep. Ronald
G. Waters |
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Waters to host annual Community Service Awards Banquet and Gala
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12 -- State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, D-Phila./Delaware, will host the eighth annual Celebration of Community Service Awards Gala and Banquet.
The event is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 and will be held at the Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel, 500 Stevens Drive.
Members of the Tuskegee Airmen-Greater Philadelphia Chapter will receive the "Trailblazer Award." They include: Bertram Levy, Roscoe Draper, Eugene J. Richardson Jr., Pierce T. Ramsey, William M. Cousins, Major John L. Harrison, Henry L. Moore and the late Luther H. Smith. The Tuskegee Airmen was the first African-American flying unit in United States military history.
"These men risked their lives to serve their country and fight for our freedom," Waters said. "We cannot thank them enough."
The 2010 Community Service Award honorees include: Michael Basher, Marsha Ellis, Paulette Blackson Royster, Laverne McNear, Gregory Moses, Vincent Grant, Alice Payne, Patrol Officer Adrian Hospedale and Capt. Daniel MacDonald III.
This year’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award will be presented to Betty Harris of Betty Harris Homes Inc.
"Our honorees have exemplified the spirit of community service because they care enough to take the time to make a positive difference in the lives of others," Waters said. "They are leaders in their communities, neighborhoods and professions."
Waters also thanked Brown’s Shop Rite, Crown Cork & Seal, PECO Energy, Keystone Mercy Health Plan, Laborer’s Local District Council of Philadelphia, Verizon, Sunoco, Community College of Philadelphia, Milliron & Associates, PA Amusement, Cement Masons, GMEREK & Associates, Health Partners and Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School for supporting this year's Community Service Awards Banquet and Gala. "This event would not be possible without them," he said.
For more information, residents can contact Waters’ constituent service office at 215-748-6712.
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