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(Left) Congressman
Robert Brady and (Right) State Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland
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At the 102nd
Anniversary of the Chester Branch NAACP Awards Dinner, the following recipients
were honored:
Congressman
Robert Brady: The Judge Robert Wright Freedom Award, Congressman Brady, pictured
above, is serving his 8 term and representing the First Congressional District. "Brady has been an unwavering advocate for legislation that supports the
well-being of financially disadvantaged communities."
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| Janet Riley-Ford |
Director of
the Chester Youth Collaborative at Crozer Janet Riley-Ford: The President’s
Award; awarded by the NAACP Chester Branch President to a citizen who
exemplifies extraordinary leadership. CYC and its partner agencies have
successfully increased the number of Chester youth served from 781 to 5100 at
the Wellness Center.
Samuel
Bernard, Sr.: The John Shelton, Sr. Freedom Award for "continued service within
his community and St. Mary’s Church."
Myrna Russi:
The Louis Brown Freedom Award, Ms. Russi is Community Outreach and Recruitment
Coordinator for Women and Children’s Health Services at Crozer-Keystone Healthy
Start Program and Coordinator for the Hispanic Resource Center at Community Hospital.
Jeffery
Cunningham: The Cecil W. Bond Freedom Award; Mr. Cunningham is actively
involved as member of Shiloh Baptist Church and partners with Chester
Eastside Ministries with their clothing and food banks.
Jan
Alexander and Jill Borin of Widener University Wolfgram Memorial Library: The
George Raymond Freedom Award; they archived NAACP photographs, documents,
clippings, and scrapbooks under the tenure of President George Raymond.To view Click Here
Chester
Upland School Teacher Sara Ferguson, who presented the youth awards, was
surprised with the London B. Jones Award for "demonstrating extraordinary
dedication and exemplary commitment to the students of the Chester Upland School
District." If you recall, Ms. Ferguson was the teacher selected to represent
Chester Upland teachers at the State of the Union Address in January. She was
also on the Ellen Show and was the recipient of 100,000 dollars for the
Columbus Elementary School where she works as a Math teacher. Ms. Ferguson also
received a personal gift card from the Ellen Show.
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