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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 rSep. 15-

Senior Fair sponsored by State

Rep. Brendan F. Boyle at Klein

JCC, 1100 Jamison Ave., 11 a.m.-

2 p.m. For info (215) 342-1700.

Sep. 15-

President John McNesby and FOP

Lodge 5 host City Council candi-

dates at 1336 Spring Garden St.,

5:30 p.m. By invitation.

Sep. 15-

Mario Lanza Institute & Museum

will be beneficiary of 3-tenor con-

cert featuring Viktor Antipenko,

Luigi Boccia and Maurice El Zein

at Settlement Music Sch., 416

Queen St., 7 p.m. Ticket $25. For

info (215) 238-9691.

Sep. 16-

11th Ward Fish Fry at Lou &

Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave.,

5-9 p.m. Tickets $10. For info V.

Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134.

Sep. 16-

Fundraiser for Bill Rubin, Demo-

crat candidate for City Council

10th Dist., at Ashburner Tavern,

8400 Torresdale Ave., 5-8 p.m.

Tickets $25. For info Ed Mc-

Mullin (215) 510-0444.

Sep. 17-

Ward Leader John Sabatina hosts

Fall Picnic, in conjunction with

Democrat Wards 35, 53, 55, and

63 at Burholme Pk., Central Ave.,

from 1:30 p.m. $35 donation.

Sep. 17-

Autism Beef & Beer Fundraiser at

EOM Club, 138 Moore St., 7-11

p.m. 50/50 raffles, silent auction.

Tickets $30. Call Mina Deever

(215) 427-1133 or email cjde-

ver@aol.com.

Sep. 18-

Korean Folk Festival for Children

at John Russell Field, 7420 Pen-

rose Ave., Elkins Pk., Pa. 1-5 p.m.

Free. For info (215) 884-8443.

Sep. 18-

Northeast High School 62nd Re-

union Brunch for January/June 49

classes brunch at Crowne Plaza

Hotel, Trevose, from 10 a.m. to 2

.m. For info call Jay Silver at 215-

698-1556 or Phil Klear at 856-

985-5811.

Sep. 20-

Republican S. Jersey Coalition

hosts candidates forum Sep. 20 at

6:30 p.m. at N.E. Sheraton, 9461

Roosevelt Blvd. Confirmed candi-

dates include Karen Brown for

Mayor, Al Schmidt for City Com-

missioner and David Oh for

Council at Large. Free for mem-

bers and $20 for “e-team and non-

members”. For info (610)

667-1263.

Sep. 24-

Fundraiser for Frank Talent at

World Gym, Haldeman Ave. &

Roosevelt Blvd., 7:30-9 p.m.

Wrestling matches. Meet Frank

himself. Donation $25. For info

Marvin Barrish (215) 342-7020.

Sep. 25-

Vendemmia Wine & Food Festi-

val, Girard Park, 21st & Porter

Sts., 2-7 p.m. supporting Students

of Italian heritage in S. Phila. For

info

www.vendemmifoundation.org.

Sep. 26-

Spirit of Life Award Reception

hosted by Tri State Labor &

Mgmt. Council honor AFL-CIO

President Richard W. Blooming-

dale and Edward J. Radetich, Jr.,

CPA and Kyler Award honoree

Penna. AFT President Ted Kirsch

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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-

Phila.), the leading House Democratic

appropriator for the National Science

Foundation and congressional leader

for Science, Technology, Engineering

& Mathematics education, announces

tDrexel University will host an impor-

tant national conference on Monday,

Sep. 19 to release the NSF’s report on

STEM educational practices. “STEM

Smart: Lessons Learned from Suc-

cessful Schools” is the all-day rollout

for this much-anticipated national re-

port of best practices in K-12 STEM

education.

The report was requested by Con-

gressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.), chair-

man of the House Appropriations

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,

Science and related agencies, where

Fattah serves as the ranking Democ-

rat. “I am pleased to bring this impor-

tant conference to Philadelphia.

American global leadership has been

and will be driven by innovative

thinking,” Fattah said. “To that end, it

is absolutely critical that the next gen-

eration of citizens and leaders have

the strong science, technology, engi-

neering and math skills necessary to

lead the way. This report lays out a

path forward to ensure that all stu-

dents are prepared to meet this great

challenge of the 21st century.”

“STEM” is shorthand for the most-

challenging subjects in the K-12 cur-

riculum that are critical to preparing

students for advanced education and

jobs in the global economy. The Sep.

19 conference will demonstrate to ed-

ucators from across the nation what

works, and what can work, in facing

that challenge. Fattah arranged for the

all-day conference to be held at

Drexel in the heart of Philadelphia’s

University City District in recognition

of the university’s leading role in

STEM education.

Fattah, Wolf, Drexel University Presi-

dent Dr. John Fry and Lori Schorr,

Mayor Nutter’s Chief Education Offi-

cer, will speak during the welcoming

session, and NSF Director Subra

Suresh deliver an address on “Inno-

vate to Educate: STEM Learning for

Tomorrow’s World.” Drexel President

Dr. Fry said, “As a leader in Science,

Technology, Engineering and Math

programming Drexel is proud to part-

ner with Congressman Chaka Fattah

and the National Science Foundation

to host a national conference on our

campus. I’m very excited about bring-

ing national attention to STEM educa-

tion and related research to support

the training of tomorrow’s leaders in

an area of critical economic impor-

tance.”

NSF’s Dr. Suresh underscored the sig-

nificance of STEM education and this

report: “In his speech last week, the

President cited not only the kind of

infrastructure that builds highways

and bridges, but that which develops

young minds,” said Suresh. “Without

continually improving the infrastruc-

ture for teaching STEM, we not only

fall short of developing all the innova-

tors we need to address today’s and

tomorrow’s grand challenges; we also

fail to prepare our young people for

the kind of 21st-century jobs that re-

quire both critical thinking and tech-

nical know-how.” Fattah added,

“Underscoring the report itself, the

exhibit of best practices is an espe-

cially exciting part of this conference.

Leading educators can visit the young

people and their teachers who are

showing every day how this vital re-

port can be turned into action.”

Congressman Fattah Announces

Major STEM Ed Conference

Fresh Fruit At Your

SEPTA Stop

GEN. MGR. JOSEPH CASEY

and a Mummers Trio welcome

SEPTA riders to enjoy new farm-

ers market, one of 10 now open

around city under Get Healthy

Philly, a federally funded pro-

gram to help people slim down

with fresh produce. Healthy

Philly is a federally funded imita-

tive to slim you down.

Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced

the 2011-2012 anchor agencies partic-

ipating in PhillyGoes2College’s

Graduation Coaches Campaign — an

initiative to empower adults to help

young people earn a high school

diploma and succeed in college. The

Campaign, which was launched in

September 2010, has had more than

1,500 people pledge to become

coaches and participate in a work-

shop. This year, the goal is to train an

additional 1,500 coaches to bring the

total to 3,000. Anchor agencies host

year-round workshops at their sites

for adults and provide information to

coaches to help them engage with the

young person they mentor.

“A caring adult in the life of a young

person can make all the difference as

he or she tries to reach his or her full

potential,” said the Mayor. “The

Graduation Coach Campaign pro-

vides adults with the tools to help the

young people in their lives achieve

post-secondary success. This is an op-

portunity to change the life of a

young person and for adults to com-

mit to improving the future of our

city.”

The 2011-2012 Graduation Coaches

Campaign anchor agencies are the

following:

Catholic Social Services

Congreso De Latinos Unidos

Diversified Community Services

Education Works

Mothers In Charge

The Salvation Army of Greater

Philadelphia

Women’s Christian Alliance

The Campaign provides coaches with

educational resources and informa-

tion to help them support Philadel-

phia’s youth. The Graduation Coach

website offers information on after-

school programs, college preparation

resources, re-engagement opportuni-

ties and StudentNet — an online re-

source that helps School District of

Philadelphia students monitor and en-

hance their academic progress.

The Mayor and his wife Lisa will also

be participating in a Graduation

Coach workshop later that evening

with other parents, details can be

found below.

Individuals interested in joining the

Campaign can go to www.phillygrad-

coach.org or can visit the Philly-

Goes2College office, located at City

Hall Room 115.

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