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Join A.J. & Friends Lung Walk Team Walk for Air!
Join A.J. & Friends and help raise money in support of research for the American Lung Association Upper Mid-West Chapter during its annual Chicagoland Lung Walk! The 5K/3 mile walk takes place on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in Grant Park.
Go to the A.J. & Friends team page and pledge your support today! Help make breathing easier for everyone! Donate today!
Denzel Washington Makes Contribution Toward Troop Recovery
but Denzel Washington and his family visited
the troops at Brook Army Medical Center , in
San Antonio , Texas (BAMC) the other day. This
is where soldiers who have been evacuated from
Germany come to be hospitalized in the United
States, especially burn victims There are some
buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher
House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay,
for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying
on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled
most of the time.
While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave
him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build.
He took his cheque book out and wrote a cheque for the full amount right there
on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear
this story and want to get the word out to the American
public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it.
Click here to view photo: https://www.secure-session.com/files/16/44203/1434436084/FA8B45F805/i/image001.jpg
The question is - why do:
Britney spears, Madonna , Tom Cruise and other Hollywood fluff
make front page news with their ridiculous
antics and Denzel Washington's charity
doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of
any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San
Antonio.
Harvard Offers Free Tutition
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Harvard University FREE for qualified students from low-income families |
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[http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:AVprX54H3d0J::www.chowdernation.com/images] Harvard University has announced that undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, former Harvard president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution." If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans! To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.harvard.edu/admissions/ | |
If I lived in Lincoln Park . . .
Recover Money for Damages Caused by the City
PROSTITUTION IS GROWING IN WASHINGTON PARK!
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS FASTLY GROWING INTO THE MOST MAJOR PROSTITUTION AREA IN THE CITY
There is a correlation between prostitution and drug possession and sell, theft, robbery and even murder. Our safety is at stake!
Did you know that other communities initiated a prolonged campaign to reduce prostitution in their neighborhood, and as a consequence, prostitution in the Roseland area was reduced to one-third of its former level, and that a substantial number of these women have moved their operation to the Washington Park neighborhood ????
DID YOU KNOW THAT East 50th Street between Indiana Avenue and Champaign Avenue is one of the three primary areas for prostitution??????
JULY 4TH IS THE BUSIEST WEEKEND FOR PROSTITUION AND UNLESS WE ARE VIGILANT IN CALLING THE POLICE AND REPORTING THIS ACTIVITY OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE UNDER SIEGE
PROSTITUTES NEED CUSTOMERS TO FIND THEM AND WILL INCREASE THEIR CONCENTRATION IN OUR AREA, CONSEQUENTLY ALL FEMALES IN THE AREA, YOUR WIFE, DAUGHTER, NIECES AND FRIENDS, ARE AT RISK FOR SOLICITATION.
Statistics show that a prostitute is arrested only once for every 425 tricks that she turns
Please call 911 when you see any suspicious activity! Also PLEASE CONTACT Genessa Lewis, Commander of the 2nd District Today and let her know that we want this growing problem addressed, and made a priority. Call her at 312 747 8366 Fax No. 312 747 5396 or E-mail Caps002District@Chicagopolice.org
Please blog your comments on this topic here!
Host Families Needed for Foreign Students Exchange Program
Thank you!
Free Business Education Workshops with the Department of Business Affairs and Licensing
Click here to be linked to the department's website where you can find out more information
All Classes are held at 121 N. LaSalle City Hall room 805
For more information call: 312-744-5344
Know your Alderman
The Washington Park Community is serviced by two newly elected Aldermen: Pat Dowell, 3rd Ward Alderman, and Willie Cochran, 20th Ward Alderman. We have listed their office addresses and phone numbers below for your information. Please get to know each of them by attending town-hall meetings and participating in Ward sponsored events. Remember, an informed community is an effective community. Let's work with our aldermen to make our communities better! Please call your alderman's office first to see if and when the office will be opened. There are a lot of community events that are going on that may take their duties and staff into the community; and that includes meeting us where we live! If we all work together we will have positive change in our community! Volunteer to help in your community, and let's get our children involved. This is a great way to learn civic responsibility as well as a chance to see your elected officials at work.
Alderman Pat Dowell
3rd Ward Community Office
5046 S. State Street
Chicago, Il. 60609
773-373-9273 - office
773-373-6852 - fax
Office hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Ms. Ward, Chief of Staff
First Town Hall Meeting will be Tuesday, June 26th, 6-8 p.m. at the Fuller Park Field House, 45th & Princeton
Alderman Willie Cochran
20th Ward Community Office
6357 S. Cottage Grove
Chicago, Il. 60637
773-955-5610
Mr. Chestleigh, Assistant to the Alderman
Wednesday nights are open meeting times with the Alderman, no appointment necessary
Washington Park Community Success Stories
We're looking for success stories. If you know of anyone who deserves to be spotlighted on our Website, please send us an email with all the information to us at info@washingtonparkcc.org.
Thank you!
WPCC