City of Philadelphia - File #: 050877

• File #: 050877
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/20/2005
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/20/2005
• Title: Honoring Gerry Sizemore.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Krajewski, Council President Verna, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Rizzo

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/20/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/20/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/20/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Honoring Gerry Sizemore.
Body
WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to honor Ms. Gerry Sizemore, First Vice Chair and Committeewoman of the 50th Ward; and

WHEREAS, Gerry Sizemore is a product of the Philadelphia public school system where she graduated from Overbrook High School and subsequently attended Delaware State College before graduating from Temple University with a B.A. in Criminal Justice; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Sizemore was employed at Temple University as an Administrative Assistant in the Department of Mathematics, an Executive Assistant to the Provost, and an Assistant Director of the Writing Center before retiring; and

WHEREAS, As a Committeewoman for the 50th Ward Democratic Executive Committee since the early 1980's, she has served, for many years, as Treasurer and is currently serving as the First Vice Chair, and through these positions, she organized, authored, and produced a 50th Ward Committeeperson's Handbook, a monthly Newsletter for the 6th Division of the Ward, and the 50th Ward's First Annual Awards Recognition Dinner; and

WHEREAS, As Secretary to the Advisory Council of the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center, Gerry Sizemore instituted several annual programs including The Black History and Women's Month Programs, Thanksgiving basket collection and distribution, and Halloween and Christmas Parties; and

WHEREAS, Committed to the ideals of community involvement, political empowerment, and progressive social change, Ms. Sizemore is a dynamic director and past member of several boards of community service organizations including but not limited to serving as Chair of the Selection Committee of the Youth Entrepreneur Program sponsored by former State Representative Gordon Linton, 35th Police District Advisory Board, Pacesetters Community Organization, RUSH Block Association, and the Mount Tabor Baptist Ch...