(LABA-CDC)
SHOWCASE COMMUNITY NEWS
"Educating the Communities"This Bi -Monthly Newsletter is a continuation of the sixteen page tabloid / Original Showcase Community Newspaper founded by a Mantua / Belmont resident business entrepreneur and community pioneer and activist. The Late Sheikh Abdul Malik Muhammad ( 1939 - 2001 ). The sixteen page tabloid provided community news that connect the community as whole. Linking the Historical Lancaster Avenue Business District to the, Mantua, Powelton, Belmont, Mill Creek, Cathedral and Overbrook communities of West philadelphia. The Tabloid also adevertised small businesses and educational highlights. The paper transistioned through forty years until the demise of the founder and editor.............A Legacy Remembered
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Corridor / Community Newsletter
LABA today, bridging business and community...
Upcoming LABA-Events:
Help us by volunteering for the Seasonal BA-Corridor -Clean Up (click for details)
Saturday July 25, 2009 - 8:00 AM - - 12:00 Noon
Much Appreciation and Thanks to all of the volunteers who participated in the LABA-Spring Into Action / Saturday Clean-up on Lancaster Avenue, regardless of the weather challenges. Special Thanks to Ms. Phoebe Coles of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful for her continued partnership and support to the LABA-Clean Corridor Campaign...THE CLEAN BEAT GOES ON- Please Join Us ... CARE TO DO YOUR SHARE! Help Create A Clean Lancaster Ave!
There will be continued seasonal clean-ups organized for the Lancaster Avenue Commercial Corridor. Volunteer Help is always needed and projects are made available for all community partners seeking community service outreach. Contact the office of the Lancaster Avenue Business Association-CDC with interest to participate. Thanking you in advance for your community service support.
LABA -Stop the Madness - Stop the Violence! "DAY OF PEACE " on Lancaster Ave!
Saturday August 1, 2009 (Click for details)2nd Annual Flea Market Fundraiser ... Muhammad Park (Click for details )
Business Clinic
Have questions about your business? Attend the Business Clinic sponsored by the Welcoming Center West in collaboration with SCORE and the Lancaster Avenue Business Association -CDC was a success.
Did you miss the first one? We'll Do It Again ....-Coming again soon...
In the News:
The LABA is featured in an article (Snapshots from West Philadelphia), published in the Penn State Outreach Magazine, Spring 2009.Philadelphia Weed & Seed Project: Working Together Works (events coming soon)
Overbrook Environmental Education Center, a non-profit located at 61st and Lancaster, and JASTECH Development Services, Inc., a local non-profit directed by the Founder Brother Jerome Shabazz, were featured in June-July 2009 issue of Grid Magazine. Grid Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that inspires the people of Philadelphia to create a more just, livable and sustainable city.
Community Events:
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Friendly Reminders$PEND DOLLAR$ IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
$HOP THE HISTORICAL LANCA$TER AVENUE
$AVING$ YEAR ROUND, $EA$ON AFTER $EA$ON...
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Clean Corridor Campaign
TAKE THE PLEDGE !
* to use trash cans for litter
* to clean my sidewalk daily
* to securely bag & package trash for pick-up on collection day
To Help Create A
CLEAN LANCASTER AVE.
SPONSORED BY THE LANCASTER AVENUE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC.
ORGANIZING BUSINESSES EAST & WEST
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Sister Muhammad - 215 879 0909
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LABA- CORRIDOR TOWNWATCH
Supporting Safer Streets Initiative...
Merchants Getting Involved...
JOIN OUR TEAM...
For More Information Contact
Brother Leon Shamsid'Deen
267 972 6484
Affiliated with the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition
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LABA-CDC Clean Corridor / Safer Streets Initiative in Collaboration w/
West Philadelphia Weed & Seed Project...
Philadelphia Town Watch Intergrated Services
FOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ASSISTANCE
CALL
215- 879 - 0909ONE VOICE, ONE ASSOCIATION,
LABA - today bridging business and community.Another Showcase Inc. - LABA-CDC NCLUSIVE INITIATIVE
SINCE 1986
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And Progress Begins With YOU...
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SHOWCASING FAMILY HEALTH :FOR WOMEN ............................... Your guide to understanding BREAST CANCER ....
Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in the United States (other then skin cancer). Even through it is discussed freely on television, in magazines, and in news papers, many women do not know the facts about breast cancer. In fact, a 1998 survey showed that only 67% of American women 40 and older had a mammogram within the previous two years. Why should you know about breast cancer? Because it can save your life. The key to surviving breast cancer is early detection and treatment. According to the American Cancer Society, when breast cancer is comfined to the breast, the 5-year relative survival rate is close to 100%. The early detection of breast cancer increases your chance of survival and increases treatment options.
Know Risk Factors for Breast Cancer:
American Cancer Society Guidelines For the early Detection of Breast Cancer,
* Age 40 and older: screening mammogram and breast examination by a health care professional every year
* Ages 20 to 39: clinical breast examination by a health care professional every 3 years
* Age 20 and older: breast self-examination every month
What else can you do ? Please Call for more information about breast cancer screening and education, 1- 800-345-4334FOR MEN........................REAL DEPRESSION...IT TAKES COURAGE TO ASK FOR HELP....
What makes depression different from the blues? Depression is a serious medical condition that involves the body, mood and throughts. It affects how you eat and sleep. It alters your self preception, it changes the way you think and feel. Men with a depressive illness can't just "snap out of it" or pull themselves together', because depression isn't the samae as a passing mood. Left untreated, depression may last for weeks, months, or years at a time.
The facts about men and depression. An estimated six million men in the United States have a depressive disorder-major depression, dysthymia (chronic, less severe depression), or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness)-every year. Although these illnesses aare highly treatable, many men do not recognize, acknowledge, or seek help for their depression.
While both men and women may develop the standard symptoms of depression, they often experience depression differently and may have different ways of coping. Men may be more willing to report fatigue, irritability, loss of interest in work or hobbies, and sleep disturbances rather than feeling of sadness, worthlessness, aand excessive guilt, which are commonly associated with depression in women. Also tragically, four times as many men as women die by suicide, even though women make more suicide attempts during their lives. If you are feeling depressed, tell someone about your symptoms. The truth is, depression is a real and treatable illness.
Where to get more information ? National Institute of Mental Health- Public Inquiries... 6001 Executive Boulevard Room 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 - Toll -Free 1-866-227-NIMH (6464) - TTY: 1-301-443-8431 or e-mail nimhinfo@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.govFOR YOUTH.......................How to help your teen or preteen quit smoking..........
If your teenager is smoking or chewing tobacco it will be up to him or her to quit. But you can help. Here's how:
Try and avoid threats and ultimatums. Find out why your child is smoking. Your preteen may want to be accepted by a peer group, or he or she might want your attention. Plus adolescence alone can be stressful. Show your interest in a non threatening way. Ask a few questions and determine why your teen is smoking and what changes can made in his or her life to help your child stop.
If you smoke quit. If you did smoke and have already quit, talk to your child about your experience. Personalize the little problems around smoking and the challenge of quitting. Quitting for a day is easy, Quitting for a life is a bit tougher, be supportive.
Both you and your teen need to prepare for the mood swings and crankiness that can come with nicotine withdrawal, offer your teen the 5 D's to get through the tough times,
* DELAY:The craving will eventually go away.
* DEEP BREATH: Take a few calming deep breaths.
* DRINK WATER: It will flush out the chemicals.
* DO SOMETHING ELSE: Finf a new habit.
* DISCUSS: Talk about your throughts and feelings.
Parenting can mean prevention. Those battling chronic disease at your state health department and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention struggle every day with some alarming problems. Every day, 6,00 youth try cigarettes for the first time - and one out of three smokers will die from the addiction. Preteens who report they regularly eat meals, follow a family calendar, and discuss free-time activities with their parents are less likely to smoke. And more likely to live longer, healthier lives.
HELP WITH THE MISSION... CAMPAIGN AGAINST SMOKING, AND PROTECT A FUTURE GENERATION AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF TOBACCO RELATED DISEASE... CDC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WHAT HAVE WE DONE FOR YOU LATELY...
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