The PVMSEC Employment & Training Program's staff would like congratulate the graduates of the Computer Applications Class of May 2009 for an excellent job getting through a tough five weeks.

We are proud of the following veterans for a job well done:

The 4^th Annual Philadelphia Doo Wop Festival will be held on Saturday, August 8^th, 2009 and is once again part of the Penn’s Landing Summer Concert Series. Last year we had a great show and a wonderful turnout. So please save the date and tell all of your friends and Family. All proceeds benefit PVMSEC and their direct assistance to Veterans in need.

The "Headliner" at this year's Philadelphia Doo Wop Festival will be The Duprees. The Duprees are known the world over for their romantic interpretations of some of the most beautiful love songs ever written. They have made a career out of giving new life to old hits. If you take some of the most beautiful songs and arrangements of the 1940's and put them together with the Duprees sound, you come up with something that has withstood the test of time. Starting out in the early sixties in Jersey City, New Jersey the group was discovered by George Paxton, president of Coed Records and former big band leader from the 1940's. He was impressed with The Duprees smooth vocal quality, and had them record Jo Staffords 1950's ballad "You Belong To Me" with big band arrangements. It was an instant national hit and the groups first million seller. The unmistakable sound was born and the hits kept rolling. Today the group consists of Tommy Petillo, Phil Granito, Jimmy Spinelli, and Tony Testa.

Please visit www.phillydoowopfestival.org for future updates and further information.

Police and firefighters who lost their lives in the Vietnam War will be honored during Memorial Day observances Monday, May 25 at noon at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Front and Spruce streets at Penn's Landing.

Keynote speaker will be retired Army Col. Joseph T. Cox, the headmaster of the Haverford School and Vietnam Veteran. Col. Cox is a former English and composition professor of the U.S. Military Academy of West Point, NY.

"There is a proud tradition among our police and firefighters of serving our country, a tradition that continues today," noted Terry A. Williamson, president of the Memorial Fund Board of Directors. "The recent fatalities among the Police Department only served to highlight the sacrifice of these brave men and women, who risk their lives to preserve the public safety."

In concert with Memorial Day on May 25, the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Board is launching a grass roots fund-raising effort that will "permit every patriotic and concerned citizen a chance to show they care" about the continuing desecration of the Memorial at Penn's Landing.

The Board also announced that it will be honoring the four Philadelphia police officers and firefighters who lost their lives in Vietnam during ceremonies at noon at the Memorial at Front and Spruce Streets. The keynote speaker will be Joseph T. Cox, headmaster of the Haverford School and a retired Army colonel who served in Vietnam.

The Memorial, dedicated in 1987, was built largely with individual donations from veterans and others and "we hope the same sort of spirit will permit every patriotic and concerned citizen a chance to show they care," said Terry A. Williamson, president of the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which oversees the Memorial in cooperation with the Fairmount Park.

T-shirts are being sold to benefit the Philadelphia Fallen Police Officers Survivor's Fund.

On the front is:
In Memoriam – a police badge, a motorcycle and Police car.

On the back is:
The names and badge numbers of Philadelphia’s fallen Officers, the skyline of Philadelphia and the American flag, all in graphite.

Price: $15.00

Sizes are: Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large and XXX-Large

If you are interested, please call Carol Kowalko at 215-923-2600, Ext. 16

Please make check out to:
The Philadelphia FOP Police Survivors’ Fund

American Corporate Partners is a nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping veterans transition from the armed services to private enterprise through career counseling and mentoring with professionals from some of America’s finest corporations.

They are recruiting veterans, former enlisted members and officers to current reservists and National Guard members who have served on active duty since 2001. Their main focus is on OEF/OIF veterans especially those who have been seriously wounded.

Click Here to Open the Application Page

Or visit their website @ www.acp-usa.org

DISCLAIMER: These links and any information are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the PVMSEC of any of the services or opinions of any individual. The PVMSEC bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

RALLY for Iraqi & Afghanistan War Veteran JUDGE PAT DUGAN

On MONDAY, APRIL 13TH at the "VBA" club - 2733 E. Clearfield St (Richmond & Clearfield in Port Richmond) from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Judge Pat Dugan - is in a fight and he needs your help. He is a sitting Municipal Court Judge ... and he is one tough - yet fair judge - (he is the Judge who called the cop killer an Urban Domestic Terrorist) ... he has presided over 10,000 cases ... There are 4 slots for Municipal Judge and there are 18 candidates .... it will be a low turnout ... This veteran paratrooper -- he was an infantryman in the 1980's and re-upped post 9/11 ... and went to Iraq as a 43 year old .... Bronze Star ...

DISCLAIMER: These links and any information are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the PVMSEC of any of the services or opinions of any individual. The PVMSEC bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

The Committee to Elect Adam Beloff is dedicated to supporting Adam's effort to become elected as a Philadelphia Judge.

Adam believes in fairness and equality. He's more than a candidate, he's someone who the people of Philadelphia can trust and count on.

To see what Philadelphia has to say about Adam, click here.