Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International held its awards reception and jazz concert at PECO on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. The Philadelphia group was established in 1942 and is the second oldest club in the international organization. This nonprofit provides volunteer service to children and youth throughout the Delaware Valley. The club has had programs supporting healthy lifestyles and proper treatment of hypertension, vitiligo and sickle cell. It has sponsored health fairs, career fairs and business seminars and participated in the “adopt a school program”.
Out & About: Philly Frontiers honors jazz radio host legend Bob Perkins
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President of the Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International (PCFI) Chet Riddick, standing center, is joined by PCFI members and PCFI service award recipients including senior pastor of Triumph Baptist Church of Philadelphia Rev. Dr. James S. Hall, Jr., seated third from left, Philadelphia radio jazz host legend Bob Perkins, seated center, and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Director of Community Development for PARX Casino Ronald W. Davis, seated second from right, during the Philadelphia Club of Frontiers Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert held at PECO on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. —PHOTOS: MARISSA WEEKES MASON/TRIBUNE
Philadelphia jazz radio host legend and Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International award recipient Bob Perkins speaks during the organization’s Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert.
From left, Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International (PCFI) member Ray Fullman, joins PCFI service award recipient and Philadelphia jazz radio host legend Bob Perkins, second from left, Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International president Chet Riddick, center, and PCFI member and event chairman Dr. Norman C. Clark Sr. during the organization’s Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert.
Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International (PCFI) service award recipient and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Director of Community Development for Parx Casino Ronald W. Davis stands inside PECO after receiving his award during the PCFI Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert held Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Davis, a lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and a trustee of Mother Bethel AME Church, is a former professional athlete for the National Football League and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1972.
President of the Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International Chet Riddick, left, is joined by service award recipient and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Director of Community Development for PARX Casino Ronald W. Davis, second from left, PCFI member Brandon Washington and PCFI member and event chairman Dr. Norman C. Clark, Sr. during the organization’s Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert held at PECO on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.
Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International President Chet Riddick, right, is joined by service award recipient and senior pastor of Triumph Baptist Church of Philadelphia Rev. Dr. James S. Hall, Jr. center, and PCFI member and Charles Crumbley Sr. service awards reception and jazz concert event chairman Dr. Norman C. Clark Sr., left, during the organization’s awards reception.
A jazz band performs during the Philadelphia Club of Frontiers International’s event at PECO. -PHOTO: MARISSA WEEKES MASON/TRIBUNE
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Hello, Mr Bob Perkins! Good to see you are still with us. We grew up together in S. Philadelphia and seeing you is a pleasant surprise. Your South Philly Friend, D. Jordan.
This is my second comment, a hello to my dear, old friend Bob Perkins. Good to see that you are alive and well, Bob. We grew up together in south Philadelphia. My name is D. Jordan. Why my first comment was not posted is beyond comprehension.
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