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Recognizing Shuler's Gym and eleven year old Rasheen Brown for winning the Silver Glove National Championship for two years in a row.

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Status
Adopted
Type
Resolution
Introduced
February 9, 2012
Sponsors
CBCouncilmember BlackwellCurtis Jones, Jr.CKCouncilmember KenneyCGCouncilmember GoodeCGCouncilmember GreenleeMark SquillaKenyatta JohnsonCPCouncil President ClarkeCTCouncilmember TascoCQCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCHCouncilmember HenonCindy BassCOCouncilmember O'BrienCRCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCGCouncilmember GreenBrian J. O'Neill

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WHEREAS

, on Saturday, February 4, 2012, eleven year old Rasheen Brown won the Silver Glove National Championship in Kansas City, Missouri for the 70 pound weight division for the second year in a row; and

WHEREAS

, Rasheen is a Philadelphia public school student at James Rhoades Elementary located at 4901 Parrish Street in West Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS

, Rasheen has been training at Shuler's Gym for the past five years since 2007; and

WHEREAS

, Shuler's Gym was founded in West Philadelphia at 750 North Brooklyn Street in 1994 by owner and head-trainer Percy "Buster" Custus; and

WHEREAS

, James Shuler was one of the most dominant amateur fighters in history and Shuler's Gym has become the epicenter of boxing in the City of Brotherly Love; and

WHEREAS

, Shuler's Gym recently hosted the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Tournament which includes East and Central Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delawre; and

WHEREAS

, Shuler's Gym is the home of International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight champion Steve "USS" Cunningham; the Chambers boys—heavyweight contender "Fast" Eddie Chambers and younger brother, junior-welterweight prospect Steve "Showtime" Chambers; light-heavyweight title challenger Yusaf Mack; former junior middleweight IFB champion Robert “Bam Bam” Hines; former junior middleweight IBF champion Buster Drayton; and numerous upstarts and amateurs; and

WHEREAS

, the impact of giving back to the community is invaluable for the generations of youth that will become our future leaders; now therefore be it

RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Philadelphia Recognizes Shuler's Gym and eleven year old Rasheen Brown for winning the Silver Glove National Championship for two years in a row.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed Copy of this Resolution be presented as a Sincere Expression of City Council's Appreciation and Recognition.

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    ADOPTED

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar

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    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Blackwell that this matter be Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar. The motion carried unanimously.

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