WHEREAS, Jack Costello was an employee of Philadelphia Electric Company for 22 years, and coached boxing for 20 years as a way to teach youngsters discipline, respect, and self-confidence—and was always helping to keep kids off the street and out of trouble; and
WHEREAS, Jack Costello received the 1982 City of Brotherly Love Award for his contributions to the community, and is in the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Jack Costello died in 1990; and
WHEREAS, In 1996, Jack Costello’s son, Tim, and his friends and family started the “Jack Costello Boxing Club” in his honor to teach youngsters discipline, respect, and self-confidence through boxing; and
WHEREAS, The Jack Costello Boxing Club is a non-profit organization located in Tacony at 4900 Longshore Avenue, operated completely with volunteers, including six trainers, working with an average of 30 young boxers, with the ten dollar monthly fee waived for those who can’t afford it; and
WHEREAS, The Jack Costello Boxing Club has functioned financially for nearly two decades solely on dues, donations, volunteer services, and the proceeds from an annual fund-raiser; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is grateful for the work of the Jack Costello Boxing Club; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby recognizes, honors, and thanks the
Jack Costello Boxing Club for its contributions to the Community and the City of Philadelphia through its work with youngsters teaching them discipline, respect, and self-confidence
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FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to The Jack Costello Boxing Club, further evidencing the sincere admiration and respect of this legislative body.
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