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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, November 30, 2017:
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District) led a presentation recognizing and honoring Rhonda Willingham, president and founder of MenzFit, for aiding in the employment of thousands of men across the City, and for hosting the annual Philadelphia City Council "Who Wore It Best" fashion show.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2Br1JWd
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A
B
B
B
Capitalist
cares
about
poor
people,
so
I
want
you
to
know,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
it
is
not
about
who
wore
it
best.
It
is
about
who
needs
it.
The
most
the
day
before
we
did
our
affair,
councilman
Johnson
did
a
workshop
and
hearing
on
gun
violence
prevention
at
that
we
took
a
deeper
dive
in
to
some
of
the
causes
of
gun
violence
and
at
its
core
is
poverty
at
its
core.
Are
people
who
do
not
have
jobs
so
the
day
of
the
fashion
show
afterwards
and
we
call
it
a
hoop
lob.
B
The
next
morning
me
and
Captain,
Jack
Jones,
who
is
my
dog,
do
our
constitutional
walk
in
the
morning
and
I
was
reminded
why
it's
not
about
who
wore
best
but
who
needs
it.
Most
I
ran
into
a
young
man
at
53rd
and
Euclid.
He
was
posted
up
and
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
urban
vernacular,
that
means
he
was
standing
on
the
corner
with
his
colleagues.
B
He
was
there
and
he
said
congressman
Jones
I
said
no,
no,
no,
no,
no
councilman,
and
so
he
pulled
himself
away
from
his
colleagues
pulled
me
to
the
side
and
his
head
was
on
a
swivel,
which
means
he's
constantly
an
alert
of
any
danger.
Police
were
competitors
that
he
has.
You
could
always
tell
one
of
those
boys,
like
mr.
B
You
know
my
head
on
a
swivel
because
I'm
at
7:15
in
the
morning
hanging
out
with
these
guys
notice
that
he
was
poorly
dressed
missing,
a
tooth
pants
hanging
down
and
it
wasn't
that
he
was
dressed
down
because
so
was
I
it
was
that
he
didn't
know
he
was
unaware
of
his
dress
and
how,
in
an
interview
that
is
totally
unacceptable.
So
that's
why
I
support
men's
fit,
because
if
you
don't
know
what
you
don't
know,
you
can't
do
better.
B
If
you
don't
know
not
to
dress
for
the
job
you
have,
but
to
dress
for
the
job
you
want.
You'll
never
get
there.
So
Rhonda
Willingham
has
done
this
for
ten
years
straight.
She
deserves
our
support.
Those
young
men,
those
1,200
or
so
that
she
has
saved
develop,
deserve
our
support
and
it's
not
about
who
wore
it
best.
It
is
about
who
needs
it
most.
B
So
therefore,
recognizing
Andrzej,
honoring,
Rhonda
Willingham,
president
and
founder
of
men's,
fit
for
aiding
in
the
employment
of
thousands
of
men
across
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
hosting
the
annual
City
Council,
who
wore
at
best
fashion,
show,
whereas
men
fit,
is
a
nonprofit
organization
that
strives
to
influence
positive
change
within
community
by
providing
financial
literacy
and
career
development
services
among
along
with
professional
interview
attire.
This
mission
is
to
assist
low
income
men
with
long
term
rewarding
employment
and.
C
Whereas
the
organization
originated
in
Washington
DC
in
2001,
in
June
of
2007
men's
fit,
opened
a
location
in
our
City
of
Brotherly
Love
and
sisterly
effectiveness.
The
Pennsylvania
Commission
on
crime,
delinquency
noticed
men's,
fits
advocacy,
endeavors
and
fun
of
they're
moved
to
Philadelphia,
with
a
$250,000
grant
and.
D
Where,
as
men's
fit
was
founded
by
Rhonda
Willingham,
a
Philadelphia
native
before
starting
the
organization,
Willingham
worked
at
the
Department
of
Labor,
with
the
clinton-gore
administration
serving
as
an
appointee,
Willingham
had
a
focus
on
public
affairs
and
community
outreach.
She
is
a
recipient
of
Philadelphia's
own
WDAS,
FM
radios,
women
of
excellence
award
and
she
was
named
a
local
hero
when
receiving
Bank
of
America's
neighborhood
Excellence
Award
and
whereas
in
Philadelphia
men's
food
has
helped
more
than
60.
100
men
compete
for
jobs,
which
have
created
almost
54
million
dollars
in
taxable
income.
E
F
Fashion
show
that
features
models
from
Philadelphia
City,
Council
men's
FET,
2016
fashion,
show
featured
our
councilmembers
Jones
green
oasc,
Willa
Henan
and
councilman
Johnson.
The
2017
Fashion
Show
will
feed
feature
styles
from
the
women
of
fluffiest
City
Council
and
to
the
2017
winner,
Councilwoman
gem.
G
Whereas
job
hunting
is
extremely
challenging
for
most
people,
however,
it
is
more
demanding
when
a
job
applicant
lacks
confidence
or
is
unable
to
present
what
is
considered
an
acceptable
business
image
for
employment.
Men's
Fit
has
proven
to
be
the
leading
Philadelphia
organization
of
its
kind
by
taking
an
active
and
innovative
role
in
assisting
the
underserved
population,
especially
in
this
increasingly
competitive
job
market.
Now,
therefore,
be
it.
H
Resolved
by
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
that
hereby
recognize
and
honors
Rhonda
Willingham
president
and
founder
of
Men's,
fit
for
aiding
in
the
employment
of
thousands
of
men
across
this
city
and
for
hosting
the
annual
Philadelphia
City
Council,
who
were
at
best
fashion,
show
which
I
did
not
win
further.
Be
resolved.
That,
in
a
gross
copy
of
this
resolution,
be
presented
to
Rhonda,
Willingham
and
men's
fit
as
further
evidence
of
the
sincere
admiration
and
gratitude
of
this
legislative
body.
I
Wow
this
is
exciting
as
many
times
as
I
as
I
have
come
to
the
City
Council
meeting.
I,
never
thought
that
I
would
be
sitting
up
here
in
front
of
you
to
talk
about
something.
That's
very
very
dear
to
my
heart
is
actually
my
ministry,
which
is
benefit
and
I'm,
so
thankful
and
thrilled,
and
grateful
and
I
know
that
I
speak
for
the
rest
of
the
team
and
the
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
for
men's
spirit
when
I
say
thank
you
not
only
to
the
city
council
members
here
that
participated
this
year
last
year.
I
Also
I
want
to
thank
council
president
Darrell
Clark
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor.
He
also
came
to
our
event
and
is
also
a
supporter
of
ours.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
recognized
everyone,
ken
Jana
John
says,
has
been
just
a
wonderful
advocate
for
men's,
fit
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
those
council
members
that
I
have
not
built
an
intimate
relationship
with,
but
I'm
looking
forward
to
doing
that
as
we
move
forward
into
2018,
we've
got
a
lot
of
things
planned
for
next
year
and
you've
heard
from
the
council.
I
Folks,
on
this
stage
about
the
number
of
men
that
we've
suited
the
number
that
we've
helped
the
guys
that
we
work
with
come
from
homeless
shelters,
they
come
from
job
training
programs.
They
come
from
welfare
to
work
program.
Some
of
them
are
veterans,
but
a
large
majority
of
our
clients
are
returning
citizens
and
and
that's
a
population
that
most
people
typically
don't
work
with,
and
it's
been
difficult
for
them
to
get
a
second
chance.
We
talked
about
a
second
chance,
but
in
all
actuality
it's
very
hard
for
them
to
get
employment.
I
So
one
of
the
focuses
of
our
program
for
next
year
is
that
we
will
be
focus
focus
on
the
the
returning
citizens,
so
we're
looking
at
doing
some
things
within
the
Department
of
Corrections,
where
we
will
actually
be
going
into
some
of
the
state
correctional
facilities
and
starting
our
workshop
60
to
90
days
before
gentlemen
are
released
so
that
we
can
give
them.
So
we
really
can
give
them
a
hand
up
and
not
a
handout
as
they
prepare
to
leave
prison.
I
So
we're
excited
about
that
and
I'm
just
thrilled
to
be
here,
I
just
I'm
a
little
girl
from
West
Philly
born
and
raised.
So
when
I
started
men's
feed
back
in
Washington,
one
of
the
first
cities
on
our
expansion.
Tour
was
obviously
my
home
city,
Philadelphia
and
I'm.
So
happy
I'm
thrilled
thanks
again
to
everyone
up
here
for
honoring
men's
fit
and
really
recognizing
the
good
work
that
we
do
so
we
are.
We
all
are
our
brother's
keeper.
So
thank
you
very
much.