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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 2, 2019:
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District) led a presentation honoring Jim Marino on the occasion of his retirement after decades of dedicated service to the Department of Parks and Recreation and as Director of the Broad Street Run.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2vwC6SP
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The
soda
citation
goes
recognizing
and
honoring
Jim
Marino
on
the
occasion
of
his
retirement
after
decades
of
dedicated
service
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Rec,
and
as
the
director
of
the
Broad
Street
run
where's.
Mr.
Marino
affectionately,
known
as
Jim,
is
a
longtime
residents
of
the
Roxboro
neighborhood
of
Philadelphia
in
the
fourth
council
manic
district,
where
he
resides
with
his
wife
Jerry
and
his
two
children,
Alison
and
Christopher,
and.
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Since
then,
he
has
served
in
various
roles
on
countless
projects
for
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
and
recreation
centers
across
the
city,
including
serving
as
assistant
recreation,
leader
at
Scanlon,
recreation,
center
recreation,
aide
at
the
Venice
island,
playground
and
recreation
leader
at
Omni,
Recreation
Center,
and
helped
me
out
cat
to
Ola
recreation
center,
whereas
in
1997
Marino
became
the
director
a
full
office,
Broad
Street
run
under
this
man's
stewardship.
The
race
has
grown
from
5600
runners
in
1998.
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Listen
to
these
figures,
5600
runners
in
1998
to
40,000
runners
at
2018
I
wish
I
was
one
of
them.
I
can't
lie
becoming
the
nation's
largest
and
my
race,
and
whereas
Marino's
elevation
of
the
Broad
Street
Run
did
not
go
unnoticed
in
2005,
he
was
named
assistant
parade
director
for
full
of
his
legendary
mummer's
parade.
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My
daughter,
Alison.
It
was
unable
to
be
with
us
today,
she's
studying
abroad
in
Rome
she's,
a
junior
at
Penn
State
living
the
life,
so
I
I
want
to
make
sure
I
recognize
her.
The
three
of
them
have
sacrificed
so
much
over
the
years
with
me
doing
all
these
various
things
that
you've
just
heard
about-
and
you
know
without
their
support
over
the
years.
None
of
that
would
have
been
possible,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
publicly
acknowledge
them
for
be
being
so.
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Supportive
I
also
want
to
thank
councilman,
Jones
and
Josh
Cohen
and
the
rest
of
their
staff
Charlie
to
Davis,
who
was
a
wonderful
friend
of
mine
who
worked
on
the
marathon
four
years
with
me,
along
with
all
the
City
Council
for
honoring
me
today,
with
this
award.
It's
it's
so
nice
to
get
recognition
for
being
a
public
servant.
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Many
times
they're
overlooked,
we
have
public
servants
throughout
this
city
that
I've
worked
with
over
the
40
years,
plus
that
do
a
great
job
day
in
and
day
out
that
go
unnoticed,
but
without
them
none
of
this
happens.
I
am
so
pleased
that
of
the
the
accomplishments
that
we've
achieved
as
a
group
in
the
Parks
and
Rec
Department
over
the
years,
not
only
in
our
neighborhood
communities,
but
also
what
we've
done
on
a
large
scale.
It's
unheard
of
for
a
large
scale.
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Events
such
as
the
Broad
Street
running
to
happen
in
most
cities
sponsored
by
a
city,
and
we
do
this-
it's
it's
sponsored
by
the
city
because
we
own
it.
The
broad
3-run
is
owned
by
the
Parks
and
Rec
Department,
but
it's
not
technically
sponsored
by
the
city,
independence,
Blue
Cross
as
a
sponsor
and
there's
other
sponsors,
but
the
money
to
generate
it
through
the
volunteer
efforts
and
the
groups
that
are
participating
and
the
American
Cancer
Society,
who
is
the
beneficiary
of
the
Broad
Street
run.
We
were
lucky
enough.
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Over
my
years
of
being
in
charge,
we've
raised
over
six
million
dollars
for
the
emergency
in
society
and
and
having
that
and
having
that
go
full
circle.
As
you
heard,
I
am
a
cancer
survivor,
so
the
research
dollars
somewhere
all
on
the
line,
helps
save
my
life.
I
am
a
pancreatic
cancer,
survivor,
yeah,
yeah,
think
about
that
and
and
Councilman
oh
and
I
got
the
speak
at
their
at
their
purple
strides
race
a
couple
years
ago
on
on
behalf
of
the
pancreatic
cancer
program.
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But
you
know,
as
you
hear
lately
in
the
news,
would
Alex
Trebek
having
stage
four
I
was
lucky:
I
was
diagnosed
early,
I
was
stage
one.
You
never
hear
that
about
pancreatic
cancer,
so
my
promise
to
the
doctors
was
that
I
would
tell
my
story
and
and
I
do
tell
my
story.
If
you're
getting
a
cat-scan
get
checked,
tell
them
to
take
a
look
at
your
pancreas,
because
it's
not
something
that
they
pre
screen
for.
That's
why
it
develops
into
stage
four
there's
no
symptoms.
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I
had
to
my
sister
for
three
years,
and
it
was
never
a
symptom
until
it
finally
went
malignant
and
then
they
went
and
got
it
stage,
one
very
lucky,
very
lucky
very
lucky
so
spread
the
word.
Tell
your
people
to
get
checked.
It's
important!
It's
important
of
what
the
city
employees
do
day
in
and
day
out.
Thank
them
at
your
local
rec
centers.
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All
the
people
that
work
at
these
rec
centers
work
extremely
hard
to
provide
activities
for
all
members
of
the
community,
young
and
old,
and
it's
been
a
proud
part
of
my
life
to
be
able
to
be
a
public
servant
and
I.
Take
it
as
a
privilege
that
I
know
each
and
every
one
of
the
council
people
do
also,
and
for
that
I
am
extremely
grateful.
I've
been
lucky
enough,
as
you
mentioned,
about
the
different
mayor's
being
at
the
race.
I've
been
lucky
enough.
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Him
and
I
are
working
closely
right
now
to
help
improve
the
Belmont
plateau
cross-country
courses
I'm
going
to
continue
to
stay
involved
in
that,
even
though
I'm
retired,
but
that
is
a
one
of
our
diamonds
in
the
rough
just
like
yesterday,
you
heard
about
the
Schuylkill
River
Belmont
plateau
is
the
same
type
of
situation,
and
we
want
all
your
support
for
that.
So
thank
you
once
again,
I
appreciate
everybody
honoring
me
today
and
the
council
people
for
being
involved
Josh.
It's
always
a
pleasure
working
with
you
in
Roxbury
and
thank
you
very
much.
Everyone.