Philadelphia City Council 2019 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 17 Oct 2019

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From YouTube: Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr. Honors Parks and Recreation Employee Jeneen Helms 10 17 2019

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, October 17, 2019:

Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District) honors Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employee Jeneen Helms for her heroic actions during a shooting at Baker Playground.

Read the resolution: http://phlcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jeneenhelmsresolution.pdf

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At this sign, the chair recognizes councilman Jones, who present a resolution recognizing Janine Helms with miss Helms and those accompanying her. Please join the councilman at the podium.

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And joining councilman Jones we have councilman Greenlee Councilwoman Jim Parker, councilman, DOM, Councilwoman, Donna, Reynolds Brown.

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And Councilwoman Kiana Sanchez.

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So if you look at the face of Miss Helms today, she looks a little bit surprised because she had no idea that we were going to honor her. This morning she came to my office and the recreation department staff had her in my office under false pretenses.

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From the chairwoman of Recreation Committee needs to come up with us, so fear is a primal instinct. It goes back to the caveman days, a fight-or-flight.

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You are either going to rise up against whatever fear you have or you're going to run from that fear, and that is a human emotion, but at times you really get the measure of a person at the time, and if anybody tells you they've never been afraid, that's not true. It's not just not true. It's what you do after your fear takes hold of you that defines that person. Further definition comes when you conquer your own fear and then supersede the need to help others over that fear.

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The recreation department, along with miss Helms, demonstrated that a bigger playground on a Saturday after a basketball tournament when one thing led to another words, were exchanged and gun shots ensued. Eight people come here. Councilwoman eight eight people were were shot.

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Thank God, none of them died, none of them died, but what happened with the recreation department, their staff, their training, their their heart kicked in and they went to help others, mothers, fathers and children to make sure everyone was safe, because no one knows what's going on right at that moment, when fear kicks in, you can't really determine where the danger is coming from.

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You can only research, your your soul to find out which direction you're going to go in so we wanted after the dust was settled after the cameras were gone after the bullet wounds, healed, acknowledged the rec department and a reason why I also asked my chairwoman of Recreation to come up. She talked about a long time ago, getting cameras for all of our rec centers and I'm I'm thankful of that, and we are trying to follow that through.

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But we are grateful for the recreation department's commitment to our children, commitment to our spaces where our children play and so therefore we're going to honor them in particular staff. Today.

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Recognizing and honoring Department of Parks and Rec employee I'm sure volunteer maintenance person, caretaker program person driver for all of those wonderful things that Jeanine homes for her heroic actions during the mass shooting at Baker playground on July 13 2019, whereas Jeanine Helms is a native of Philadelphia being born in North Philadelphia raised in West Philadelphia. She is one of six children growing up in a single-parent home, something she attributes to her desire to work hard. Despite many obstacles and circumstances that may come her way in.

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Whereas miss Helms graduated from William Penn, High School, she went on to attend Shippensburg, University and Community College of Philadelphia, where she majored in accounting. Her ultimate career goal is to become an accountant and.

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Whereas currently Helms is a dedicated seasonal, employee of the city of Philadelphia's, Department of Parks and Recreation Helm's has been employed by the department since June of 2015 and works as a pool maintenance attendant and.

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Whereas on July 13 2019 jeanine helms was ending her shift at baker playground in the Overbrook section of philadelphia. When a shootout occurred during a community cookout and basketball tournament, seven people were injured in the shooting and.

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Whereas with great courage and bravery, helms rushed to the aid of children and others at the playground at the time of the shooting, making sure that everyone remained safe until help arrived, Helms, never hesitated about reporting to work. The very next day just hours after the shooting and.

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There were, as this young lady janine Helms, demonstrated what it means to be a true caring, attentive member of her community and her heroic actions on the night of July. 13Th have earned the gratitude and admiration of all Philadelphians. Now, therefore,.

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Resolved by the Council of the City of Philadelphia that a hereby recognizes and honors Department of Parks and Recreation employee Jeanine Helms for heroic actions during the mass shooting at Baker, Prague playground on July, 13, 2019, further resolved and an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Jeanine Helms. As evidence of the sincere admiration and respect of this legislative body. Jeanine, you make us proud, as the city. Congratulations.

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She recognizes miss Helms for remarks.

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But I am thankful to be honored for the work that I do for my city and I hope that if any other situations do occur, even though I don't want them to that, there's always somebody there who can step up and live out for their community.

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