PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6, 2015 — The friendly but impassioned campaign to name a basketball court in the memory of fallen Philadelphia police officer Robert Wilson III will get a special boost Saturday when state Sen. Anthony H. Williams and Tyrone “Cakes”...
Family Fun Day will set stage at Christy Recreation Center PHILADELPHIA, July 29, 2015 — Once again, children and residents of state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ 8th Senatorial District will have the opportunity to learn about peaceful alternatives to violence and...
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13, 2014 — “Summer of Peace,” state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual program to teach children about alternatives to violence, will bring its message to Cobbs Creek Parkway on Saturday, Aug. 16. The office of Sen. Williams, in cooperation with...
PHILADELPHIA, July 17, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual “Summer of Peace” program, which is designed to teach children about alternatives to violence, will be at the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon on Saturday. The office of Sen. Williams will co-host the day...
PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams will be joined by Anton Moore, local public officials and youth members of the Juvenile Justice Services Center and St. Gabriel’s Hall at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, for the dedication of the Smith...
PHILADELPHIA, June 19, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ campaign to reduce crime and educate children about alternatives to violence will debut at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 21, with a block party at 55th Street and Chester Avenue in Philadelphia. “Summer of...
PHILADELPHIA, June 5, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ campaign to reduce crime and educate children about alternatives to violence returns later this month when “Summer of Peace 2014” opens with a block party at 55th Street and Chester Avenue in...
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2013 – After engaging more than 500 children during his third annual “Summer of Peace” event throughout the 8th Senate District in the past few months, Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams closed the successful season by leading a back-to-school drive...
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9, 2013 – With the final brackets set, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams will welcome hundreds of young people and their supporters from across his district to the Cobbs Creek Recreation Center tomorrow, Aug. 10, for a final set of basketball games...
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2013 – Sen. Anthony Williams’ “Neighbor to Neighborhoods: Summer of Peace” event moves into Yeadon tomorrow, July 20, at the Nile Swim Club. The event, part of the senator’s violence reduction initiative, will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and...
PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ work to get more money for the state’s gun violence task force has earned appreciation from area law enforcement leaders seeking to create safer streets. “Thank you for ensuring that the Gun Violence...
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams opened the “2013 Summer of Peace” on Saturday with an annual family fun day and the introduction of a summer-long basketball tournament for students. Williams kicked off this component of his ongoing...
YEADON, August 14, 2012 — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams will draw his second annual Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Summer of Peace initiative to a close on Saturday, Aug. 25, with a free pool party. The Nile Swim Club, located at 513 S. Union Ave. in Yeadon, will host...
PHILADELPHIA, July 24, 2012 — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams will launch his second annual Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Summer of Peace initiative with a series of family-friendly events, starting this weekend. The first activity comes with the senator co-hosting the...
PHILADELPHIA, June 6, 2012 — In his ongoing efforts to promote safety and peace, state Sen. Anthony H. Williams will kick off this year’s Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Summer of Peace initiative by co-hosting a gun buyback. The gun buyback, co-hosted by Uplift...
Philadelphia, Aug. 22, 2011 — As summer unofficially draws to an end Labor Day weekend, state Sen. Anthony H. Williams invites the community out for one last peaceful, family-friendly gathering of the Neighborhood to Neighborhood (N2N) 2011 Summer of Peace with a...
