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The Phoenixville Area Police Athletic League (PAL)
The Phoenixville Area Police Athletic League (PAL) celebrated its 10-year anniversary of sponsoring activities for young people during a banquet Sunday afternoon at the Phoenixville Country Club.
More than 100 people attended the celebration with numerous awards in the form of plaques were being handed out. People were recognized for their hard work and volunteer efforts to assist the program.
Boxing and wrestling are two particular sports that have received a lot of publicity in The Phoenix during the last 10 years.
James Deoria Jr. , a Schuylkill Township police officer as well as a former professional boxer, is PAL’s executive director. Jim Lombardi is the organization’s president. Local boxer Max Stine was the first recipent of the James L. Deoria Sr. Spirit Award, in memory of Jimmy’s late father, who was a strong proponent of the boxing game. Mr. Deoria’s wife, Donna, was on hand to present Stine with his award.
Mr. Deoria started training young Jimmy in boxing at age 12 and brought him up through the ranks, including the Golden Gloves program. Mr. Deoria drove his son to Philadelphia to train at the Front Street Gym under John Mulvenna for a number of years to nurture his son’s boxing career.
PAL also provides a Babysitting Club and Golf Clinics. Toni Stuetz was honored for babysitting, Steve LaPort and Brian Martz for wrestling and Bobby Boher and Joy Thompson for golf.
Financial and service support have come from Devlin-Rosmos-Kepp, Michael Weinstein, John Lazarich Foundation, Phoenixville Civic Center and Phoenixville Community Health Foundation. The Civic Center is the home base for the Phoenixville Area Recreation Department (PARD) and the boxers, both amateur and professional, train in the basement of the building.
Willis “Skeebe” Foreman is another longtime trainer of the boxers, and Carlos Mendez, Mike Niemeyer and Dave Molina have joined the group to help with increasing numbers and a heavier work load. Mendez’s daughter, Sharlene, is a a standout PAL boxer. She received the Dedication Award since she travels from Reading each day to participate in the Phoenixville program.
The PAL program continues to do excellent work in keeping kids off the streets and out of trouble. Instead, they are involved in sports and other positive activities that can help them become better people.
More than 100 people attended the celebration with numerous awards in the form of plaques were being handed out. People were recognized for their hard work and volunteer efforts to assist the program.
Boxing and wrestling are two particular sports that have received a lot of publicity in The Phoenix during the last 10 years.
James Deoria Jr. , a Schuylkill Township police officer as well as a former professional boxer, is PAL’s executive director. Jim Lombardi is the organization’s president. Local boxer Max Stine was the first recipent of the James L. Deoria Sr. Spirit Award, in memory of Jimmy’s late father, who was a strong proponent of the boxing game. Mr. Deoria’s wife, Donna, was on hand to present Stine with his award.
Mr. Deoria started training young Jimmy in boxing at age 12 and brought him up through the ranks, including the Golden Gloves program. Mr. Deoria drove his son to Philadelphia to train at the Front Street Gym under John Mulvenna for a number of years to nurture his son’s boxing career.
PAL also provides a Babysitting Club and Golf Clinics. Toni Stuetz was honored for babysitting, Steve LaPort and Brian Martz for wrestling and Bobby Boher and Joy Thompson for golf.
Financial and service support have come from Devlin-Rosmos-Kepp, Michael Weinstein, John Lazarich Foundation, Phoenixville Civic Center and Phoenixville Community Health Foundation. The Civic Center is the home base for the Phoenixville Area Recreation Department (PARD) and the boxers, both amateur and professional, train in the basement of the building.
Willis “Skeebe” Foreman is another longtime trainer of the boxers, and Carlos Mendez, Mike Niemeyer and Dave Molina have joined the group to help with increasing numbers and a heavier work load. Mendez’s daughter, Sharlene, is a a standout PAL boxer. She received the Dedication Award since she travels from Reading each day to participate in the Phoenixville program.
The PAL program continues to do excellent work in keeping kids off the streets and out of trouble. Instead, they are involved in sports and other positive activities that can help them become better people.
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