(Hi Mark. - promoted by Bob)
Hello,
My name is Mark Ciommo and I am running for the open Allston-Brighton District 9 seat on the Boston City Council. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and to also ask for your support in this upcoming election.
I was born into a working class family and raised by my single mother in Allston-Brighton. I know a good community can make a difference in the lives of its citizens because Allston-Brighton made a difference in my life. Growing up without a father, I looked to coaches, teachers, and community activists for inspiration and guidance.
With hard work and determination I became the first person in my family to earn a college degree, graduating with a B.S. from Suffolk University. I worked my way through High School and College as a custodian at the Franciscan Children?s Hospital, a food deliverer at St. Elizabeth?s Hospital, and also by delivering flowers for Minihane?s Florist.
For more than two decades I have tried to make a difference in the lives of the people of my community. I have served youth in Boston as a youth out-reach worker, a teacher for at-risk youth, and as a coach for youth sports. As the Executive Director of the Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center, a position I have held for over 14 years, I provide services for seniors in my community. As a founding member of the Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition, I helped develop the Leadership in Neighborhood Communication and Services Program (LINCS) to educate immigrants and new residents about services and programs in our community. I served as an appointed representative on the Public Safety Advisory Committee for Community Policing and am a founding Steering Committee member of the Thomas M. Gardner Extended Services School.
I am proud to say that I am endorsed by Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, Dale Mitchell of the LGBT Aging Project, as well as 2002 candidates for Allston-Brighton District City Council Dan McLaughlin and Arturo Vasquez.
I am also endorsed by several labor unions including:
Painters and Allied Trades District Council # 35
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local # 1445
Operating Engineers Local # 4
Boston School Custodians Local # 1952
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local # 2222
Boston Carmen?s Union Local # 589
Carpenters Local # 40
and AFSCME Corrections Officers Local # 419
I want to thank the administrators and members of BlueMassGroup for maintaining such a vibrant forum for progressive ideas. I hope you will share with me what you think are the most important issues to Allston-Brighton and Boston at-large.
For more about me or to get involved in my campaign, please check out my website: [http://www.CiommoFor...]
Thank You,
Mark |
