Philly Inmates are Building a Special Gift for The Pope

Bliss · Aug 27, 2015

If you live in Philadelphia, the Pope's upcoming visit is in the news non stop. One of the stops the Pope has chosen to make is to visit a local prison here.

As a gift, the prison is a building him a 6 foot high chair.

I watched a report interviewing the inmates working on this chair - It's a huge huge undertaking. No detail is being left unturned, from the knobs to the intricate carvings and designs. These specially chosen inmates are so excited and so proud of their work. Many are humbled and honored...Very moving..

When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia, he is expected to meet with 100 inmates from throughout the Philadelphia Prison System and their families.

Among their thank you gifts, about a dozen inmates in the carpentry division of PhilaCor, the prison's job-skills program, will present the pope with a 6-foot walnut chair they are building from scratch.

Inmate Jermaine Coston, 30, said he barely knew how to use a tape measure when he entered the prison system two years ago.

"I just can't wait to get home and get a job in this field because it feels good to build something and accomplish something," he said. "There's a lot of hardship here but even in this bad situation, I learned to do good by picking up a trade."

Inmate Michael Green who said he was in prison for "bad decisions," noted that it's not often inmates get to represent their city to a visiting dignitary.

"I hope he sits in it and I hope he knows we put a lot of work in it," 45 year-old Michael Green said. "And I hope he knows we did it as a team and and we did it on behalf of the city of Philadelphia."

Source: Philly.com
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FG · Aug 27, 2015

Bliss said: ↑

If you live in Philadelphia, the Pope's upcoming visit is in the news non stop. One of the stops the Pope has chosen to make is to visit a local prison here.

As a gift, the prison is a building him a 6 foot high chair.

I watched a report interviewing the inmates working on this chair - It's a huge huge undertaking. No detail is being left unturned, from the knobs to the intricate carvings and designs. These specially chosen inmates are so excited and so proud of their work. Many are humbled and honored...Very moving..

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Awesome find!

Bliss · Sep 27, 2015

He's sitting in it as guest of honor at the Festival of Families right now. Lovely gesture.

Cherok33 · Sep 27, 2015

Great story! What an honor!

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