HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-028 CCRits adoption: Member Kay Lasman introduced the following resolution and moved
RESOLUTION NO. gn-,_gR
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ASHLEE KEPHART AS A DISTINGUISHED
FINALIST IN THE 2005 PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS
WHEREAS, Ashlee Kephart, an eighth-grader at North View Junior High School, has
been named one. of the top youth volunteers in Minnesota for 2005 in the tenth annual Prudential
Spirit of Community Awards; and
WHEREAS, Ashlee Kephart has spent the past five years making and distributing
"Caring Bags" filled with hygiene items, socks, scarves, snacks, and stuffed animals, for homeless
people; and
WHEREAS, Ashlee Kephart exemplifies the value of volunteer community service,
and is a role model to other youth as well as adults in our community; and
WHEREAS, recognizing these young volunteers and encouraging others to follow
their example is the aim of this nationwide program conducted by Prudential Financial and the
National Association of Secondary School Principals and to reach into every community, in all 50
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to identify and honor these unsung heroes locally,
state-by-state, and then nationally in the hopes that their recognition will serve to stimulate others to
volunteer service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center that Ashlee Kephart, our Prudential Spirit of Community Award honoree, be and
hereby is commended for her outstanding volunteer contribution to others and our community.
Februarv 14, 2005
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Mary O'Connor;
and the following voted against the same: None;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.