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To recognize and congratulate Rachel Muha for receiving the 2011 Jefferson Award and the 2011 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities.
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WHEREAS, Rachel Muha established the Brian Muha Foundation and the Run the Race Club in honor of her 18-year-old son who was murdered while in college in 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Brian Muha Foundation and the Run the Race Club are designed to help west side inner city children have a brighter future by promoting the personal and educational achievements of children in the area; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Muha has developed many programs through the Brian Muha Foundation including kindergarten preparation for pre-schoolers, school supply distribution, a food pantry, and various scholarship programs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Muha conducts classes for children at local recreation centers, exposing them to sports, music, and the arts; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Muha received the 2011 Jefferson Award for Columbus; the award is presented annually by WBNS 10TV and the Nationwide On Your Side Volunteer Network to recognize local individuals for doing extraordinary things in their communities without expecting a reward; and
WHEREAS, the national Jefferson Awards were created in 1972 by the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Senator Robert Taft, Jr., of Ohio to highlight the works of unsung heroes; and
WHEREAS, on June 28th, Ms. Muha was awarded the 2011 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities in Washington D.C.; the award is presented to only five people selected from among more than 50 local Jefferson Award winners from cities all across the country; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Rachel Muha for receiving the 2011 Jefferson Award and the 2011 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Public Se...
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