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To Recognize and Honor the Rickenbacker Woods Foundation and Celebrate the 2024 Memorial Day Event in Recognition of Homeless Veterans
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WHEREAS the Rickenbacker Woods Foundation (RWF) helps preserve Columbus history and foster the spirit of innovation and progress embodied by Eddie Rickenbacker and Granville T. Woods while providing dynamic, hands-on learning and workforce development opportunities to students; and
WHEREAS, on May 25th, 2024, RWF will host a Memorial Day Event at 1330 E Livingston Ave from 1-4pm, providing a unique opportunity to bring the community together and honor our veterans; and
WHEREAS, the event was diligently planned by RWF’s high school intern team, who designed and coordinated the event as part of their experiential learning program; and
WHEREAS, the event will have food from B&K Smokehouse, a local veteran-owned business, and feature a donation drive to support homeless veterans; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is strongly aligned with this event’s mission of honoring those who served our country and raising awareness of the struggles they face after returning, especially in regards to housing, thanks RWF and the high school intern team for putting together such an important and high quality event, and encourages all residents to stop by on May 25th; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council recognizes and honors the Rickenbacker Woods Foundation and celebrates the 2024 Memorial Day event in recognition of homeless veterans.