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To Recognize and Congratulate Ashley Elizabeth Marie Harrington for Receiving the Donald K. Day Scholarship upon the Occasion of the 30th Annual Labor Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WHEREAS, Ashley Harrington graduated from Columbus School for Girls in June of 2014, and began studying Marine Biology at the Ohio University; and
WHEREAS, during her time at Columbus School for Girls, in addition to upholding high levels of academic achievement, she participated in athletics, the Beauty of African American Culture and Latin Clubs; and
WHEREAS, growing up in a union household, she demonstrated commitment to the fighting for workers’ rights, volunteering for numerous campaigns, knocking on doors to distribute literature and signing African American voters up for “Souls to the Polls” after church on Sundays; and
WHEREAS, Ashley’s goal is to graduate from the Ohio University with a specialty in marine animals and share her passion and interest for learning with younger generations after graduation; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Harrington exemplifies commitments to charity, service, and labor rights, showing her to be a worthy recipient of the Donald K. Day Scholarship; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Ashley Elizabeth Marie Harrington, the 2017 Donald K. Day Scholarship recipient, on this 14th day of January 2017.