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To Recognize and Congratulate Lisa Zimmerman for Receiving the 2017 Jefferson Award.
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WHEREAS, The Annual Jefferson Awards are presented by WBNS-10TV, Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Services, and Lifeline of Ohio to recognize individuals who do extraordinary things in their community without expecting anything in return; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Zimmerman is the founder and director of Hospets, helping seniors and the disabled care for their pets; and
WHEREAS, Hospets is an innovative program that helps senior citizens and those with physical and mental challenges care for their pets, and provides assistance to help keep these individuals and their pets together as long as possible, including transporting pets to veterinary and grooming appointments, providing pet food and pet medications if the owners are financially unable, providing emergency respite care for the pet if the pet owner has to be hospitalized; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Zimmerman has devoted over 19 years helping dogs and cats, and during that time, Columbus pets, seniors and the disabled have benefited from her selflessness; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Zimmerman exemplifies commitment to improve life in her community, showing her to be a worthy recipient of the 2017 Jefferson Award; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Lisa Zimmerman, the 2017 Jefferson Award recipient, on this 6th day of April 2017.