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To recognize the Central Ohio Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
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WHEREAS, the Central Ohio Club (COC) of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Incorporated (NANBPWC, Inc.) was organized on April 8, 1982 and chartered in 1983; and
WHEREAS, the COC was founded by Taletha Davis Jones, Cheryl Foster, Janice Smith and Alona Johnson Edwards; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the COC is to promote and protect the interests of African American business and professional women; to serve as a bridge for young people seeking to enter the business profession; and to improve the quality of life in both the local and global communities; and
WHEREAS, the COC supports the NANBPWC, Inc. goal to provide L.E.T.S. (leadership, entrepreneurship, technology and services), as well as support women and family shelters and provide scholarships to graduating female high school seniors; and
WHEREAS, the COC of NANBPWC, Inc. will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Brio Tuscan Grille Polaris; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby congratulate the Central Ohio Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, and wish the organization continued success in its work on behalf of African Americans business and professional women.