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To honor the Ingram family for their support of the Columbus community and to recognize the work of the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus.
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WHEREAS, each year The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus honors local community members at its annual Humanitarian of the Year Luncheon for their extraordinary contributions to our community; and
WHEREAS, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus will join more than 600 local corporate and community partners to honor the Ingram family, owners of the White Castle restaurant chain, for their numerous charitable contributions to the Columbus community; and
WHEREAS, the Ingram family has generously provided financial support to a number of vital areas of need including education, literacy, homelessness, autism awareness and research, and home meal delivery; and
WHEREAS, White Castle's third generation of family members, Alice, Bill and Marci Ingram, Maryann and John Kelley and Nancy Sanford have answered the call to "feed the hungry" - whether that hunger is physical, a hunger for a cure, a hunger for knowledge, or a hunger for self-improvement; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus serves more than 1.6 million residents of central Ohio with Disaster Relief, Service to Military Families, Health & Safety Education and other life-saving programs; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby honor the Ingram family for their ongoing support and thank them for their commitment to the Columbus community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we do recognize the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus for their work in helping families to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and other emergencies.