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To honor and recognize Gregory J. Behnke for receiving the 2004 George Meany Award.
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Whereas Gregory Behnke has been a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1059 since 1973, currently serving the Union as Secretary-Treasurer, and
Whereas Gregory Behnke has taken a leadership position in the labor community's charitable activities, and
Whereas Gregory Behnke has served as state chair of the Ohio AFL-CIO United Way Labor Liaisons, helped to lead the AFL-CIO's One New Toy Program for 17 years and coordinated the 2000 and 2001 United Labor Weekend Cruise-In, and
Whereas Gregory Behnke served as the United Way of Central Ohio's labor co-chair in 1998 where he helped to raise $42.7 million, and
Whereas Gregory Behnke has worked to fight hunger in Central Ohio as the labor co-chair of Operation Feed in 2003, and
Whereas Gregory Behnke has served on the United Cerebral Palsy Executive Board since 1997, currently serving as vice president of the board,
Therefore be it resolved by the Council of the City of Columbus that Gregory J. Behnke is to be applauded for his tireless leadership in support of the health, welfare and recreational services that benefit so many in Columbus, Ohio.