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To recognize and congratulate Amelia Butler for receiving the 2013 Ray Collier Scholarship Award upon the occasion of the 26th Annual Labor's Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WHEREAS, Amelia Butler is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. She is a graduate of Butler High School and Jefferson Community College; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler is married to Clifford Butler. They have three sons, one daughter, sixteen grandsons and two granddaughters; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler became a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) when she began working at the Kroger Company; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler highly valued being a UFCW union member. During her more than 20-year long career, the UFCW provided her with professional advice and a safety net with regard to her employment decisions and opportunities. The UFCW also supported her when she retired; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler is now pursuing further education at the College of the Scriptures where she is studying religious studies with the goal of achieving her bachelor's degree; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler's hard work, aspiration, and dedication to the UFCW make her deserving of the 2013 Ray Collier Scholarship Award; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Amelia Butler for receiving the 2013 Ray Collier Scholarship Award.