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To congratulate the Columbus Section of the National Council of Negro Women on the occasion of its 15th Annual luncheon and to recognize the significant contributions made by the Columbus Section to the city and the community.
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WHEREAS, the mission of the National Council of Negro Women is to advance opportunities and improve the quality of life for African American women and their families and communities; and
WHEREAS, NCNW was founded by Mary McLeod Bethune, a child of slave parents who went on to become a distinguished educator and government consultant, and benefited for several decades from the leadership of its national president, the recently deceased Dorothy Irene Height, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Section of NCNW supports the organization's mission by adopting local schools; providing leadership development sessions to adolescent females; and providing food baskets and clothing to needy families and homeless shelters; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Section will host its 15th annual luncheon on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Boathouse at Confluence Park; and
WHEREAS, this year's luncheon theme, “Forward Together!” with a keynote address by U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty continues the Columbus Section's tradition of outreach to the young leaders who will emerge to carry the community forward in the years and decades to come; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council congratulates the Columbus Section of the National Council of Negro Women on the occasion of its 15th annual luncheon, and recognizes the significant contributions made by the Columbus Section to the city and the community.