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To Honor and Recognize Justin Boggs for being the recipient of the 2005 Jefferson Award.
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WHEREAS, Justin Boggs, age 17, demonstrates a passion for community service and should be recognized for his extraordinary commitment, and;
WHEREAS, Justin has been engaged in numerous civic activities, and has touched his community in ways too numerous to count, and;
Whereas, Justin was one of the founders of the Ogden Avenue Blockwatch and still helps to maintain the organization including publishing meeting notices and fliers, and;
WHEREAS, Justin is the writer, editor, and publisher of the neighborhood newsletter, he assists with the annual neighborhood Spring Cleanup, he volunteers at the annual Hilltop National Night Out celebration, he is a graduate of Mayor Coleman's Neighborhood Safety Academy, he regularly attends community meetings where he is often the youngest participant, and;
WHEREAS, Justin volunteered at the historic annual Hilltop Bean Dinner hosted by the Hilltop Business Association where he served food and played the violin, has been a volunteer for COSI Columbus for four years with almost nineteen hundred hours of service and has built an astronomy exhibit and worked on the COSI levy campaign, and;
WHEREAS, Justin volunteered to work on Mayor Coleman's campaign, and has also volunteered at the Hilltop Library. This special young man also shows his patriotism by playing the National Anthem at a Columbus Clippers baseball game each year, and;
WHEREAS, Justin Boggs is setting an example for young people in his community, around the city and across the country.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we honor and recognize Justin Boggs for being the recipient of the 2005 Jefferson Award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be presented to Justin Boggs as a token of our esteem