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To honor and congratulate Mary Passaglia on her new position as Development Director of Rocky Mountain Youth Corps in Taos, New Mexico.
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WHEREAS, Since 1995, Mary has served as the Executive Director for the Columbus Literacy and has enhanced the lives of the citizens of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Under Mary's leadership the Columbus Literacy Council grew from a client base of 350 in 1995 to 1200 in 2004 and increased the agency's yearly budget from $250,000 to $705,000; and
WHEREAS, Mary was instrumental in getting the Columbus Literacy Council to partner with Firstlink as they built a headquarters for both organizations at a single location. These two visionary organizations came together under one roof and created a model for a new way of doing business that is strategic and cost effective; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Mary Passaglia on her new position as Development Director of Rocky Mountain Youth Corps in Taos, New Mexico.