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To honor and congratulate this year's class of From Girls to Pearls Princesses on the occasion of the 5th annual Culminating Ball.
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WHEREAS, since its founding in 1920, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has devoted countless hours of voluntary service to educating the public, assisting youth, providing scholarships, supporting organized charities, and promoting legislation for social and civic change; and
WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta has chartered hundreds of chapters and initiated thousands of women around the world, continuing to thrive and flourish while adapting to the ever-changing needs of a new century; and
WHEREAS, the Gamma Zeta Zeta Chapter of Columbus, founded in the late 1940s, is a graduate chapter with a diverse membership of professional women committed to serving the Columbus metropolitan community; and
WHEREAS, chapter members take very seriously their obligation to mentor, encourage, and support the young women of our community, preparing them for a future of service and leadership; and
WHEREAS, the From Girls to Pearls service program helps prepare female adolescents of color for the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and cultural passage from childhood to adolescence; and
WHEREAS, this year's From Girls to Pearls Culminating Ball will be held on May 6th, 2012, and will honor the achievements of this year's class of Princesses, all of whom are distinguished young women who are certain to contribute to their communities in many ways in the coming years; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we honor and congratulate this year's class of From Girls to Pearls Princesses on the occasion of the 5th annual Culminating Ball.