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To recognize Ms. Haleema Shafeek as the recipient of the City of Columbus' 2015 Frederick J. Yates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
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WHEREAS, Ms. Haleema Shafeek founded Green Office Furniture Solutions, LLC in April 2008 as a commercial design firm offering products and services with a focus on environmental sustainability, and continues to serve as the owner-designer of Green Office Furniture Solutions; and
WHEREAS, Green Office Furniture Solutions has grown to hold over 100 contracts in the past seven years, totaling more than $3,500,000; and
WHEREAS, Green Office Furniture Solutions and Ms. Shafeek have solidified their position as a premier source for commercial furniture, office supplies, medical furniture and supplies, interior design, space planning, project management, delivery and installation in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Shafeek has not only established herself as a canny business owner in the area of green manufacturing, but as a pre-eminent figure in the veterans small business community being a disable veteran of Operation Desert Storm, having been invited to the White House and serving as an advisor to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Shafeek has been honored far and wide by various groups and organizations for her work, culminating in being the recipient of the 2015 Frederick J. Yates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship from the City of Columbus' Equal Business Opportunity Office, and will receive full tuition to the Tuck Executive Education Program for minority business enterprises at Dartmouth College; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize, celebrate and applaud Ms. Haleema Shafeek for her contributions to the Columbus community as the recipient of the 2015 Frederick J. Yates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, and expresses its gratitude for her commitment to our city and country.