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To recognize the leadership and community commitment of Alina Sharafutdinova as a recipient of The Ohio State University’s President’s Prize.
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WHEREAS, The Ohio State University annually selects two graduating seniors as President’s Prize scholars for the boldness of their ideas, their capacity to champion change, and their commitment to the global community; and
WHEREAS, Alina Sharafutdinova was awarded the 2017 President’s Prize in recognition for her work with her Ohio Opioid Action Plan which will combat the opioid epidemic in Franklin County neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Ohio Opioid Action Plan is to empower children to make healthy life choices, reduce the number of fatal overdoses, and increase enrollment in drug rehabilitation programs. It will engage a diverse group of educators, law enforcement, local business partners, and volunteers to build a positive community response to this growing epidemic; and
WHEREAS, Alina plans to create an environment for children to succeed, turn their lives around and believe in themselves and their future; and
WHEREAS, Alina has created one more mechanism in our city to help fight the opiate crisis in the City of Columbus, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: that this council does hereby recognize Alina Sharafutdinova for receiving the President’s Prize from The Ohio State University and for her outstanding work in the community