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Recognizing Director Beth Stewart-Magee for 25 Years of Service
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WHEREAS, the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC) is a community-based social services agency that brings people together to help individuals and families build upon their strengths, and for over 50 years, CRC has been making a substantial impact in the lives of the community; and
WHEREAS, the CRC is nothing without the people who devote their time to making a difference, by promoting self-sufficiency while respecting individual worth, rights, and dignity, which creates a greater quality of life for everyone throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, for over 25 years Beth Stewart-Magee dedicated her life towards service for the CRC; from 1998-2005 she ran Kids Club providing after school and summer programming to hundreds of children; and
WHEREAS, in 2005 she took a new position running CRC’s Food Pantry where she served as Family Services Director until her retirement, and because of her efforts the CRC’s Food Pantry has grown to serve over 10,000 individuals each year with over 700,000 meals distributed; and
WHEREAS, Beth has initiated countless new programs including Kids Club, community meals, converting CRC’s pantry into a Choice Food Pantry, creating a Food Pantry Advisory Council, and she has helped countless individuals and families with emergency needs; and
WHEREAS, Beth has placed a special emphasis on providing services for the unsheltered treating them with dignity and respect like her own family as she met with them to gain them access to critical services like food, shelter, and access to healthcare; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council hereby recognizes Director Beth Stewart-Magee for 25 years of service to the Columbus community.