IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION recognizing the W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center on its thirty-fifth Anniversary.
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RESOLUTION #16718, September 29, 2008
INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the W.E.B DuBois Learning Center will celebrate its thirty-fifth anniversary of service to the children of Kansas City on Saturday, October 11, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, the center was founded in 1973 by William "Bill" Grace and Leon Dixon, Jr., as a community effort to supplement education for area children; and,
WHEREAS, the programs of the center have traditionally targeted students in the Kansas City Missouri School District, but the center also attracts and assists students from public, charter and private schools throughout the greater Kansas City area; and,
WHEREAS, the center is "staffed" by more than seventy-five active volunteers who donate their time each week by tutoring, and by performing a variety of roles in the operation of the center, such as administration, attendance, testing, and technology services; and,
WHEREAS, the celebration of the anniversary is a special recognition of the efforts of the many volunteers who have assisted over the years, making it possible for the center to provide assistance to an estimated 10,000 Kansas City children; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes and honors the thirty-five years of service W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center has provided in the Kansas City community, and recognizes the many volunteers who have made this possible.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #16718 of September 29, 2008, was duly passed on September 29, 2008 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_______ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0____ Absent ______0______ Excused_____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature