IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Youth for Kansas City, host of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s Victory Tour, in celebration of National Wheelchair Basketball Week to be held October 13 - 20, 2017.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19599, October 2, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Alfred Jordan, Garry J. Baker, Crystal Williams, Tony
Miller, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater III, Greg Grounds, and Theresa
Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Youth for Kansas City (Y4KC), a service organization formed to promote service and philanthropy, will host the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Victory Tour in Kansas City, in conjunction with the kick-off of National Wheelchair Basketball Week; and,
WHEREAS, the Victory Tour highlights the historic U.S. Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medalists of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, the first to win both men’s and women’s team gold medals since 1988; and,
WHEREAS, the Victory Tour begins with an exhibition wheelchair basketball game showcasing the gold medal winning teams on October 13, 2017, at Swinney Recreation Center on the campus of the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2017, a gala dinner and silent auction will be held at the College Basketball Experience, benefitting the NWBA and Midwest Adaptive Sports, a local wheelchair basketball program; and,
WHEREAS, Steve Serio, two-time Paralympic medalist and co-captain of Team USA, will be the featured speaker at the gala dinner; and,
WHEREAS, Y4KC is hosting the NWBA Victory Tour to raise awareness and encourage the growth of wheelchair basketball programs in the Kansas City area; and,
WHEREAS, Sarah Castle, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Diversion Manager for Jackson County and a four-time U.S. Paralympian and wheelchair basketball gold medalist, serves as President of NWBA and is a founding member of Y4KC; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature does hereby proclaim October 13 - 20, 2017, as National Wheelchair Basketball Week and extends best wishes to Youth for Kansas City (Y4KC) on successful National Wheelchair Basketball Association Victory Tour events.
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 No. 19599 of October 2, 2017, was duly passed on October 2, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9___________ Nays ________0___________
Abstaining _______0________ Absent _______0___________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature