IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
WITHDRAWN 11/9/2009
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Rafaela "Lali" Garcia on her induction into the Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus Hall of Fame.
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RESOLUTION #17074, November 9, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo and Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Rafaela "Lali" Garcia is one of ten inaugural inductees into the Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus (GKCWPC) Hall of Fame; and,
WHEREAS, the GKCWPC Hall of Fame will honor those women who have made a significant, lasting and personal contribution to women's political equality and who have advocated on behalf of equal opportunities and full civil rights for all; and,
WHEREAS, Lali has tirelessly dedicated her life to enrich the lives of Kansas City's Hispanic community; and,
WHEREAS, Lali has been recognized as a driving force behind the Guadalupe Center, which offers educational and social services to Latinos in the Greater Kansas City area, and joined the Board of Director of the Guadalupe Center in 1974, served three terms as Board President, and most recently served as Board Secretary; and,
WHEREAS, Lali has been a member of the Union Cultural Mexicana Ladies Auxiliary since 1968, serving as its Chairwoman since 1991, has served as a full-time volunteer at the Casa Felix Senior Center since 1990, and has served on the Public Improvement Advisory Committee for six years; and,
WHEREAS, in 1996, the Mayor of Kansas City appointed Lali to both the Guadalajara Sister City Commission and the Port Authority Board of Commissioners; and,
WHEREAS, Lali has been a past recipient of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian of the Year Award, the Pat Rios Award, the MANA Community Service Award, and has been listed in Ingram's magazine as one of Kansas City's Local Heroes; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature...
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