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RESOLUTION NO. 7
SERIES OF 1998
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NOMINATION OF IMATTliEW I, DOWER
FOR THE ! 998 METROPOLITAN MAYORS AND COM1411SSIONERS YOUTH AWARDS
WHEREAS , the Metropolitan Mayors and Commis5icmcn Youth ,-.wards arc presented each year to
youth from the ages of I 3 to I 9 who have risen abcM ~ cilllcultlcs and created poslllvc changes In their
environments : the unsung heroes who have served thdr CDIIIIIIIUllitl. their familles, other youth , or the mselves
In a beneficial and caring way: and
WHEREAS . the City of Engl1:wood wishes to rcmgmizc and honor the young people who make a
difference In our commu nity : and
WHEREAS, Matthew 1. Dower, a student at Colora&>'s Anesi Altcrnallvc High School, has been
nominated as a candidate for the Metropolitan Mayors and C,omrnissioncrs Youth Awards: and
WHEREAS, Mall has been faced with difficulties ·in 1iiis life. and has managed to remain positively focused
on the future: and
WHEREAS , Mall endeavors to succeed In all he -docs.. and "urks hard to overcome the systematic and
outright racism he sometimes encounters : and
WHEREAS , In addition to his high school classes . Mall attends pilot train ing at the Arca VocaUonal
School and plans to enroll In post-secondary classes at , State College; and
WHEREAS. Mall has bencfilled others by volu ntccrfll!g his ti me for service projects on the Navajo
Reservation in Arizona: and
WHEREAS , Mall's health is important to him and he ll;cc ps in good physical condition by runn ing track
and cross-country: and
WHEREAS , Mall mainta ins his high standards and =city and remains very goal-oriented In spite of the
difficulties he has encountered • he keeps a positive eye tooa:'.d the fu ture and all ii holds:
NOW , THEREFORE . BE IT RESOLVED BY THE aw COU NCIL OF n · .,TY OF ENGLEWOOD .
COLORADO , THAT :
The Englewood City Counc il wishes lo recognize Matt~ I. Dower as a pos itive influence In our communi ty and
to support his nomin ation for the 1998 Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth A1vards .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 2"' day of FeonJ3liJ'. I 998.
ATTEST :
I. Loucrlshla A. Ellis , Clt;t.,Clerlt For the City of Englewood . Coiorado , hereby certl(y the above ls
•-ro~of-ooNo.~.S<O•of 19'8. ~ t1. a,
Loucnshla A. Ellis
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