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IFJ:SOtUTION NO . 36
SlERJES or 1997
, RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NOMINATION OF BRENT REDDEN FOR THE 199 7 MET ROP OLI TAN
/MA YORS AND COMMISSIO ERS YOU TH AWA RDS
WHE REAS , the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards are presenteJ each yea r to
jlOUth from the ages or I 3 to 19 who have risen above persc -nal dlfficullles an d created positive changes In their
,imvironments : the un sung heroes who have served their communi ties , their families. other youth . or thems elves
un a oc nenr.ial and caring w:;y : an d
\1\/HEREAS. the Cily or Englewood wis hes to recognize and ho nor the young people who make a
ci lfference in ou r communiry : and
WHE REAS , Brent Redden, a student at Eng lewooJ High School. has been nomina ted as a candidate ror
e Meu-o politan ~layers an d Commissi oners Youth Awa;ds: and
WHEREAS, Brent has bee n faced with and has ri sen to meet signin ca nt personal challenges: and
WHEREAS. Bren t has a deep com mit ment to his fai th , family , school. and sports: and
WHEREAS, Brent has ex hibited a strong r.ommilment lo his ram ify and lo ensuring thei r welfare by
wo rkini; two jo bs whil e attending classes: and
WHEREAS , [' ·nt has. in spire or the many challenges in his li re . managed to maintain a 3.65 grade poin t
JJverage. a tribute 10 , comm it ment to his ed ucation: and
• WHEREAS , Bren t looks forward to at te ndi ng college in the fall and has exp ressed a desire to pursue a
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.::areer m med icine o tha t he can help those less fortunate than himself: and
WHEREAS . Bre n! has benen11ed the yuu,1g pe ople or Englewood by coaching a youth fo otball team and
as oce n a positive innuence on others by helping to form the Fellowship or Chri stian Athlet es at Eng lewood
!High Sc hool: and
WHEREA S. Brent has stabil ize d himself amid ex treme adversi ry . and has reruse d to buck le und er to the
-..egat ive situations in his li re . serv,ng as an inspirali on to others:
NOW , THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD .
W LO R:\DO , THAT :
7ne Engl ewoo d c ,ry Cou nc il \\ishe s to re cogn ize Brent Redden as a positive inn uencc in our com mu ni (I' anJ to
,up po n his no minat ion ror the 1997 Met ro polita n Mayors and Ccm mission e;s Youth Award s.
AD OP TfD ,-\ND .-\PPROVED this 18th da1· or Fe bru arv . : 99 7.
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_o ucnsh,a A. Ell is. Ciry Clerk
I. Lournshia A. t llis, Ci ry Cl erk fo r the Ci'.v of Engle\\ood.
:cp_\ or Resolu tion No. 36 . Ser ies of 1997 .