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WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of fourteen North Side neighborhoods and other community stakeholders, serving the entire North Side, which covers 20% of the city -the largest service area of any community development corporation in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference serves North Side neighborhoods through seven major business lines including real estate development, business development, workforce development, public realm improvements, public safety initiatives, health and wellness programs, communications and advocacy; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2010, members, partners and supporters of the Northside Leadership Conference will join together for the Twenty-Seventh Northside Leadership Conference Annual Awards Dinner; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 NSLC award recipients include Neighborhood Awardees comprised of residents and community leaders who have accomplished economic and residential development, neighborhood planning and many volunteer hours of service to each of their communities; Scholarship Awardees comprised of twelfth-grade students who have performed volunteer service and plan to attend college or trade school; a Service Provider Awardee, honored as an agency working collaboratively within the community; and Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Awardees are:
Neighborhood Awardees:
Debra Caplan - Allegheny General Hospital
Alex Watson - Allegheny West Civic Council
Donna Kramer - Brighton Heights Citizens Federation
Teresa Radwan - Brightwood Civic Group Awardee
Tom Pierce - Community Alliance Spring Garden / East Deutschtown
Randi Marshak - Central Northside Neighborhood Council
Harold Ralph - Charles Street Area Council
David Stacy - East Allegheny Community Council
Walt Spak - Fineview Citizens Council
Patricia Washington - Manchester Citizens Corporation
Jane Sestric - Observatory Hill Incorporated
Shirley Jordan - Perry Hilltop Citizens Council
Bob Sobocinski - Spring Hill Civic League
John Clayton - Summer Hill Citizens Committee
Jan Loney - Troy Hill Citizens Incorporated
Scholarship & Laptop Recipients:
Maria Bagnato - Observatory Hill - Vincentian Academy - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Jessica Bickert - Observatory Hill - Vincentian Academy - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Jennifer Dulski - Troy Hill - North Catholic High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Andrew Geisler - Summer Hill - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Desirae Madison - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh Oliver High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Emily Matschner -Brighton Heights - North Catholic High School - $500 Executive Director's Scholarship
Charice McCoy - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh Perry High School - $500 Executive Director's Scholarship
Amber Mullen- Spring Hill - Pittsburgh Perry High School - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Tyler Raehn - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Benjamin Ramsden - Spring Hill - North Catholic High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Steven Scott - Northview Heights- Pittsburgh Perry High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Stephanie Skinger - Brightwood - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Joshua Smith -Brighton Heights - Vincentian Academy - $1,000 Scholarship and Laptop
Rachel Woods - Observatory Hill - Winchester Thurston School - $1,000 Scholarship
Service Provider Awardee:
Steel City Boxing - Spring Hill - Bob Sobocinski, Program Director
Lifetime Achievement Awardees:
Ed Brandt - Brightwood |
Michael Coleman - Allegheny West |
Arthur and Betty Jane Ralph - Manchester |
Mary Wohleber - Troy Hill |
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the many contributions of the 2010 awardees and extends gratitude to each individual and organization for making the North Side a great place to live, work and play; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council acknowledges the efforts that the NSLC has achieved through collaboration with community and corporate organizations and hereby declares June 2010 to be "Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Month in the City of Pittsburgh."