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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 is committed to addressing mutual concerns of North Side neighborhoods through a united approach in order to promote and enhance the vitality, quality of life and image of Pittsburgh's Northside, and the NSLC operates seven business lines, including real estate development, business development, workforce development, public realm improvements, public safety initiatives, health and wellness programs, communications and advocacy, making it the largest and most comprehensive CDC in Pittsburgh
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2011, members, partners and supporters of the Northside Leadership Conference will join together for the Twenty-Eighth Northside Leadership Conference Annual Awards Dinner; and
WHEREAS, the 2011 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:
Patrick Boyle - Allegheny General Hospital
Tim Zinn - Allegheny West Civic Council
Emmanuel Christian Church - Brighton Heights Citizens Federation
John Moore - Brightwood Civic Group
Ruth Ann Dailey - Community Alliance Spring Garden / East Deutschtown
Kirk Burkley - Central Northside Neighborhood Council
James White - Charles Street Area Council
Bob Baumbach - East Allegheny Community Council
Melissa Gallagher - Fineview Citizens Council
Deborah Blackwell-Battle - Manchester Citizens Corporation
Peg Perlik - Observatory Hill Incorporated
Faith McBurney-Martin - Perry Hilltop Citizens Council
Eileen Back - Spring Hill Civic League
Ray Carter (WPXI-TV) - Summer Hill Citizens Committee
Janet Koch - Troy Hill Citizens Incorporated
Scholarship and Laptop Recipients:
Kayla Clem - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Noel Peterson - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Andrew Buchman - Spring Hill - North Catholic High School - $1,000 Scholarship & Laptop Computer
John Daigle - Fineview - Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Rachel Volkman - Observatory Hill - Pittsburgh Perry High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Christine Schell- Troy Hill - Pittsburgh Perry High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Erin Masterson- Observatory Hill - Vincentian Academy - $1,000 Scholarship
Megan Smith -Brighton Heights -Vincentian Academy - $1,000 Scholarship
Matthew Murdock- Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh CAPA High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Alex McCartan - Observatory Hill - Pittsburgh Allderdice High School - $1,000 Scholarship
Nubia Williams - Brightwood- Pittsburgh Schenley High School - $1,000 Executive Director's Scholarship
Charles Soergel - Summer Hill- City Charter High School - Laptop Computer
Aleisha Starkey -Central Northside - Pittsburgh Perry High School- Laptop Computer
Mercedes Velasquez - Central Northside - Pittsburgh Perry High School - Laptop Computer
Jennifer Hodder - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh Perry High School - Laptop Computer
Kayla Morgan - Brighton Heights - Pittsburgh Perry High School - Laptop Computer
Service Provider Awardee:
Carnegie Library - Allegheny Branch
Lifetime Achievement Awardees:
Dolores Swartworth - Fineview |
Martha Pasula - East Allegheny / Historic Deutschtown |
Josephine Harding - Brightwood/ Brighton Heights |
Margaret Eldridge - Fineview |
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the many contributions of the 2011 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 2011 to be "Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Month in the City of Pittsburgh."