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WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of fourteen North Side neighborhoods and other community stakeholders - the Northside Leadership Conference serves the entire North Side community covering 20% of the city, which is 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 11, 2009, members, partners and supporters of the Northside Leadership Conference will join together for the Twenty-Sixth Northside Leadership Conference Annual Awards Dinner; and
WHEREAS, the 2009 NSLC 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; the Scholarship Awardees comprised of twelfth-grade students who have performed volunteer service and plan to attend college or trade school; and the Good Neighbor Service Provider Award honors an agency working collaboratively within the community.
Awardees are:
Neighborhood Awardees:
Lori Dernus - Allegheny General Hospital; Catherine Serventi - Allegheny West Civic Council; ALCOSAN- Brighton Heights Citizens Federation; Josephine Harding - Brightwood Civic Group; Rev. David McFarland (Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church) - Central Northside Neighborhood Council; Will Thompkins (Pittsburgh Project) - Charles Street Area Council; John Basil - Community Alliance Spring Garden/East Deutschtown; Cynthia Shea - East Allegheny Community Council; Joe Goldsmith - Fineview Citizens Corporation; Brenda Moye - Manchester Citizens Corporation; Bill Schmidt - Observatory Hill Incorporated; Sherman Culver - Perry Hilltop Citizens Council; Steve Brady - Spring Hill Civic League; Elsie Curry - Summer Hill Citizens Committee; Mike Wallisch - Troy Hill Citizens, Inc.;
Scholarship Awardees:
Elizabeth Clayton - Summer Hill/Perry Traditional Academy; DeVaughn Copeland - Central Northside/Oliver High School; Danielle Delaney - Troy Hill/Perry Traditional Academy; Morgan Gilbreath - Observatory Hill/Winchester Thurston; Erica Green - Brighton Heights/Oliver High School; Sidney Hale - Spring Hill/Perry Traditional Academy; Ashley Hoffman - Brighton Heights/Oliver High School; Taleesha Johnson - Charles Street/Perry Traditional Academy; Tasha Jordan - Historic Deutschtown/Pittsburgh CAPA High School; Samantha Karpa - Summer Hill/City High; Javon King - California-Kirkbride/Oliver High School; Rachel Kocay - Brighton Heights/North Catholic; Taylor McKenzie-Davis - Brighton Heights/Linsly School; Chon Pryor - Brighton Heights/Perry Traditional Academy; LaShae Robinson - Manchester/North Catholic; Shaniqua Towler -Historic Deutschtown/Oliver High School; Shaquala Towler -Historic Deutschtown/Oliver High School;
Good Neighbor Service Provider Awardee: Allegheny YMCA;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the many contributions of the 2008 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 Thursday, June 11, 2009, Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Day in the City of Pittsburgh.