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WHEREAS, The Shyne Awards Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Darnell Drewery and Orlana Darkins Drewery formed to recognize the positive achievements of youth between the ages 13-19, including offering educational programs and events to encourage the personal, social and academic attainment of our youth; and,
WHEREAS, The Shyne Awards is the organization's annual signature event which honors youth by highlighting their positive achievements in place of the negative stories heard most about our young people; and,
WHEREAS, the 9th Annual Shyne Awards is set for Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the August Wilson Center where the Red Carpet event will begin at 5:30 PM with The Shyne Awards ceremony at 7:00 PM; and,
WHEREAS, the following are the 2016 Shyne Honorees:
Adam C. White, Academics; Naomi Zenmon, Arts; Raja Rutherford, Bernard H. Jones, Leadership Award; Alex Portis, Entrepreneurship; Robert X. Liggett, Community Service; Taneisha Crawford, Service in Ministry; Shailen Abram, Overcoming Obstacles; City Charter High School’s International Service Learning Program, Young Adult Group; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend The Shyne Awards for recognizing the noteworthy achievements of our youth; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, August 6, 2016, to be “Shyne Honorees Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.