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WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club of Sheraden was chartered in 1951 serving the children and communities of western Pittsburgh for over 58 years; and,
WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club of Sheraden is sponsoring an Aktion Club with the goal of providing adults with disabilities an opportunity to develop initiative and leadership to serve in their communities and live in society with dignity and value; and,
WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club is partnering with City Connections, a Pittsburgh Public School Program for 18-21 year-old students with disabilities with hopes that after graduation many will remain life-time members of the Aktion Club; and,
WHEREAS, Aktion Club members perform a variety of community services sponsored by the Sheraden Kiwanis Club and the Kiwanis Builder's Club at Elizabeth Seton Regional School; and,
WHEREAS, the Aktion Club will be involved in community gardens and making crafts and baked goods for Meals-on-Wheels and are currently working on collecting toiletries for soldiers in Iraq and making blankets to send to an orphanage in Afghanistan
WHEREAS, the Aktion Club also finds time for social activities such as pizza parties and bowling trips; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Kiwanis Club of Sheraden for sponsoring an Aktion Club to recognize the value of citizens living with disabilities; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the Kiwanis Club of Sheraden to be an organization that recognizes the value of human life.