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WHEREAS, The First Tee of Pittsburgh uses golf as a platform for teaching adolescents valuable life skills that transcend the sport to help them in all challenges, and
WHEREAS, For six years Donnie Black, a resident of Pittsburgh, has participated in various programs provided by the First Tee of Pittsburgh's through Allegheny Youth Development where he has learned and implemented the program's Nine Core Values, and
WHEREAS, Donnie has utilized the lessons learned from golf and matured into a responsible loving son to his mother Ms. Monica Lee, a loving guidance to brothers Tony and Sam Nelson, and a leader, mentor, and role model in Allegheny Youth Development's tutoring program, and
WHEREAS, Donnie was selected to the 2008 First Tee Leadership Academy at Kansas State University based on his work ethic, tenacity, and outstanding athletic ability, and
WHEREAS, while at the First Tee Leadership Academy, Donnie was given opportunities to play championship golf, participate in life skill activities, career exploration, and meet a wide variety of young people from around the world, and
WHEREAS, despite the odds, Donnie has continued golfing, stayed in school and is now on the cusp of finishing his high school education.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the many accomplishments of Donnie Black: his devotion to his family; for his excellence in sportsmanship; for his many selfless acts on behalf of his family, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, in recognition of Donnie's participation in the First Tee Leadership Academy, does hereby declare Tuesday July 22, 2008, to be