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File #: 2018-0663    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 7/10/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/10/2018 Final action: 7/10/2018
Enactment date: 7/10/2018 Enactment #: 421
Effective date: 7/10/2018    
Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby recognizes and honors the 2018 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 within the community and corporate organizations and hereby declares July 2018 to be "Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Month" in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: Darlene M. Harris, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MRS. HARRIS
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WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of fourteen Northside 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 (CDC) in the City; and,

WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is committed to addressing mutual concerns of Northside neighborhoods through a united approach in order to promote and enhance the vitality, quality of life, and image of Pittsburgh's Northside, making it the largest and most comprehensive CDC in Pittsburgh; and,

WHEREAS, on, June 14th, 2018, at The Priory's Grand Hall, the community gathered for the 35th Annual Northside Leadership Conference Awards Dinner, to honor the 2018 award recipients:

Neighborhood and Business Awards: for residents and community leaders who have accomplished neighborhood economic and residential development and many volunteer hours of service to each of their communities:

Doris Short & Greg Coll, Allegheny West Civic Council
John Norman, Brighton Heights Citizens Federation
Madison Nester, Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown
Arthur Perkins, East Allegheny Community Council
Robert Koster, Charles Street Area Council
Bonny Kwolek, Observatory Hill Incorporated
James Rizzo, Spring Hill Civic League
Jacob George, Summer Hill Citizens Committee
Patrick Duffy, Troy Hill Citizens Incorporated

Scholarship Recipients:


Andrew Knight, Perry Hilltop, Perry High School
Blaise Canning, Perry Hilltop, Brashear High School
William Johnson, Taylor Alderdice High School
Kaitlin Heil, Observatory Hill, Pittsburgh CAPA High School Maya Smallwood, Central Northside, The Neighborhood Academy
Malcolm Bowman, Brighton Heights, Shady Side Academy
Leo Baumbach, East Allegheny, Central Catholic High School
Bryce Chisom, Manchester, Barack Obama Academy
Elijah Fitch, Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy
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Austin Burnett, Brighton Heights...

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