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WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of fourteen Northside neighborhoods and other community stakeholders, serving the entire Northside, 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 11, 2015, at the Northside Institutional Church of God in Christ, the community will gather for the 31th Annual Northside Leadership Conference Awards Dinner, to honor the 2015 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:
Jana Thompson, Allegheny City Central Association
Nick Smerker, Allegheny West Civic Council
California Cycle Path, Brighton Heights Citizens Federation
Angel Gober, Brightwood Civic Group
Velma Burkhart, Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown
Patricia Patterson, Charles Street Area council
Bistro to Go, East Allegheny Community Council
Sam Patti - LaPrima Coffee, Manchester Citizens Corporation
Janet Pazzynski, Observatory Hill Incorporation
Ben Soltesz, Spring Hill Civic League
David Schuilenberg, Summer Hill Citizens Committee
Anne Kainaroi, Troy Hill Citizens Inc.
Scholarship Recipients:
Alexander Sharpe, Summer Hill, Vincentian Academy
Thomas Graham, Troy Hill, Pittsburgh Perry High School
Shayonna Herring, Manchester, Pittsburgh Perry High School
Andrew Kocay, Brighton Heights, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
Evelyn Brazil, Brightwood, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
Jonathan Bees, Observatory Hill, Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy
Marina Hawkins, Brightwood, Pittsburgh Perry High School
Andrew Reay, Fineview, Central Catholic High School
Israel Williams, Perry Hilltop, Sewickley Academy
Samantha Morgan, Summer Hill, Pittsburgh Perry High School
Erin Bortolowits, Spring Hill, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
Syndara Martin, Brighton Heights, Oakland Catholic High School
James Watts, Brightwood, Barack Obama Academy
John Matschner, Brighton Heights, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
Emma Brown Baker, Spring Garden-East Deutschtown, Avonworth High School
Grace, Fineview, Oakland Catholic High School
Service Provider Award for working collaboratively within the community: Manchester Youth Development Center
Lifetime Achievement Awards:
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Diane Annis Dixon Gibsonia |
Rev James and Betty Robinson Manchester |
Debra Caplan Bellefield |
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby recognizes and honors the 2015 awardees and extends gratitude to each individual and organization for making the Northside 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 June 2015 to be “Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.