City of Philadelphia - File #: 100208

• File #: 100208
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/25/2010
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/25/2010
• Title: Recognizing, honoring and celebrating the African American Museum of Philadelphia in recognizing Senegal in this year's annual "Celebrate Africa" event.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/25/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
3/25/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/25/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Recognizing, honoring and celebrating the African American Museum of Philadelphia in recognizing Senegal in this year's annual “Celebrate Africa” event.

Body

WHEREAS, 2010 is the Fifth Anniversary of “Celebrate Africa,” as well as the 50^th anniversary of Senegal's independence; and

WHEREAS, The theme of the event will be “Hospitality-Enracinement -Ouverture,” to simultaneously celebrate the roots of Senegalese cultural heritage and its outreach to the rest of the world; and

WHEREAS, The local African community and the City of Philadelphia will take this opportunity to make “Celebrate Africa” the highlight of 2010 for the African American Museum of Philadelphia; now therefore

RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Hereby recognizes, honors, and celebrates the African American Museum of Philadelphia in recognizing Senegal in this year's annual “Celebrate Africa” event.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to the organizers of “Celebrate Africa” as evidence of the sincere admiration of this legislative body.

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