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File #: 121046    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: ADOPTED
File created: 12/13/2012 In control: CITY COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 12/13/2012
Title: Recognizing and honoring the Oak Lane Youth Association for their outstanding achievements in the 2012 Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships.
Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember O'Brien, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Blackwell
Attachments: 1. Signature12104600.pdf
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Recognizing and honoring the Oak Lane Youth Association for their outstanding achievements in the 2012 Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships.
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WHEREAS, At the 2012 Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships, held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, the Oak Lane Youth Association ("Oak Lane") had four teams place in the competition; and

WHEREAS, During this national competition, the Pee Wee and Junior Midget teams won first place and the Midget and Junior Pee Wee teams won second and fifth place; and

WHEREAS, Under the direction of Dawn Heath Gardner and Monique White, and Head Coaches Larren Armstrong, Rhonda Trotman, Natasha Davis, Kim Jamison, and Assistant Coaches Lakiesha Hollingsworth, Ashley Clanton, Sharkia Water, London Graves, Jasmin Jones, Quianna Bailey, Ashley Speakes, Anitra Williams, and aided by Student Demonstrator Ashley Nichols, Oak Lane has completed their quest and vision to be the best by having four teams place in this national championship; and

WHEREAS, Oak Lane is an organization located in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia and its mission is to establish and maintain a well-organized program of intellectual and athletic experiences that stress the qualities of participation, competition, sportsmanship, and pride and facilitate a basic understanding between parents, youth, and coaches, resulting in community solidarity through mutual involvement; and

WHEREAS, Oak Lane has a vested interest in the growth and development of each and every member of its programs, and through its programs, helps to prevent inner city youth from engaging in negative behavior and is an effective alternative to drugs, violence, and crime and give youth the opportunity to participate in an organized and productive experience that promotes healthy lifestyles, prevents childhood obesity, and prevents health related ...

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