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Honoring Stephen J. Harmelin, Esquire as the inaugural recipient of the Green Tree School & Services Lasting Legacy Award.
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WHEREAS, Green Tree School & Services ("Green Tree") is an organization that is committed to its mission of discovering, developing, and delivering opportunities for children with unique challenges and abilities and aiding them to achieve their full potential; and
WHEREAS, Since 1957, Green Tree's mission is rooted in a belief that every child and young adult should have the opportunity to learn the academic, social, emotional, vocational and life skills they need to achieve resiliency and success in their learning, living, and working environments; and
WHEREAS, Green Tree strives to achieve a vision of Transforming Lives and Impacting Communities by providing education, support and other services to over 300 individuals classified with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and Developmental Delays; and
WHEREAS, to support these goals, Green Tree has created The Lasting Legacy Award to honor individuals who have been champions for initiatives and issues that transform Philadelphia and have a lasting impact on its citizens and on Thursday, June 5th, at the Union League of Philadelphia, Green Tree will present Stephen J. Harmelin, Esquire with its inaugural Lasting Legacy Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Harmelin is the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Partner at Dilworth Paxson, LLP where he has over 35 years of experience in corporate law and securities and financial transactions and has represented various governmental and non-profit entities and has lectured on law firm management and corporate transactions; and
WHEREAS, Stephen J. Harmelin has served for more than a decade on the Board of Directors of the Barnes Foundation, which built its beautiful new gallery on the Parkway, and has served on the Boards that built and developed the National Constitu...
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