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Record #: R2017-259   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 3/29/2017 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 3/29/2017
Title: Declaration of May 15, 2017 as "Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day" in Chicago
Sponsors: Burnett, Jr., Walter
Attachments: 1. R2017-259.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

WHEREAS, Starr Valentino created Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day so that millions of Chicagoans would have an occasion to celebrate spreading love and kindness to one another; and

 

WHEREAS, Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day is a day-long celebration, demonstrated through random acts of kindness and love for others; and

 

WHEREAS, This august body has been informed of this auspicious occasion by the Honorable Walter Burnett, Alderman of the 27th Ward; and

 

WHEREAS, The mission of Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day is to bring together residents of the City of Chicago, from all ages, cultures, religions and economic backgrounds; now, therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-ninth day of March, 2017, do hereby declare that Tuesday, May 15, 2017, shall be officially recognized as Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day throughout Chicago.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution are presented to Starr Valentino as a sign of our honor, gratitude, and respect.

WALTER BURNETT Alderman, 27th Ward