RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Berenice Torres of the 14th Ward was a finalist in the 1st Mayor's Cup Youth Pastry Competition; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, High school students from all 50 wards of Chicago were encouraged to enroll by submitting their "Best Cupcake Recipe" and a summary of "What Inspires You to Bake"; and
WHEREAS, Twelve finalists, including Bernice Torres, were chosen in the competition; and
WHEREAS, All of the finalists were provided with more than $500 in utensils and ingredients and was mentored by pastry chef instructors from The French Pastry School; and
WHEREAS, All of the finalists were also given the opportunity to return for a 3-Day Continuing Education class this summer and to participate in after-school projects for this year's holiday display for the City Colleges of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The contest dictated that the finalists use three of the provided ingredients: Plugra Butter, Nielsen Massey Vanilla and Cacao Barry Chocolate; and
WHEREAS, Mia Englemann, a 16 year-old Whitney M Young Magnet High School student, placed first in the competition and won the grand prize which was a full-scholarship to The French Pastry School in Chicago; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-fourth day of May, 2017, do hereby congratulate Berenice Torres of the 14th Ward on her outstanding results as a competitor in this event and do hereby express our best wishes for her continued success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a/suitable copy of this resolution be presented to
Berenice Torres. / / v
Alderfnan - 14th Ward