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CONGRA TULA TIONS EXTENDED TO MS. BEA TRIZ GIG ANTE ON HER SELECTION AS A CHICAGO "DO THE WRITE THING" ESSAY FINALIST
WHEREAS, the National Campaign to Stop Violence challenged middle school students in Chicago to consider the causes of youth violence and pledge to live peaceful and constructive lives; and
WHEREAS, the "Do the Write Thing" challenge gives students an opportunity to examine the impact of violence in their communities and use writing as a means to reflect on their role in society and empower them to reduce violence in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Beatrix Gigante, outstanding lifelong citizen of Chicago and student of Alessandro Volta Elementary School on Chicago's Northwest side, has been selected as a finalist of the "Do the Write Thing" essay competition; and
WHEREAS, Beatriz Gigante will represent Chicago and Chicago Public Schools in Washington, D.C. and be honored for her poem 'We Will Not;' and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this great achievement by the Honorable Samantha Nugent, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Beatriz Gigante, represents the highest standards of youth in our great city of Chicago, in whom its leaders place so much hope and trust; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-fourth day of July 2019 do hereby offer our heartiest congratulations to Beatriz Gigante on having been selected as a finalist in the Nathional Campaign to Stop Violence's "Do the Write Thing" essay competition and extend to this fine young woman our best wishes for a bright, happy and prosperous future; and
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Beatriz Gigante.
Alderman, 39th Ward
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