RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Strides for Peace is hosting the Race for Peace on the evening of June Is, 2017, from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM at Upper Hutchinson Field, Grant Park; and,
WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Ariel E. Reboyras, Alderman of the 30th Ward; and,
WHEREAS, Strides for Peace was founded in response to the high incidence of gun violence that has been occurring in Chicago; and,
WHEREAS, The organization's mission is to identify and financially assist local community partners who have achieved demonstrable success in an array of strategies and programs needed to reduce violence and improve life outcomes; and,
WHEREAS, The Race for Peace was launched by Strides for Peace in 2014 to bring the community together to show the world that Chicago can come together to solve the problem of gun violence and save lives; and,
WHEREAS, The race is a rallying point to raise funds and awareness about what is being done to reduce gun violence and build futures for Chicago's youth; and,
WHEREAS, The race will be taking place on the eve of National Gun Violence Day; and,
WHEREAS, The date was chosen to promote solidarity with others in the urgent need to reduce gun violence and to bring the members of the Chicago community together to create a solution; and now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this nineteenth day of April, 2017, do hereby extend our recognition for the Race for Peace hosted by Strides for Peace.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Strides for Peace.
