Committee on Finance City Council Meeting, September 24, 2015 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward
Resolution
Declaration of October 2, 2015 as "Keep Chicago Beautiful Day" in Chicago
Whereas, For more than 28 years, Keep Chicago Beautiful has been the largest Keep America Beautiful affiliate; and
Whereas, Keep Chicago Beautiful offers workshops at the Chicago Center for Green Technology for teachers and students while utilizing the Keep America Beautiful environmental curriculum; and
Whereas, Keep Chicago beautiful partners with corporations and other nonprofits to cleanup, educate and plant edible gardens; and
Whereas, Every summer for the past five years Keep Chicago Beautiful partners with the Jewish National Fund to bring two Arab and Israeli students to Chicago from the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies which is located in the Negev Desert in Israel. These students visit environmentally friendly Chicago locations and see firsthand the good practices that are adhered to; and
Whereas, Each year Keep Chicago Beautiful holds a ceremony where awards are given to individuals, business and industry, government, neighborhoods and the nonprofit community for their extraordinary environmental endeavors; and
Whereas, Keep Chicago Beautiful has won many national awards for their education programs in the areas of recycling, sustainability, and public awareness; and
Whereas, The Honorable Brendan Reilly, Alderman of the 42nd Ward, where Keep Chicago Beautiful is located, has apprised this august body ofthis noteworthy occasion; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, The Mayor and members of the city of Chicago City Council, assembled here this 24th day of September, 2015 A.D., declare October 2, 2015 as "Keep Chicago Beautiful Day" throughout Chicago.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Keep Chicago Beautiful.
Brendan Reilly Alderman, 42nd Ward