5075736 ACR 20-209, "Southwest Neighborhood Assembly ("SWNA") 50th Year Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2014"
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-209
In the Council of the District of Columbia
June 3, 2014
To recognize and celebrate the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (“SWNA”) civic association for its 50th year anniversary.
WHEREAS, SWNA’s award-winning free monthly newspaper, the Southwester, is also celebrating its 50th year of publication;
WHEREAS, SWNA has been continuously dedicated to maintaining the Southwest neighborhood as a multi-cultural, multi-racial, welcoming community with active parks such as the Southwest Duck Pond and Southwest Community Gardens;
WHEREAS, SWNA raised over $100,000 for the 1998 Urban Land Institute study that was instrumental in the redevelopment of the 4th Street Southwest corridor;
WHEREAS, SWNA has provided numerous services, including college aid for more than 200 students, 50,000 player-hours of supervised recreational activity at local schools and recreation centers, and summer jobs and training for 400 youth; and
WHEREAS, SWNA has assisted with the preservation of historically important urban landscaping design and architecturally significant housing complexes in the Southwest neighborhood.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and celebrates the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly civic association for its 50th year anniversary
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (“SWNA”) 50th Year Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
