RESOLUTION NO. 001066

Recognizing the 2000 Coro Kansas City Summer Internship in Public Affairs Program.

WHEREAS, the Coro Foundation established its Kansas City public affairs training program in 1975, with the express purpose of training young people to become leaders in the realms of media, business, government, labor and not-for-profit organizations; and

WHEREAS, the Kansas City Summer Internship in Public Affairs appoints to its program as many as twelve college students or recent graduates who possess great leadership potential; and

WHEREAS, in addition to the experiential learning in public affairs, the Coro interns also participate in a number of other activities, including a mock trial, a mock labor negotiation and interviews with community leaders; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, strongly supports the Coro Kansas City program and acknowledges the value and effectiveness of this experiential training program in developing leadership potential; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council hereby recognize the Coro Kansas City Summer Internship in Public Affairs program as a valuable asset to this City; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that copies hereof be presented to Jesse Olsen, Karen Weideman, Molly Ekerdt, Erin Farney, Tiffany Pasley, Andy Funk, Jan Singelmann, Mary Bosco, Melody Smith, Ruchi Kalra, Christina Codaro, and Anne Skinner with the congratulations of the Mayor and Council for being the graduates of the twenty-fifth Coro Kansas City Summer Internship in Public Affairs program.

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