File #: 16-6055    Version: 1 Name: HONORING WOORI TAEKWONDO & HAPKIDO ACADEMY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/20/2016 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/26/2016 Final action: 10/26/2016
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING WOORI TAEKWONDO & HAPKIDO ACADEMY WHEREAS, "Woori" means "You and Me" Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is a community of martial artists with the same goal
Sponsors: DEBORAH SIMS, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President)

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

HONORING WOORI TAEKWONDO & HAPKIDO ACADEMY

 

WHEREAS, “Woori” means “You and Me” Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is a community of martial artists with the same goal …. That of striving toward excellence in marital arts and in every aspect of our lives; and 

 

WHEREAS, philanthropy holds a special place of importance in the Woori philosophy; and

 

WHEREAS, on Saturday, November 19, 2016, Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is sponsoring its  4th Annual  fundraising event to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research  Hospital entitled “Kick for the Cure” and

 

WHEREAS, performances will be held by 3 Demonstration Teams of all ages from south suburban Matteson, Evergreen Park and Hyde Park; and 

 

WHEREAS,   Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is a team of highly motivated and superbly trained individuals dedicated to the development of character and inner peace characterized by integrity and discipline; and

 

WHEREAS,   participants are Black Belt Testing for Woori Masters; Grand Master Kwan Pil Kim - 6th Degree in Hapkido; Master Hyo Min Lee- 5th Degree in Taekwondo; Master Asad Umrani-4th Degree in Hapkido and students Low Belt and Black Belt Testing; and   

 

WHEREAS, all proceeds raised from the sale of “Kick for the Cure” event will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners commend the instructors and students of  Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy on its fundraising effort “Kick for the Cure” to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital; and 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body and official copy be given to Woori Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy in honor of their “Kick for the Cure” event on November 19, 2016. 

 

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