File #: 23-5410    Version: 1 Name: HONORING WOORI TAEKWONDO & HAPKIDO ACADEMY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/16/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/19/2023 Final action: 10/19/2023
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, that of striving toward excellence in martial 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 18h, 2023 Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is sponsoring its 10th Annual fundraising event to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital entitled "Kick for the Cure"; 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, in the past 11 years, Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy has raised more than $126,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to help fight against childhood cancer; and WHEREAS, Kwanpil Kim is ...
Sponsors: MONICA GORDON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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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 martial 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 18h, 2023 Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy is sponsoring its 10th Annual fundraising event to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital entitled "Kick for the Cure"; 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, in the past 11 years, Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy has raised more than $126,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to help fight against childhood cancer; and

WHEREAS, Kwanpil Kim is the school's Grand Master. Headmaster Hogyun Choi will be testing for his 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Headmaster Basia Pudysz Allen and Headmaster Hogyun Choi will be testing for their 4th Degree Black Belts in Hapkido; and

WHEREAS, Grand Master Kwanpil Kim, Senior Master, Headmasters and Masters of the center will be participating in the 500 Board Breaking to support the cure for cancer. Woori students will also be participating in Low Belts and Black Belts; 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 members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners commend the instructors and students of Woori Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy on their 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...

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