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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING OPERATION UPLILFT, INC. CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, Operation Uplift, Inc. was founded in 1968 to provide self-help development services to the unemployed, underemployed and low-income residents of the Proviso Township and Western Chicago metropolitan area, and;
WHEREAS, Operation Uplift, Inc. also designs strategies that promote academic, social, cultural and economic advancement for individuals and minority small business owners, and;
WHEREAS, Operation Uplift, Inc. has served over 35,000 low to medium income individuals and families, and;
WHEREAS, Operation Uplift, Inc. collaborates with other agencies including the Cook County Department of Planning, The United Way of Metro-Chicago, Illinois Department of Human Services - Substance Abuse Department, the Maywood Chamber of Commerce, Elementary School Districts 88,89, 92, Maywood Public Library, Triton College as well as Proviso Township High Schools District 209 in order to create solutions to some of the biggest problems faced by our community, and;
WHEREAS, Operation Uplift, Inc. has a commitment that remains solidly rooted in their core mission to serve as a vehicle for positive change through the provision of programs and services that promote academic, social, cultural and economic advancement, and;
WHEREAS, George Ellis II, a native of Maywood, Illinois, serves as the Executive Director of Operation Uplift, Inc. and brings a wealth of knowledge and proven leadership to the organization.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners that Operation Uplift Inc., is honored and the sincere appreciation of the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners is extended to Operation Uplift Inc. for their service to the wider community.
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