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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF DORSEY A. RIVERS-GARDNER
WHEREAS, Lincoln Elementary School is in Bellwood, Illinois, and serves 474 students, and
WHEREAS, Lincoln Elementary School has been led by Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner since 2013, and
WHEREAS, at the close of the 2017 school year, Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner retired from Bellwood School District 88, and
WHEREAS, prior to becoming principal, Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner taught in both elementary and middle school classrooms for more than 20 years, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner has dedicated 35 years of her life to the Bellwood community and the furtherance of excellent public education, and
WHEREAS, in addition to her work in Bellwood, Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner founded the Summer Enrichment Program Murchisom-Isom C.M.E, where she also serves as the Director of Christian Education, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner’s dedication to her community will continue in her retirement as a volunteer in local hospitals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners that Mrs. Dorsey Rivers-Gardner is congratulated on the occasion of her retirement and the sincere appreciation of the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners is extended to Mrs. Dorsey A. River-Gardner for her decades of service to so many Cook County citizens.
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