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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
"Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth" Shirley Chisolm
HONORING CANDICE PAYNE
WHEREAS, Candice Payne is a third-generation entrepreneur, the daughter of Phillip Payne a talented hairstylist for more than four decades, and the granddaughter of Aretha DeShazer, a licensed barber and former owner of Payne's Barber shop once located at 1139 E. 43rd Street; and
WHEREAS, Candice Payne follows in the footsteps of her family as an entrepreneur and enjoying every aspect of the real estate business. Ms. Payne is as a managing real estate broker, wholesaler, general contractor, rehab designer, motivator of potential home owners, and the owner of Body Werks Spa, in Bronzeville; and
WHEREAS, Candice Payne, having a significant other who unfortunately experienced homelessness, put her faith into action during one of the worst polar vortex periods in the history of the City of Chicago.
WHEREAS, the severe weather conditions and plight of Chicago's homeless motivated Candice Payne to do more than sit and watch the local meteorologist; and
WHEREAS, Candice Payne housed 122 homeless citizens at the Amber Inn in Chicago for five days and now dedicates her nonprofit organization, "Action for A Cause Now", to building multi-unit housing for the homeless; and
WHEREAS, many notable individuals such as: Common, Jada Pinkett Smith, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Ellen DeGeneres, noticed Candice Payne's benevolent acts. Candice Payne kind gesture inspired Ellen DeGeneras to make a Fifty Thousand Dollar contribution towards Ms. Payne's future efforts; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, BILL LOWRY, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER of the 3rd DISTRICT, do hereby stand, and salute the humanitarianism of Candice Payne.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution will be presented to Candice Payne; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution will be filed within the Office of Cook County Commi...
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