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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING MS. PRINCESS SHAW FOR HER COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO THE NORTH LAWNDALE COMMUNITY AND CHICAGOLAND AREA
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw is a lifelong Lawndale resident, and currently a community organizer. She was born and raised in Lawndale. She is a 3rd generation Lawndale resident, and raising 4th Generation Lawndale residents; and
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw is blessed with two beautiful children Amara Clarine Shaw and Bryan Lontee-Elijah Ingram; and
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw has had a passion to help bring about a change in her community and others that mirror it, and have the same barriers residents are faced with on a daily basis. Ms. Shaw works tirelessly to bring family-oriented ethics, peace and unity back to the Lawndale Community; and
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw has diligently been working on several projects that benefit a number of Chicagoland communities. Those efforts include organizing the revitalization of block clubs, and working with the youth who are justice involved to bring about change in their lives through personal mentorship and mentorship programs; and
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw has implemented employment solutions, with a focus on making employment opportunities available and accessible to those living in underserved community areas such as North Lawndale and throughout Chicagoland; and
WHEREAS, Princess Shaw started the "Light Up Lawndale" Campaign, in 2020, as an effort to promote a sense of unity and harmony during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Princess the project is to bring hope and it represents the phrase, "there is a light at the end of the tunnel." Light up Lawndale, provides an opportunity for residents to light a pathway on Douglas BLVD in North Lawndale, so they can come together and be a representation of light in the community; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer of 2nd District on behalf of President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Board of Com...
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