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RESOLUTION NO. ILX -qo <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, COMMENDING CHARLES E. MARTIN, SR., FOR HIS COMMITMENT AND <br />SERVICE TO THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana acknowledges with <br />pride that Charles E. Martin, Sr., has greatly benefitted South Bend and its youth, as <br />Executive Director of the YMCA Urban Youth Services Program and through his many <br />community activities; and <br />WHEREAS, Charles Martin has been a model of leadership, helping others to excel <br />through his own personal sacrifice of long hours, sustained by his unshakeable belief in <br />human goodness; and <br />WHEREAS, Charles Martin has been ahead of the times in working with "at risk" <br />children, overseeing the report cards of thousands of students who have committed <br />themselves to excellence, and <br />WHEREAS, Charles Martin holds himself to those same standards of excellence, and has <br />set (and met) seemingly impossible goals for himself since he was a youth, when he <br />achieved the "Heisman Trophy of Cotton" by picking one hundred pounds in one day; and <br />WHEREAS, Charles Martin inspires our youths to believe in themselves, and to achieve <br />their goals through hard work and staying out of trouble; and <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council recognizes that Charles Martin has been called the <br />"godfather of youth in the community ", and that a special tribute dinner will be held in his <br />honor on August 19, 1990 at Century Center. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, <br />Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION I: On behalf of all the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common <br />Council hereby publicly commends and thanks Charles E. Martin, Sr., for his leadership, <br />dedication and commitment to the youth of our community. <br />SECTION II: The Common Council wishes Charles Martin health and continued success <br />in his work with students, parents, teachers and community groups. <br />SECTION III: The Common Council encourages all the citizens of South Bend to adopt <br />Charles Martin's motto by "touching a life every day." <br />SECTION IV: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption <br />by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />i <br />�r <br />William <br />ATTEST: <br />District <br />Third <br />Irene K. Gammon, City Clerk <br />Linas 51avinskas, Fifth Listnct <br />homas Zakrze i, Sixth strict <br />Sean Coleman, At Large <br />Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor <br />