HomeMy WebLinkAboutHonoring Bobbie Magley for her many contributions to and Recipient of the Torchbearer AwardAttest:
RESOLUTION
4251 -13
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 8, -13
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City Clerk
Attest- President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 9, 2013
Approved and signed by me AM � ! t- , (49 20
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 4251-1 -3
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA HONORING BOBBIE MAGLEY FOR HER MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY AND FOR
BEING A RECIPIENT OF THE TORCHBEARER AWARD BY THE
INDIANA COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in 1996, the Indiana
General Assembly established the Indiana Commission for Women (ICW); and
ze�ea6, ICW is charged with "...assessing the needs of Indiana women & their families and with
promoting the full participation of Indiana women in all aspects of society "; and
O%�xea ,j, ICW "...created the concept of the Torchbearer Awards to honor the many Hoosier women
who have overcome or removed barriers to equality or to whose achievements have contributed to making our
state a better place in which to live, work & raise a family "; and
(*?&xea4, the statue, Victory, which stands atop the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in downtown
Indianapolis was the image selected to represent the Torchbearer Award; with "... Victory being symbolic of
the women honored, and the flame she holds represents the light our Torchbearers have brought to our state and
their communities "; and
W aerearl, on March 6, 2013, in the Indiana Government Center North Building's Auditorium in
Indianapolis, Indiana, the 2013 Torchbearer Awards Program was held; and
0 % /`xea�, Bobbie "B.J." Magley, the wife of Pat Magley, who helped created Heroes Camp with her
husband, was one of eleven women awarded this year's Torchbearer Award.
de 41 xe4t,4,e ,, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council is proud to publicly
congratulate Bobbie "B.J." Magley for her continuing positive contributions to the South Bend community and
for being a recipient of one of the eleven 2013 Torchbearer Awards by the Indiana Commission for Women.
Section II. The Council wishes "13J." and her husband, Pat, any, many years of continued success as
they dedicate themselves to offering caring help and support t at -risk uths, who have the opportunity to
realize life changing experiences at Heroes Camp.
Section III . This Resolution shall be in full force d of e and after its adoption by the Council
and appr^ 1 by the Mayor.
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Dr. Fred Ferlic, 41 District
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666k-D. eter,- nt & At Large
Gov Ferlic, At Large Me ber
are L. White, Com. o le Chair & At Large