HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommendation Heroes Camp, Inc.RESOLUTION
3724-07
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 26,
Attest:
20 07
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 27, 20 07
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me ~~-~ Z~ 20_..[_ .
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City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 7 2 4- 0 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
PUBLICLY HONORING HEROES CAMP, INC. OF SOUTH BEND FOR THEIR WIDE RANGE
OF SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY
"~f~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that Heroes
Camp, Inc., currently located at 2501 Indiana Court, just south of the Sample and Olive Street
intersection offers a wide variety of services to our community on a 24/7 basis; and
"~1~~, the Council notes that Heroes Camp, Inc. began as a Saturday Super Church and its
current location offers multi-faceted community services from its 15,950 square foot facility where
they offer family counseling, a food bank, a laundry area, a kitchenette, shower facilities, a
furnished weight room, a basketball court, along with administrative offices; and
"~h, the Council further notes that Heroes Camp, Inc. focuses on building long-term
relationships with youth, with a special emphasis on "at-risk youth" where it trains youth with
activities "which offer hope, life skills and loving relationships" as part of their winning
combination of "Spirit + Soul + Body =The Total Experience"; and
"~h, in its eighteen (18) years of service, Heroes Camp, Inc. has touched the lives of
more than 30,000 youth in our community; and
"~~ the South Bend Common Council wishes Heroes Camp, Inc. the very best in
seeking a permanent home as they seek to raise $1,250,000 to build a new facility as they continue
to "provide hope, stability and wisdom" to the more than 300 youth who visit Heroes Camp each
week through group teaching, counseling, tutoring, crisis intervention, and organized games.
c~~>~h~'~'`e, ~ wed, by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council wishes to commend all of the persons associated with Heroes Camp, Inc. for their vision
and dedicated services in preparing youth with "life skills, leadership, discipline, respect,
responsibility, job readiness and interpersonal relationships".
Section II. The South Bend Common Council believes that the hard-work, discipline, and
dedication of Heroes Camp, Inc., and in particulaz, Directors Patrick and B.J. Magley, Pastor
Coats, Pam Harris, and their committed staff of twenty-six (26) volunteers who collectively
offer over 150 years of mentoring experience, are true role models for community outreach for
youth; and wish them continued success in making positive differences in at-risk youth.
~ ~~S?e~ction III . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
th C~~ ourici~ d~p~o~by the Mayor. C~~~~~
Dere~D~Dieter, 1St District Ervin Ku pa, 6 District
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Al "Budd~I~irsi~, At Large
At Large
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id Varner, 5 District ~~ ~-~`
Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney
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C~da~ited!/u` ~ ~ o~n~~itxali, 2007
Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend