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RESOLUTION NO. 5575 ePo olb :A' <br /> A RESOLUTION of the City of Everett to honor the <br /> Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee <br /> for its twenty years of coordinating the Greater Everett <br /> Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community celebration <br /> WHEREAS, Everett is home to a rich and vibrant population of diverse ethnic <br /> backgrounds that are of great importance to both the history and future of our community; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 1986, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday was declared a federal <br /> holiday to be celebrated annually on the third Monday of each January; and <br /> WHEREAS, former Washington State Governor Booth Gardner, in an effort to honor the <br /> holiday across the State, requested Pastor Matthew McSwain of the Second Baptist Church of <br /> Everett to organize and coordinate a community celebration; and; <br /> WHEREAS, in 1987, the Greater Everett Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community <br /> Celebration Committee, originally comprised of members of area African American Christian <br /> churches, created the multi-ethnic, multi-faith based community celebration honoring the legacy <br /> of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and; <br /> WHEREAS, since 1991, the celebration has grown so large that the United Methodist <br /> Church, located at 3530 Colby Avenue, began to host the annual event; and; <br /> WHEREAS, the annual community celebration will be held at 4 p.m. on January 16, <br /> 2005 at the United Methodist Church featuring keynote speaker Dr. Homer Garcia, President of <br /> Henry Cogswell College; and; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND EVERETT CITY <br /> COUNCIL THAT: <br /> The City of Everett praises efforts of the Greater Everett Ma. n • :r King, Jr <br /> Celebration Committee for its many years of work on a worthwhile • oject. <br /> Passed and approved thi ' • . of J. :ry 200 - <br /> ia .t'X I ..,410 I , <br /> Mayor y Ste•hanson, Mayor Ro .irs n,-Coun�l ,�,�er <br /> , 4/ <br /> 4,44 <br /> Marian K_rell, Council President Mark Olson, Council Member <br /> • 4 • <br /> • <br /> .n Hatloe Council Vice-President :ob verstreet, ouncil Member <br /> : flnda Sti-cipher, Council Member rew Nielsen, ouncil Member <br />