WHEREAS, The Barbershop Talk Network is a non-profit, community based organization which recognizes the importance of dialogue and shared experiences as an opportunity to develop positive human relations; and
WHEREAS, Robert Woody Woodard is a dedicated humanitarian who has built a movement based upon the values of respect in all human interaction that he has nurtured within the peaceful confines of Woodard's Barbershop in West Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Robert Woody Woodard spreads these values through Barber Shop Talk Radio and the many community activities he organizes and promotes as founder of the Barbershop Talk Human Family Day Foundation Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Barbershop Talk Network hosts the Barbershop Talk Human Family Day; and
WHEREAS, This event will coincide with the anniversary of the assassination of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. making it a true and fitting testimony to his teachings and beliefs and a tribute to his memory; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia joins the State of Pennsylvania, the United States Congress, as well as local civic associations in recognizing the importance of this event and the goals and mission of the Barbershop Talk Network; now, therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby observe April 25
,
2010 as the Barbershop Talk Human Family Day.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to the Barbershop Talk Family Day Foundation, Inc. as a symbol of this legislative body's gratitude for initiating this courageous venture.
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