HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Crystal Yan-CREST 2010 Proclamation - Word - 05.19.2010PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Thursday, May Twenty-Seventh, Two Thousand and Ten, the City of Cupertino wishes to recognize Crystal Yan; and
WHEREAS, Crystal Yan is one of the winners for the Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken (CREST) Award, which recognizes individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions
to the City of Cupertino; and
WHEREAS, Crystal started a service community group at Lawson Middle School where she put up flyers, talked to students, and ended up recruiting over eighty members; and
WHEREAS, within a month, she had mobilized the members to raise one thousand five hundred dollars to buy Thanksgiving dinners for low-income families, and then went on to raise five
hundred dollars for UNICEF; and
WHEREAS, Crystal also decided to start Project Connecting Communities, which helped local Fremont Union High School District students start their own service projects; and
WHEREAS, she is also Founder of Torque Media Group, Co-Founder of Social Startup Summit, Co-Curator of What's Next: 25 Big Ideas from 25 Gen-Yers Under 25, and Founder of EconForAll.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby commend and recognize
Crystal Yan
for her outstanding work, dedication, and for creating a stronger and better community for the City of Cupertino.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Thursday, May Twenty-Seventh, Two Thousand and Ten.
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Kris Wang, Mayor