HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 St. Joseph of Cupertino Church Proclamation - Word - 03.18.2009PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Friday, December Twelfth, Two Thousand and Eight, the City of Cupertino wishes to recognize Mariqueta Melo Churchill; and
WHEREAS, Mariqueta has served St. Joseph of Cupertino for twenty-five years, as well as the wider Cupertino community, by organizing the annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe for
the past twenty-one years; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, she started the mass, Fiesta and Friends of Our Lady of Guadalupe, at St. Joseph of Cupertino Church and has been chair for the past ten years; and
WHEREAS, she visits the sick in the Cupertino and Sunnyvale communities and is a choir member at St. Joseph of Cupertino Church; and
WHEREAS, Mariqueta serves as Pan America Round Table ambassador, a benevolent organization that provides scholarships through fundraising for needy students, especially women of low
income parents, in North and South America.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby commend and recognize
Mariqueta Melo Churchill
for her outstanding work, dedication, and creating a stronger community for the people of Cupertino .
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Friday, December Twelfth, Two Thousand and Eight.
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Dolly Sandoval, Mayor