HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Puder Proclamation - Word - 01.18.2007PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Daniel Puder of Cupertino, is the Champion of the Wrestling Entertainment's $1 million "Tough Enough" competition. Puder has gone against all the odds and has dominated every
athletic challenge in the Tough Enough competition for its duration; and
WHEREAS, Puder was a star wrestler at Cupertino's Monta Vista High School. He won the Central Coast Section wrestling championship in 2000, and went on to wrestle at Menlo College;
and
WHEREAS, while still in high school, Puder began training at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose under Frank Shamrock, and has also trained with such luminaries as former World
kickboxing champion Javier Mendez, famous MMA trainer Bob Cook and multi-time national champion wrestler Danny Chaid; and
WHEREAS, Puder won tough enough against seven other men, including one Indoor Football League player, a few former college football players and others. He hopes to be a positive influence
in youth today and in the future. He will be holding seminars teaching young athletes proper weight training and conditioning.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Patrick Kwok, and the entire Cupertino City Council, do hereby honor and commend
Daniel Puder
for his enthusiasm and commitment and determination to provide a positive example for the youth, community and city of Cupertino.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the city of Cupertino to be affixed this Eighteeth day of January, Two-Thousand and Five.
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Patrick Kwok, Mayor