HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Mary Stone Proclamation - Word - 09.20.2002PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on September Twenty-First and Twenty-Second, Two Thousand and Two, as part of the Fourth Annual Silicon Valley Moon Festival, the City of Cupertino wishes to honor Mary Stone;
and
WHEREAS, Mary has been Chair of the Host Family Committee for the Moon Festival, through which she has worked to enhance multicultural understanding between our students and families
and the students and teachers from Hong Kong; and
WHEREAS, Mary coordinated efforts between St. Paul's Convent School in Hong Kong and school districts serving Cupertino to find host families for 126 girls between the ages of 13 and
16; and
WHEREAS, visiting students stay with the host families and go to school with middle school students from Cupertino Union School District and high school students from the Fremont Union
High School District for to better understand American education.
NOW, therefore, I, Mayor Richard Lowenthal, and the Cupertino City Council, do hereby recognize and commend
Mary Stone
for her contributions to cross-cultural understanding and her selfless work that benefit the people, community and city of Cupertino.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Twentieth day of September, 2002.
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Richard Lowenthal, Mayor