Proclamation of the City Council proclaiming the week of March 27 2006 as Culver City Education Foundation Week. P R O C L A M A T I O N CULVER CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION WEEK and is celebrating 24 years of dedication to quality education; and WHEREAS the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) is a charitable non profit organization incorporated in 1981 WHEREAS the CCEF has granted over $1.1 million for programs that include the Teacher Innovative Program (TIP) Grants library books for all the school libraries and grants for science arts literacy and physical education; and WHEREAS fundraising efforts by the CCEF have provided for funding programs at all grade levels including bilingual parent education at the Office of Child Development the Math + Music and other literacy enhancing programs at the elementary schools tutoring and a fitness trail at Culver City Middle School and a student retreat and horticultural project at Culver High and Culver Park High Schools; and WHEREAS the CCEF has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to provide the ACME animation program at Culver City Middle School providing a unique opportunity for students in middle school to experience this art form; and WHEREAS the CCEF continues to meet the challenge of providing high quality school programs within the framework of WHEREAS the CCEF has an active membership of Culver City parents community members and businesses that deserve the State s system of funding schools; and recognition for their outstanding efforts. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Culver City California hereby declares the week of March 27 2006 as Culver City Education Foundation Week and requests that all Culver City residents and the business and professional community support the Culver City Education Foundation and its dedication to the Culver City Unified School District. Dated this 27th day of March 2006. Gary Silbiger Vice Mayor Carol A. Gross Councilmember Albert Vera Mayor Alan...
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