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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2002/410
CONGRATULATING CONTRA COSTA COUNTY YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS
ON RECEIPT OF THEIR GRANTS FROM THE BAY AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Whereas,THE BAY AREA SPORTS BALL OF FAME is a nonprofit organization that honors sports legends of the
Bay Area and provides sports equipment to children's athletic organizations to help develop the attributes gained by
participating in sports--teamwork,citizenship,respect for authority,and leadership;and
Whereas,THE BAY AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME hosts two fundraising events each year.Proceeds from these
special events benefit the Youth Fund;and
Whereas, THE BAY AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Youth Fund has distributed nearly $2,000,000 in sports
equipment grants to more than 350 youth sports organizations. Since its inception in 1981, more than 400,000
children have benefited from Youth Fund grants in the nine Bay Area counties;and
Whereas,THE BAY AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME awards Bay Area high school juniors and seniors annually
with the Art Rosenbaum Sportswriting Scholarships, which are judged by professional sportswriters and are
awarded to three students in the spring.In the fall,the Beau Venturi Scholarship is awarded to the male and female
winners of San Francisco's High School Golf Championship,and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby honor
and congratulate the
Bay Area Sports
Hall of Fame Recipients
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on this
25th day of June,2002
JOHN GIOIA
Chair
District I Supervisor
YLE B.tRfkiMA DONNA ER
District II Supervisor Distric I pe 's r
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D.GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
25TH Daly of June,2002
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Admin' trator
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BY Deputy
Introduced by Supervisor John Gioia