[BWNA] Fwd: "Sy" Award Nominations - Multnomah County Office of Citizen I nvolvement

[Bill Markwart]

Bill Markwart
503-282-4610

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> From: "Hoop, Brian" <bhoop at ci.portland.or.us>
> Date: May 20, 2008 12:13:34 PM PDT
> Subject: FW: "Sy" Award Nominations - Multnomah County Office of  
> Citizen I nvolvement
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>  To Neighborhood Association leaders and District Coalition staff
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>  From: RIDINGS Aaron M [mailto:aaron.m.ridings at co.multnomah.or.us]
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:19 PM
> To: bhoop at ci.portland.or.us
> Subject: "Sy" Award Nominations - Multnomah County Office of Citizen  
> Involvement
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> The "SY" Award
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> Do you know someone who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to  
> justice, equality, and obtaining access to the halls of power?  The  
> Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) is seeking  
> nominees for the "SY" Award.   The nomination and selection process  
> is open to all personnel, committees, agencies, and departments  
> within County government as well as the community at large.
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> Sy Kornbrodt
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> Sy's passion and voice on behalf of the under-served and under- 
> represented inspired CIC to create an award in his honor.  Sy was  
> born in New York in 1926,  the only son of Bolochov immigrants.  He  
> lived in England and served in the Navy before moving to Portland.   
> His willingness to say what he thought and to get things done became  
> legendary soon after he arrived.  He was a board member for the  
> Multnomah Education Service District (MESD), Sullivan's Gulch  
> Neighborhood Association, and the Multnomah County Citizen  
> Involvement Committee.  Sy spent his life helping the less fortunate  
> through his work with the Department of Corrections, MESD, Multnomah  
> County Democratic Party, and several other initiatives and  
> organizations that came to value his input.  Sy is remembered and  
> respected by many who had the opportunity to work with him.
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> Nominees
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> Do you know of someone who you think should receive this award?   
> Please reply to this message and include the nominee's name, contact  
> information and a brief paragraph stating why/how you made your  
> selection. The deadline for nominations is 6pm, Friday, May 23rd 2008.
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> Please forward where appropriate,
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> Aaron Ridings
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> Citizen Involvement Coordinator
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> Multnomah County Office of Citizen Involvement
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> 503-988-3450 x83450 (phone) | 503-988-5674 (fax) | aaron.m.ridings at co.multnomah.or.us
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> Multnomah Building | 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Room 192 | Portland, OR  
> 97214 | www.citizenweb.org
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