IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
220374
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
210360, 200482
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS AND ZAMARRIPA
Title
Resolution approving the HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as part of Bronzeville Week 2022.
Analysis
This resolution approves the HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as part of Bronzeville Week 2022, which will take place on August 6-13, 2022.
Body
Whereas, The Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District, located in the area bounded by Center Street, Garfield Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and 7th Street, is a redevelopment initiative seeking to create economic development and vibrancy in this neighborhood; and
Whereas, Bronzeville Week is a celebration of African-American culture, history, art and entertainment that will take place August 6-13, 2022; and
Whereas, In conjunction with Bronzeville Week, the National Coalition for Healthy Black Families has organized the HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes, which will be held live on the morning of Saturday, August 6 and virtually August 1-6, 2022; and
Whereas, In order to maintain the safety and comfort of participants who would prefer not to participate in-person, the 2022 HaRUNbee Walk/Run will also take place virtually August 1-6, 2022, where participants may complete the 5K individually, in their own neighborhoods, on self-designed routes; and
Whereas, The HaRUNbee Walk/Run seeks to raise awareness of and to prevent infant mortality, a problem that disproportionately affects Milwaukee’s African-American community; and
Whereas, The HaRUNbee Walk/Run also strives to promote community wellness by encouraging families to stay healthy and fit, both physically and mentally; and
Whereas, Promoting wellness and encouraging communities to eat healthier and exercise more will help reduce the risk of infant mortality in Milwaukee; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Counc...
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