III.2. Proclamation Honoring Kathryn Johnson; Mayor Cummings (Memo)City Clerk
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: September 6, 2016
Subject: Proclamation Honoring Kathryn Johnson
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Kathryn Johnson was selected to Team USA’s 12-player Rugby Sevens squad for the
Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. Ms. Johnson will be in attendance to share more
about her experience at the Olympics.
Staff recommends that the City Council approving the following motion: Move that City
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Council approve the Proclamation Honoring Kathryn Johnson for earning a 5 place
medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
A Proclamation Honoring Kathryn Johnson
WHEREAS,
Kathryn Johnson and her parents, Dan and Jennifer Johnson, have been
residents of Hopkins since 1994, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn Johnson was a graduate of Alice Smith Elementary School here in
Hopkins, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn Johnson was a 2010 graduate of our Hopkins High School and
standout athlete, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn is an American rugby sevens player, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn is a former AIG Women’s Junior and Collegiate All-American
rugby player, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn made her Women’s Seven Series debut with the Women’s Eagle
Sevens at the beginning of the 2013 season, just months after winning the bronze
medal at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow, Russia, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a
member of the United States women’s national rugby sevens team, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn was selected as a member of the United States Women’s National
Rugby Sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn was one of the key players on the USA rugby sevens team that
finished fifth in the Olympics with a 3-2-1 record, and;
WHEREAS,
Kathryn has accomplished all of this while being a great role model for
those young adults who emulate her and aspire to a similar level of athletic greatness.
NOW THEREFORE
, I, Molly Cummings, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, ask all of our city residents to join me in proudly honoring and celebrating
our hometown hero, Kathryn Johnson for her accomplishments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
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Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 6 day of
September in the year 2016.
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Molly Cummings, Mayor