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| 6 | | - | A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | | - | 25-245 |
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| 9 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 11 | | - | June 11, 2024 |
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| 12 | | - | To recognize and honor SCOUT Bags and its founders on the celebration of the business's 20th |
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| 13 | | - | anniversary and their many contributions to the District community . |
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| 15 | | - | WHEREAS, Deb Waterman Johns and Ben Johns founded SCOUT Bags (“SCOUT”) in |
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| 16 | | - | 2004 at 1028 33rd Street, N.W., in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; |
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| 17 | | - | WHEREAS, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of SCOUT, which proudly calls |
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| 18 | | - | Georgetown home to its company headquarters and flagship retail store; |
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| 19 | | - | WHEREAS, SCOUT reflects the creativity and industriousness of its founders and |
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| 20 | | - | employees who strive to design bags, accessories, and home storage solutions that highlight and |
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| 21 | | - | uplift women and the Washington, D.C., community; |
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| 22 | | - | WHEREAS, SCOUT supports the D.C. community through charitable projects serving |
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| 23 | | - | children and frontline heroes, including the Secret Santa program for local kids and the |
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| 24 | | - | Community Heroes program ; |
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| 25 | | - | WHEREAS, the SCOUT community is also dedicated to supporting the GO BO Fund, |
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| 26 | | - | which was founded by Deb Waterman Johns and Ben Johns in honor of their son Bo Johns to |
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| 27 | | - | provide critical support for children and families battling cancer; |
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| 28 | | - | WHEREAS, the GO BO Fund and the Johns family ha ve raised more than $750,000 over |
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| 29 | | - | the past 19 years for Georgetown University Hospital’s Department of Pediatric Oncology and |
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| 30 | | - | Hematology’s Emergency Family Relief Fund; and |
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| 31 | | - | WHEREAS, SCOUT strives to reflect the strength, ingenuity, and tenacity of its dual |
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| 32 | | - | namesakes: the character Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird and Deb’s own loyal dachshund. |
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| 33 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 34 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “SCOUT Bags 20th Anniversary Celebration Recognition |
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| 35 | | - | Resolution of 2024”. |
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| 36 | | - | ENROLLED ORIGINAL |
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| 41 | | - | Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors SCOUT for 20 |
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| 42 | | - | years of impactful presence in the Georgetown community and for its commitment to cultivating |
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| 43 | | - | a community spirit that fuels ongoing contributions to the greater Washington, D.C. community. |
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| 45 | | - | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 3 | + | _________________________________ _________________________________ 3 |
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| 4 | + | Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Brooke Pinto 4 |
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| 7 | + | A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 7 |
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| 9 | + | _________ 9 |
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| 12 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12 |
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| 14 | + | _______________ 14 |
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| 15 | + | 15 |
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| 16 | + | To recognize and honor SCOUT Bags and its founders on the celebration of the business's 20th 16 |
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| 17 | + | anniversary and their many contributions to the District community. 17 |
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| 18 | + | 18 |
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| 19 | + | WHEREAS, Deb Waterman Johns and Ben Johns founded SCOUT Bags (“SCOUT”) in 19 |
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| 20 | + | 2004 at 1028 33rd Street, N.W., in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; 20 |
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| 21 | + | WHEREAS, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of SCOUT, which proudly calls 21 |
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| 22 | + | Georgetown home to its company headquarters and flagship retail store; 22 |
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| 23 | + | WHEREAS, SCOUT reflects the creativity and industriousness of its founders and 23 |
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| 24 | + | employees who strive to design bags, accessories, and home storage solutions that highlight and 24 |
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| 25 | + | uplift women and the Washington, D.C., community; 25 |
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| 26 | + | WHEREAS, SCOUT supports the D.C. community through charitable projects serving 26 |
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| 27 | + | children and frontline heroes, including the Secret Santa program for local kids and the 27 |
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| 28 | + | Community Heroes program; 28 |
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| 29 | + | WHEREAS, the SCOUT community is also dedicated to supporting the GO BO Fund, 29 |
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| 30 | + | which was founded by Deb Waterman Johns and Ben Johns in honor of their son Bo Johns to 30 |
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| 31 | + | provide critical support for children and families battling cancer; 31 WHEREAS, the GO BO Fund and the Johns family have raised more than $750,000 over 32 |
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| 32 | + | the past 19 years for Georgetown University Hospital’s Department of Pediatric Oncology and 33 |
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| 33 | + | Hematology’s Emergency Family Relief Fund; and 34 |
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| 34 | + | WHEREAS, SCOUT strives to reflect the strength, ingenuity, and tenacity of its dual 35 |
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| 35 | + | namesakes: the character Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird and Deb’s own loyal dachshund. 36 |
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| 36 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 37 |
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| 37 | + | resolution may be cited as the “SCOUT Bags 20th Anniversary Celebration Recognition 38 |
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| 38 | + | Resolution of 2024”. 39 |
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| 39 | + | Sec. 2. The Council recognizes and honors SCOUT for 20 years of impactful presence in 40 |
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| 40 | + | the Georgetown community and for its commitment to cultivating a community spirit that fuels 41 |
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| 41 | + | ongoing contributions to the greater Washington, D.C. community. 42 |
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| 42 | + | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 43 |
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| 43 | + | the District of Columbia Register. 44 |
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