Resolution 050538

..Title Also naming Cumberland Street between 10th and 11th Street "Elner Dawkins Way." ..Body WHEREAS, Elner Dawkins was a stellar member of the community who gave her life, time, energy and money towards improving the lives of children and adults in Fairhill Homes; and WHEREAS, Ms. Dawkins served as a Committee person of the 37th Ward, a member of the Fairhill Homes Residents Council, and as an extended mother to countless neighborhood youth; and WHEREAS, The After-School Weed and Seed, the Youth Talent Show, Youth Basketball, and Clean and Sweep are a few of the excellent programs Ms. Dawkins developed and sponsored or supported; and WHEREAS, The lives of hundreds of children and adults are better today because Ms. Dawkins took time to care; and WHEREAS, Ms. Elner Dawkins passed on November 27, 2004, leaving behind an indelible contribution to her entire community; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THAT Cumberland Street between 10th and 11th street be also named "Elner Dawkins Way." ..End