Columbus, Georgia

RESOLUTION

NO.





WHEREAS, Mr. John Anker, President of Ankerpak, recently secured $250,000.00

worth of local corporate donations of toiletries, hairbrushes, combs, hair

barrettes, anti-bacterial soap, shower caps, sponges, makeup bags, batteries

and other items to be sent to Katrina victims;



WHEREAS, Mr. Anker set up assembly lines to create 28,800 Katrina Kits in

donated Weyerhaeuser boxes built to Mr. Anker?s specifications. The boxed kits

amounted to four truckloads to be delivered to New Orleans Goodwill in trucks,

which, along with fuel, were donated for this local effort;



WHEREAS, Mr. Anker epitomizes the willing of the Columbus corporate

community to donate products and services, all to help their fellow man in

times of disaster; and



WHEREAS, Mr. Anker?s leadership in this local relief effort to assist the

victims of Hurricane Katrina is worthy of special recognition by this Council.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



We hereby commend and congratulate Mr. John Anker, President of Ankerpak, for

organizing the local corporate community to donate items for Katrina Kits in

support of Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans, Louisiana. Let a copy of

this resolution be forwarded to Mr. John Anker.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held on

the 1st day of November, 2005, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of ______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen__________________.

Councilor Anthony________________.

Councilor Davis__________________.

Councilor Henderson______________.

Councilor Hunter_________________.

Councilor McDaniel_______________.

Councilor Pugh___________________.

Councilor Rodgers________________.

Councilor Suber__________________.

Councilor Woodson________________.







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Tiny B. Washington Robert S. Poydasheff

Clerk of Council Mayor