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RESOLUTION 2017-139
STILL WATER HUMAN RIGHTS A WARD
ANNE MCMANUS
WHEREAS, the Stillwater Human Rights Commission requested nominations for the 2017
Stillwater Human Rights Award. Again, we had two winning candidates this year; and
WHEREAS, ANNE MCMANUS has been nominated for working 36 years to better the lives
of children that have been abandoned in foreign countries or languishing in foster care here in
Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, ANNE believed that every child had the right to a family of their own. She was
fair and saw the good in each individual without showing any bias; and
WHEREAS, ANNE was HOPE Adoption & Family Services first E.D. and Social Worker.
She was first for 25 years in the Brick Alley Building and later in a purchased building by the
Stillwater Bowling Alley; and
WHEREAS, Children were the principal beneficiaries of ANNE'S works and particularly
enjoyed when teens were matched with parents; and
WHEREAS, ANNE also played the organ for 50 years for Stillwater First Presbyterian
Church and continues to serve on a committee distributing funds to children in foster care.
Now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater,
Minnesota, one 2017 Human Rights Award is presented to ANNE MCMANUS in appreciation of
her outstanding leadership and dedication to human rights, and is hereby commended for those
efforts.
Adopted by the City Council thisl8th day of July, 2017.
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TED KOZLOWSKI, MAYOR