ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 10, 2004

AGENDA ITEM NO. 22

Introduced by the Judiciary Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE MICHIGAN ALTERNATIVE

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND THE CROSSROADS PROGRAM AT PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES ON THEIR 4^TH ANNUAL CROSSROADS MID-WINTER BASKETBALL CLASSIC

RESOLUTION #04-040

WHEREAS, the Michigan Alternative Athletic Association is committed to providing athletic opportunities for Michigan Alternative, Residential and Charter Schools; and

WHEREAS, there are over 28,000 alternative students in the State of Michigan, more than 6% of the entire student population; and

WHEREAS, the motto of the Michigan Alternative Athletic Association is "If You Play, You Win"; and

WHEREAS, the Crossroads Program at Peckham Vocational Industries and the Michigan Alternative Athletic Association are hosting the 4^th Annual Crossroads Mid-Winter Basketball Classic on February 12, 2004 at the Capital Centre's Aim High Athletic Facility; and

WHEREAS, the games will be used as tools to "hook" the kids into school, a sense of belonging, build self-esteem, teamwork and promote health interaction between students who may not have had positive experiences in regular education.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulates the Crossroads Program at Peckham Vocational Industries and the Michigan Alternative Athletic Association on the 4^th Annual Crossroads Mid-Winter Basketball Classic.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board appreciates the contributions the Crossroads Program and the Michigan Alternative Athletic Association have made and the positive influence they have had on the youth of Ingham County.

JUDICIARY: Yeas: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Grebner, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Lynch, Stid Approved 1/29/04