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Honoring Lee Ann LaBore and expressing gratitude for her outstanding service, dedication and contributions to the community and the City of Saint Paul.
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WHEREAS, Lee Ann LaBore has long been an active and committed supporter of Saint Paul as a resident of both the Summit Hill and Lowertown communities; and
WHEREAS, Lee Ann LaBore immediately joined the Mears Park gardener volunteers upon her move to the Airye Condominiums in Lowertown in 2017, quickly assuming administrative duties for the Friends of Mears Park organization and becoming Co-Director of the group in 2019. Lee Ann spearheads the fundraising campaign and oversees the design and implementation each year to provide the glorious winter holiday lighting in Mears Park while battling the squirrels who so love to chew the electrical wiring. According to her Co-Director, Mears Park is the gem we all appreciate thanks to Lee Ann’s endless energy and efforts in the organization; and
WHEREAS, Lee Ann LaBore is the face and spokesperson for downtown parks and gardens, teaching us all how to skillfully navigate the potential pitfalls of working with television/newspaper reporters and social media audiences to provide measured, patient responses regarding issues to improve ALL parks in downtown. She has coalesced successful partnerships with City administrative units such as the Saint Paul Police, Parks and Rec, and the Department of Safety and Inspection as well as the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance to improve the community; and
WHEREAS, Lee Ann LaBore shares her wealth of experience in mentoring other fledgling Friends of Park groups, initiating the conversation with the City and Parks and other stakeholders about ways to increase community parks safety and developing solutions for the tsunami of waste from dogs new to downtown. She shares her expertise with volunteer gardeners, modeling evidenced by her beautiful Mears Park garden; and
WHEREAS, Lee Ann LaBore has been instrumental and proactive...
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