chose somebody to honor for black history month. she escorted the honoree to the chambers and said to him, isn t this wonderful? it is not your funeral but people are wrong to say nice things about you. well, bolivia, is not your future it well, olivia, it is not your funeral, but people are going to say nice things about you. i want to honor a person who i believe has done more for the district than anybody else i know. hands down, woman or man, there is no one who has done as much for the people of district 7 then you. i cannot tell you how absolutely grateful i am for all of the great work you have done for me. how much commitment you have shown to all of the residents of district 7, whether it was with a smile or a smirk, you were always right there, doing everything you possibly could for them. and much, much more beyond your work in this building. what is most impressive to me, and i know to a lot of your friends and family who are here, is the role you play at home
innerscola was founded in 2004. it helps public agencies reduce waste with sales of surplus goods. they have raised over $15 million in online auctions selling off surplus materials. they have helped divert over 3 million pounds of goods from landfills every single year. they are partnered to work with schools crossandra cisco and about one-third of all california school districts. and destroys all across the united states. as president, melissa has focused her efforts on strategy, fundraising, sales, business development, and the organization itself. despite the economy, it has grown year after year and was named the 2010 one of the fastest-growing companies in 2010. melissa was a venture capitalist before with intel and concentrated on a lot of areas. she worked for classroom connect before coming up with this idea. she is a graduate of both dartmouth and the wharton school. it is great to have you here. thank you on behalf of all of us for all that you do, not only for d
waste with sales of surplus goods. they have raised over $15 million in online auctions selling off surplus materials. they have helped divert over 3 million pounds of goods from landfills every single year. they are partnered to work with schools crossandra cisco and about one-third of all california school districts. and destroys all across the united states. as president, melissa has focused her efforts on strategy, fundraising, sales, business development, and the organization itself. despite the economy, it has grown year after year and was named the 2010 one of the fastest-growing companies in 2010. melissa was a venture capitalist before with intel and concentrated on a lot of areas. she worked for classroom connect before coming up with this idea. she is a graduate of both dartmouth and the wharton school. it is great to have you here. thank you on behalf of all of us for all that you do, not only for district 2, but also for the public agencies that you work for an
to doris vincent. [applause] as a single mother, she purchased her first home in the bay view neighborhood in 1961 and has been a tireless advocate and community member since. her list of community and educational acts is extensive. most recently, she served as the trusty at the providence baptist church and assisted with the churches homeless service. she has served on a number of community boards and advisory groups, which include the bayview hunters point project area committee, hunters point shipyard citizens advisory committee, ucsf community advisory committee, and the bayview opera house. before she accepted his award, she was upstairs in another committee meeting. this woman is tireless. i also have another story for you. yesterday, i was at a press event. this woman saw that the hem in my dress had fallen. she pulled me aside, without a needle and a thread whipped out a needle and a thread. you talk about a woman who has got your back. she stood behind me and sewed
waste with sales of surplus goods. they have raised over $15 million in online auctions selling off surplus materials. they have helped divert over 3 million pounds of goods from landfills every single year. they are partnered to work with schools crossandra cisco and about one-third of all california school districts. and destroys all across the united states. as president, melissa has focused her efforts on strategy, fundraising, sales, business development, and the organization itself. despite the economy, it has grown year after year and was named the 2010 one of the fastest-growing companies in 2010. melissa was a venture capitalist before with intel and concentrated on a lot of areas. she worked for classroom connect before coming up with this idea. she is a graduate of both dartmouth and the wharton school. it is great to have you here. thank you on behalf of all of us for all that you do, not only for district 2, but also for the public agencies that you work for an