City of Southlake

the Miss America Organization continues to extend its highly regarded brand to include both a national Miss and a national Teen program which opens the door to young women to compete for the title of Miss America and Miss America's Outstanding Teen along with scholarship assistance; and,

Whereas, the Miss Southlake Scholarship Organization is a not for profit, volunteer organization and sponsoring agent for an official preliminary to the Miss Texas and Miss America Scholarship Pageants; and,

Whereas, the Miss America Scholarship Organization is the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation's leading achievement programs; and,

Whereas, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available over $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance last year and inspires young women to further their personal and professional goals while instilling a spirit of community service through a variety of unique community based programs; now,

Therefore, I, John Terrell, Mayor of the City of Southlake, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim this year's pageant date, October 24, 2009, as

Miss Southlake and Miss Teen Southlake

Scholarship Pageants Day