TITLE
Title
PROCLAIM FEBRUARY AS AGGIE PRIDE MONTH
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Commissioner Skip Alston
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, since 1924, the North Carolina A&T Aggies Football Team has had a long and storied past, but on Saturday, December 16, 2017, the Aggies made college football history going undefeated with 12-0 wins; and
WHEREAS, at the third edition of the Celebration Bowl, the Aggies took the Black College Football National Championship by incredibly defeating Grambling State, 21-14; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina A&T Aggies are also the first team in history to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with an undefeated record since its inception in 1971; and
WHEREAS, Together, with their unrelenting determination and spirit, the Aggies became the first Division I-AA black college football team to finish the entire season untied, undefeated, and shattering the school and conference record with their historic 12-0 wins; and
WHEREAS, Guilford County is duly proud of the North Carolina A&T Aggies for their tremendous accomplishments, and wishes to express its congratulations and appreciation to them.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims FEBRUARY as:
“AGGIE PRIDE MONTH”
FURTHERMORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners does hereby recognize the substantial achievements of the North Carolina A&T Aggies Football Team on their outstanding victory, and hereby expresses its admiration and appreciation for the great pride and honor they have brought to our County as the 2017 Division I-AA and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football Champions.
ADOPTED this the 15th day of February, 2018.
In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the corporate seal of the County of Guilford to be affixed, this the 18th day of February 2018.
Alan Branson, Chairman
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
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REQUESTED ACTION
Proclamation
Adopt Proclimation Declaring February as Aggie Pride Month