P R O C L A M A T I O N

Recognizing Joanna Johnson
Lakewood/Chester Sister Cities Music Exchange Scholar
Representing Lakewood, Colorado

WHEREAS, Joanna Johnson has demonstrated her musical talents through the mastery and study of the viola; and

WHEREAS, Joanna Johnson is a talented musician, receiving honors such as being a nine-year veteran of the Denver Young Artists' Orchestra, winning the CSMTA String Competition and the First Plymouth Music Competition as well as the FMTA Sonatina Festival Advanced Division; and

WHEREAS, Joanna Johnson is the oldest of eight children, all of whom play stringed instruments. She enjoys presenting musical programs for nursing home residents with her family's string quartet and she studies with James Maurer and Basil Vendryes; and

WHEREAS, we are pleased to welcome Joanna Johnson into the ongoing Sister Cities Music Scholar Exchange Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Lakewood,
I, Bob Murphy, Mayor of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me do hereby recognize the Lakewood/Chester Sister Cities Music Exchange Scholar

Joanna Johnson

and extend our best wishes to her during her exchange visit to Chester, England and throughout her musical career.

GIVEN under my hand and Seal of the City of Lakewood, this 24th day of March, 2008.

Bob Murphy, Mayor

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