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File #: 11049-19    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Proclamation Status: Presented & Filed
File created: 4/19/2019 In control: County Council
On agenda: 4/23/2019 Final action: 4/23/2019
Title: Proclamation recognizing and congratulating Susan Fleming Morgans for her years dedicated to Mt. Lebanon Magazine as Public Information Officer and Editor-in-Chief.
Sponsors: Sue Means
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Proclamation recognizing and congratulating Susan Fleming Morgans for her years dedicated to Mt. Lebanon Magazine as Public Information Officer and Editor-in-Chief.

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WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon native Susan Fleming Morgans began working as a freelance writer for Mt. Lebanon Magazine in 1981. At that time, the publication was a brand-new 26-page magazine printed in black and white; and
WHEREAS, with a background in journalism and teaching English, Susan Morgans become the Public Information Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Mt. Lebanon Magazine; and
WHEREAS, thanks to her proficiency and creative eye, Susan Morgans helped to launch Mt. Lebanon Magazine into the 21st century; it now encompasses a full-color print magazine written by journalists, a digital magazine updated daily, a municipal website, blogs, LeboALERT email/text blasts, cable channel programming, internal and external special events, media relations, and management of the municipal building’s customer service center; and
WHEREAS, Susan Morgans’s love for Mt. Lebanon has been evident not only in her work with the magazine, but through her dedication to countless community groups, such as both the historic preservation board and community relations board (as staff liaison), Mt. Lebanon Partnership, the Denis Theatre Foundation, Mt. Lebanon Village, the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon, the Mt. Lebanon Community Foundation, the Women’s Club of Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Lebanon Junior Women’s Club, the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, Earth Day in Mt. Lebanon, Plein Air Mt. Lebanon, Art in the Park, and Outreach Teen and Family Services; and
WHEREAS, over the years, Susan Morgans has successfully launched several public information campaigns that have greatly benefited the community: P.A.U.S.A. (People Against Underage Substance Abuse); campaigns for the public safety center, municipal building and veterans memorial; S.A.F.E. (Stop Addiction for Everyone); anti-litter; lock your ca...

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