After speaking at the city council meeting on the importance of kindergarten readiness, Southgate Independent School Superintendent Greg Duty announced he wanted to also take the opportunity to thank and honor a city council member with a special PRIDE award.
He explained the acronym PRIDE stands for Personal Responsibility In Delivering Excellence.
“I’m proud of what we’re doing, and I’m also proud of this person,” said Duty. “So, I have a special award. We only give these out to people that are really making a difference.”
The award was presented to Council Member Aileen Okura, who heads the city’s Park and Tree Board and is well-known for her efforts to organize and promote a variety of city events, many of which are geared toward children in the community.
“This individual, whether it’s coming up and reading to our kids, helping with the pumpkin walk at the community center, working with our art teacher to paint the benches by the community center — all those things that she doesn’t have to do, but she does, because she wants to add value for others. So at this time, we’d like to present the PRIDE award to council member Aileen Okura,” said Duty.
