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Moorhead honors two McKnight Heart of Community awardees and longtime city employees
Summary
The council recognized Iman Yacine and Yokesam (Yoke) Gooneratne as statewide McKnight Foundation Heart of Community honorees and publicly acknowledged multiple city employees for 25 or more years of service.
Mayor Shelley Carlson and staff presented Heart of Community recognitions to Iman Yacine and Yokesam Gooneratne, two Moorhead residents who received McKnight Foundation awards.
Lisa Bodie introduced the honorees and described Yacine as an immigrant from Iraq who assists newcomers with housing, paperwork and access to services, and Gooneratne as the longtime executive director of Cultural Diversity Resources (CDR), which runs programs for employment, financial literacy,…
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