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SAMPLE PROCLAMATION <br />VOLUM’EERS OI AMERICA WEEK <br />MarcJi 7-14, 1993 <br />WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian human service orpaiiization, is celebrnlin:’ <br />its 97th year of service to the people of Minnesota and the nation; it is therefore certainly <br />appropriate for us, the City of C ITY NAME , t j join in the observance of tliis milestone >vit!i the <br />commemoration of March 7-14, 1993 as Volunteers of America Week; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable contribution by providing these <br />services to adults and the elderly: 5 homes for mentally disabled, mentally ill, chemically <br />dependent and/or elderly adults; congregate dining for seniors at 45 sites in Anoka and <br />Hennepin Counties; home delivered meals for persons 60 years of age and over; semi­ <br />independent living services and supported living services: 3 housing complexes for families, the <br />handicapped, and the elderly; and 4 long-term health care facilities; and, <br />WllEREVS, the Volunteers of America provides these services for children and youth; 6 <br />programs serving autistic, autistic-like, and/or development-ally disabled children and youth; a <br />children’s emergency shelter; in-home services; 59 foster treatment homes and correction group <br />homes; a residential treatment center for emotionally handicapped boys; a specialized behavioral <br />program for boys with severe problems: short-term after care for youth with special needs; and, <br />WHERE\S, the Volunteers of America provides 2 correctional services: a pn.‘-release and work- <br />release correctional program serving men; and a women’s Jail, workhouse and work-release <br />correctional program; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its dedicated staff and volunteers and the many <br />people who help support their work through financial contribudons make a significant impact <br />on the lives of people in CITY SAME ', and, <br />WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its founding in 1896 and urges others <br />to join tliern in bridging the gap between human needs and the resources of the public and <br />private sector; <br />NOW, THERE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, MA YORS FULL Mayor of the City of QIX <br />MAME . do herebv proclaim the week of March 7-14, 1993, as <br />VOLL'NTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK IN CITl ’NAME <br />AND, BE FT RESOLVED, that copies of this priK-lamation be transmit ed to the Volunteers of <br />America as evidence of our esteem. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOE', I have hereunto vet my Inind and caused the Great Seal of the City <br />of CITY S'{.ME to be .iffived this____day of________________in the year of our Lord one <br />itioiisami iiMie hundred and uiiiety three. <br />M A V O R