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VOLUNrEERS OF AMERICA WEER
MARCH 7-14, 1993
� WSEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian human
service organization, is celebrating its 97th year of service to
the people . of Minnesota and the nation; it is therefore certainly
appropriate for us, the City of Orono, to join in the observance of
this milestone with the commemoration of March 7-14, 1993 as
Volunteers of America Week; and,
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable
contribution by providing these services to adults and the elderly:
5 homes for mentally disabled, mentally ill, chemically dependent
and/or elderly adults; congregate dining for seniors at 45 sites in
Anoka and Hennepin Counties; home delivered meals for persons 60
• years of age and over; semi-independent living services and
supported living services; 3 housing complexes for families, the
handicapped, and the elderly; and 4 long-term health care
facilities; and, -
� WHEREAS, the Volunteers � of America provided these
services for children and youth; 6 programs serving autistic,
autistic-like, and/or development-aTly disabled children and youth;
a children' s emergency shelter; in-home services; 59 foster �
treatment homes and correction group homes; a residential treatment
center for emotionally handicapped boys; a specialized behavioral
program for boys with severe problems; short-term after care for
youth with special needs; and, �
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides 2
correctional services : a pre-release and work-release correctional
program serving men; and a women' s jail, workhouse and work-release
correctional program; and, �
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America; through its dedicated
staff and volunteers and the many people who help support their
work through financial� contributions make a significant impact on . .
the lives of people in the City of Orono, and,
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its
� � founding in 1896 and urges others to join them 'in bridging "the gap `
• between human needs and the resources of the public and private _
sector; . .
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, J. Diann Goetten,
Acting Mayor of the City of Orono, do hereby proclaim the week of
March 7-14, 1993 , as
VOLUNrEERS OF AMERICA WEEFC IN THE CITY OF ORONO
AND; BE IT RESOLVED, that copies of this proclamation be
transmitted to the Volunteers of America as evidence of our esteem.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the City of Orono to be affixed this 22nd
day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and ninety three.
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• J Diann Goettfen, Acting Mayor
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othy allin, City Clerk �
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