HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 90-28 - Proclaiming Volunteers of America Week, March 4-11, 1990 - 02/06/1990 RESOLUTION NO. 90-28
A PROCLAMATION
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA
PROCLAIMING VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK, 1990
WHEREAS, the work of volunteers and volunteer organizations is a hallmark
of American society; and
WHEREAS, volunteers and governmental agencies together address innumerable
social service issues; and
WHEREAS, government alone cannot 'respond to all social service needs; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is one of the -oldest social service
organizations in the United States, and has served the Twin Cities metropolitan
area since 1896; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America has demonstrated an ability to change
and grow as the country, its needs, and the needs of its people change; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides services for children and
youth, adults and the elderly, criminal offenders and ex-offenders, and persons
who abuse drugs and drug laws; and
WHEREAS the Volunteers of America fill a vital niche in the social service
• system of the Twin Cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary D. Peterson, Mayor of the City of Eden Prairie, and
on behalf of the Eden Prairie City Council , do hereby proclaim
MARCH 4 - 11 AS VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK
- in Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and extend the gratitude and congratulations of the
community for the important services performed by the Volunteers of America
organization.
Proclaimed this 6th day of February, 1990.
Gary D. erso , yor
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Jo rane, City Clerk