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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 88-180 - Supporting 1988 United Way Campaign - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY , MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 88-180 Proclamation for 1988 Eden Prairie Community Campaign WHEREAS the United Way of Minneapolis Area currently provides funding to more than 360 programs in 116 agencies , many of which are located in and serving suburban communities . For example, agencies in Eden Prairie range from the Young Men's Christian Association, which offers its Detached Worker Program, to the Association for Retarded Citizens, which providess retarded people with the experience of camping, to Emergency Food Shelves in Hennepin County, which organizes area food shelf networking; and WHEREAS the efforts of thousands of community volunteers enable the United Way to maintain fundraising and administrative costs at under ten cents to a dollar; and WHEREAS in 1988 funds are being distributed to quality programs that reach more people in suburban communities . The United Way works with county planning boards and private planning groups to identify gaps in services in a continuing effort to meet the comprehensive needs of people in the six county service area; BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of Eden Prairie hereby support the United Way's Eden Prairie Community Campaign during the week of September 12 through September 16 1988 , and encourage local businesses and their employees to participate in this event. ADOPTED BY THE: EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL THIS 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER , 1988. Mayor Gary D.--Peterson J Frane, City Clerk L b 8 /88