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
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