HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation-Volunteers of AmericaPROCLAMATION
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK
March 5 - 12, 1989
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian social
service organization, is celebrating its 93rd year of service
to the people of Minnesota and the nation; it is therefore
certainly aappropriate for us to join in the observance of
this milestone with the commemoration of March 5 - 12, 1989
as Volunteers of America Week; and,
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable
contribution to the people of Minnesota by providing two
residential treatment centers for emotionally handicapped
boys; a children's emergency shelter; six programs serving
autistic, autistic -like and/or developmentally disabled
children and youth; fifty treatment foster homes and group
homes for infants, children and youth; four homes for elderly
and/or mentally disabled adults; forty two senior citizen
dining sites in Anoka and Hennepin Counties; a pre-release
and work -release correctional facility for female offenders;
plus three housing complexes for families, the handicapped,
and the elderly; and four long-term care facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its
compassionate, yet practical crusade, is extending spiritual
fellowship as it provides relief where it is most urgently;
and,
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its
founding in 1896 and urges others to uphold the American
philanthropic spirit through their commitment to help those
in need,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Benjamin G. Benson,
Mayor of the City of Lino Lakes, do hereby proclaim the week
of March 5 - 12, 1989,
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK
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 Lino Lakes to be affixed this
twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine.
(SEAL)