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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ..'', <br /> . <br /> Office of the Mayor h, <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> Title: Volunteers of America Week1111 , <br /> a:. , �/ � <br /> ..... ., <br /> y1,9 4. J ''•i ' <br /> WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian human service organization, is �01 n e �,: <br /> celebrating its 101st year of service to the people of Minnesota and the nation; it is therefore ' <br /> certainly appropriate for us, the City of Mounds View, to join in the observance of this milestone <br /> with commemoration of March 2-9, 1997, as Volunteers of America Week; and <br /> t <br /> WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable contribution by providing <br /> these services to adults and the elderly: 9 homes for mentally disabled, mentally ill, chemically <br /> dependent and/or elderly adults; congregate dining for seniors at 43 sites in Anoka and Hennepin <br /> Counties; transitional housing for women and their families in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti,Kanabec, <br /> Mille Lacs, and Pine counties; home delivered meals for persons 60 years of age and over; semi- <br /> independent living services and supported living services; 3 housing complexes for families, the <br /> handicapped, and the elderly; 3 assisted living communities; and 4 long-term health care facilities; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides these services for children and youth: a <br /> children's daycare, programs serving autistic, autistic-like, an/or developmentally disabled youth; <br /> children's shelters; in-home services; 52 foster treatment homes and correction group homes; a <br /> residential treatment center for emotionally handicapped boys; a specialized behavioral program <br /> for boys with severe problems; short-term care for youth with special needs; and <br /> III WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides 2 correctional services: a pre-release and <br /> work-release correctional program serving men and a jail,workhouse and work-release <br /> correctional program serving women; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its dedicated staff and volunteers and the <br /> many people who help support their work through financial contributions make a significant <br /> impact on the lives of people in the City of Mounds View; and . <br /> WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its founding in 1896 and urges <br /> others to join them in bridging the gap between human needs and the resources of the public and <br /> private sector. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I Duane W. McCarty,Mayor of the City of <br /> Mounds View, do hereby proclaim the week of March 2-9, 1997 as <br /> VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK IN MOUNDS VIEW <br /> AND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the copies of this proclamation be transmitted to the Volunteers <br /> of America as evidence of our esteem. <br /> Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Mounds View this 27th day of February, 1997. <br /> 0 <br /> i).41114.€a i iie,&6 0- <br /> . MAYOR <br />