88-013
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RESOLUTION NO. 13-88
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK
March 6-13, 1988
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian social services
organization, is celebrating its 92nd year of service
to the people of Minnesota and the nation; it is
therefore certainly appropriate for us to join in the
observance of this milestone with the commemoration of
March 6-13, 1988 as Volunteers of America Week; and
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WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable contri-
bution to the people of Minnesota by providing 2
residential treatment centers for emotionally handicapped
boys; 3 programs serving autistic, autistic-like and/or
developmentally disabled children and youth; 40 treatment
foster homes and group homes for infants, children and
youth; 5 homes for elderly and/or mentally disabled
adults; 41 senior citizen dining sites in Anoka and
Hennepin Counties; 2 pre-release and work-release
correctional programs for men and a jail, workhouse, and
work-release correctional facility for female offenders;
plus 3 housing complexes for families, the handicapped,
and the elderly; and 4 long term care facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its compassionate, yet
practical crusade, is extending spiritial 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, THERE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Shorewood, hereby proclaims the week of
March 6-13, 1988, as
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.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood this
22nd Day of February, 1988.
ATTEST:
Robert Rascop
Mayor
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Sandra L. Kennelly
City Clerk