HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 02- Make a Difference Day October 26 2002
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, serious social problems concern our nation and threaten its future; and
WHEREAS, connecting with others and working together through volunteer service can
bridge the differences that separate people and help solve serious social
problems; and
WHEREAS, we, the American people, have a tradition of philanthropy and volunteerism;
and
WHEREAS, millions of self-sacrificing individuals touched and enhanced the lives of
millions on the ninth annual day of doing good by giving where there was
a need, rebuilding what had been torn down, teaching where there was a
desire to learn and inspiring those who had lost hope; and
WHEREAS, USA WEEKEND Magazine and its affiliate newspapers and The Points of Light
Foundation and its affiliate volunteer centers have joined to promote an
annual national day of doing good that celebrates and strengthens the spirit
of volunteer service; and
WHEREAS, volunteer service is an investment in the future we all must share.
NOW, THEREFORE, I Steven R. Kirchhoff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby
proclaim October 26, 2002, as
"Make A Difference Day"
in the City of Bozeman, Montana, and urge my fellow citizens to observe this day by
connecting with friends, fellow employees and relatives and with religious, school and
civic groups to engage in projects benefiting their community.
SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to
be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 21 st
day of October in the year of our Lord Two
Thousand and Two.
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Mayor