HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 98- Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Montana Week April 19-26 1998
PROCLAMATION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA WEEK
April 19-26, 1998
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WHEREAS, the young people of Montana are tomorrow's leaders; and
WHEREAS, many such young people need professional youth services to help them cope
with a wide range of social and financial hardships; and
WHEREAS, there are eighteen Boys and Girls Club organizations in Montana, one of which
is located in Bozeman, providing services to more than 8,000 young people
annually; and
WHEREAS, the Boys and Girls Clubs are the forefront of efforts in substance abuse
prevention, delinquency prevention, day care, literacy programs and violence
prevention; and
WHEREAS. the Boys and Girls Club organizations in our state help ensure that our young
people keep off the streets, offering them a safe and supportive place to go and
provide them with quality programs; and
WHEREAS. the Boys and Girls Clubs of Montana will celebrate the National Boys and Girls
Club Week 1998 along with more than 2,000 Clubs and some 2.8 million
young people nationwide.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Alfred M. Stiff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim
the week of April 19 through 26, 1998 as
"BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA WEEK"
in the City of Bozeman, and encourage the citizens of Bozeman to join in recognizing and
commending the Boys and Girls Club organizations for providing comprehensive, effective
services to the young people of our 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 20th
day of April in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-eight.
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ALFR~. STIFF
Mayo