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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - Volunteer Appreciation DayDeschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701 -1960 (541) 388 -6570 - Fax (541) 385 -3202 - www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Please see directions for completing this document on the next page. DATE: 4/21/09 FROM: Lin Gardner DHS 693 -8988 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of the Reading of a Proclamation, Declaring May 7, 2009 Central Oregon Volunteer Appreciation Day: "Volunteers...Hands That Serve, Hearts That Care ". PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? NO BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: This Proclamation is in conjunction with the NOVA Volunteer of the Year Awards. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Consideration and Reading of the Proclamation. ATTENDANCE: Mardi Bruce, Ronald McDonald House and Sarah Smith, Healing Reins DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Lin Gardner, will pick up one original. For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Proclamation Declaring May 7, 2009 Central Oregon Volunteer Appreciation Day: "Volunteers...Hands That Serve, Hearts That Care" * * WHEREAS, the entire Central Oregon community can effect positive change with any volunteer action no matter how big or small; and WHEREAS, volunteers can connect with local social and environmental service programs and join with other citizens through their work places, schools, and places of worship; and WHEREAS, millions of volunteers working in their communities utilize their time and talent daily to make a real difference in the lives of children, adults and the elderly; and WHEREAS, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the recipient; and WHEREAS, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve all of our communities' social problems; and WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive community, state, and nation; and WHEREAS, in Central Oregon on May 7, 2009, volunteers will be honored and recognized by the Network of Volunteer Administrators for their commitment and for the invaluable services they perform to enhance the quality of life for all our citizens; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners hereby proclaims May 7, 2009, as Central Oregon Volunteer Appreciation Day in honor of the dedicated, selfless and compassionate efforts of all volunteers to improve the quality of life of our Central Oregon communities. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS hereby urges all citizens during this day to acknowledge the important contributions volunteers make in enhancing the lives of Central Oregonians. Dated this day of 2009 by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. ATTEST: Recording Secretary Tammy Baney, Chair Dennis R. Luke, Vice Chair Alan Unger, Commissioner