HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 03/16/2021 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, volunteers connect with local community service opportunities through
hundreds of community service organizations; and
WHEREAS, individuals and communities are at the center of social change, discovering
their power to make a difference; and
WHEREAS, during this month, all over the nation, service projects will take place and
volunteers recognized for their commitment to service; and
WHEREAS, our country’s volunteer and national service member force of more than 63
million is a great treasure; and
WHEREAS, April is a month for volunteers, with the occurrences of National Service
Recognition Day, CSUnity, Earth Day, and United Way’s National Volunteer Month; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins has the 6th largest volunteer rate of any mid-sized city in the
country at 38%; and
WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of Fort Collins do hereby proclaim April
as
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH
and urge my fellow citizens to volunteer in their respective communities. By volunteering and
recognizing those who serve, we can come together to make a difference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of March, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk