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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Be Kind FoCo is a community philanthropy organization based on the belief that
philanthropy begins with kindness, is contagious, and begins locally; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is a community that embraces and values kindness and
northern Colorado is a community of incredibly generous businesses, nonprofits, and people committed to
giving back in innovative ways; and
WHEREAS, the mission of Be Kind FoCo is to inspire community philanthropy by celebrating,
learning, and connecting through kindness and our vision is that the entire Fort Collins community – from
school children to local leadership – embrace and recognize kindness as a core value and a priority to build
a kinder, more connected community; and
WHEREAS, recent mental health studies have shown that kindness can increase self-esteem,
empathy and compassion, improve mood, and can increase your connectivity with others. Children exposed
to philanthropy are more likely to be engaged in their communities as contributors and philanthropists; and
WHEREAS, Be Kind of FoCo Week and Kindness Festival is a celebration of kindness and
philanthropy in our community. It takes place in early summer and hosts local business kindness challenges,
supply drives for local nonprofits, an expo of local organizations doing kindness-inspired work, young
entrepreneur ambassadors, a first responder expo with vehicles in tow, a spotlight of philanthropic
businesses, and many fun and engaging ways to get to know our community through kindness; and
WHEREAS, one of our ongoing goals is for our local leadership to adopt kindness as a core value
of our community. This includes incorporating the language of kindness into public meetings and forums
for our community members to express their opinions, sharing messages with and of kindness on social
media, promoting kindness among employees through HR policies and workplace culture, and sharing
anecdotes and messages of kindness with constituents and citizens whenever possible; and
WHEREAS, we believe that building a culture of kindness is the best way to build to a connected
and inclusive community, where philanthropy is a habit and everyone knows they belong; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim June
19-25, 2022 as
BE KIND FOCO WEEK
(or simply ‘Kindness Week’)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins
this 21st day of June, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk