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PROCLAMATION
City of Fort Collins
WHEREAS, Benevolence is a critical personal quality needed for lasting success;and
WHEREAS,we desire to build upon our heritage and make Fort Collins a place where families
are strong, homes and streets are safe, education is effective, business is productive, neighbors care
about one another and citizens are free to make wise choices for their lives and families;and
WHEREAS,we recognize that the health of this community depends upon all of our citizens
being able to endure in their activities and their associations; and
WHEREAS,the tranquility and orderly operation and development of our City demand that
we implement the key concept of Benevolence: choosing to care about the good of others;looking for
ways to help others succeed;staying focused on others and discerning theirtrue needs;taking a personal
interest in those around us; becoming involved and trying to benefit others without looking for any
selfish or personal reward; serving and understanding and becoming a positive difference in the lives
of our fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS,byfollowing these suggestions forbenevolent behavior,we as citizens individually
and collectively can improve the quality of our products and the efficiency of our services, can focus
our efforts on achieving our collective and individual goals, can provide our community with an
improving competitive edge,and can find new avenues for enriching our lives- as we move boldly yet
patiently into our developing future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the character trait of
BENEVOLENCE
"unselfishly assisting, understanding, and giving to others, for the purpose of enriching and
empowering their lives."
as the COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER focus for the month of September,2006,in the Cityof Fort
Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the city of Fort
Collins this 5th of September, A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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