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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the International Association of Lions Clubs was founded in 1917 by Chicago-area
businessman Melvin Jones; and
WHEREAS,in 1925,Helen Keller challenged Lions to become"knights of the blind in the crusade
against darkness"; and
WHEREAS,the mission of the Fort Collins Lions Club is to help the visually and hearing impaired,
to support efforts to teach youth how to make good decisions about their lives, to encourage community
service, without personal financial reward; and
WHEREAS,activities of the Fort Collins Lions Club include providing glasses and hearing aids to
individuals with limited financial means;providing vision screening to pre-school children; collecting and
recycling used eyeglasses for transport to countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; serving as Site
Coordinator for the 9Health Fair in Fort Collins;donating children's books to local elementary schools and
large print books to the Fort Collins Library; providing pancake breakfasts in support of several local
charitable activities;supporting the Ensight Skills Center;supporting the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank;
supporting the Colorado Lions Camp for handicapped children; and
WHEREAS,the Fort Collins Lions Club,chartered on May 8, 1920,has provided vision and hearing
services to the Fort Collins community for ninety years.
NOW,THEREFORE,I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins,do hereby proclaim
the month of May 2010 as
FORT COLLINS LIONS CLUB
90th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
in Fort Collins and to recognize the contributions of citizenship and service that the Fort Collins Lions Club
brings to this community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins this
4th day of May, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk