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Mayor
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City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Character quality of Humility 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 ofthis community depends upon all ofour citizens
being able to thrive in their activities and their associations; and
WHEREAS,the tranquility and orderly operation and development of our City demand that
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we implement the key concept of Humility: getting perspective on our abilities; acknowledging
help we receive from others; sharing the credit for others' contributions; building teamwork by
distributing rewards; seeking advice and being teachable, even when making mistakes; seeking
effectiveness more than reputation; doing all tasks, even unpleasant ones, without quibbling; and
WHEREAS,by following these suggestions for developing awareness and modifying our
behavior,we as citizens individually and collectively can show genuine interest in one another,can
build bridges that hold our community together and allow individuals to relate positively, can
discover the needs of others, can show gratefulness when our own needs are met, and can honestly
reciprocate in helping one another- as we move boldly yet patiently into our emerging future as a
Culture of Excellence.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the character trait of
HUMILITY
"understanding that achievement results from a combination
of my own strengths and the contributions of others"
as the COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER focus for the month of July 2007, in the City of Fort
Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 17th day of July, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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