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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,the Peace Corps has become an enduring symbol of our nation's commitment
to encourage progress, create opportunity, and expand development at the grass-roots level in the
developing world; and
WHEREAS, nearly 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 139
countries since its inception on March 1, 1961; and
WHEREAS, over the past 50 years, 6,322 men and women from the State of Colorado and
in just the last year, 93 students from Colorado State University have responded to our nation's call
and are serving in the Peace Corps; and
WHEREAS,Peace Corps volunteers have made significant and lasting contributions around
the world in agriculture, business development, information technology, education, health and
HIV/AIDS,and the environment,thereby improving the lives of individuals and communities around
the world; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have strengthened the ties of friendship and
understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries; and
WHEREAS,Peace Corps volunteers,enriched by their experiences overseas,have brought
their communities throughout the United States a deeper understanding of other cultures and
traditions, thereby bringing a domestic dividend to our nation; and
WHEREAS,it is indeed fitting to recognize the achievements of the Peace Corps and honor
its volunteers, past and present, and reaffirm our country's commitment to helping people help
themselves throughout the world.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the month of March 2011 as
PEACE CORPS MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 15th day of February, A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk