HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 07/19/2011 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST 7, 2011 AS SISTER MAPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Sister Mary Alice Murphy has been a community catalyst and supporter of the
homeless of Northern Colorado for more than 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Sister Mary Alice Murphy and her coworkers played a fundamental role in
bringing initial awareness to Fort Collins about the realities of homelessness in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Sister Mary Alice Murphy and her coworkers developed relationships among
business, faith, government and nonprofit leaders to comprehensively address homelessness in ways
that had never been done before; and
WHEREAS, Sister Mary Alice Murphy and her coworkers founded and/or inspired
numerous organizations and initiatives to provide support to the homeless of Fort Collins, with
objectives of preventing and ending homelessness: CARE Housing, Catholic Charities Northern
of Colorado, The Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope, Hand-Up Cooperative, Homeless Day
Services Initiative, Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Homeless Gear, and Homeward 2020; and
WHEREAS, a foundation for the future has been laid due to the next generation staff and
supporters systemically addressing local Fort Collins homelessness who are now carrying the torch,
thanks to Sister Mary Alice Murphy’s guidance and direction; and
WHEREAS, thousands upon thousands of lives of Northern Colorado’s most vulnerable
have been greatly improved by the presence of Sister Mary Alice Murphy and her coworkers as we
celebrate her 80th birthday.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim August 7, 2011 as
SISTER MARY ALICE MURPHY AND COWORKERS DAY
to celebrate the incredible work and dedication of Sister Mary Alice Murphy for the city.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 19th day of July, A.D. 2011.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk