HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 04/19/2011 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 2011 AS MONTH OF THE City of
Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,the Larimer County District of the Colorado Association for the Education of
Young Children,the Early Childhood Council of Larimer County,the Poudre School District Early
Childhood Program,Thompson School District Integrated Early Childhood Program,Poudre River
Public Library District, United Way of Latimer County, Pathways Past Poverty Child Care Access
Initiative, and the Licensed Family Child Care Association, in conjunction with the National
Association for the Education of Young Children, are celebrating the Month of the Young Child,
April 2011; and
WHEREAS, these organizations are working to improve early learning opportunities,
including early literacy programs, that can provide a foundation of learning for children in Larimer
County Colorado; and
WHEREAS, "Early Years are Learning Years"; and
WHEREAS,by calling attention to the needs for quality early childhood care and education
for all young children and families within our community we can hope to improve the quality and
availability of such services, and
WHEREAS, teachers and others who make a difference in the lives of young children
deserve thanks and recognition; and
WHEREAS,public policies that support early learning for all young children are crucial to
young children's futures.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim April 2011, as the
MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 19th day of April, A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk