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WHEREAS, the prevalence of those living with HIV/AIDS continues to increase in
communities across our nation; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP) is to improve the
quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and to help reduce the spread and stigma of the
disease; and
WHEREAS, for twenty-five years, NCAP has advocated for and served those living with
HIV/AIDS in an eight-county area of northern Colorado that encompasses nearly 16,000 square
miles, offering comprehensive assistance through HIV testing, prevention counseling, medical case
management and mental health care; and
WHEREAS, NCAP’s national recognition in presentations at the Boston School of Social
Work National Conference on HIV/AIDS 2008-2011, the Rural Centers for AIDS Prevention
National Conference 2010-2011, and the U.S. Conference on AIDS 2010 substantiates its efficacy
as a successful model of delivery, programming and management; and,
WHEREAS, NCAP has now joined forces with Western Colorado, Southern Colorado and
Denver area Colorado AIDS Projects to form a new centralized, statewide organization to achieve
greater efficiencies and benefits to those it serves.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby join
do hereby proclaim November 2, 2011 as
NORTHERN COLORADO AIDS PROJECT DAY
in Fort Collins and ask all to recognize the importance of prevention, education and testing in our
effort to reduce the number of newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS and to join me in thanking
NCAP for twenty-five years of continuous service to our community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 1st day of November, A.D. 2011.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk