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VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
MINNESOTA
5905 Golden Valley Road • Minneapolis,MN 55422 • (612)546.3242
January 17, 1991
' MANAGER'S COMMENTS: THE CITY HAS PROCLAIMED
The Honorable Don Chmiel VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK FOR THE PAST
Mayor of Chanhasssen SEVERAL YEARS. APPROVAL IS RECOMMENDED.
' 690 Coulter Drive P'2
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 DWA (2-5-91)
Dear Mayor Chmiel:
Volunteers of America, one of this nation's and Minnesota's
' largest human service organizations, has been helping others for
nearly 95 years.
Volunteers of America Week is scheduled for March 3-10, which
commemorates its founding on March 8, 1896. I am asking you to
proclaim the week in our behalf.
' Your personal proclamation will be encouraging to those in
the Chanhassen community who receive care through our services. Our
dedicated staff and volunteers and the many people who help support
our work through their financial contributions will be equally
appreciative.
' Your interest and support makes a significant difference in
the success of our organization. And, as you know, our success is
measured through the lives of those we touch.
' I sincerely hope you will proclaim March 3-10, 1991 as
Volunteers of America Week in Chanhassen and ask that you join us in
celebrating our 95th year of service.
' Respectfully yours,
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ames E. Hogie, Jr.
President
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' Enclosures
P. S. Your proclamation will be duplicated along with other
proclamations and/or congratulatory letters to be put in
' booklet form. A booklet commemorating our 95th birthday
will be placed in the reception area of each program.
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City of Chanhassen 1
Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
DATE: February 11. 1991 RESOLUTION NO: I
MOTION BY: SECONDED BY:
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK '
MARCH 3-10, 1991
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian social service ,
organization, is celebrating its 95th year of service to the people
of Minnesota and the nation; it is therefore certainly appropriate
for us to join in the observance of this milestone with the
commemoration of March 3-10, 1991 as Volunteers of America Week;
and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable
contribution to the people of Minnesota by providing services for
children and youth, adults and the elderly, and offenders and ex-
offenders. '
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its compassionate
yet practical crusade, is extending spiritual fellowship as it ;
provides relief where it is most urgently needed; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its
founding in 1896 and urges others to uphold the American
philanthropic spirit through their commitment to help those in
need.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
of the City of Chanhassen, do hereby proclaim the week of March 3-
10, 1991 as Volunteers of America Week in Chanhassen. Further,
that a copy of this proclamation be transmitted to the Volunteers
of America office as evidence of our esteem.
Passed and adopted this 11th day of February, 1991. ,
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City Clerk/Manager Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor ,
YES lig ABSENT
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