95-20 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE:
Februarv 13. 199~
RESOLUTION NO:
95-20
MOTION BY:
Bero_ uist SECONDED BY: Mason
PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING MARCH § THROUGH MARCH 12, 1995 AS
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, a Christian human service organization,
is celebrating its 99th year of service to the people of Minnesota and the nation; it is
therefore certainly appropriate for us, the City of Chanhassen, to join in the
observance of this milestone with the commemoration of March 5-12, 1995 as
Volunteers of America Week; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is making a valuable contribution by
providing these services to adults and the elderly: 6 homes for mentally disabled,
mentally ill, chemically dependent and/or elderly adults; congregate dining for seniors
at 45 sites in Anoka and Hennepin Counties; transitional housing for women and their
families in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties; home
delivered meals for persons 60 years of age and over; semi-independent living
services and supported living services; 3 housing complexes for families, the
handicapped, and the elderly; and 4 long-term health care facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides these services for children and
youth: a children's daycare, programs serving autistic, autistic-like, and/or
developmentally disabled youth; children's shelters; in-home services; 52 foster
treatment homes and correction group homes; a residential treatment center for
emotionally handicapped boys; a specialized behavioral program for boys with severe
problems; short-term after care for youth with special needs; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America provides 2 correctional services; a pre-
release and work-release correctional program serving men and a jail, workhouse and
work-release correctional program serving women; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America, through its dedicated staff and
volunteers and the many people who help support their work through financial
contributions make a significant impact on the lives of people in Chanhassen; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteers of America is commemorating its founding in 1896
and urges others to join them in bridging the gap between human needs and the
resources of the public and private sector.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor of the
City of Chanhassen, do hereby proclaim the week of March 5-12, 1995 as:
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WEEK IN CHANHASSEN
AND, BE IT RESOLVED, that copies of this proclamation be transmitted to the
Volunteers of America as evidence of our esteem.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 13th day of February,
1995.
ATTEST:
YES NO
ona ~d J. C~l~ Mayor
ABSENT
Chmiel
Dockendorf
Senn
Mason
Berquist
None None