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PROCLAMATION J
~ Rot International is com rised of 35 000 clubs and 1.2 million members ~
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• The Rotary Club of Ashland was established in 1941 and is thus recognizing its ~ ~ jar
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75 Diamond Jubilee Year;
~ • The Rotary Club of Ashland Lithia Springs was established in 1991 and is thus ' > o
~ recognizing its Silver Anniversary; ~
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• The Clubs have enriched the community by observing the Rotary motto, )
"Service Above Self," and have sponsored projects to aid and otherwise benefit ~ ~
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• The Clubs have also actively supported international projects including Rotary
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International's signature project to eradicate polio worldwide; ~;'~~~n~~~
~ ~ ~ • The Rotary Club of Ashland's signature prof ects have included providing ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ housing and water to villages in Guanajuato, Mexico; medical equipment and ~ ~C~C ~
o books to the Re ubhc of Congo; financing to support Improvements to ~~~b,
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~ Q Ashland s Rotary Centennial Ice Rink; scholarships for Ashland High School
~ ' ~ ° actuates and Southern Ore on Universit under actuates; rovidin books to \ ° q
~ ~ ~ all 1st and 2nd aders in the Ashland School District; and cultivating a garden to ~~~~~~GC ~
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~ ~ ~ provide produce to the Ashland Emergency Food Bank; ~
~ The Rotary Club of Ashland Lithia Springs' signature projects have included ~
° rebuildin of brill es and labelin of lams in Lithia Park; vocational °
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scholarships for local youth; enclosing the garden at the Food Bank; and joining
~ with the Rotary Club of Ashland in providing clean water to villages in ~ ~ ~
➢ ~ ~ ° _ Guanajuato, Mexico. °
~~oo NOVV THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of Ashland, ~oo~~~>
~ ~ ~ do hereby proclaim May 22 - 28, 2017 as ~
Rotar Club Week ~G
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, and hereby urge all citizens to recognize the beneficial service of these Clubs and ,
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~ ~ ~ Rotary International to improving the human condition in Ashland and communities - d~~ ~
~oo around the world. , ~ ,~oo
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° Dated this 16th day of May, 2017. °
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