HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-0407.CSVOLUNTEER.PROC PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Ashland Community Service Volunteers contributed many thousands
of hours during 1997 and 1998 to the Ashland community; and
WHEREAS, thetr volunteer acttvxtxes encompass servxce to students
reading program m our local schools, offering clerical assistance to our
Munxczpal Court and Police Department and admxmsterml~ the
Community Service Volunt r o- fnce; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Service attributes the lack of fires in the watershed to the
volunteers who patrol the 35-mile circuit and provide a lot of goodwill
by making the public aware of the restrictions in that area; and
many of our senior citizens are assisted by volunteers providing
assistance with transportation, shopping, home visits, household upkeep,
income tax preparation, and assistance to those seniors in nursing homes;
and
WHEREAS,
these volunteers also perform other vital services such as the influenza
inoculation clinic, blood pressure clinic, Meals-on-Wheels, Loaves &
Fishes, mail courier for city departments, participation in the Block
Home Program, Neighborhood Watch, Vacation House Check Program
and the Adult Crossing Guard Program, as well as many others.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor of the City of Ashland, do hereby
proclaim April 19 through 25, 1998, as
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK
in Ashland and ask that all citizens recognize these special people who give their time,
energy and resources in assisting others, thereby making our community a nicer place
in which to live.
Dated this 7 day of April, 1998.
Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder