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Home My WebLink About2008-11-03 ProclamationCity of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, hospice and palliative care provides patients and families the highest quality care during life-limiting illness and at the end of life, through pain management and symptom control, caregiver training and assistance, and emotional and spiritual support, allowing patients to live fully up until the final moments, surrounded and supported by the faces of loved ones, friends, and committed caregivers; and WHEREAS, last year, more than 1.4 million Americans living with life-limiting illness, and their families, received care from hospice and palliative care programs in communities throughout the United States; and WHEREAS, professional and compassionate hospice staff -including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, counselors, health aides, and clergy -provide comprehensive care focused on the wishes of each individual patient; and WHEREAS, more than 400,000 trained volunteers contribute 18 million hours of service to hospice program annually; and WHEREAS, providing high-quality hospice and palliative care reaffirms our belief in the essential dignity of every person, regardless of age, health, or social status, and that every stage of human life deserves to be treated with the utmost respect and care. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Regenia D. Bailey, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 2008 to be National Hospice/Palliative Care Month and encourage citizens to increase their understanding and awareness of care at the end of life and. to observe this month with appropriate activities and programs. ` r r Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 3`d day of November, 2008 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, h spice and palliative care provides patients and fa flies the highest quality care d ring life-limiting illness and at the end of ife, through pain management and ymptom control, caregiver training and ass' tance, and emotional and spiritual sup rt, allowing patients to live fully up til the final moments, surrounded and su ported by the faces of loved ones friends, and committed caregivers; and WHEREAS, last year, more than 1.4 million A ricans living with life-limiting illness, and their familie received care from hos ce and palliative care programs in communities throughout t e United States; and WHEREAS, professional d compassio to hospice staff -including physicians, nurses, social workers, thera 'sts, coun lors, health aides, and clergy -provide comprehensive care focused on he wis es of each individual patient; and WHEREAS, more than 400,000 ainec service to hospice program annu y, and WHEREAS, providing high~ual in the essential dignity of very 1 and that every stage of human life volunteers contribute 18 million hours of rice and palliative care reaffirms our belief regardless of age, health, or social status, to be treated with the utmost respect and care. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Regenia D. Ba' e; Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 2008 to be National Hospice/Palliati and encourage life and to obs~ Mayor of the City of Iowa City, e Care Month ;ens to increase their understanding at this month with appropriate activities wareness of care at the end of programs. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 3`d day of November, 2008 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, h spice and palliative care provides patients and fa ~ ies the highest quality care du 'ng life-limiting illness and at the end of ife, through pain management and s mptom control, caregiver training and assi ance, and emotional and spiritual suppo ,allowing patients to live fully up til the final moments, surrounded and supp rted by the faces of loved one , friends, and committed caregivers; and WHEREAS, last year, m re than 1.4 million A ericans living with life-limiting illness, and their families, re eived care from hos ice and palliative care programs in communities throughout the nited States; and WHEREAS, professional and ompassio ate hospice staff -including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapist coun lors, health aides, and clergy -provide comprehensive care focused on the wis es of each individual patient; and WHEREAS, more than 400,000 t ed volunteers contribute 18 million hours of service to hospice program annua y; a d WHEREAS, providing high-duality hos ice and palliative care reaffirms our belief in the essential dignity of e,~%ery person, r gardless of age, health, or social status, and that every stage of huryan life deserves o be treated with the utmost respect and care. NOW, THEREFq'RE, I, Regenia D. Bai y, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby prc}~laim November 2008 to be Nationak'Hospice/Palliati~e Care Month and encourage cit~ens to increase their understanding an~awareness of care at the end of life and to observ this month with appropriate activities at4d programs. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 3rd day of November, 2008 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, homelessness is the result of a complex set of circumstances that push people into poverty and force impossible choices between food, shelter and other basic needs; and Whereas, hunger and homelessness remains one of our nation's most pressing domestic issues; and Whereas, hunger and homelessness is an issue faced daily by hundreds of men, women, and children throughout our own community; and Whereas, this community continues to work towards developing shelter resources and capacity to meet the needs of the men, women, and children who are homeless in our community; and Whereas, we may never end homelessness, but do recognize that our work touches the lives of hundreds of men, women, and children who are hungry and homeless in our community every day-offering them hope, opportunity, and dignity. Now, Therefore, I, Regenia D. Bailey, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim November 16th through the 22nd, 2008 to be Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Iowa City, Iowa and urge all citizens to join in recognizing the important roles we each can and do play in making a difference in the lives of men, women, and children who are hungry and homeless in our community. City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, hc~ push people int and other basic elessness is the result of a complex set of circumstan overty and force impossible choices between fo , ~e~ds; and Whereas, hunger an homelessness remains one of our tion's most pressing domestic issues, and Whereas, hunger and hom lessness is an issue f ed daily by hundreds of men, women, and children thr ughout our own mmunity; and Whereas, this community Conti ues to resources and capacity to meet the eeds who are homeless in our communit a Whereas, we may never end hom es ~ touches the lives of hundreds of en, w and homeless in our communit every d~ opportunity, and dignity. ~c towards developing shelter the men, women, and children ss, but do recognize that our work ien, and children who are hungry ,-offering them hope, Now, Therefore, I, R~enia D. Bailey, Ma r of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim No,~%ember 16`" through the 2"d, 2008 to be Hunger acid Homelessness A reness Week i in Iowa City, Iowa and urge all citizens to join in rec nizing the important roles we each ~an and do play in making a difference i the lives of men, women, and ~hildren who are hungry and homeless in o r community. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 3~d day of November, 2008 ;~s that shelter '~" Donation drop-off boxes are located at: . Hy-Vee Food Store on 1st Ave in Iowa (ity . Hy-Vee in Lantern Park Plazn in Coralville Sponsored by the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board and The Iowa Finance Authority Iowa Finance Authority INVESTING IN HOME ANO COMMUNI Y ~3b Winter Clothing an B~anketDriv~e Please consider donating blankets, sleeping bags, coats, long underwear, hats, and gloves for those in need in our community. For more information, contact Crissy Canganelli at 338-5416 ext 102 ~`' Southgate Ave in Iowa City ~^ ;~ Join us for the 3rd annual Hess and to benefit, To create aware SATURDAY NIGHT NOV. 15, 2008 In the field at the corner of Southgate Ave. and Waterfront Dr. in Iowa City ~3~ ~ John was an Iowa City resident who died under a bridge in 2004. /t was his home. .Bring a tent, sleeping bag and warm ~ r clothing V .All tents need to be in place by 5:00 p.m. Saturday .Enjoy soup supper (,SSsuggested donation), campfires and musical entertainment •An ecumenical service will be held at sunrise on Sunday morning g..'~.'"17 Iowa Finance Authority I N V E S T I N G I N H O M E A N O C C M M V N I Y Consider getting pledges or supportingsomeone who will "Sleep-Out" For registration forms & pledge sheets go to wwwahelterhouseowa.ora Atl proceeds will go to DVIP, HACAP, Shelter House 2nd United Action for Youth For more information, Contact Crissy Canganel/i at 338-5426 ext. 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