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Home My WebLink About2010-10-26 ProclamationCity of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa is a community that acknowledges that a special vibrancy exists within the entire community when its individual citizens collectively "go the extra mile" in personal effort, volunteerism, and service; and Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa is a community that encourages its citizens to maximize their personal contribution to the community by giving of themselves wholeheartedly and with total effort, commitment, and conviction to their individual ambitions, family, friends, and community; and Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa is a community that chooses to shine a light on and celebrate individuals and organizations within its community who "go the extra mile" in order to make a difference and lift up fellow members of their community; and Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa acknowledges the mission of the Extra Mile America Foundation to create 100 Extra Mile cities and states in America and is proud to support "Extra Mile Day" on November 1, 2010. NOW, therefore, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 1, 2010 to be Extra Mile Day in Iowa City and urge each individual in our community to take time on this day to not only "go the extra mile" in his or her own life, but to also acknowledge all those around who are inspirational in their efforts and commitment to make their organizations, families, community, country, or world a better place. r~. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 26`" day of October, 2C ' y of Iowa City O CLAMATION Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa is a community that vibrancy exists wit in the entire community collectively "go the xtra mile" in personal eff and Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa 's a community that e c their personal contribu ion to the co ni wholeheartedly and with total effort, co 'ti individual ambitions, famil ,friends, and ommu Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa is celebrate individuals and or mile" in order to make a community; and wledges that a special n its individual citizens volunteerism, and service; °ages its citizens to maximize by giving of themselves ;nt, and conviction to their ty; and ty that chooses to shine a light on and within its community who "go the extra and lift up fellow members of their Whereas, Iowa City, Iowa ackn wle ges the mission of the Extra Mile America Foundation to create 100 Ext a Mile ities and states in America and is proud to support "Extra Mile Day" o Novem r 1, 2010. NOW, therefore, I, Mat ew J. Hayek, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 1, 010 to be xtra Mile~ay in Iowa City and urge e ch individual in our commu 'ty to take time on this day to not only "go the extra m' e" in his or her own life, bu to also acknowledge all those around who are i pirational in their efforts an commitment to make their organizations, famil'es, community, country, or world a etter place. Mayor Signed in Io a City, Iowa, this 26`'' day o October, 20 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 remain two of our nation's most pressing domestic issues; and Whereas, hunger and homelessness are issues faced daily by hundreds of men, women, and children throughout our own community; and Whereas, this community continues to work towards developing shelter and hunger- relief resources and capacity to meet the needs of the men, women, and children who are homeless and hungry in our community; and Whereas, we may never end homelessness nor hunger, 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 Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 14th through the 20th, 2010, 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. nr~c~., , Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iow this 26`h day of October, City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, omelessness is the result of a complex set of circumstances t into poverty a d force impossible choices between food, shelter and other and _ _ / sh people needs; Whereas hunger a homelessness remains one of our nation's mo pressing domestic issues; and Whereas, hunger and ho elessness is an issue faced daily by undreds of men, women, and children through ut our own community; and Whereas, this community cont ues to work towards de,~eloping shelter resources and capacity to meet the needs of the n, women, and chil en who are homeless and hungry in our community; and Whereas, we may never end homeles ness nor ger, but do recognize that our work touches the lives of hundreds of men, wo en, children who are hungry and homeless in our community every day-offering the h e, opportunity, and dignity. Now, therefore, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Ma ~i of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 14'h through the 20t~Ol~l,`to be Hunger and Hon~lessne~s 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 lies of men, women, and children who are hungry and homeless/in our community. \ Signed in Iowa City, Iow this 26`h da~of October, 3b ~`~3b Mr. Libris Fidelis Community Connection Day Committee Member October 26, 2010 To Mayor Hayek, members of Iowa City Council: As a former homeless man for four-and-a-half years out of six years, ending in 2006, I am proud to say in behalf of Community Connection Day Committee in Iowa City, and in behalf of our coalition of various charitable and service organizations, government agencies, individual citizens, and businesses in Iowa City and Johnson County who support this project, we would like to thank ~iav~BKess ~G~°~ Iowa City Council for this Hunger And Homeless~Proclaimation. We all thank Iowa City and Iowa City Council for confirming the important advocacy, defense, and assistance by Iowa City that is necessary all throughout the year, which provides the bridge to the homeless and destitute poor that can lead so many of them from their setbacks in life to go past their obstacles to reach a better, self-sustaining life. We all thank you for your very important support. ~~ City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, last year in the United States, home fires caused 3,010 civilian fire deaths; and Whereas, almost two-thirds of reported home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms; and Whereas, households with inoperative smoke alarms now outnumber those homes with no smoke alarms, and smoke alarms most often fail because of dead or missing batteries; and Whereas, the designation of a special day to remind residents of Iowa City to change the batteries in their smoke alarms, timed to coincide with the fall ritual of changing clocks, would greatly diminish the chance of this tragedy occurring in Iowa City; and Whereas, smoke alarms should be replaced every ten years; and Whereas, November 7, 2010, is the day the citizens of Iowa City change their clocks from daylight savings time to standard time. NOW, therefore, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the day of November 7th, 2010, to be Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Day in Iowa City and urge all residents to change their smoke alarm batteries and install new smoke alarms if they are ten years old or older. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa this 26`h day of October, 2010