HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04-03-G02 Proclamation - Rotary Foundation Day AGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: April 3, 2017
AGENDA ITEM: Rotary Foundation Day
FORMAT: Proclamation
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RECOMMENDATION: The Mayor shall present the proclamation to members of the Rotary
Foundation Centennial Committee.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY: Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
ROTARY FOUNDATION DAY
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, Rotary, founded on February 23, 1905, in Chicago, Illinois, is an
organization of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come
together in 35,000 clubs in more than 200 countries to create positive, lasting change
in local communities and around the world; AND,
WHEREAS, Rotary is open to people regardless of race, color, creed, religion,
gender or political preference; AND,
WHEREAS, the Rotary Foundation, founded in 1917, was established as an
endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world”; AND,
WHEREAS, through its many initiatives, Rotary promotes peace and conflict
resolution, fights disease, provides clean water and sanitation, saves mothers and
children, supports education, and grows local economies; AND,
WHEREAS, Rotary and the global health community have made amazing strides in
fighting polio, funding the cost of immunizing 2.5 billion children in 122 countries,
bringing the world closer to eradicating polio; AND,
WHEREAS, in the Des Moines metro area, more than 1,100 Rotarians in 11 clubs
are celebrating 100 years of the Rotary Foundation and their contribution to our
community and world.
NOW THEREFORE I, William F. Peard, Mayor of the City of Waukee, do hereby
proclaim Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as Rotary Foundation Day in Waukee, Iowa, and
encourage residents to join me in recognizing the Rotary Foundation for its 100
years of service and dedication to improving the human condition in local
communities and around the world.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Waukee to be affixed
this April 3, 2017.
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William F. Peard, Mayor