Title
Proclamation Declaring March 27 through March 31, 2017, as National Boys & Girls Club Week. (City Manager 2110)
Body
Proclamation
Whereas, for more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs have helped put young people on the path to great futures. Nearly 4,000 Clubs serve some 4.1 million young people through membership and outreach and over 4,000 of these youth are residents of Alameda; and
Whereas, the Alameda Boys & Girls Club offers programs and services to promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence; and
Whereas, the Alameda Boys & Girls Club’s doors are open to all youth, from all schools and backgrounds, every day and evening after school, on weekends and during vacations, being the only facility in Alameda that provides this service; and
Whereas, the Alameda Boys & Girls Clubs’ mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens, which they facilitate with their hi-tech computer labs, world class commercial kitchen, edible garden and state-of-the-art Youth Development Center; and
Whereas, in addition to after-school homework help and tutoring, the Alameda Boys & Girls Club of Alameda offers free dental, vision and medical screenings from local medical professionals and assist with access to follow-up care; and
Whereas, the Alameda Boys & Girls Club is at the forefront of efforts to promote character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; STEM & Technology; fine and performing arts; sports, fitness, and recreation; substance abuse prevention; delinquency prevention; and literacy programs; and
Whereas, the Alameda Boys & Girls Clubs ensures that youth are offered a safe and supportive home away from home, providing quality support services and recreational programs.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that I, Trish Herrera Spencer, Mayor of Alameda, do hereby proclaim March 27th through March 31, 2017 as
National Boys & Girls Club Week
in the City of Alameda and proudly call upon the residents of Alameda to join me in recognizing and commending the Boys and Girls Club for such beneficial and important services to youth in our community.
Trish Herrera Spencer
Mayor