File #: 2015-1358   
Type: Proclamation/Special Order
Body: City Council
On agenda: 3/17/2015
Title: Proclamation Declaring the Week of March 22 through March 29, 2015 as Boys and Girls Club Week. (City Manager 2110)
Title
Proclamation Declaring the Week of March 22 through March 29, 2015 as Boys and Girls Club Week. (City Manager 2110)
Body
Proclamation
 
Whereas, the youth of Alameda, California are tomorrow's leaders; and
 
Whereas, many of Alameda's youth need professional services to cope with a wide range of social, domestic, and financial hardships; and
 
Whereas, the Boys & Girls Club organization in Alameda provides services to more than 1500 youth annually; and
 
Whereas, the Boys & Girls Clubs are at the forefront of efforts to promote character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness, and recreation; substance abuse prevention; delinquency prevention; and literacy programs; and
 
Whereas, the Boys & Girls Club organizations in California ensure that youth are offered a safe and supportive home away from home, providing them with quality support services and recreational programs; and
 
Whereas, the Boys & Girls Club of Alameda will celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week 2015 with some 4,100 clubs nationwide, serving more than 4 million youth.
 
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that I, Trish Herrera Spencer, Mayor of the City of Alameda, do hereby proclaim March 23 through March 29, 2015, as
 
Boys & Girls Club Week
 
in the City of Alameda and call on the residents of Alameda to join me in recognizing and commending the Boys & Girls Club organizations for providing comprehensive and effective services to youth in the community.