National Service Recognition Day CLERONT
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)'V3IERE.9LS, service to others is a hallmark of the American character, and central to how we meet our
challenges, and
W3fERE.5IS, AmenCorps and Senior Corps address the most pressing challenges facing our cities and
nation, from educating students for the jobs of the 21St century and supporting veterans and military families to
preserving the environment and helping communities recover from natural disasters, and
WHEREAS, national service expands economic opportunity by creating more sustainable, resilient
communities and providing education, career skills, and leadership abilities for those who serve, and
WHEREAS, national service participants increase the impact of the organizations they serve with, both
through their direct service and by recruiting and managing millions of additional volunteers, and
WHEREAS, national service represents a unique public-private partnership that invests in community
solutions and leverages non-federal resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on
taxpayer dollars, and
WHEREAS,AS, AmenCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers demonstrate commitment, dedication,
and patriotism by making an intensive commitment to service, a commitment that remains with them in their
future endeavors, and
WHEREAS, the Corporation for National and Community Service shares a priority with mayors
nationwide to engage citizens, improve lives, and strengthen communities, and is joining with mayors across the
country to support the Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service on April 5, 2016,
NO1N, g-HEREFORE, I, Gail L Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, do hereby proclaim April 5,2016
as
NationaC Service Recognition Day
and encourage residents to recognize the positive impact of national service to our City, to thank those who
serve, and to find ways to give back to their communities
IN WITNESS 14'3- EREOy, I, Gail L Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Clermont to be affixed this 7th day of April,two thousand and
sixteen
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ATT •T. \ Gail L Ash, Mayor
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Tracy Ack oyd Howe, MMC
City Clerk ` t
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