AmeriCorps Week (March 12 - 18, 2023) Copyrighted
March 6, 2023
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 03.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: AmeriCorps Week(March 12 - 18, 2023)
SUM MARY: On behalf of the City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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AmeriCorps Week Supporting Documentation
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WHEREAS, service is a hallmark of the American character and has the unique ability to bring people
of all backgrounds together in common cause, and throughout our history residents have
stepped up to meet our most pressing challenges of the day by volunteering in their
communities; and
WHEREAS, in the City of Dubuque, lowa, more than 420 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps
Seniors volunteers of diverse ages and backgrounds helped to meet local needs at more
than 45 locations in the Dubuque by responding to COVID-19, providing targeted literacy
interventions to elementary students, mentoring at-risk teens, restoring the environment,
and responding to disasters; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs bring people together across race, age,
and zip code to address critical issues facing the country, forge relationships and cultivate
mutual respect, and help build resilient and thriving communities; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors 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, through their service, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers
strengthen the lives of their families, communities, and the City of Dubuque as a whole;
and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps Week is an opportunity to recognize the dedication and commitment of the
more than 1.2 million Americans who have chosen to serve their country through
AmeriCorps and millions more who have served in AmeriCorps Seniors and their
community partners, and to encourage more Americans to follow their footsteps in
service.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH OF MARCH 2O23 AS
"AMERICORPS WEEK"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 6t" day of March 2023.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
2023: Submitted and accepted by: the City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program