2 4 08 Day of Promise Proclamation
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the youth of our community provides the promise for a brighter future. As citizens
of the City of Dubuque, we are all responsible for providing Five Promises to our
children, every day and in every way we can. Those promises are: Healthy Starts,
Effective Education, Caring Adults, Safe Places and Opportunities to Serve; and,
WHEREAS, everyone can Make a Promise to our youth. Whether young or young at heart,
working or retired, a business leader, an educator, a religious leader or lay
person, a student, or a worker … we must share tomorrow’s vision with youth by
providing the Five Promises; and
WHEREAS, Every Child, Every Promise is a local, grassroots initiative that serves to bring the
entire community together to raise awareness, identify and prioritize gaps in
services – for the purpose of meeting one challenge - delivering all Five Promises
for every child, ages 0 to 20, within our community; and
WHEREAS, Every Child Every Promise seeks to collaborate with many local organizations to
help them align their goals with the Five Promises ensuring that we are ALL doing
the right thing for our youth in every aspect of our community. As winners of the
100 Best Communities for Youth Award two years in a row, our work has just
begun. Every Child Every Promise is a beginning, a shift in the way our
community thinks and works together. Delivering promises will never end; and
WHEREAS, A Day of Promise will engage the community in a spirit of collaboration, to forge
new partnerships, create awareness, address pressing issues, and to advocate
with others to make certain we live up to our reputation as a Community of
Promise.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008 AS:
“A DAY OF PROMISE”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE AND URGE ALL PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT PROVIDING THE
FIVE PROMISES TO THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL ESTABLISH DUBUQUE AS A
COMMUNITY OF PROMISE.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of theCity of
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Dubuque, Iowa, to be affixed this 4 day of
February, 2008.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
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Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
2008: Jan Powers powersofcomm@mchsi.com