Dubuque Lowe's Community Day (October 17, 2021)Copyrighted
October 4, 2021
City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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SUMMARY:
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
P rociamation(s) # 4.
Dubuque Lowe's Community Day (October 17, 2021)
On behalf of Dubuque Lowe's.
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Dubuque Lowe's Community Day Proclamation Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
Dub E
Masierpiere on the Mississippi
WHEREAS, the first Lowe's store opened 100 years ago in 1921, with a focus on having a rich
heritage of putting the people they serve at the heart of everything they do; and
WHEREAS, Lowe's Dubuque store is also celebrating a major milestone in 2021, having opened
their Dubuque store 25 years ago on October 17, 1996; and
WHEREAS, in the past 25 years, Lowe's Dubuque store has provided tremendous service to the
community in multiple ways, such as offering employee give -back time to volunteer in
the community and providing substantial donations to local non -profits, including
Opening Doors, Four Mounds, Multicultural Family Center, Boys and Girls Club, and
many more; and
WHEREAS, Lowe's Dubuque further demonstrated their commitment to the community through their
service in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, exemplified through donating
thousands of masks, wipes, and other cleaning supplies to Dubuque and Asbury
businesses, police and fire departments, donating supplies to multiple school districts,
and providing 300 buckets of cleaning supplies to the Back to School Bash; and
WHEREAS, to recognize Lowe's 100-year anniversary and the company's commitment to their
communities, the company has created the #100HOMETOWN project grants, with
Dubuque receiving a $104,000 grant to support the Kennedy Park West Apartments
through new sidewalks, handicap parking, new parking lots, landscaping, and a
community garden.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
THE 17t" OF OCTOBER 2021 AS
"Dubuque Lowe's Community Day"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA AND THANK DUBUQUE LOWE'S FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 4T" day of October, 2021.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2021: Submitted by Ric Jones and accepted by Mike Bryson, Lowe's Dubuque Store Director.