Proclamation_Make a Difference Day October 22, 2011
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Dubuque Make A Difference Day 2011 is a local community service
partnership sponsored by Operation: New View Community Action Agency,
Black Hills Energy, the City of Dubuque, Dubuque Area Congregations
United, Dubuque National Service Partnership, Theisen’s, Prudential, and
the Telegraph-Herald; and
WHEREAS, this event, formerly known as the Dubuque Weatherization Challenge, has
brought national recognition to the City of Dubuque by being selected as
one of the nation’s top ten exemplary community service projects by the
National Make A Difference Day Awards Committee in 2010; and
WHEREAS, for the past four years this exciting annual day of doing good things to help
others has inspired over 1,600 local volunteers to touch the lives and
improve the homes of over 400 Dubuque households with assistance to
their elderly, disabled and low-income neighbors; and
WHEREAS, again this year, this project will provide targeted homes with weatherization
measures, energy conservation education and supplies, smoke detectors,
simple home improvements, yard work, home chores, and friendly and
caring socialization activities.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
nd
PROCLAIM THE 22 DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011, AS
“DUBUQUE MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE
LOCALLY IN THIS LARGEST NATIONAL DAY OF VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE FOR ALL OF OUR
CITIZENS.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
th
City of Dubuque to be affixed this 17 day
of October, 2011.
_____________________________________
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
2011: Submitted Tom Stovall, CCAP, Executive Director, Operation: New View Community
Action Agency, 1473 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001-4853, Phone 563-556-5130 ext. 32,
FAX 563-556-4402, E-Mail tstovall@operationnewview.org
2010: Submitted for signature only by Michelle Nunn, esseay@pointsoflight.org, HandsOn
Network, 600 Means St., Suite 210, Atlanta, GA, 30318; www.handsonnetwork.org; Make a
Difference Day, diffday@usaweekend.com, 1-800-416-3824.
2009: Submitted by Council Member Ric Jones. Accepted by: Tom Stovall, Operation: New
View, tstovall@operationnewview.org, 1473 Central Avenue, 556-5130, x 32
2008:Tom Stovall, Operation: New View, tstovall@operationnewview.org, 1473 Central
Avenue, 556-5130, x 32
2007: Tom Stovall, Operation: New View, tstovall@operationnewview.org, 1473 Central
Avenue, 556-5130, x 32