Proclamation Adoption Awareness Month Proclamation
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DUBUQUE
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WHEREAS, adoption is the permanency plan for approximately 600 children in
Iowa; and
WHEREAS, nearly all these children have special needs because of physical,
mental, or emotional disabilities, because they must be placed as a
sibling group, because they are minorities, or because they are
school-aged; and
WHEREAS, these children need extra patience and support to help them
overcome previous hardships; and
WHEREAS, since November, 1998,25 children in Iowa who have special needs
were placed into adoptive families; and
WHEREAS, there are families able and willing to adopt children who have special
needs; and
WHEREAS, children waiting for adoptive parents, and families who have adopted
these children require and deserve community and public agency
support; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, TERRANCE M. DUGGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE IOWA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1999, AS:
"ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH"
IN DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Dubuque, IA this 15th day of
November, 1999.
Terrance M. Duggan, MAYOR
Attest:
Mary A. Davis, City Clerk
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WHEREAS, adoption is the permanency plan for approximately 600 children in
Iowa; and
WHEREAS, nearly all these children have special needs because of physical,
mental, or emotional disabilities, because they must be placed as a
sibling group, because they are minorities, or because they are school-
aged; and
WHEREAS, these children need extra patience and support to help them overcome
previous hardships; and
WHEREAS, since November, 1998, 25 children in Iowa who have special needs
were placed into adoptive families; and
WHEREAS, there are families able and willing to adopt children who have special
needs; and
WHEREAS, children waiting for adoptive parents, and families who have adopted
these children require and deserve community and public agency
support; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, TERRANCE M. DUGGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
IOWA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1999, AS:
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IN DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Dubuque, IA
this 15th day of November, 1999.
Terrance M. Duggan, MAYOR
Attest:
Mary A. Davis, City Clerk
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STATE OF
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THOMAS J. VI LSACK
GOVERNOR
SALLY J. PEDERSON
LT. GOVERNOR
IOWA CITIZEN FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
JERRY R. FOXHOVEN, BOARD CHAIRPERSON
DEANN L. JONES, DIVISION DIRECTOR
NANCY S. VAN MILLlGEN, 1 ST JD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
November 4, 1999
City Clerk's Office
Attn: Karen
City Hall
50 W 13th St.
Dubuque, IA 52001
Jessica Lenth
Iowa Citizen Foster Care Review Board
2499 Hillcrest
Dubuque,IA 52001
Dear Karen:
I am writing in regards to my telephone call on October 29 about obtaining a city
proclamation. My request was for November to be proclaimed as Adoption Awareness Month, in
conjunction with the national proclamation. Enclosed is a copy of what the ICFRCB would like
the proclamation to state. We ask that this be put on the agenda to be announced at the meeting
on Monday, November 15. We are aware that our entire proclamation may be too long for the
finalized print out from the city, so please just include as much as possible.
Thank you for enabling us to recognize the importance of educating the public about
adoption and to raise their awareness about the plight of special needs children. We appreciate
the work the city does for all of its members. On behalf of the Iowa Citizen Foster Care Review
Board, thank you again, and please contact myself at work, 582-6219, or at home 588-7696, with
the details of the city meeting on November 15 when they become available.
Sincerely,
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Jessica Lenth
ICFCRB Field Placement Student
Loras College
1 ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OFFICE. 2499 HILLCREST RD
DUBUQUE, IA 52001-3018.319-582-6219 . FAX 319-582-0914 . EMAIL: jd1 fcrb@netins net
STATE BOARD OFFICE. LUCAS BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR. DES MOINES, IA 50319-0083. 515-281-7621 ~ FAX 515-281-8639
427-1040
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Adoption Awareness Month Proclamation
Iowa Citizen Foster Care Review Board
Every child deserves a loving, nurturing and permanent home. Sadly, many children are waiting
for such a home. These children are not the newborns most people picture when they think of
adoption. Generally they are older boys and girls and teenagers who may have unique medical,
psychological or physical needs. Adoption gives them a brighter future, brings great joy to the
adoptive parents and places fewer demands on social services.
WHEREAS; adoption is the permanency plan for approximately 600 children in Iowa;
WHEREAS, nearly all these children have special needs because of physical, mental, or
emotional disabilities, because they must be placed as a sibling group, because they are
minorities, or because they are school-aged.
WHEREAS, these children need extra patience and support to help them overcome previous
hardships;
WHEREAS; since November 1998,25 children in Iowa who have special needs were placed into
adoptive families.
WHEREAS; there are families able and willing to adopt children who have special needs;
WHEREAS; children waiting for adoptive parents, and families who have adopted these children
require and deserve community and public agency support;
NOW, THEREFORE, I (Terry Duggan) of the City of Dubuque, do hereby proclaim
NOVEMBER 1999
AS ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH
In Dubuque
In honor of this event, I encourage citizens, community agencies, religious organizations,
businesses, and others to celebrate adoption, honor families that grow through adoption, further
an awareness of the changes and issues in adoption, and focus attention on those children who
live in the shadow of an uncertain future while they await permanent families.
Signed
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