Proclamation_DollarWise Month_November 2012
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, DollarWise is dedicated to the idea that all Americans can benefit from increased access to
financial education so that individuals can improve their financial literacy, become better
prepared to build stable families, help themselves and their children gain education,
become productive members of the workforce, and contribute to their communities and the
nation; and
WHEREAS, DollarWise - Mayors for Financial Literacy is the official financial education and literacy
effort of The United States Conference of Mayors and its Council for the New American
City. Since its inception in 2004, mayors and cities across America have made a
commitment to increasing their residents’ financial literacy by participating in all that
DollarWise has to offer. The goal is to incorporate a financial education component to every
summer youth job in the nation by 2015; and
WHEREAS, DollarWise supports the goals and objectives of the National Strategy for Financial
Education 2011, released by the Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission in
December 2010, which invites mayors and city staff to examine their communities’ financial
education needs, create an action plan, and forge partnerships with financial institutions,
faith-based groups, nonprofits, local businesses, and others in the community to address
this important issue; and
WHEREAS, DollarWise offers support through technical assistance, partnerships with national
organizations ranging from Bank of America and the Foundation for Financial Planning to
the Federal Reserve System, and its two grants programs.
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 PROCLAIM THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER 2012 AS
“DOLLARWISE MONTH”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO MAKE A COMMITMENT
TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPAIGN
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
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be affixed this 15 day of October, 2012.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
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Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2012: Submitted and accepted by
James Kirby , Program Manager, DollarWise Campaign for Financial Literacy
US Conference of Mayors, 1620 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 861-6759; and accepted by