Proclamation Gannon Center Thanks
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PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, in 1966, Monsignor Timothy Gannon and a group of dedicated citizens
established a publicly funded community mental health center for
Dubuque county; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1968, the Hill Burton Legislation made it possible for the
center to become, along with Mercy Medical Center, a regional mental
health center providing comprehensive services to a broader geographic
area; and
WHEREAS, over the years, the Gannon Center has provided an increasing range of
mental health services which have included, besides in and outpatient
therapy and day treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, residential and
transitional housing, employment training, school based services,
homeless outreach, jail diversion, and community consultation and
education; and
WHEREAS, in addition to these mental health related services, the Gannon Center has
been, through the years, a significant collaborator in building the human
services network in the entire Dubuque area, participating in the Friends
of the Community, Juvenile Case Facilitation, Nursing Home Staff
Training, Homeless Advisory Board, the Continuum of Care Consortium,
Dubuque County MH/DD Stakeholders, the free medical clinic at the
Rescue Mission, the Dubuque Area Labor Management Council, and other
initiatives far too numerous to mention.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA,
EXTEND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE GRATEFUL THANKS OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE TO THE GANNON CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AS IT
ENDS FORTY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND URGE
ALL CITIZENS TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS THIS APPRECIATION
INDIVIDUALLY.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of
the City of Dubuque, IA to be affixed this
20th day of March, 2006.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
/ROCLAMATION--
WHEREAS: In 1966, Monsignor Timothy Gannon and a group of dedicated citizens
established a publicly funded community mental health center for Dubuque county, and
WHEREAS: Beginning in 1968, the Hill Burton Legislation made it possible for the
center to become, along with Mercy Medical Center, a regional mental health center
providing comprehensive services to a broader geographic area, and
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WHEREAS: Over the years, the Gannon Center has provided an increasing range of
mental health services which have included, besides in and outpatient therapy and day
treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, residential and transitional housing, employment
training, school based services, homeless outreach, jail diversion, and community
consultation and education, and
WHEREAS: In addition to these mental health related services, the Gannon Center has
been, through the years, a significant collaborator in building the human services network
in the entire Dubuque area, participating in the Friends of the Community, Juvenile Case
Facilitation, Nursing Home Staff Training, Homeless Advisory Board, the Continuum of
Care Consortium, Dubuque County MHlDD Stakeholders, the free medical clinic at the
Rescue Mission, the Dubuque Area Labor Management Council, and other initiatives far
too numerous to mention,
NOW THEREFORE, I Roy D. Buol, Mayor of the City of Dubuque, extend on behalf of
the City Council, the grateful thanks of the city of Dubuque to the Gannon Center for
Community Mental Health as it ends forty years of distinguished service to the
community and urge all citizens to seek opportunities to express this appreciation
individually.
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