Be a Santa to a Senior Proclamation
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Thursday, November 1, 2007, Home Instead Senior Care will begin
its second annual non-profit program, “Be a Santa for a Senior.”
Local non-profit organizations will identify needy and isolated
seniors and provide lists of coded names to Home Instead Senior
Care for the Santa Program; and
WHEREAS, on Thursday, November 1, 2007, two decorated Christmas trees will
be placed in the K-Mart and Wal-Mart stores so holiday shoppers can
pick out a coded senior’s ornament, buy the items on the list, and
return the gifts to the store. Home Instead Senior Care will then wrap
these gifts and deliver them to the participating organizations where
the gifts will be distributed to the seniors
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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 NOVEMBER 2007, AS
“BE A SANTA TO A SENIOR MONTH”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, IN CELEBRATION OF HOME INSTEAD’S
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SENIORS AND ENCOURAGE GIFT GIVING AND
COMPANIONSHIP TO ISOLATED SENIORS DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY
SEASON.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
TH
be affixed this 15 day of October,
2007.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
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Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
2007: Sue Frank, Home Instead Senior Care, 800 White Street, 585-1409,
www.homeinstead.com