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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-05-28 Proclamation (3) ���i�c�� crrY cU��ic�L • 60R. MA�NE �'�'�� ���.���� � tiT� �F$AN �� � � � � �� � �' � ? ;' : a � � � � � � � � � � � ` � �� � ��� �� � � `��� a a � � \ \�����:� � � �\\\\\\\��� a ` � �� \�. � �.�. \\\ �v.0 � \� � � �\`�.`���! ����.\���� � Recognizing the More Than Twenty-Five Years of Volunteer Service Provided to The City of Bangor by Dirigo Search And Rescue Association, Inc. WHEREAS, Dirigo Search and Rescue Association has organized and provided safety and rescue services for more than 25 years for the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race; and WHEREAS, Dirigo Search and Rescue Association is a wholly volunteer organization with no governmental funding; and � WHEREAS, the Directors of Dirigo Search and Rescue spend hundreds of hours each year in preparation for this event; and WHEREAS, Dirigo Search and Rescue and the other volunteers and teams who have helped them during the race have made thousands of rescues over the years; and WHEREAS, the volunteers who help on the day of the race donate nearly one thousand hours of service each year, and many provide hundreds of dollars worth of their own personal equipment; and WHEREAS, Dirigo Search and Rescue and the individuals and organizations who assist it provide a volunteer service worth nearly ten thousand dollars annually. NOW, THEREFORE, I, NICHI S. FARNHAM, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, on behalf of the City Council and citizens of Bangor, do hereby express gratitude to Dirigo Search and Rescue Association, Incorporated and further commend the Association and each of its members for their spirit of volunteerism and their service to the City. Given this the 28th day of May, 2003. `���.�r -�.�. � �� Mayor Nichi S. Farnham