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PROCLAMING APRIL 10-16, 2016 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
WHEREAS, the entire community can inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action
that changes the world; and
WHEREAS, volunteers can connect with local community service opportunities through
hundreds of community service organizations like Penquis; and
WHEREAS, individuals and communities are at the center of social change, discovering
their power to make a difference; and
WHEREAS, during this week all over the nation, service projects will be performed and
• volunteers recognized for their commitment to service; and
WHEREAS, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the
recipient; and
WHEREAS, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve all of our
nation's social problems; and
WHEREAS, our country's volunteer force of more than 63 million is a great treasure; and
WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sean Faircloth, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the
City Council do hereby proclaim April 10-16, 2016 National Volunteer Week in the City of
Bangor and urge my fellow citizens to volunteer. By volunteering and recognizing those who
serve, we can come together to make a difference.
Given this the 11th day of April, 2016.
• Sean Faircloth, Mayor
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