ITEM: 5.1 Awards-Presentations- Organizational Business
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PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH
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WHEREAS, the Anoka County Community Continuum-of-Care, along with the Heading Home committee, is sponsoring a unique, countywide education and awareness campaign to help end homelessness in our shared communities. The month of November will mark 'Homeless Awareness Month'; and
WHEREAS, the shoe and winter boot collection, "Creating a Path to Ending Homelessness," provides a unique opportunity for local, creative individuals to join forces with communities across Anoka County in an effort to promote awareness of homelessness and to help end homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the Anoka County Community Continuum-of-Care and the Heading Home Anoka committees play a vital role in bringing together our communities and establishing needed partnerships to support preventing and ending homelessness; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that all citizens of Blaine be aware of the importance of preventing and ending homelessness in our community and the impact their participation can have on ensuring that all individuals and families have access to a warm, safe place to call home in our community; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Blaine City Council hereby call upon all citizens of Blaine to join the Anoka County Community Continuum-of-Care and Heading Home Anoka committees in supporting Homelessness Awareness during the month of November.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the month of November is hereby proclaimed "Homelessness Awareness Month" in the City of Blaine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Blaine to be affixed on this 1st day of November, 2012.
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Tom Ryan, Mayor