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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-R- ~
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF
JEFFERSONVILLE AS A VOLUNTARY COLLECTION SITE FOR
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE HUNGRY
WHEREAS, hunger is one of the greatest problems facing people in
Clark County and State of Indiana today; and,
WHEREAS, the average age of homelessness is NINE YEARS of AGE;
and,
WHEREAS, far too many persons, children and adults, go to bed
hungry every night of their lives; and
WHEREAS, hunger can and does affect the ability of children to learn
and develop and affects both children and adults' ability to work and
function; and,
WHEREAS, we are fortunate that agencies in such as Center for Lay
Ministries and Haven House, Inc., exist to alleviate hunger in our
county by collecting food and making it available to those in need; and,
WHEREAS, our City and its Residents have long been in the forefront
of concern, generosity and charitable good works; and,
WHEREAS, it now behooves us to affect a concerted effort to help those
in needs; now,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF
JEFFERSONVILLE that the City hereby establishes itself as collection
site of non-perishable food products for all its events, meetings and
public activities; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City of Jeffersonville will convey to
Center of Lay Ministries and Haven House, split evenly, each and every
donation received through this voluntary "admission fee" to be
distributed to the needy according to its well-established criteria; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED nothing in this Resolution shah be
constituted as an effort on the part of the City of Jeffersonville to deny
access to any meeting, activity or event to any person.
READ, PASSED AND ADOPTED AT JEFFERSONVILLE CITY
COUNCIL, JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA THIS DAY OF
APRIL, 2002
Thomas R. Galligan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Wilder, City Clerk Treasurer