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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION Estes Park Youth Day of Action and Service Learning 2017-01-20(tt arft.(otorabo to clamatton ‘WHEREAS,Youth In Action,a program of the Estes Valley Library and Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center,provides opportunities for high school age youth to develop a lifelong involvement in philanthropy and civic engagement by increasing your voice and establishing young people as leaders,and WHEREAS,Youth In Action promotes strong community ties and involvement among youth,fosters civic engagement and civic responsibility among youth,and builds confidence in youth’s abilities to make important decisions,and 1VHEREAS,it is important for youth to gain new knowledge and understanding of their communities,including the role and function of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in building and strengthening community life, and ‘WHEREAS,Eagle Rock School is dedicated to incorporating service to the community as an organic and essential element in the education of youth,and ‘t’VHEREAS,Park R-3 School District has launched Estes Thrives,an enduring, inclusive,relationship-based approach to learning that transforms Estes Park from a city with schools to a Whole Learning Community,and ‘WHEREAS,Eagle Serve will be a launch pad for Youth In Action and the Estes Park Youth Day of Action,.igniting an ongoing relationship between the Estes Park Community and our empowered youth,and WHEREAS,the youth of Estes Park will be valued as vital community resources with unique knowledge,experience,and perspective and will be seen as capable influencers in community decision making. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park do hereby proclaim January 20,2017 as Estes Park Youth Day of Action and Service Learning and encourage the citizens of Estes Park,Colorado to support the engagement of youth through service learning and to include the voice of youth toward inspired growth of our community A In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seat to be affixed. U Todd A.Jirsa,Mayor Aest: January 18,2017 ©2005 wMunipawarCorp