Reading the minutes - Brockport Village Board issues proclamation recognizing efforts of Social Work Students to publicize the problems of hunger, poverty, and homelessness in our country

From Village of Brockport Board Meetin minutes of 04/09/13:

CERTIFICATES & PROCLAMATIONS:

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SUNY Social Work Club – “Tent City”

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Trustee Andrews moved, Trustee Blair seconded, carried 5/0 to adopt the following proclamation: 

VILLAGE OF BROCKPORT

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, the Social Work Club at SUNY College at Brockport is spending the night of April 22-23,2013 in a “Tent City” on campus as a fund-raising project; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the said “Tent City” is to call attention to problems of Hunger, Poverty, andHomelessness and to solicit donations to alleviate those social ills; and

WHEREAS; the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf is one of the beneficiaries of that effort; and

WHEREAS; the said Food Shelf is greatly in need of such support; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Maria Connie Castañeda, Mayor of the Village of Brockport along with TrusteesAndrews, Blackman, Blair and Hannan do hereby proclaim April 22-23, 2013 to be TENT CITY DAYand encourage all our citizens to support that effort with generous donations.

IN WITNESS WHEROF, we hereby set our hand, and cause the Corporate Seal of the Village of Brockport to be affixed this 9thday of April, in the year 2013.

Heather Packer thanked the Board for the proclamation and encouraged community involvement.

Proceeds will go towards the Brockport Food Shelf, Alternatives for Battered Women, LAI, House of Mercy, etc.

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