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Whereas, Lee Anne Vanderbeck has for 4 years.provided exemplary
leadership to the Joslyn Center as Executive Director of the Cove
Communities' only center serving the needs of seniors;.and
Whereas, Lee:Anne Vanderbeck has dedicated her professional life
to promoting education, wellness and support for both seniors and families
for over bears, first as a:classroom educator, an Executive Director with
the YMCA programs of the Santa Clara Valley,; then as the ;Executive
Director at the Children's 'Discovery Museum :of the Desert and°finally as
the Executive Director of the Cove Communities enior'Association Joslyn
Center where she:has served since July 013;:and
Whereas, Lee has expanded and strengthened services for seniors
of the Cove Corrimunities and beyond, including serving over 1 ,890
members with over 50 programs' per week, providing: food .for seniors in
need of nutrition and food support, expanded senior wellness with free
fitness programs, and updated the Joslyn Campus in safety, beautification,
and comfort; and
Whereas, she has assured sound development Of both the Board
and the staff at the Joslyn Center to ;provide a reliable structure for
continued enhancement of services; and
Whereas, after A. :years of creating educational opportunities,
providing critical care services, and enhancing the lives.of senior citizens,
Lee will be:honored by her friends and colleagues upon her retirement,from_
her position as Executive Director in July 2017; and
Now Therefore .I, Jan :C. I-larnik, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert,
California, Along With the Entire City Council,: Do Hereby Proclaim Friday,
June 3, 017 as
Lee Anne Vanderbeck Day
in the City of Palm Desert, thanking her for twenty yeaa.rs:of superior service
and' commitment to children, families, and seniors 'in Palm Desert and the.
entire Coachella Valley.
InNtness Whereof; I have hereunto set my hand
and have caused the Official Seal,of the etty of
Palm Desert, Carlfomia, to be affixed this 23rd day
of June 2017.,