HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 86-036� RESOLUTION N0. 86-36
A RESOLUT[ON OF THE CITY COUNCiL OF THE C[TY OF PAIM DESERT,
CAII.FORNIA, ENOORSING THE "HANDS ACROSS AMERICA PROGRAM" ANO
URGING ALL CITIZENS OF THIS CITY TO PARTICIPATE.
NHEREAS, the Han�s Ar,ross America Pro�ram will liter�llv
ioin millions of Amerir_ans hand-to-h�nd across our qreat nation
on SundaY. May 25th: and
MHEREA5, this progr�m was initiated t.o give the citizens of
our country an opportunity to pitch in and hPlp our own people
who need assistance in alleviating hunger and h�melessness; and
wHEREAS, many millions of Americans, especially children.
qo hungry sometime each m�nth; an�
WHEREAS, hunqer is a soci3l �nd nublic health problem which
should be ranked as � hiqher nationr�l pri�rity by all governments
and citizens of the United States; and
wHEREAS, we havP s?en rne �uc��ss of wor)d-wide hunqer
relief programs an� know that one nn our own h�me front can only
be of �quai or �reater SUCrFs,; �nd
WHEREAS, the Hands Acro;� America Pro�ram, like the 19�4
Olympir.,s, wi 1 1 1 itera� ly unite ��s in th�� n�tionai pride of
helping our Fell�w countrymen; �nd
WHEREAS, the Citv �r Palm �P�ert wil! be �"link" alon� the
wav in this ��ay nf fell�wship and nat�nral nr��ie: �nd
MHEREAS, the C i tY �.nc!or5e � �inci ;unp�r}5 thi 5 co�p?rat i v�
effort between nub 1 i c and nr i vatc� �ectors to �0 1 ve �� deva �t��t i n�
problem in our nation.
NOM, THEREFORE, BE [T RESOLVED bv rhe C i tv Coi,n�, i 1 uf tne
City of Palm Desert. Calirornia, that it ful!y endor�es the
Hands Across Amerir_� Program anc} �;rg?s a) � it_: resicienrs 3nd
v i s i tors a i i ke to jo i n toqPthar. hand-t��-h;�nd, to suonort a 1 1
efforts �n behaif of this m��t worthv oroir�ct to alleviate hunqPr
and malnutrition.
BE [T FURTHER RESOLYEO that the Citv of Palm De�ert commPnds
and thank3 all th�se who �rP partirip�ting and rommittinc�
Resolution No. 86- 36
themselves toward the common ��al of helping people help
themselves.
PASSED, APPROVED, and. �100PTED bv the C i tv Counc i 1 �f tht
C i ty of Pa 1 m Desert , Ca 1 i forn i,� , at i t 5 re4i� 1<3r meet i nc� he 1 cf on
the 10th day ,�� April__, ?98h. bv the fo1 lowinq vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, SPJYDER, ��JILSOfd AidD K�L! Y
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: JACKSON
ABSTA I N : NOi�E
ATTEST:
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SHEILA R.�GfLLIGA CiTY CLERK
C I TY !�F PALM DES �" T, CA� [ F�RN i A
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