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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN THE N ATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 91/116
Commending Dave Blumen on
his being named Brentwood
1991 Citizen of the Year
WHEREAS,Dave Blumen,1is a life-long resident of the Brentwood area,and a 1947 graduate of
Liberty High School;and
WHEREAS,Dave proudly served his country as a member of the U.S.Army for 23 years during
both the Korean and Vietnam Wars,including service as a helicopter pilot and instructor,and retiring with the rank
of a Major;and
WHEREAS,Major Blumen returned to the Brentwood area to pursue a life of farming,becoming
the first pistachio grower in Contra Costa County and a member of the Farm Bureau,actively promoting farming
activities in the East County area;and
WHEREAS,Dave has been a.member of the Rotary Club since 1974, served as president of the
local chapter in 1984-85,and has been singularly responsible for recruiting Rotarian Fellows(Rotarians who donate
$1000 to the Rotarian Fellowship Foundation for charitable purposes);and
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WHEREAS,because of these donations the 32-member local Rotary club donated$16,000 as their
share of the$220 million raised world-wide for Polio Plus,dedicated to eradicating polio by the year 2000;and
WHEREAS,Dave has served as the East County fundraising chairman for the American Cancer
Society for the past five years;and
WHEREAS,Dave has also used his fund-raising experience on behalf of Hospice of East County
for the past three years as a member of their annual Barn Dinner and Dance committee;and
WHEREAS,Dave has been instrumental in procuring tons of rice and distributing it to third-world
countries as well as procuring tons of potatoes for distribution to food giveaway programs for senior citizens and
holiday food baskets for the needy;and
WHEREAS,Dave was instrumental in the construction of the gazebo now located in Brentwood's
City Park;and
WHEREAS,Dave Blumen I'can't say No'" because"It's awfully hard to say'no'and then go home
and go back to sleep";
NOW, THEREFORE, BEI IT RESOLVED THAT THE ,BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,does hereby congratulate Dave Blumen on his being named 1991
Citizen of the Year by the City of Brentwood and commend him for his service to his community and his humanity
to his fellow man.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 12th day of February,1991.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of
said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on
this 12th day of February,1991
Clerk of the Board
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of Superviosrs and County Administrator
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By:
Introduced by: .
Tom Torlakson
Supervisor,District V
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