HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10012002 - PR2 In the Matter of Assistance League of
Diablo Valley&33 Years of Assistance
To the Community; RESOLUTION NO. 2002/515
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUES of Diablo Valley was chartered as a chapter of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE
LEAGUES in 1967 in Walnut Creek,California,and has been benefiting adults and children in need and at risk
since that date,and
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since1971 has provided a daily reassurance call to a total of°
6,000 housebound people who are living alone through its philanthropic project TeleCare,and since 1985 has
presented international award-winning educational puppet program,Kids on the Block to over 50,000 children,and
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1993 has performed Show on the Road,musical
pantomime for over 4,000 residents confined to Care Centers in Contra Costa County,and since 1994 through
OPERATION SCHOOL BELLS has provided over 6,725 school children new clothes,which has been shown to
raise the self esteem of a child and improve school attendance,and
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1994 has provided over 1,000 ASKO(AS5AULT
SURVIVOR K TSS)of clothing to victims of assault enabling them to leave the hospital dressed more suitably
than in a hospital gown,and
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1999 has provided 825 Welcome Horne Layettes as a
gift of support to first time mothers in Contra Costa County identified as'being at high risk for developmental
problems,and since 1999 has provided$60,000 in Scholarships to aid deserving high school and community'college
students in Contra Costa County,and since 2000 has vision screened 2,000 preschoolers for amblyopia in Contra
Costa County,,and
Whereas,teenage members in grades'8 through 12 of ASSISTEENS S Auxiliary of ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of
Diablo Valley since 1977 have performed community service projects and learned the value of giving to others,and
Whereas,Buena Vista Auxiliary of ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1494 has served 668 children
in Contra Costa County through its Buena Vista Tutorial Program and Words of Wisdom(WOW)project,
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley is marking its 35`x'anniversary and whose members continue
to identify,develop,implement and fiend specific ongoing projects to benefit adults and children in need and at risk
in Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County with the vision of"Service for all and all for service."
Now,Therefore,Be It Resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County,does hereby commend
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diable Valley for its 35 years of service to the city of Walnut Creek and county:
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Bo " ofSup rvisors of Contra Costa County,presented this 1 st day
of October 2002.
JOH9 GIOIA
Chair
District I'Supervisor
/ GAYLE 1 . IwMA DO A ERBER''
District II Supervisor Dstri u isor
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D.GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED: October 1,2002
JOHN SWEETEN,Cterk ofthe Board ofSupervisors and
County Administrator
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Introduced by Supervisor Donna Gerber By �: � Deputy