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IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING THE SAN RESOLUTION NO. 2006/677
RAMON VALLEY KIWANIS CLUB ON THE
OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY {
WHEREAS,The San Ramon Valley Kiwanis Club was chartered by Kiwanis International in September
1956; and
WHEREAS,The San Ramon Valley Kiwanis Club has served the communities of Alamo, Danville, San
Ramon, Blackhawk, Diablo, and the Tassajara Valley for fifty years; and
WHEREAS, San Ramon Valley Kiwanis Club has sponsored the annual Danville 4f'of July Kiwanis
Parade since 1975 that currently draws 30000 to40,000.people, making it the region's largest single
day event; and
WHEREAS, San Ramon Valley,I�iwai is Club'has established a---G,rantsTrog am in 1996 which distributes
nearly $250000 to over 100 area rion-profit organizations, and;in 2006 funded grants totaling over
$41,000;,and .
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WHEREAS, San Ramon Valley I�iwanis Club sponsors annuah`lohday toy drives for needy children,
donates and delivers 400 turkeys and 35.0-bags of,food to, arnihes in_the area,2and donates cash,
tune`and talent to support local school districts-aiid �
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WHEREAS, San Ramon Valley.Kiwanis Club has"provided 19 years of support to The Danny
Foundation; a national charity dedicated to ensurrtg.cnb,:and child productaafetywhich has saved
untold thousands`of rnfant lives,through its.legislative and„regulatory efforts`Eovertits 20 year
history;.and
WHEREAS;San Ramon''Valley Kiwanis Club has-led the way by being the Fust Ktwants Club in the
nation to admit women,.as well as being the€;first seivrce club rn the Sai Ramon Valley to admit
women; and
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WHEREAS, San"Ramon''Valley Ktwanis Club is also the first Krwaiits.sponsored Key Club (Monte Vista
High School) rrr the nation to admit girls and obtained a resolution adtitfting girls at the Annual
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Key Club Convention,;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED th"at�the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby
congratulates the San Ramon ValleyI�twariis=on theoccasion of celebrating their fiftieth
anniversary, offering generous thanks for a job well done for Contra Costa County and its citizens,
and wishes the San Ramon Valley I nis Clu much luck and great success.
JOHN GIOIA
a Chair
District I Supervisor
AYLE rOLKEMA N. PIEPHO
District II Supervisor District'III Supervisor
MARK DeSAULNIER - g E ;�" _ 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
r:y shown:
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O A'i'fES"fED: OC"1'OBER 24,200(,
�+ (OI-IN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supenisors and County
Administrator
SrA coB} , ,t�C LC��I� ,Deputy
1wroducecl by Supen)isor Piepho, District ni