HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012002 - 2002-053 The .Board of Supervisors
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In the Matter of Resolution Na. 2002/53
TO COMMEMORATE THE
50rH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE AMBROSE LIONS CLUB
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club was chartered in 1952 to follow the motto of the
Liens Club International, "We Serve,"and engage in community service to benefit Bay Point
and the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club has held numerous community events to raise
funds to benefit its service projects and bring the community together, especially with its annual
Crab Feed; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club has promoted awareness of civics education and
good citizenship among youth with its Student Speaker Contest, where high school students
debate the issues of the day and are rewarded with scholarship funds; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club has helped hundreds of needy families with meals,
clothing and toys for children through its Christmas Food Basket program, and its support for
the Christmas Wish Santa program; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club has helped the blind and sight impaired by
supporting the Diablo Talley Blind Center in Pittsburg, the Oakland Blind Center and Lions
Club International's various sight programs, including free eye exams and low-cost eyeglass
referrals for local citizens who cannot pay; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club has helped the deaf and hearing impaired with
scholarships, volunteers and leadership in the Wilderness Camp for the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, the Ambrose Lions Club will celebrate their 50`h Anniversary on
Saturday, March 9, 2002 with a banquet to mark the many years of community service to the Bay
Point residents and Lions Club International.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED► the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County, hereby extends congratulations to the Ambrose Lions Club on their 540
ANNIVERSARYfor their accomplishments, leadership and assistance to the youth,families,
schools and parks of Bay Point, and to the Lions sight and hearing programs of Lions District
4C3, California and the United States of America.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 5th day of February,
2002.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on this 5'* day of February,
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
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