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Ihthe',Matter of Assistance League of
Diablo Valley&35 Years of Assistance
To the Community RESOLUTION NO. 20021515
W lereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUES of Diablo Valley was chartered as a chapter of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE
LfAGUEV in 1967 in Walnut Creek,California,and has been benefiting adults and children in need and at risk
Sluce that date,and
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1971 has provided a daily reassurance call to a total of
6.>100 housebound people who are living alone through its philanthropic project TeleCare,and since 1985 has
prsented 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
O'ERATION SCHOOL BELLO has provided over 6,725 school children new clothes,which has been shown to
rnise the self esteem of a child and improve school attendance,and
,hereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1994 has provided over 1,000 ASKO(ASSAULT
SURVIVOR KITSO)of clothing to victims of assault enabling them to leave the hospital dressed more suitably
thin in a hospital gown,and
NX hereas,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
poblems,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
C aDsta',County.and
ik,'hereas,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
IN hereaas,Buena Vista Auxiliary of ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley since 1994 has served 668 children
M Contra Costa County through its Buena Vista Tutorial Program and Words of Wisdom(WOW)project,
Whereas,ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of Diablo Valley is marking its 35th anniversary and whose members continue
u identify,develop,implement and fund specific ongoing projects to benefit adults and children in need and at risk
it 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 Diablo Valley for its 35 years of service to the city of Walnut Creek and county.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Boan of Sup rvisors of Contra Costa County,presented this 1 st day
cr'October 2002.
JOHK GIOIA Y .....�
Chair
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District I Supervisor
i' GAYLE B. MA DO A ERBER
District II Supervisor Distri up icor
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,Clerk ofthe Board ofSupervisorsand
County Administrator
1Wroduced by Supervisor Donna Gerber By � Deputy