HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012003 - 2003-318 In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO.2003/318
HONORING JOHN CAMP FOR HIS TIRELESS DEDICATION AND COAPAU'MENT TO HELPING
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIVJAIDS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
Whereas,John Camp began his professional career helping others in need shortly after high school in 1966 where
he became a VISTA Volunteer and worked with children and families in poverty in Stateville,North Carolina;
and
Whereas,John Camp's tireless crusade to help others has taken him to countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe
before settling in the Bay Area in the mid-1980's where he continued to work with clients with developmental
disabilities,first in San Leandro,and later for Contra Costa County;and
Whereas,at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990's,John Camp left a secure career with Contra Costa
County to pursue a new career searing people with AIDS;and
Whereas,as the first Executive Director of AIDS Community Network,John Camp sought and obtained funding
for and developed Tranquillium, a multi-faceted community program of activities and services dedicated for
people with AIDS in West Contra Costa County, which provides a safe,compassionate place for individuals
living with AIDS with comfort,companionship,food,clothing,and access to other service providers;and
Whereas,in 1997,John Camp became the Executive Director of Diablo Valley AIDS Center in Concord where,
under his stewardship,has become a major component in Contra Costa County's service delivery system;and
Whereas,John Camp's dedicated pursuit to bringing human services to people in need has won him praise,
recognition,and gratitude from groups and organizations including the Center for Applied Local Research,the
Institute for Noetic Sciences,the George Miller West Award of Appreciation,Developmental Disabilities Award
for Outstanding Contribution,Coming Home Hospice Certificate of Appreciation,Contra Costa Association for
Retarded Citizens,and the Daniel R. Keenan Award for Contribution to Human Services;and
Whereas,his personal philosophy of respect and love for everyone and his belief in the worth and dignity of each
client whose life he touches,John Camp has enriched the lives of countless residents in Contra Costa County
while successfully advocating for individuals with HIV/AIDS;and
Whereas, after years of working for the betterment of others,John Camp is now retired, dedicating time for
himself and pursuing personal goals.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County honors and
recognizes John Camp for his unwavering commitment to the residents of Contra Costa County and presents this
resolution to him at the Faith Summit on HIVIAIDS in Richmond, California on Saturday,May 17,2003.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors present on this
13th day of May,2003
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MARK De3AULNIER
Chair t
District IV Supervisor
JOH G OIA GAYL .UILKEMA
L.. District I Supervisor y'j
.✓ District II Supervisor
;ZFE RAL D.GLOVER
District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 13th Day of May,2003
John Sweeten Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
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Introduced by BY t� tom'` _ eputy
Supervisor John Gioia