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In the Matter of Proclaiming
May 100 through May ld�, 2004 as DisaJi&tyAvareness Week
In Contra Costa County
RESOI LHON NO. 20041203:
HWEREAS, one in five Americans has some form of disability; and
WHEREAS, one in twelve children is born with a mental or physical disability; and
WHEREAS, Easter Seals Bay Area now provides critical early intervention therapies for infants and toddlers,
who are born with a disability or developmental delay; and
[WHEREAS, Easter;weals Bay Area ensures that families of children with disabilities receive peace of mind
knowing that their children are receiving the best educational and therapeutic care available; and
WFIEREAS Easter Seals Bay Area enables adults with disabilities to maximize their independence, regain
mobility, and reduce pain; and
UWEREAS, Easter Seals Bay Area, with offices throughout seven counties of the Bay Area, has been serving
children and adults with disabilities since 1927; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County is committed to recognizing the special needs of people with disabilities, and to
supporting organizations that provide direct programs and service;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does
hereby proclaim May I& through May I6`h, 2004 as Disability Awareness Week in Contra Costa County.
PASSEDANDADOF':TED ON May 4, 2004 by a unanimous vote of the Board members present.
FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Choir
/ District V Supervisor
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! JOHN GICIIA GAYLE . UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
MILLIE GREENBERG MARK DeSAiILLNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
* I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution
* * entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date,
* f Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 4`h
day of May 2004.
JOHN SWEETEN, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisor
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier