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qE BOARD OT SVTERVIS09U
OT CONM COSTA COV"T
IntheMatterof 4Pso&tionWo- 96/97
Monoring the Antioch'Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Bost 6435, on the Occasion
of their 50th Anniversary
%,YMMAS, the Antioch 'Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bost 6435, was instituted on March 3,
1946, with 120 members at the Veterans 9KemonafmaCCon West 6th and E Streets, and the Bost and
Aui i64ry has continued to grow with the community to their present strength of over 800 members.
WJLETaAS, the citizens of Antioch are extremely proud to recognize the service the Antioch
Veterans of Foreign Wars Bost 6435 and its Au.;6rwry have rendered not onCy to their country, but to
the community in which they reside;and
WYMM,4S, the Bost andAu�iCiary have continued to support many civic programs such as
SACH, Little League, Babe Ruth, Soccer, TFoot6ag Senior Day Care Center, Tishing Der6ies for
Touth, andMospice,just to name a few, not only monetarily, but in other ways as weld and
`W1f�ER�EAS, the 'Veterans of Eoreign Wars not onCy answered the call of their country in
time of war and conflicts to make this a better place to live, but also in the conflict so peace we face
today;and
WMM,9S, in 1979, the 'Veterans of Foreign Wars Bost purchased rand at 815 Fulton
Shipyard Road and built their own Bost home, which is the only Bost in the Bay Area to own and
operate its own Bost Mome;and
4MEW�EAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is proud to recognize and
congratulate the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bost 6435, andAui iC ry on their 50th Anniversary on
March 3, 1996, and wish them continued success in helping to make our communities a 6etter place to
five;
9VO`W, 7.t q%EFORF, BE ITWOL4AED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County does hereby honor and congratulate the Antioch Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bost 6435, and
AuxiCuzry, on their 50th Anniversary and commends its members for their outstanding and dedicated
service to the community.
PflSSED 6y unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 12th Day of March,
1996
I hereby cert that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness myMandandSeaCof the
Board of Supervisors aff�ed on
this 12th(Day ofMarch, 1996.
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By '
Deputy
Introduced by:
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Supervisor Tom 7odakson, District V