HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06271989 - 89-417 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
The Martinez Boys and Girls Club )
On Being Named An ) Resolution No. : 89/417
Outreach 191 Charter Partner )
WHEREAS the Boys and Girls Club of Martinez , guided by
Executive Director, Dennis May, was honored by being named an
Outreach ' 91 Charter Partner by the Boys Clubs of America at a
ceremony in Minneapolis on May 13 , 1989 ; and
WHEREAS the Boys and Girls Club of Martinez set up a branch
of the Club in the Bayo Vista Housing Project in Rodeo and opened
its doors on June 20, 1988 ; and
WHEREAS the Boys and Girls Club of Martinez increased
services to children through the Rodeo branch under the able
direction of Steve Ratto; and
WHEREAS the Martinez Boys and Girls Club gives 172 children
from the ages of 7 to 18 a full recreation program of arts and
crafts, sports , outdoor skills and leadership training; and
WHEREAS the Martinez Boys and Girls Club sought out
diligently and successfully grants from the Office of Substance
Abuse Prevention, the County' s Housing Authority, and the United
Way' s Venture Funds to build the Rodeo branch; and
WHEREAS the Boys and Girls Club of Martinez branch in Rodeo
is an outstanding example of how a children' s services organization
can adapt successfully to change by providing children' s services
in an efficient and locally-oriented way.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
the Boys and Girls Club of Martinez on its receipt of the well-
deserved Outreach 191 Charter Partner Award, COMMENDS the Martinez
Boys and Girls Club and its dedicated staff for finding the way
to economically serve so many more children and EXTENDS to the
Martinez Boys and Girls Club its sincere best wishes for continued
success in working with our County' s youth.
PASSED and ADOPTED on the twenty-seventh day of June, 1989 ,
by unanimous vote of the Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed this
twenty-seventh day of June, 1989 .
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
By , . e?L/t�eputy Clerk
Introduced by:
SupervisoV Nancy C. Fanden
District II