Legislation Details

File #: HIST-1011    Version: 1 Subject:
Type: Historical Status: Consent Agenda
In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 9/12/2005 Final action: 9/12/2005
Title: Proclamation In Honor of the 32nd Anniversary of The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
Attachments: 1. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 9 12 05.doc
PROCLAMATION THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Culver City has been a Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) sponsor since 1973; and WHEREAS, the Senior Center, through the Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, has offered this program as a service to the senior population and as a link between the community and senior volunteers for the past thirty two years; and WHEREAS, RSVP has developed a variety of community service opportunities for those aged 55 and above who have the desire to share their experience, abilities and skills for the betterment of their community and themselves; and WHEREAS, RSVP has partnered with local agencies and organizations involved in the fields of aging, social services, and volunteerism throughout the years; and WHEREAS, RSVP has sustained an ethic of civic responsibility, reinforced the spirit of giving and renewed our sense of community year after year; and WHEREAS, RSVP volunteers have donated approximately 100,000 service hours each year for thirty two years to aid local public agencies, private non-profit organizations, and proprietary health care agencies and organizations; and WHEREAS, RSVP volunteers have met and continue to meet critical human, educational, environmental and public safety needs of the Culver City community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, hereby proclaims Wednesday, September 28, 2005 as the 32nd Anniversary of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). DATED this 12th day of September, 2005 Albert Vera – Mayor Gary Silbiger –Vice Mayor Carol A. Gross - Councilmember Alan Corlin - Councilmember Steven J. Rose - Councilmember