1987 Family Caregivers Week Proclamation

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A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 22 - 29 FAMILY CAREGIVERS' WEEK WHERAS, unpaid family members, not government, provide most day- to-day care of the chronically ill and of the frail elderly; and WHERAS, the majority of primary family caregivers are women -- spouses, daughters, daughters-in-law and sisters; and WHERAS, many of the women must quit work to become full-time caregivers, drastically rearrange their work schedules or work fewer hours because of caregiver responsibilities; and WHERAS, the role of the spouse as a principal caregiver has generally been understated; and WHERAS, family caregivers need information about community resources and respite from the strains of their caregiving roles; and WHERAS, more public attention needs to be focused on the major contributions that family caregivers make to continuance of the family unit, as well as to their problems and sacrifices; and WHERAS, the United States Congress has established the week of November 22 - 29 as National Family Caregivers' Week; and WHERAS, the national OLDER WOMEN'S LEAGUE, along with the FRONT RANGE chapter, has chosen respite for caregivers as one of their key agenda issues; NOW THERFORE, WE, HERM FAUSON, Mayor, and the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Louisville, Colorado do hereby declare November 22 - 29, 1987 as: FAMILY CAREGIVERS' WEEK in the City of Louisville, Colorado and urge all citizens to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and acitivities. ` Mayor ATT T: City Clerk