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OLDER AMERICANS MONTH PROCLAMATION <br />MAY 2011 <br />WHEREAS, our community is blessed with the wisdom and grace of older individuals; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the older adults in Louisville are the roots from which our community <br />grows, who bestows gifts of wisdom and insight upon younger <br />generations, and strengthen the bonds between neighbors to create a <br />better place to live; and <br />WHEREAS, our society can be enhanced by older adults aging peacefully in their <br />communities; and <br />WHEREAS, while the majority of older adults in Louisville, Colorado are thriving, a <br />smaller, yet sizeable, minority have multiple issues such as poor health, <br />limitations in daily activities and limited inadequate incomes; and <br />WHEREAS, the older adults in Louisville should be commended for their role in <br />creating and bolstering the fiber of our community and nation; and <br />WHEREAS, responding to our aging population will require changes in attitude, <br />cultural expectations and social policies; and <br />WHEREAS, continuing to implement the county -wide "Age Well: Boulder County" <br />initiative at the local level by focusing on the four quadrants: <br />Basic needs, <br />Health and Wellness, <br />Individual and Community Involvement, and <br />Independence and Caregiving. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Mayor Charles Sisk, hereby proclaim <br />May as OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN LOUISVILLE, COLORADO and call on all <br />citizens to join with us in saluting and acknowledging the contribution of <br />Louisville's diverse, unique and vibrant older population during May and <br />throughout the year. <br />DATED this 3rd day of May 2011. <br />OY <br />CharlA Sisk, Mayor <br />i <br />ATTEST: <br />SEAL <br />Nancy Var a, City Clerk®�® <br />