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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-147` B0~4RD 0~ ~1JPERV`IaO~tS: COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFOi~NIA Resolution IVo. 03-147 ~r RESOLU'T'ION RECOGNI7ING SEPTEiYIBER 7, 2003, AS NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY WHEREAS, 19.69 percent of the population in Butte County is comprised of seniors (persons aged 60 years and older); and WHEREAS, the majority of seniors are grandparents; and WHEREAS, grandparents can provide positive role models of active aging; and WHEREAS, grandparents are a source of knowledge and support for younger generations; and WHEREAS, grandparents serve as teachers, mentors, and role models for the generations that follow them; and WHEREAS, more and more grandparents are the central figures in the rearing of their grandchildren; and WHEREAS, the growth of such programs as Foster Grandparents and Grandparents as Parents attest to the value of that special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaims September 7, 2003, as National Grandparents Day in Butte County. PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 23" j day of September 2003 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Vice-Chair Josiassen NOES: None ABSENT: Chair Beeler NOT VOTING: None ATTEST: PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative ©ffieer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors /~ ~r1r ; ~ , Deputy i~ ;~ ,~ "- - _ R. J. EF.LER, Chair (Si ned on behalf of Chair by 9/23/03~1assen, Vice-Chair, on