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Resolution No. os->.z6
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2-8, 2005, AS NATIONAL 4-H WEEK
WHEREAS, 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership,
citizenship, and life skills; and
WHEREAS, the youth and volunteers of any community are its greatest natural resource; and
WHEREAS, 4-H, as part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, delivers
youth programs through a wide range of delivery modes, including after-school, in-school, camp, and clubs;
and
WHEREAS, nearly one thousand youth, ages 5-10, participate in twenty-one 4-H clubs and school
enrichment programs throughout Butte County; and
WHEREAS, two hundred seventy-five 4-H volunteers in Butte County donated approximately
45,000 hours of time for the benefit and development of youth; and
WHEREAS, 4-H engages youth in their communities and helps them develop relationships with
caring adults, learn from each other, work together in meaningful partnerships, and provid service where
needed; and
WHEREAS, 4-H has been helping youth and adults learn, grow, and work together for more than
one hundred years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butte County Board of Supervisors does
hereby recognize October 2-8, 2005, as National 4-H Week in Butte County and urges the people of this
community to take advantage of the opportunity to become more aware of this special program which gives
youth the chance to learn together and on their own, and to join us in recognizing the unique partnership
between our county and our University system.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 27°i day of September
2005 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Houx, Josiassen and Chair Yamaguchi
NOES: None ;~
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ABSENT: None (\
NOT VOTING: None ~- ;~ "
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KIM K. YAMAGUCHI, Chair
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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