HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaring Month of March as Disability Awareness Month & Commending Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc.Attest:
RESOLUTION
3063 -02
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
February 25,
20 02 .
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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Approved and signed by me
March 1,
02
City Clerk
President of Common Council
2002 .
City Clerk
M.
Resolution No. 3 0 �3- 6 )-,
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, DECLARING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
AND COMMENDING GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA, INC. FOR THEIR MANY
V&V940, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that the Americans
With Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990 and focuses on providing civil rights protections in
employment, public services and transportation, public accommodations and telecommunications; and
flUC,lereals, the Council further notes that the Americans With Disabilities Act has attempted to
provide a "clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against
individuals with disabilities "; and
VbCrM, 2001 was Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc.'s second consecutive year of
setting a record for job placements, with 751 individuals being placed in productive employment
opportunities; and
WijCVVig, Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. served 2,708 clients in 2001 in various job
related training programs which included providing vocational services in South Bend, Logansport,
Peru, Niles, Hammond; as well as providing two (2) full -time staff persons in the Center for the
Homeless where 70 individuals were assisted; and
'berms, Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. operates sixteen (16) full -scale stores which
are open to the public, with the most recent store opening in Valpariso, Indiana, and showcasing its
flagship store located on Ireland Road in South Bend, Indiana
AM, tberefore, be it usoiwb by * Common Council of tree city of 0outo Nenb,
lnbionai, as WOWS:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby publicly declares the month of March 2002 as "I)IsABR= AWARENESS Momm" in South Bend,
Indiana.
Section II. The Common Council notes that there have been many advancements made since the
Americans With Disabilities Act was passed by Congress in 1990; and wishes to acknowledge in
particular some of the many contributions and services being performed by GooDwu.L iNDUMMES of
M cHiANA, INc., in developing the "power of work" for people with disabilities.
Section III. The Common Council wishes to sincerely thank and commend the tireless dedication
and support, as well as the many quality services provided by those special individuals who work in
and for Goonwui INousm s of MicwAm, INc., with their programs focusing on the "power of
work" so that people with disabilities may live a more vital, active and meaningful life.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
James Aranowski, First District David Varner, Fifth District
__Ghaa tte eifer, Second District Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District
Roland Kelly, Third District Sean Coleman, At Large
Karl King, Fourth District
attest:
Loretta J. Duda, City Clerk
PRESENTED �- .2 S -0 2
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED
Al `Buddy" Kirsits, At Large
Karen L. White, At Large
Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney
Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor
Filed In Clerk's office
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