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<br />---- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. . _ Minnesota Office on Vo/umeer Sefl/ices <br />-rOVS March 2, 1990 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor: <br /> <br />Celebrate Minnesota Volunteers! Governor Rudy Perpich has <br />proclaimed April 22-28 as Minnesota Volunteer Week to coincide <br />with National Volunteer Week. Our theme this year is Celebrate <br />Minnesota Volunteers to coordinate with the Celebrate Minnesota <br />1990 year-long series of special events designed to commemorate <br />our past, embrace our present and prepare for our future. <br /> <br />We are asking that you and your city council and boards <br />contribute to this effort by saluting individuals who volunteer <br />in city services, and city employees who volunteer in their <br />communities. Doing so will encourage citizens to exercise their <br />responsibilities as well as their rights by participating fully <br />in the life of their communities. This will also underscore the <br />opportunities and rewards of volunteer service. Here are a few <br />ideas for your consideration: <br />- Participate in Volunteer Recognition Week activities of local <br />organizations; <br />- Proclaim Volunteer Recognition Week in your community; and <br />- Work with local media to highlight volunteer ism efforts. <br /> <br />We have enclosed the following materials to assist you in <br />recognizing and encouraging volunteers in your community: <br />- Facts sheet for speeches or articles; <br />- Sample local proclamation; <br />- Brochure on MOVS Handbook for Volunteer Recoqnition and <br />4It recognition certificates signed by the Governor; and <br />- Catalogue of Celebrate Minnesota Volunteers recognition <br />items. <br />Most of the above items are designed for use throughout the <br />year, as well as during Volunteer Recognition Week. <br /> <br />The Minnesota Office on Volunteer Services (MOVS), Department <br />of Administration also has additional materials which are <br />available upon request to help you Celebrate Minnesota <br />Volunteers: <br />- Governor's PrOClamation; <br />- Ideas for recognition activities; <br />- Sample news releases and radio Public Service Announcements; <br />- Ad slicks for use in print media; and <br />- Information on recognition for youth in community service. <br /> <br />Please feel free to contact us if you would like further <br />assistance or information. We have also enclosed a brochure on <br />the purpose of MOVS and the benefits of membership, should you <br />wish to broaden your knowledge and support of volunteerism. <br /> <br />Thank you for joining us to Celebrate Minnesota Volunteers in <br />your community and throughout the state. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~4? ~ J~~ <br /> <br />. L~ura Lee M. Geraghty <br />Dlrector <br /> <br />LLG:baf <br /> <br /> <br />Depcrlmm! of Adminiftration '\-r-~rl ? <br />500 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55155 / l~J \ <br />Phone: 612-2964731 (metro), 800-652-9747 (non-mc:tro) .:-- MINl~A ~ <br /> <br />-_:"''''''''7.'',';'''''',;>''-:-''',."..",' <br />