HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 - Proclamation - National Volunteer Week - 4/20/2021)STA MESA, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Costa Mesa will celebrate National Volunteer Week April 18-24, 2021; and
WHEREAS, this year's theme is "Celebrate Service;" and
WHEREAS, during National Volunteer Week, the City of Costa Mesa shines a light on volunteers
and the worthy causes that inspire them to serve; and
WHEREAS, during National Volunteer Week, we salute volunteerism because it empowers
people to find their purpose and to turn their passion into meaningful change; and
WHEREAS, when each of us, in our own way, answers the call to make a difference, we make
progress in solving our most persistent problems, and creating a more resilient community; and
WHEREAS, we especially salute and recognize, Costa Mesa's emergency volunteer programs -
- Mesa Emergency Services Amateur Communications (MESAC), Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) and Fire Corps —that, in partnership with our Police and Fire & Rescue Departments, have
been essential this past year in supporting our community during the global COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, during National Volunteer Week, we recognize and thank volunteers who lend their
time, talent, voice and resources to meet the critical needs of our community and hope that they inspire
others to take action that, collectively, can change the world; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Stephens, Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa, do hereby proclaim that
the week of April 18-24, 2021 as National Volunteer Week.
DATED this 201h day of April, 2021.
John Stephens, Mayor of the City'oft6sta Mesa