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Idaho Nonprofit Awareness Week WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations help build and sustain healthy communities in our state and enhance the quality of life for Idahoans and for others throughout the country and the world; and WHEREAS, The thousands of nonprofit organizations based in Idaho contribute significantly to a viable economy by providing Idahoans with jobs, goods, and services, with expenditures of more than $2 billion annually according to the most recent data; and WHEREAS, Idaho’s nonprofit leaders are often entrepreneurs, creating new solutions to problems, and fill previously unmet needs in the areas of health, recreation, education, research, arts, social services, and more; and WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector works as a responsible partner with private enterprise and government to alleviate the most pressing social issues of our time; and WHEREAS, Idahoans have one of the highest rates of volunteerism in the nation, thus providing opportunities for leadership, civic engagement, and building communities; and WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector acts as a responsible steward of charitable dollars to achieve a diverse range of missions and goals; and WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations often fulfill their missions by advocating on behalf of those who cannot advocate for themselves; and WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector throughout Idaho has a proud history of service, innovation, and social change; and WHEREAS, The accomplishments of the nonprofit sector deserve acknowledgment, affirmation, and celebration; NOW THEREFORE, I, Nancy Chaney, Mayor of the City of Moscow, do hereby proclaim November 7 – 13, 2009 to be: Idaho Nonprofit Awareness Week in the City and encourage all citizens to continue to recognize and support the many nonprofit organizations in our community. DATED this 28th day of October, 2010. Nancy Chaney, Mayor Copy Copy Copy