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MARCO 2009- SOCIAL WORD M ONTO
WHEREAS social workers have the right education and experience to guide
individuals. families, and communities through complex issues and choices, and
WHEREAS social workers connect individuals, families, and communities to
available resources and are dedicated to improving the society in which we live; and
WHEREAS social workers are positive and compassionate professionals; and
WHEREAS social workers stand up for others to make sure everyone has access to
the same basic rights, protections, and opportunities; and
WHEREAS social workers help people help themselves, whenever and wherever
they need it most; and
WHEREAS social workers have been the driving force behind important social
movements in the United States and abroad; and
WHEREAS a social work career is one filled with purpose and possibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Pamela Torhatt, Mayor of
Petaluma, along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of
March 2009 as Professional Social Work Month and call upon all citizens to join with
the National Association of Social Workers and the City of Petaluma in celebration and
support of social workers and the social work profession.