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Cities of Service DeclarationRobin Popik - Marketing Committee MemberMayors all over the country are signing the Cities of Service Declaration, an initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg of New York, encouraging cities to recognize the importance of service and volunteerism in meeting critical community needs. The Cities of Service initiative is a national, bi-partisan coalition of mayors representing a total of 106 national cities that have made a commitment to service and volunteerism as a strategy to engage citizens in meeting urgent community needs. City of Plano’s Mayor Phil Dyer just signed the Declaration and is working with their Volunteer Resources Group to: The Cities of Service initiative is in response to the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act which assists all communities in finding innovative ways to harness the power of volunteers. City of Plano is very proud to be its newest member and promises to continue to promote volunteerism through its VIP Program and throughout the community. If your City is part of the Cities of Service innovative, please email Robinp@plano.gov to share your stories with other members. | |
Newsletter - Spring 2011 |