Proclamation Declaring April 8 through April 12, 2019 at National Boys and Girls Club Week.  (City Manager 2110)
Okay. Next is a proclamation declaring April eight through 12 as National Boys and Girls Club Week. All right. This is always a big observation. So do we have. I thought I saw some young people out in the hall. Anybody from Boys and Girls Club here. Come on up here where there's shirts. Come on up and then. Yeah, we like to see. Yeah. The more the merrier. Hi, everybody. Hi. You want to go to the mic and tell us your name and introduce these lovely young people? My name's Nathan. Yeah, I'm athletic director. All right, come on up and tell us your names, everybody. My name's Eric. Hi. My name's Davis. Hello. My name's Isaiah. Hi there. My name is the. Hi, my name is Salem. Nice to meet. You. My name's Issa, and I'm the arts and crafts coordinator. Very nice. Well, here's a proclamation that I'm going to present to you. So for more than a century, they don't look that old, do they? For more than a century, boys and Girls clubs have helped put young people on the path to great futures. Over 4000 clubs served some 4.1 million young people through membership and outreach. And over 4200 of these youth are Alameda residents. Both the Alameda Boys Club, Boys and Girls Club offers programs and services to promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. And. Whereas, the Alameda Boys and Girls Clubs doors are open to all youth from all schools and backgrounds every day and evening after school, on weekends and during school vacations, being the only facility in Alameda that provides this service. And. Whereas, the Alameda Boys and Girls Club mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens which they facilitate. With their high. Tech computer labs, world class, commercial kitchen, edible garden and State of the Art Youth Development Center. In addition to afterschool homework help and tutoring, the Alameda Boys and Girls Club offers free dental vision and medical screenings from local medical professionals and assists with access to follow up care. The Alameda Boys and Girls Club is at the forefront of efforts to provide education and career development. Vocational skills, character and leadership skills. Health and life skills. STEM and technology skills. Fine and performing arts and sports. Fitness and sports. Fitness and recreation programs. And. Whereas, the Alameda Boys and Girls Club ensures that youth are offered a safe and supportive home away from home, providing quality support services and recreational programs. Now, therefore, it be resolved that I Maryland as he Ashcraft, mayor of Alameda, do hereby proclaim April eight through April 12, 2019, as National Boys and Girls Club Week in the city of Alameda and proudly call upon the residents of Alameda to join me in recognizing and commending the Alameda Boys and Girls Club for such beneficial and important services for the youth in our community. So with that, would one of you like to say a few words about what you are doing at the Boys and Girls Club? Come on up. Well, there's a lot of different projects that are going on right now that I'm I'm involved with the athletic program. So we have a lot of teams, basketball program after school. My offer for leagues to grades three through fifth grade and does numerous things. And then I could probably tell you more about the arts and crafts and things like that. So my mother used to tell us a little bit about you. Do I appreciate? Just a minute. I just recently moved up to the arts room, so I'm just kind of trying to learn what the. Kids like to do. Have them, like explore. Be able to work with all the things that we give them and see what they can make with them. All right. Well, thank you very much. And here is your proclamation. Thank you. For. Love. Wait a minute. I can't hear what you. No. You can't go in the back. I'll be back. How we are, we should hold the proclamation. Oh. Okay. All right. Coming back. It can be a little bit like eating all of. Your weight. Very, very nice to meet you. Thanks, face. We have three speakers under all communications. Okay.