III.1. Proclamation Honoring Helping Paws 30th Anniversary; Cummings
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Mike Mornson, City Manager
Date: February 5, 2018
Subject: Proclamation Honoring Helping Paws 30th Anniversary
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To honor the anniversary of Helping Paws, the City Council will issue the attached
proclamation.
City Manager
A Proclamation Honoring Helping Paw s
30th Anniversary
WHEREAS, Minnesota is home to approximately 300,000 working-age adults who have
disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Physical and emotional disabilities may compromise an individual’s physical
safety and emotional well-being; and
WHEREAS, Trained Assistance Dogs provide support and skills that can increase an
individual’s capacity for independence and well-being; and
WHEREAS, mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals,
grounded in the enduring and fundamental human/animal bond, honors the dignity and well-
being of all; and
WHEREAS, Helping Paws, Inc. is an accredited member of Assistance Dogs
International (ADI) and adheres to their comprehensive requirements in training and
matching Assistance Dogs; and
WHEREAS, Helping Paws, Inc. is a Minnesota-grown organization, having evolved from a
University of Minnesota program into an independent nonprofit that serves Minnesotans
statewide; and
WHEREAS, With the help of hundreds of volunteers, Helping Paws, Inc. has placed more
than 225 dogs with human partners, expanding each individual’s self -sufficiency, allowing
each to live a more independent and active life in their communities; and
WHEREAS, The skills and devotion of Assistance Dogs mitigate the isolation and loneliness
of individuals with physical disabilities and veterans with PTSD, enhancing the quality of life
for each individual as well as the quality of life in our City and State.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Molly Cummings, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, along with my fellow Council Members, do hereby issue this Proclamation in
honor of Helping Paws 30th Anniversary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 4th day of
September in the year 2018.
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Molly Cummings, Mayor