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September 14, 2010
Council Meeting: Santa Monica, California
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE -MEMORANDUM
To: City Council
From: Councilmember Holbrook
Date: September 14, 2010
14-I: Request of Councilmember Holbrook that the City of Santa Monica adopt a
resolution and join international efforts designating September 25,2010 as
Eunice Kennedy ShriverDay, an annual celebration of her life and a global call
to action for people to commit actions of inclusion, acceptance, and unity for and
with people with intellectual disabilities. It urges individuals and families who
have had no prior involvement with Special Olympics or Best Buddies to contact
their local Special Olympics program or visit www.eksday.org
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 125
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 134
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 125-Relative to Eunice Kennedy
Shriver Day.
[Filed with Secretary of State September 7, 2010.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 125, Hollingsworth. Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day.
This measure would designate September 25, 2010, as Eunice Kennedy
Shrives Day and would urge individuals and families who have had no prior
involvement with Special Olympics or Best Buddies to contact their local
Special Olympics program or visit www.eksday.org and participate.
WHEREAS, On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the State of California
will participate in the first annual Global Eunice Kennedy Shrives (EKS)
Day, an annual celebration of her life and a global call to action for people
to commit actions of inclusion, acceptance, and unity for and with people
with intellectual disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Kennedy Shrives Day has been created to inspire
new fans to experience her legacy and embrace the movement she founded
in her backyazd; and
WHEREAS, What started as an inclusive sports camp in the early 1960s
has blossomed into a worldwide movement transforming lives in over 170
countries; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Kennedy Shrives, founder of the Special Olympics
movement and long-time supporter of Best Buddies, was the leading
international advocate for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities;
WHEREAS, In awazding her the first "Sportsman of the Yeaz Legacy
Award," Sports Illustrated called her "...one of those revolutionaries who
saw opportunity where others saw barriers, someone who started a movement
and changed a world"; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Kennedy Shriver's actions helped open the minds
of all people to the gifts and talents of individuals with intellectual
disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Kennedy Shrives demonstrated an unrelenting,
indomitable spirit in action whereby one person could make a difference
and change the world; and
WHEREAS, For more than half a century, until her passing in 2009,
Eunice Kennedy Shrives was a tireless champion for those among us who
have been neglected and ignored for too long; and
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WHEREAS, Her love for all people, her belief in justice, and her
relentlessly energetic pursuit of a better life for people with intellectual
disabilities serves as an example for all of us; and
WHEREAS, Her lasting legacy must be our continued commitment to
improve and transform the lives of the 200 million people worldwide with
intellectual disabilities that still live with diminished opportunities and social
disrespect, and aze often neglected and hidden away; and
WHEREAS, On September 25, 2010, Special Olympics and Best Buddies
will lead the world in a celebration of the inspiration, impact, and
indomitable spirit of Eunice Kennedy Shriven; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Kennedy Shriven Day will be celebrated in this state
with a number of activities involving both people with and without
intellectual disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of people azound the world wIll commit to
perform Eunice Kennedy Shriven Acts (EKS Acts) of inclusion and
acceptance for and with persons with intellectual disabilities, by, among
other things, inviting them to lunch, volunteering in a special education
classroom or vocational center, conducting an awareness campaign at local
businesses or schools, becoming a coach for Special Olympics, and offering
support to a parent of a child with intellectual disabilities; and
WI3EREAS, EKS Acts aze lmown as Eunice Kennedy Shriven Acts of
Unity, which contribute to furthering her legacy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof
concurring, That the Legislature designates September 25, 2010, as Eunice
Kennedy Shriven Day and urges individuals and families who have had no
prior involvement with Special Olympics or Best Buddies to contact their
local Special Olympics program or visit www.eksday.org and participate;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Reference Resolution No.
10527 (CCS).