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Welcoming Manchester Resolution CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Board of Mayor and Alderman
Resolution Affirming Manchester, New Hampshire as a Welcoming City and to join the
Welcoming America Initiative, to help unite our community and ensure that all are welcome in
Manchester.
WHEREAS, fostering a welcoming environment for all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity
- or place of origin, enhances Manchester's cultural fabric, economical growth, global
competitiveness and overall prosperity for current and future generations; and
WHEREAS, Manchester has long been recognized as a hospitable and welcoming place where
individuals, families and institutions thrive and the contributions of all are celebrated and valued:
and
WHEREAS, Manchester is committed to continue building a welcoming and neighbor! y
atmosphere in our community, where all people including immigrant newcomers are welcome,
accepted and integrated; and to encourage all residents of Manchester to do their part in reaching
out and welcoming all who live, work and visit Manchester; and
WHEREAS, community efforts that promote understanding and collaboration between log-time
residents and foreign born community members are crucial in encouraging and ensuring a
welcoming environment, such as Welcoming Manchester initiative; and
WHEREAS, Manchester encourages its business leaders, civic groups, other government
agencies and community institutions and residents to join in a community-wide effort to expand
prosperity and inclusion for all residents by implementing policies and practices that promote
integration; and .
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Mayor and Alderman does hereby recognize on this 2 day
of August Two Thousand and Sixteen, the Welcoming Manchester Initiative as hel ping to unite
our community and proudly joins the Welcoming America Initiative as one of the many cities
and municipalities that already are Welcoming Communities.
