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<br />WHEREAS, CONTACT of Martinsville and Henry County is a United Way funded <br />non-profit agency serving Martinsville, Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CONTACT offers a telephone crisis line that is staffed 24 hours a <br />day, 365 days a year by volunteers who have gone through intensive training and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CONTACT also provides a reassurance line in which volunteers <br />make daily calls to area elderly and shut-ins who have no one else to check on <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CONTACT of Martinsville and Henry County is affiliated with <br />CONTACT USA and Lifeline International and must abide by a stringent <br />accreditation policy to retain its affiliation with those organizations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CONTACT of Martinsville and Henry County was chartered in 1972 <br />and has offered 35 years of continuous service to the communities it serves; <br /> <br />I, Kimble Reynolds, Jr., Mayor of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, do hereby <br />proclaim and declare, August 5, 2007 as <br /> <br />in the City of Martinsville, hereby recognizing the contributions CONTACT has <br />made to the communities of Martinsville, Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties, <br />and urging citizens to support the work of our local CONTACT organization. <br /> <br />~~51 <br />