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I MINA'BENTE OCHO
NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN
2006 (SECOND) Regular Session
Executive Committee
Resolution No. 171
Introduced by
Mike Cruz
L. F. Kasperbauer
J. A. Lujan
F. B. Aguon, Jr.
J. M.S. Brown
Edward J.B. Calvo
B. J.F. Cruz
Mark Forbes
R. Klitzkie
A. B. Palacios, Sr.
R. J. Respicio
Ray Tenorio
A. R. Unpingco
J. T. Won Pat
Relative to commending and
congratulating Guma’ Mami for its twenty-five (25) years of
providing service, advocacy and support to adults in our community
with intellectual disabilities, mental illness and other developmental
disabilities; and paying tribute to the dedicated employees and
volunteers of Guma’ Mami.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF I MINA'BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN:
WHEREAS, the week of May 21 to May 28, 2006 is the
Twenty-fifth (25th) Annual Celebration of Guma’ Mami and this
year's theme is “Guma’ Mami, Inc., Twenty-five (25)
Years of Celebrating Abilities”; and
WHEREAS, Guma’ Mami is a well-known non-profit
local organization whose mission is to support, enhance and improve
the quality of life of persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, through the talents of the excellent, passionate and dedicated
staff and management, Guma’ Mami is able to involve the private
business sector, obtain local and federal resources, and create
consumer and family involvement to enhance the lives of the individuals
it cares for; and
WHEREAS, due to the support and active participation of its volunteer
general membership, including its Board of Directors under the guidance
and leadership of its President, Mrs. Connie B. Duenas, Guma’
Mami has proven to be very successful; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with other agencies, Guma’ Mami participated
in many programs, training sessions and conferences throughout 2005
and 2006 that facilitated the movement and evolution of human services;
and
WHEREAS, Guma’ Mami continues to advocate for system changes
and provide I Liheslaturan Guåhan meaningful advice on policies
relevant to the lives of persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Guma’ Mami is an active participant in many distinguished
councils, including the Guam Developmental Disabilities Council
(GDDC), the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with
Disabilities (DISID), the Creative Funding Task Force, Guam Center
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research
& Service (Guam CEDDERS), the Guam System for Assistive Technology
(GSAT) Advisory Council, the Guam Mental Health Planning Council
and the Public Guardian Review Board; and
WHEREAS, through its federal grant project, “STOP Violence
Against Women with Disabilities,” Guma’ Mami provides
prevention, awareness, legal services, and domestic violence training
for law enforcement agencies to more effectively assist victims
of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, in past years, Guma’ Mami has provided essential
case management services, support groups, peer counseling services
and educational workshops to women with disabilities and seniors
who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking,
and educational classes for adults with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, in March 2006, Guma’ Mami, in collaboration with
the Guam Developmental Disabilities Council (GDDC) and the Guam
Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA), presented an art
exhibit, entitled: “On Exhibit 2006: Art Without Walls,”
of works by individuals with disabilities, together with the works
of established local artists, showing the potential of persons with
disabilities to excel in the arts; and
WHEREAS, Guma’ Mami has mounted various creative fundraising
initiatives to provide financial support to consumers with disabilities;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee of I Mina'Bente Ocho Na Liheslaturan
Guåhan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan Guåhan
and the people of Guam, commend and congratulate Guma’ Mami
on its twenty-five (25) years of providing service, advocacy and
support to adults in our community with intellectual disabilities,
mental illness and other developmental disabilities; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee of I Mina' Bente Ocho Na
Liheslaturan Guåhan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan
Guåhan and the people of Guam, express its support to the
dedicated, passionate and hardworking employees of Guma’ Mami,
and does further pay tribute to them during the Twenty-Fifth (25th)
Anniversary of Guma’ Mami; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Speaker and the Chairman of the Executive Committee
certify, and the Secretary of the Legislature attest to, the adoption
hereof, and that copies of the same be thereafter transmitted to
Mrs. Monica F. Limtiaco, Executive Director of Guma’ Mami,
Inc.; to Mrs. Connie B. Duenas, President, Guma’ Mami Board
of Directors; to Ms. Rosanne Ada, Director, Department of Integrated
Services for Individuals with Disabilities; to Mr. J. Peter Roberto,
Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse; to Mr.
Ronald De Guzman, Executive Director, Guam Housing and Urban Renewal
Authority; to Mr. Joseph T. Flores, Executive Director, Guam Developmental
Disabilities Council; to Ms. Sylvia Flores, Director of the Guam
Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency; to Mrs. Cecilia Morrison,
Grants Administrator of the Governor’s Community Outreach
Federal Programs Office; and to the Honorable Felix P. Camacho,
I Maga'lahen Guåhan.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF I MINA'BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN ON THE
10TH DAY OF MAY 2006.
MARK FORBES
Speaker and Chairman, Executive Committee
EDWARD J.B. CALVO
Senator and Secretary of the Legislature
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