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A MEMORIAL
PROCLAIMING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007, AS "ARCA DAY" AT THE
SENATE IN RECOGNITION OF ARCA'S FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
WHEREAS, ARCA began providing community-based support
services with its child study center and its preschool and
recreational programs in 1957; and
WHEREAS, ARCA was founded by a group of caring families
seeking community-based opportunities for their
developmentally disabled children; and
WHEREAS, ARCA continues to honor the preference of
people with developmental disabilities to live, work and play
in their local communities through its encouragement and
support of families and the greater Albuquerque community;
and
WHEREAS, ARCA is the state's largest not-for-profit
provider of services to the developmentally disabled,
offering an array of critical support services to over five
hundred children and adults each year; and
WHEREAS, ARCA offers its recipients many options,
including community living, family living, employment,
community-inclusion services and a statewide prader willi:
project; and
WHEREAS, ARCA's compassionate work force of over six
hundred employees helps individuals with disabilities fulfill
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their daily needs, make meaningful choices, connect with the
community and achieve their dreams; and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature has been a longtime
supporter of ARCA and of New Mexico residents with
developmental disabilities, and it continues to support them
and encourage their involvement with the legislature and
society;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that recognition and appreciation be
extended to ARCA in honor of its fiftieth anniversary and
that Thursday, February 8, 2007, be proclaimed "ARCA Day" at
the senate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the members of ARCA.