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PROCLAMATION
DARTS Appreciation Day June 3, 2024
In the City of Hastings, Minnesota
WHEREAS, since 1974, DARTS has served older adults, their families, and caregivers with
the mission of creating connections that enrich aging and empowering independence; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, DARTS is celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing services for
older adults across the southeast Metro, including Hastings. These services include housework,
outdoor chores, home repairs, caregiving resources, resource connections, fulfilling volunteer
opportunities and transportation; and
WHEREAS, the first DARTS bus rides were provided in 1974, transporting older residents
to area community education classes and the community Loop bus has operated since 2016,
and DARTS’ ongoing commitment to collaboration, excellence, inclusion, responsibility, and
service in its communities has helped ensure a 99% client satisfaction rate; and
WHEREAS, volunteer dedication has allowed DARTS’ Learning Buddies and Pen Pal
programs to reach more than 80,000 students, connecting older adult volunteers with local
classrooms for intergenerational learning experiences; and
WHEREAS, DARTS is able to fulfill its mission thanks to generous ongoing community
support and from area Champion Partners at Flint Hills Resources, Xcel Energy, and United Way
of Hastings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hastings celebrates the 50th anniversary of DARTS and all of the
services it has long provided our aging residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mary Fasbender, Mayor of the City of Hastings, do hereby proclaim
Monday, June 3, 2024, as DARTS APPRECIATION DAY in the City of Hastings.
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Mary D. Fasbender, Mayor