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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09 Recognize Vail Interfaith Chapel PROCLAMATION NO. 9, SERIES OF 2020 Recognizing Vail Interfaith Chapel as a Historic and Cultural Center in the Town of Vail WHEREAS, the Vail Religious Foundation was organized as a nonprofit entity in the State of Colorado by Richard M. Dobson, John V. Amato and Mrs. Keith L. Brown on November 12, 1965 for the purpose of building and maintaining an interfaith chapel to be used by several faiths as a house of worship; and WHEREAS, the Vail Interfaith Chapel was built and dedicated in November, 1969 by the Reverend Don Simonton and the land on which the Vail Interfaith Chapel was built was generously gifted to the Vail Religious Foundation by Vail Associates on August 24, 1973; and WHEREAS, in its first 30 years, the Vail Interfaith Chapel was the center of town situated in between Vail Village and Lionshead, allowing people of all faiths to worship, hold weddings, funerals, baptisms and memorials, and enter its doors for private prayer and solace, city and county meetings, Sunday school, and social gatherings; and WHEREAS, as the community expanded between 1969 and 1999, so did use of the Vail Interfaith Chapel, which needed and received renovations in 2000, when the site was expanded Building; and WHEREAS, the use of these buildings again grew over the next 20 years and is currently shared by six congregations that uniquely includes both Christian and Jewish faiths, is used as eed of counseling, addiction support, and emergency shelter, and allows the public to enjoy arts and education events, social movement gatherings and more; and WHEREAS, the citizens of the Town of Vail and the Vail Valley community, including the Town of Vail, local organizations and outside entities, are endeavoring to preserve and protect buildings and sites in Vail, Colorado which are deemed to have historical and cultural significance; and WHEREAS, we appreciate and commend those citizens of Vail who began and continue this work, have been deeply committed to the Vail Interfaith Chapel, and who have given so unselfishly during these last 51 years to help it grow and thrive and provide valuable human and cultural services; and WHEREAS, we recognize that the entire community of Vail has benefitted from the spiritual, humanitarian, artistic and charitable work that the Vail Interfaith Chapel and Ministry Building have been home to through the years, and the many facets of its outreach and spiritual and emotional assistance to our residents and guests; and WHEREAS, the Vail Interfaith Chapel and Ministry Building serve the whole community to help make Vail a better place to live and grow with your friends and families. NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Vail Town Council, do hereby promote and proclaim the month of December as VRF Community Service Month, thus embedding the importance of the y and its continuing importance in spiritual health and community service here. Dated this 1st day of December 1, 2020 Vail Town Council Attest: Dave Chapin, Mayor Tammy Nagel, Town Clerk