To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title: ADOPT Resolution declaring April 9, 2025 as Education & Sharing Day in Contra Costa County
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution declaring April 9, 2025 as Education & Sharing Day in Contra Costa County
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BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County has annually proclaimed a day in April as Education and Sharing Day.
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF Proclaiming April 9, 2025, as Education & Sharing Day, in Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS, the basis for the continuity of any society is education; and in Contra Costa County the education of our youth is a priority; and
WHEREAS, to achieve its highest goals, education must not only impart knowledge but also teach the students how to live, forming and strengthening their moral character to make a better life for themselves as individuals and for society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the global spiritual leader, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, stressed that a moral and ethical education empowers every individual to develop their full potential in making the world a better place; and
WHEREAS, such an education can nurture the unity of diverse peoples through encouraging increased acts of goodness and kindness, imbued with the awareness that even a single positive act of an individual can change the world and usher in an era of global peace; and
WHEREAS, April 9, 2025, will mark 123 years since the Rebbe’s birth, and this year begins the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of his leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. “Chabad” is an acronym of three Hebrew words for “wisdom, understanding and knowledge.” The name “Lubavitch” comes from the city which served as the movement’s headquarters for over a century and means city of love. Of all the ethical values which inform our civilization, none is more important than love - love of wisdom, love of our fellowman, and love of our Creator. These values, rooted in the Seven Noahide Laws, have guided the Chabad-Lubavitch movement throughout its history, and are the essence of education at its best, and we should be certain to pass on this precious heritage to all young Americans; and
WHEREAS, “Education & Sharing Day” is observed each year on the Rebbe's birthday in recognition of his outstanding and lasting contributions toward the improvement of education, morality, and acts of charity around the world; a day to pause and reflect on our responsibility to ensure our youth have the foundation necessary to lead lives rich in purpose and fulfillment through service and good works; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby proclaim Wednesday, April 9, 2025, to be: EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, Contra Costa County and call upon government officials, educators, volunteers, and citizens to reach out to those within your communities and work to create a better, brighter, and more hopeful future for all.