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To recognize October 3-9, 2011 as Financial Planning Week and October 8, 2011 as Columbus Financial Planning Day.
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WHEREAS, the financial planning process allows individuals to achieve their dreams by empowering them to identify and manage realistic financial goals and negotiate the financial barriers that arise at every stage of life; and
WHEREAS, everyone can benefit from knowing the value of financial planning and where to turn for objective financial advice; and
WHEREAS, the Financial Planning Association® is the membership organization for the financial planning community, representing tens of thousands of members dedicated to supporting the financial planning process as a way to help individuals achieve their goals and dreams; and
WHEREAS, the Financial Planning Association believes that everyone is entitled to objective advice from a competent, ethical financial planner to make smart financial decisions; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Financial Planning Day is organized by the Financial Planning Association of Central Ohio and is part of Financial Planning Days - a first-of-its-kind national initiative to provide free financial education and programming to people across the country; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Financial Planning Day is designed to benefit the underserved, young adults, and those individuals facing special life circumstances or crisis, by empowering them with financial planning information to achieve their life goals; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize Financial Planning Week as October 3-9, 2011 and Columbus Financial Planning Day on October 8, 2011 at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library.