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Adopt and present a resolution proclaiming the week of September 21-27, 2025, as Centenarian Week in Solano County, and Receive a video presentation
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisors John M. Vasquez and Monica Brown recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution proclaiming the week of September 21-27, 2025, as Centenarian Week in Solano County, and receive a video presentation.
SUMMARY:
This year will mark the 19th Annual Centenarian Commemoration in Solano County. The Centenarian Commemoration is designed to honor and pay tribute to individuals who have reached 100 years of age or older.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2025/26 Working Budget. The costs associated with preparation and purchase of the resolution materials are included in the Board's FY2025/26 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
To date, the Board of Supervisors has honored more than 340 centenarians, the oldest of them, Reta Wills of Vallejo, who reached super-centenarian status of 110 years old in 2021.
According to the National Institute on Aging and ongoing studies such as the Boston University School of Medicine's New England Centenarian Study, centenarians are remarkable examples of healthy aging. They come from diverse educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds and live in all parts of the world. Despite these differences, most centenarians share common traits linked to longevity and quality of life, including, but not limited to: they rarely smoke, they remain active and socially engaged, often continuing to work, volunteer, or contribute to family and community life well into advanced age; they maintain physical strength through regular activity, even simple daily movement; they follow balanced diets rich in plant-based foods and tend to have lower rates ...
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