HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 11/07/2000 - PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 8, 2000 AS NATIO Mayor
City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Library of Congress designated 1989 as "The Year of the Young
Reader" to remind Americans of the joys and importance of reading books for children and young
adults; and
WHEREAS,today, more than a decade later,parents, educators, and concerned individuals,
as well as schools, libraries, businesses, and organizations, are being called upon to support reading
activities; and
WHEREAS,Pizza Hut,Inc.,sponsor of the BOOK IT!National Reading Incentive Program,
joined with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, also a decade ago, to create
National Young Reader's Day for schools and communities across the nation to celebrate reading
with library projects, book drives, storytelling, reading, rallies, principal challenges, and young
reader recognition programs; and
WHEREAS, in the 2000-01 school year, BOOK IT! Will use the optional reading theme,
"Space: From Mythology to Technology,"featuring a bibliography of theme-related books; and
WHEREAS, the Centerfor the Book invites schools, libraries, civicgroups, and communities
to join in "Building a Nation of Readers" at the beginning of a new millennium.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the Ciy of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim November 8, 2000 as
National Young Reader's Day
in the ciy of Fort Collins and encourage all schools and students to increase their awareness of
reading through recognition of this day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 7th day of November, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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