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49A PROCLAMATION
City of Fort Collins
WHEREAS, on March 1, 1977 President Jimmy Carter announced the formation of the
Friendship Force; and
WHEREAS, the Friendship Force is a private non-profit organization with a single mission to
create an environment in which personal friendships are established across the barriers that separate
people; and
WHEREAS, March 1, 2005 marks the 28th birthday of Friendship International and on that
same day Friendship Force of Northern Colorado will celebrate 18 years of active representation in
Fort Collins and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, during the past 18 years, 26 delegations of local citizen diplomats have traveled to
20 different nations to extend a hand of friendship and to promote global goodwill through personal
friendships; and
WHEREAS, more than 560 foreign guests representing 20 different nations have visited
northern Colorado communities to learn about our history and culture; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2005 Friendship Force members from around the world will prove
that the sun never sets on friendship when the birthday celebration begins at 6 p.m. local time in New
Zealand and continues hourly for the next 24 hours as the sun makes its way around the globe.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
the month of March 2005 as
MONTH OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING
in the city of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins
this 15th day of February, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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