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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Rotary International is a humanitarian organization that has led the fight to
eradicate Polio world-wide since 1985; and
WHEREAS. Polio is now endemic only in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria; and
WHEREAS, Rotary International, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) acknowledge that if Polio is not eradicated, it will again
become a prominent disease throu0lnout the world; and
WHEREAS, in Fort Collins, all four Rotary Clubs have worked endlessly to contribute to
this worthwhile cause of Polio Eradication; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Rotary International, thousands of volunteers stand
ready to inoculate babies wherever needed against Polio.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week of October 18-24, 2009 as
POLIO ERADICATION WEEK
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 6th clay of October, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
AT'rEST:
City Clerk