HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 02/19/2013 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING FEBRUARY 17-23, 2013 AS NATPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Engineers Week was started in 1951 by the National Society of Professional
Engineers to raise public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Engineers Week is celebrated in February at the time of George Washington’s
birthday, because he was an engineer as well as our nation’s first president; and
WHEREAS, each year Engineers Week reaches thousands of schools, businesses, and
community groups across the United States; and
WHEREAS, the important efforts of engineers help drive our economy, protect our
environment, and ensure public safety; and
WHEREAS, the engineers of the State of Colorado will actively help to maintain and
sustain the vital infrastructure of our civilized and natural environments; and
WHEREAS, engineers help America remain at the forefront of technological development
and contribute to countless breakthroughs that improve the quality of life for people throughout the
world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim February 17-23, 2013 as
NATIONAL ENGINEERS 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 19th day of February, A.D. 2013.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk