HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 10/04/2011 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 2011 AS NATIONAL ARPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the month of October has been recognized as National Arts and Humanities
Month by thousands of arts and cultural organizations, communities, and states across the country,
as well as by the White House and Congress for more than two decades; and
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect,
and imagination of humankind; and
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American; and
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities play a unique role in the lives of our families, our
communities, and our country; and
WHEREAS, the nonprofit arts industry also strengthens our economy by generating $166.2
billion in total economic activity annually and by supporting the full-time equivalent of 5.7 million
jobs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim October as
NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH
in Fort Collins and call upon our citizens to celebrate and promote the arts and culture, and to
specifically encourage greater participation by our citizens in taking action for the arts and
humanities in Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 4th day of October, A.D. 2011.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Chief Deputy City Clerk