HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/06/2014 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 17, 2014 AS KIDS TO PARPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, May 17, 2014 is the fourth National Kids to Parks Day organized and
launched by the National Park Trust; and
WHEREAS, National Kids to Parks Day empowers kids and encourages families to get
outdoors and visit America’s parks; and
WHEREAS, it is important to introduce a new generation to our nation’s parks because
of the decline in Park attendance over the last decades; and
WHEREAS, we should encourage children to lead a more active lifestyle to combat the
issues of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins has 42 neighborhood parks and 6 community parks that all are
open for children to run and play in; and
WHEREAS, National Kids to Parks Day will broaden children’s appreciation for nature
and the outdoors.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclamation May 17, 2014 as
KIDS TO PARKS DAY
and I urge our citizens to take the children in their lives to a neighborhood or community park.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of May, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk