HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 03/06/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 8, 2012 AS WOMENS DAYPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, women worldwide play a critical role in every sphere of life; and
WHEREAS, women in the United States serve as leaders in every realm; and
WHEREAS, women in Fort Collins work on behalf of all people; and
WHEREAS, the work of women at all of these levels and in all of these endeavors has
occurred historically and currently; and
WHEREAS, International Women’s Day has been observed nationally since the early 1900s
to celebrate women’s achievements; and
WHEREAS, March is celebrated in the United States as Women’s History Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, the Mayor of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
March 8, 2012, as
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
and the month of March 2012 as
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of March, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk