HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/01/2001 - PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 1, 2001 AS COLORADO A Mayor
City of Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the ALS Association is the only national not far-profit voluntary health organization
dedicated solely to the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly called "Lou Gehrig's Disease",-
and
WHEREAS, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of The ALS Association was chartered on February 1,
1996; and
WHEREAS, the mission of The ALS Association Rocky Mountain Chapter is to provide patient
and caregiver support, information and education for healthcare professionals and the general public,
advocacy forALS research and health care concerns, and to support research for the discovery of the cause
Of and cure for ALS; and
WHEREAS, nationwide, the month of May is designated as ALS Awareness Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
May 1, 2001 as
COLORADO ALS AWARENESS DAY
in the ci y of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set ny hand and the seal of the Ciy of Fort Collins
this I st day of May, A.D.2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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