HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 02/16/2016 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016 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, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim February 21-27, 2016 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 16th day of February, A.D. 2016.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk