HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/05/2020 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 2020 AS BETTER SPEECH APROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, audiologists in Fort Collins, Colorado, observe and celebrate Better
Hearing Month each year during the month of May; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins City Council recognizes and values the efforts of all who
work to eliminate or minimize the isolating effects of communication disorders in the one in five
families affected by them; and
WHEREAS, our citizens who have overcome communication disabilities through the
services of audiologists are now able to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives; and
WHEREAS, our veterans are returning from service with the main medical complaint of
tinnitus and hearing loss as the second most common complaint, and audiologists are diagnosing
and helping our veterans; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is proud and honored to have audiologists offering quality
education and health care services to its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim May 2020 as
BETTER HEARING MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 5th day of May, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk