HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-11-07 ProclamationCITY OF
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST
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OWA CITY
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-500
PRO CL AMA TI UN
WHEREAS, .the vast majohiity 06 .the youth ane concehned,
knoweedgeabte and ne6pon6ib£e citizen, and
WHEREAS, .the accomptl.6lunent6 and aehi.evemenfi6 o6 tthebe
young citizens de6enve .the tecogni-tZon and
phai6e o6 .the t.. etdeu, and
WHEREAS, we have 6aith in the abiEi.tiy o6 .today16 youth
as they a.66ume ne6ponzibEe notes in .the 6utune
o6 mankind, and
WHEREAS, Optimi6.t Intennationat has since 1954 devetoped
and immoied a 1)Wghan entitted "Vouch Appaecia-
tion Week", and
WHEREAS, we want .to join with .the Optimi6.t,6 in exphe56019
appacciatbn and appnOvaC o6 .the contnibutimvs
06 .the youth,
NOW, THEREFORE, I,. Maury C. Neuhau6en, Mayon o6 -the City
o6 Iowa City, Iowa, do heheby pnoc£aim .the week
o6 November 7 - 12, 1983, a6 VOUFH APPRECIATION
WEEK in Iowa City.
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
.tit" 7th day o6 Novembert 1983.
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CITY OF, IOWIA CITY
CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
P R O C L A Al A T 7 U N
WHEREAS, AtzheenWs di6eaee Z6 a pugne sive, detenionating
neunoeogdrat diAeaae, invotv.Lng unpatAed inteeeectuae
6unetioning, geneAae debt ei ta.tion, and eventuae death,
and
WHEREAS, .there id no hnouuni cause o& cure bon thus a66tict(on,
and
WHEREAS, appAoxbnateey 1.5 miMon AmeAi.can6 .today aAe a66Cue.ted
uuith .thL6 tutee -known but suAp&Ls.ingty common "6Ceent
epidemic", and
WHEREAS, AezhcuneAlz diaea6e .i.6 .Use 60t0th Leading cause o6 death
.in the United States, ceaimiuig at teazt 120,000 Uve6
each yarn, and
WHEREAS, mane that 60 percent 06 nuuca.ing home ne6.ident6 have
Aezhe,bneh'6 dZ6ea6e and neeated dementias, totae U.S.
nun6.ing home cort6 ane expected to peach $75 Weion
by 1990, and
WHEREAS, the AtzhebneA'6 Di6eazc and Rctated Di6oAdcn6 A66ocia-
tion, Inc. (ADRDA) dA a nati.onae neoonh o6 6amLttu,
6cientist6, and heaeth cane p4o6eusdonat6 which .l6
cononitted to AeseaAch, education, pubUc awanene66 and
FamLey SuppoAt e66oAt6 to 6ind the cau6e and cuAe bon
Atzhei.meAls di,6ease,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, lf=j C. NeuhauteA, Mayon o6 the City o6 Iouua
City, Iowa, do hereby pnoceaim the Month 06 Novembeh
1983 as ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH .iuu Iowa
Uty, and urge aU cLazens to tewuz mono about thuA
a66Zi.c.ti.on and to 6uppoAt the search ban .it6 cau6ea
and pozsibte cuAe, as weee a6 giving support to those
who must cope with thug disease.
Signed .in Iouaz City, Iowz,
t1u:6 7th day o6 NovembeA 1983.
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