HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-09-11 ProclamationPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the friends of Children of Viet Nam was ,formed to aid the
orphans of South Viet Nam, and
WHEREAS, the number of abandoned children increases daily despite
the cease-fire, and
WHEREAS, the mortality rate among these children often is ;80 per cent,
and
WHEREAS, lives have been 'saved merely by providing these orphans -with
food, clothing and medicine, and
WHEREAS, the, Iowa City Chapter of the Friends of Children of Viet Nam
is committed to,raising funds to help the unfortunate
children in this war-torn area and will observe"Vietnamese
Orphan Week"' from November 5, through November 11, 1973.
NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, ',I proclaim the week of
November S through November 11, 1973, as Vietnamese Orphan
Week, and urge all citizens to support this humanitarian
cause.
C.L. Brandt, Mayor of Iowa City
Dated at Iowa City, Iowa
I this 11th day of September, 1973