HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-05-07 Proclamationi~J~l:~lg, a new population lives among us today -- a new ,~,,,~rlty of
eight million people with a history of ~c~. cer, and fou~. ,,,illlon of
these lmerican~ have lived with their diagnoses for five yea~s or
Hlore~ alld
i~JlJgl:~J, you see the,e modern survivors in offlees and in factories, on
bicycles and cruise ships, on ten,i, cottrts, beaches ancl bowling
alleys; and you see them in all ages, shapes, si~es and colors; and
usually they axe tin.remarkable in appearance; sometimes they axe
remarkable for the way they have learned to live with disabilities
resaltlng from cancer or its treatment; and
~l~l~eag, cancer was once considered incurable, modem medical
advances have returned about half of the nation's cancer patients
of all ages to a normal lifespan; and
i~el:eag, by celabrati,,g such victories and advances, those currently
living with cancer can be given the hope to continue their fight.
fljgr~f~r~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do
hereby proclaim May 11, 1996, to be
anti urge all residents to join with Mercy Hospital, the Iowa City Cancer
Treatment Center, and the American Cancer Society to call pttbllc
attention to survivors' need~, enhance cancer care and bring greater
satisfaction to cancer atrvivors as well as their physicians, employers,
families and friends.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa
] thls 7th day of May, 1990
o[
~tX~f, Iowa's mo,e th~n 2,100 school bo~d ~e~ers ~resen~ a
~emen~uS reso~ce ~1o~ ~ed~ m~e~s~ re~on~
e~uca~on nee~ of ~e~ co~m~es ~se~, on ~g
condition, ~ se~t as ~e voice o~ educa~on m
~ education ~o e~e ~at Iowa school c~ ~e prep~ea ~or
bervas,
~e me~e~a of ~e Iowa Ci~ Co~ School
Bo~d of Edaca~on ~d ~e Regi-~ Ca~o~c ~duca~on Center
School Bo~d have sho~ ~ co,migent to ~~g
comm~'. exce~ent school ~ste-~ ~A ;mp~o~g ~em ~or ~e
~gV~, ~e man ~A women e~e~ed b~ ~e people as me~e~s of
school boards ~se~e vecogm~on ~ ~-~ for co~ess ho~s
of vol~ p&~c se~ce to edaca~on m Iowa,
eve re, ~, ~ao~ J. No~ck, Mayor of ~e ~i~ of ~owa
Iowa, ~ hereby procla~ Nay 12-18, 1996, to be
in Iow.a .C. ity and call upon the citizens of our community to show their
apprec~aUon to members of o~ local school boards.
Signecl in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of May, 1996.
of owa Cit
~[g, The National Trust for Hi~torlc Preservation and the Iowa
City H~todc Prese~a~ Commlsdon ~e co-~o~o~g ~todc
Prosedation Week; ~d
~g~ ~to~e pr~se~a~on ~ives ~e~s ~ ~eey~r ~ders~dl-g
oi ~ ~c~ ~verse ~c~te~d ~ ~ hen~ge; ~a
~Vag, ~to~c pres~.~a~on promotes loc~ co~,,-i~ p~ ~
~enca s towus, ~es ~d ~ aea; ~d
s~ea, w~ch confute ~ ~e ~ of o~ ~e; an~
~fftig, it h.~eo~t t~ pr?tect ~d2rese~e o~..a~'a ~to~c
reso~ces for ~e ~e ~ enjoyment oi ~t ~ ~e a~e~;
vag,
Hhtogc Pres~a~on Week pro~d~s ~? op~o~ for ~
Iowa Cites to celebra~ o~ comm~ s ~tonc ~eas~es;
~trtf2~:t, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, ~lo hereby proclaim May 12-18, 1996, to be
in Iowa City and call .ul~on the people of Iowa City to recognize and
participate in this specxaI observance.
$1.gned in Iowa City, Iowa,
tt~ 7th day of May, 1996.
of oWa City
~ff~l~, Iowa C~ty is fo,rttm,a. te, ,to h. ave a .p~ublic transit system which
is a convenient ana reliable ~onn o~ transportation ~or most
residents, and
~g.~)~g, Iowa Ci.ty is a city where walking and hiking are. acceptable
and healey fortoo of transportation, usecl by many m place of
automobiles, and
~t'~, using alternate means of transportati.o.n imp~oves. personal
health an~t fitneas, reduces parking congestion, an& reduces our
dependence on fossil fuels, as well as improving the ~ir quality,
~W, fl)ffef~:~, I, Naomi J.. Noviek, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby prodann May 13-18, 1996, to be
in the City of Iowa Cit~, Iowa, and encourage all citizens to take part in
thla .attem'pt to reduce'o~r ~epen~nc~ on ~the automobile and to take
part m the eventa planned for ~he week.
/Mayor
~Shls. igned in Iowa City, Iowa,
7th day of May, 1996.
of ]iowa
investing their wisdom and experience to help enrich and better the
~ves o~ youxinet ~enera~ons, and
~mS, ~ Io~a C~Bo~-~on Co~ S~or C~n~' ~?r ha~
com~ent o~ ~e older re~ent~ o~ Iowa Cx~
~~, though ~e ~ ~ of se~ces, progr~s, and ~es,
se~or can~s e~power olaer ~ to con~te ~e~
h~ ~ we~-be~g ~ ~e he~ ~d we~-bemg of ~e~ f~ow
~e~ of ~ agea, ~d
~endence of ol~r perao~ by f~g ~ de~ons
a~o~; ~ ~e~ e~e~ences s~lla ~d ~owle~ge; ~d
enco~a~m~ ~e~ tongued con~u~o~ to ~e
er re,
i, Nao~ J. No~&, ~yor ef ~e Ci~
hereby prod~ Nay 13-19, 1996, to he
in Iowa Citr and call upon all citizena to recog-i~e the s~ecial
contrilmtiond of the Iowa City/Jo..hnson Countr $enior_C~ente. r
particluant~, and the suecld efforts of xts staff .and v&.unteers who w. ork
every day to enhance fire well-being of older citizens of o~ comm,-~ty.
J $i~ned in Iowa City, Iowa, ~-. '...~,~t-? ~'~r- i'
I "';,""" ~m~tt~:" ,'""::'
' th~s 7th day of May, 1996.
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