HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-11-04 Proclamation~~, hospice b~ngs together an interdisciplinary team of
professionals and community volunteers to pr.0vlde a special kind.
of caring for those who are terminally 11] in JoLmson Cotmty; and
2 eveag, hospices helped meet the medical, emotional, and s~'.~i. tual
needs of more than 390,000 tes,ninally ill adults and children
across the nation last year alone; and
~l~g, hospice offers help and support to patients and families on a
24-houz, seven days a week bas~s and helps patients live fully ~rn~
their last moment of life; and
~g, hospice in the United States has flourished from one program
in 1974 to 2~800 today; and
~ereag, Iowa City Hospice has served the people of Johnson County
since 1983 and has helped over 800 Iowa City patients; and
~hevea~, an increase in public awareness and tmderstandlng of hospice
care wi~ better serve the families of o~r community who are faced
with a te~-~inal ~l]~ess;
~f~e~ I, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim November to be
T ospic ontb
in Iowa C~ty a.nd en.co..~r. age ~e support and partlcipat~on of fellow
citizens in ~ospxce actxv~ties and prog~'ams.
Signed i~ Iowa City, Iowa,
tl~s 4th day of November, 1996.
Cit , o[ Iowa Cit ,
~er~g, Old Jet made its ;mtial flight in 1948 and was retired from
active service in mid-1963; and
~er~S, the F-86D fighter was transported to and monnted at the
Iowa City Airport in 1971; and
Old Jet was dedicated to POWs and MIAs in Vietnam by the
Air~orce ROTC and Angel F~ight in 1972; and
~r~, Old Jet stands as a s~ymbol in Iowa City in remembrance of
the millions of veterans who served this nation to assure o~r
independence; and
~j~r~ag, since 1980 the Johnson County Veterans' Co,,~cil has cleaned
and ~epainted Old Jet when needed;
~0~, ~e, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 11, 1996, Veterans' Day, as
in Iowa City, and urge all citizens to pay tribute to the mvn and women
who served omr cottatry in the name of freedom.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 4th day of November, 1996.
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