HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-07 ProclamationCit O( owa Cit
~[~lh~r~lg, the Grant Wood Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
h.elps mee. t .the physical and emotional needs of Johnson County
disaster victims, and
~th~t'l~llg, trained Gran.t Wood Area Chapter volunteers are prenarecl to
respond to localdisasters, any hour of the day or night, 3~65 days
a year, and
~li~1tlJl~I:~1ttt, the Grant Wood Area Chapter keeps Johnson County
resiitents informed of international relief efforts involving foreign
disasters and conflicts and !s also.~on~. 'tted to.helpin~ me..m?rs
of our armed forces and thexr faro/dies, m peacetime anti war, and
i~tlJ~l:f~tltt, the American Red Cross dependa on Johnson County
residents to keep the nation's blood supply strong, and
~I~vr~1ttt, the Grant .W,.ood Area Chanter is a leader in health and safety
educat5on, pr,ovid~ng Johnson ~oul;x, ty residents with training in
CPR, tirst aict anct water safety, anct
ill~t~171~a.1t~ the Grant Woo~d Ares Chapter denends ?n the support. of
Johnson County res.idents, businesses an~ agencxes to help prowde
quality services to the community,
.~0W~ t'lJ~e~1% I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of Iowa City, do hereby
prochun the month of March 1995 to be
rneri n Cr0gg
in Iowa. City, and call upon citizens to join with me in support and
reeo~mi~ion o~ the Red Cross.
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/ ~,layor
tSh~?igned in Iowa City, Iowa.
7th day of March, 1995.
Citl, owa City
~l~ere~g, American women of every race, class. and ethnic backgrotmd have
.made historic contributions to the~rowth ~nd strength of~ottr Nation
m countless recorded and ~nrecoraVed ways, and
~t~l~Ig, A.m. erican women hav.e ~plaved and continue to nlay. a critical
econonnc, cultural, and socxa~ro]e in every snhere of ~e life of ottr
Nation by. constituting a significant nortion ofthe labor force working
inside an~t outside of ~he l~ome; and
~l~ag, American women have nlayed a unique role throughout the
history of o~ Nation by. providing the majority of the volunteer labor
force of the Nation; an~
~f~r~g, American women ~ere particularly important in the establishment
of early charitable, ph~lan~roplc, and gnltural institutions in o~
Nation; and
hereas,Americ~ women of every race, class, and eth,~ic background
sex~ed as early leaders i~n the forefront of every major progressive social
change movement; and
~t~er~ag~ American women have been lead, rs not only in securing thei~
' o~wrt rights of suffrage,and equal opportunity, but .also .in thq
~olltionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial
labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements,
e~p.eciall, y tl~.e. pearce movement, which c~'eate a more fair and just
society tor ~, an~t
~i~r.~g, des~plte~ these con. tributions, the role of American women in
history ]~as been cons~tently overlooked ant[ undervalued, in the
literature, teaching and stndy of American history.
~1~, fiJere~ar~, I, Susan M.. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby prodann the month of'March, 1995, to be
in Iowa City and call upon the people of Iowa City to observe this month
with appropriate programs and activities.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
th~ 7th day of March, 1995.