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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-02-01 Proclamation ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, in 1905 in the City of Chicago, a University of Iowa law school graduate named Paul Harris, called together a small group of businessmen for comraderie, stimulating discussion, and to contemplate service projects in the City of Chicago; and WHEREAS, the meetings of this group rotated between the places of business of the members and the group came to be known as the Rotary Club; and WHEREAS, this Rotary Club took on a project to provide public restrooms in downtown Chicago, setting a model for service to one's community; and WHEREAS, others followed the example of Paul Harris and his fellow Rotarians, forming their own Rotary clubs so that today there are 31,936 clubs in 166 countries and 1,219,532 members world-wide; and WHEREAS, the year 2005 marks the 100th year of Rotary International as the world's first service organization; and WHEREAS, Rotary International is a non-partisan humanitarian service organization · providing water to under-developed countries, · leading the way through funding and immunization missions to eliminate endemic polio, · supporting literacy throughout theworld, · sending medical teams to perform cleft palate reconstruction, · building schools in Mexico and health clinics in Guatemala, · distributing dictionaries to elementary school children, · building Habitat houses, · and supporting the UAY youth center and the Ronald McDonald House right here at home; and WHEREAS, the greater Iowa City area has four Rotary clubs with over 396 members who believe in the Rotary International mission of Service above Self for the benefit of the community and the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim February 2005 as Rotary International Month in honor of Paul Harris, Rotary International's founder, and in honor of all the work done by Rotarians world-wide to further world peace and un~rstanding, one person at a time. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa this 1st day of February, 2005 CENTENNIAL PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, in 1905, in the City of Chicago, a University of Iow~a law school graduate named Paul Harris,' called together a small group of busine/~smen for comraderie, stimulating discussion, an/d to contemplate service projects in the/City of Chicago; and / WHEREAS, the meetin~ of this group rotated between tl~ places of business of the members and the group c~,,,~ to be known as the Rotary,,~; and WHEREAS, this Rotary Club',~;~ook on a p,r_oject to p.r,o/vCde ,public restrooms in downtown Chicago, setting a model for seCcj.,ce to one s commu.~; and WHEREAS, others followed the e~i~.mple of Paul/l~arris and his fellow Rotarians, forming their own Rotary clubs so that today there are 3~,/936 clubs in 166 countries and 1,219,532 members world-wide; and ~ . WHEREAS, the year 2005 marks the 10etb'year of Rotary International as the world's first service organization; and ~.,. WHEREAS, Rotary International is a rt°n-part~., an humanitarian service organization · providing water to under-develoPed countries, · leading the way through funding and immunization missions to eliminate endemic polio, · supporting literacy throughout the world, ~, · sending medical teams to perform cleft palate ~construction, · building schools in Mexico and health clinics in (~uatemala, · distributing dictionaries to elementary school children, · building Habitat houses, , · and supporting the UAY youth center and the Ro~ld McDonald House right here at home; and ~ WHEREAS, the greater Iowa City area has four Rotary clu~s with over 396 members who believe in the Rotary International mission of Service abO~e Self for the benefit of the community and the world. ~ NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the Cit~ of Iowa City, do hereby pro. claim February 2005 as ~ Rotarylnternational Month in honor of Paul Harris, Rotary International's founder, and in honor b~f all the work done by Rotarians world-wide to further world peace and understanding, one p~rson at a time. Mayor~\ Signed in Iowa City, Iowa this 1st day of February, 2005 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, many thousands of America's armed forces have served this nation in times of both peace and war and, in doing so, have thereby assured the independence of all her people, and Whereas, more than a million veterans enter the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers nationwide for medical attention annually, and Whereas, these hospitalized veterans who yet bear the physical and emo- tional scars of war have most surely earned our gratitude for the many personal sacrifices they have made on our behalf, and Whereas, the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, for the 30th consecutive year, have organized a national day of tribute honoring all hospitalized veterans with the purpose of urging Americans to remember these men and women, especially on this day, and Whereas, we wish to express to the patients in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers our concern, care, and sincere appreciation. Now, therefore, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim February 14, 2005, as Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Day in Iowa City, and urge all citizens to pay tribute to the hospitalized veterans on this day and each day of the year. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 1st day of February, 2005.