HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-11-07 Proclamation~g, there continues to be a crucial need for educators to teach and
for seadents to achieve geographic literacy which goes well beyond
the mere memerizatlon of facts, and
there are themes, concepts, and abilities related to quality
~eographi,c. education which lmil.d bridges of understanAi-g
etween diverse peoples and places m the world today, and
~I~g, quality geographic education i~ tndy a passport to the world
as the world grows every more interdependent, and
~liJ~ttg, .November 12-18, 1995, is National Geography Awareness
Week, and the theme of this year's 'special focus week is
"Geography: Passport to the World,"
~r~r~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of November 12-18, 1995, to
be
in Iowa City and u~ge all residents to note the need for g..eographic
literacy and to support the efforts of the Iowa City Co,~,~,,,,,ty School
District staff to provide quality geographic education.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
th;~ 7th day of November, 1995.
Mayer%-.._)
o[ 3iowa
~erj~ag, hospi. ce volunteers an.d staff provide a. speci~kind of carina
~or.thO~s~ '.~ our~omrnumty who are tern~lly ill and for the~
entire ~amity, aria
U ereas. hospices he~lped meet the medlca~ e~otip~al ~an~ s~'.Si~ual
needs o~' mor.e. d/an 340,000 tel-llllnaiiy ill aau~ts cnnaren
across the Nation ]~st year alone; and
~er.~g, hospice in the. United State~ has flo~urished from one program
m 1974 to more than 2,500 toctay; aria
~r~g, hospice affirms life through compassionate care; and
~a~0~a~x~, hospice has served the peoph of Johnson County since 1983,
~ereas, a~. ~creas~ in pu~lie, ~w~en~s~; and understa..n.. din~g of ho~ie~
carewill better serve the families ofottr commun.tty who are tacec[
wi~h a tei:i~inal illness;
t ere re, i, S~S~l ~..Horowitz, ~ay~r of the.Ci~ of Iowa. City,
Iowa, do herelzy proclaim the month ~ November 1995 to l~e
ospi v
in Iowa City a,d encourage the sunport a~d partlcination of frie.n..ds,
neighbors, collieagues, -~-~llqw ci~ns in assoeiatec~ hosplce actiwties
andprograms now anct tiaroug~out t~ae year.
Signed in Iowa City, Ipwa,
~S 7th day of November, 1995.