HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-12-19 Proclamationi~t~ereltfl, ~e Iowa City Ho.~.t Noo. n Lio~ ~u~ wa~ fo~d on
December 15, 1920, ~d ~s a long ~ ~ch h~ge,
~g, ~,~ Cl~ was.~e ~s~ ~o~ Cl~ ~o be org~zed ~ Iowa
C~ ~d ~e sev~ Cl~ m ~e S~ o~ Iowa,
~g~ ~e Iowa Ci~ Host Noon ~o~ ~ honors i~ cl~ meshes
who ~ve exce~ed ~ lea~p ~y aw~di~g ~m~
S~o~ Aw~, W~en Colem~ Aw~, ~d ~e Mel~ Jones
Aw~, ~d
~~ ~e ~o~ ~tema~ond was f~d ~ ~.917
a y~g C~cago incarice agent, Mel~ Jones. He be~eved
~ ~gani~a~on w~ nee~ to pr~ sesv~ce ~o o~ers ~d not
j~t to s~e ~selves, ~d
~g. ~e In~a~on~ ~so~a~on of ~o~ Cl~a hasgro~ tp be
~e ~gest se~ee cl~ ~ ~e world. ~ of Feb~ ~994r ~on~
had 1,~00,000 me~ers ~ 41,800 cl~s ~ 179
geog~p~ ~eaa, ~d
a~ong ~o~ar~-loo~g le~rs at ~ leve~ o~ ~e ass~a~o~t
develon~g ~ose ch~a~e~cs ? proj~ ~ ~ag~ m~t
i~n~ ~em as ~e 1eaSts, ~du~a ~ho ~ msp~ o~ers
g~ of ~emsdves to enh~ce ~e ~ SER~ ~a~o ,
~r~, ~e ~ons Inte~a~on~ ~ proud ~o have ~ ouno~ to
~ccevt ~e ch~enge ~d to show ~e world
d~e~opmg C~GN SIG~ FIRST - ~ons con~e~g
b~ess ~oughout ~e world, ~d
~er~ "~o~ Cl~s ~ema~on~ Fo~on"~(LCIF) ha~ touched
~e ~ves of c~eaa ~du~ ~om ~na~ fi~ ~ns
me~ers. LCIF mee~ h-m~ nee~ worldwide.
D~ ~9 ~Io~a) rec~ved a gr~d by ~na~ons,to h~lp
~chaae a T~de~.S~g ~o~oc~ ~osco~e,
Dep~ent o~ ~olo~ yt The U~ver~i~ ot ~ow~ ~ospi~
anti Clinics ~or ~ a~o~g ~omm~ ~ ~o to ~e
medic~ world tp e~c~. rese~c~ rate co~e~ ~eases,
~genera~on, ~e~c re~opa~y and glaucoma, ~d
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~-~o~," durin~ the hast twenty years, th,s ,,~,m,. aa~ ra~sea
~;~'~nately ~O0,00~. ~ese ~ ~.~ ~d t? ~ne~ ~y
/~ ~ ,L~ ,~~ ~ch as: Iowa Cx~ ~qhool ~!~ iowa
~ ....L .~ .~.~.~ Center. ~ons Inte~a~on~ gave ~ c~ ~
$~,000 gr~t ~ hel~el m~y people m th,s area d~g and
a~er ~e 1993 flood, an~
~er~g, vn o~cas~on of~e 75~ ~vlrsa~ of ~ cl~, ~sh
t~ ac~le4ge ~e atonements ~ ~e.iowa
~o~ CI~ ior ~.pas} ~p ye~s ol semce a~? ~[ag[ ~e~ ~
eon~ue ~s wor~ m ~e ~e ~ to accompnsn ~rea~ ~oa~ o~
SER~G O~ERS.
Io~a, do hereby proda~ Decc~er 15, 1995,
ot eco tmn for
in the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Si~ned in Iowa City, Iowa,
~ 19th day of December, 1995.
~ l,xayor ~
Cit of oWa
~I~r~lg, Howard Vernon has served as principal of Iowa City High
School since 1979, anti
~r~, throughout his career, which began in 1957 at West CentraJ
High School in Maynard, Iowa, his philosophy has been, "Be the
best; then improve," and
~r~ag, his success in sharing this philosophy is evidenced by the
many championships, accomphstnnents, and awarda won by
students and faculty who have been influenced by Howard Vernon,
and
~[~r~[~, Howard Vernon is held in highest esteem by so many
students, fo~i~er students, faculty and parents, and
~[~r~, we wish to join in extending our best wishes for a most
successful retirement,
_~0i~, ~rl~(ore, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim December 15, 1995, to be
in Iowa City and urge all residents to join in the special event recognizing
the contributions Howard Vernon has made to our community and
especially to our students.
Signed in Iowa City, I0wa,
this 15th day of December, 1995.