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~l~r~aS, Sertoma International, a civic organization, the motto of
which is "Service to Mankind," has adopted a Freedom Week
Program dedicated to the re-emphasis of the values and
responsibilities of people in a free society, and
~I~l~reaS, Sertoma International has promoted the distribution of copies
of the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence
throughout its membership clubs, and
~I~er~a~, the Old Capitol Sertoma Club of Iowa City is planning to
carry out special patriotic activities in the form of the National
Heritage Essay Contest for area 8th grade students, and
~ll~}ere~, it seems proper and fitting to accord official recognition to
this patriotic movement.
~jerl~(0re, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim and designate the week of March 22-26,
1999, to be
in Iowa City and urge the citizens of Iowa City to support the objectives
of this program. ~~, ~~
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 23rd day of February, 1999.