HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-07 Proclamation:~tlll~l~rl~lllt, Alpha Phi Omega--the nation's largest service fraternity--will
participate in National Service Week, an event that the Fraternity has sponsored
annually since 1979; and
:~ll~l~relllt, this year's emphasis for National Service Week is Nurturing the
Leaders of the Twenty-first Century, and Alpha Phi Omega chapters will be
working to develop projects which will celebrate, promote, encourage and
challenge the youth of our community and nation to be the very best they can be as
they will be our future leaders; and
:~lI~l~rl~Hlt, Alpha Phi Omega members seek to introduce volunteerism to
individuals who might not otherwise become involved in paying tribute to those
who gave so much in the past to make our lives better today; and
:~l~l~rl?lllt, Alpha Phi Omega chapters at The University of Iowa will all work
to promote these ideals and render service to their community.
mu, riterefute, I, Emest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do
hereby proclaim the week of November 6 - 12, 2000 as
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of November, 2000.
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KOREAN WAR VETERANS PROCLAMA 3b
WHEREAS, on June 25, 1950, the North Korean Army, organized,
equipped, and abetted by the Soviet Union, crossed the 38"' parallel and
invaded South Korea intent on subjecting an independent people to
communist dictatorship, and;
WHEREAS, this flagrant violation of international law impelled the United
States, along with 20 other United Nations member nations to join to
repel communist aggression, and;
WHEREAS, this marked the first time the United Nations authorized
establishment of a multi-national force, flying the U.N. banner, to check
aggression and restore peace, and;
WHEREAS, the war ended in stalemate July 27, 1953, with an uneasy
armistice and with some questioning the value of America's involvement,
and;
WHEREAS, those questions were answered four decades later when, in
1992, an independent, economically prosperous South Korean nation of
44 million stood proud and free in the world spotlight as host of the
"greatest ever" Olympiad; and answered again shortly thereafter as the
Soviet empire crumbled, along with its plan for world domination, and;
~. WHEREAS, veterans of the Korean War, we have not forgotten your
;-~...- sacrifice, or those of your loved ones and the comrades left behind. We
~' remember your dedication and courage at Puson, Inchon, the Chosin
: Reservoir, Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Hill, Pork Chop Hill, MIG Alley and
· ~ throughout the Korean peninsula. Your service and your sacrifice
:i showed the world that "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Emie Lehman, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, by
virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby officially proclaim that
November 11, 2000, the 50"` anniversary year of the beginning of the
Korean War, be know as:
KOREAN WAR VETERANS REMEMBRANCE DAY
to be celebrated by all citizens of Iowa City and do
encourage partilcipation in related events recognizing
our veterans of the Korean War.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the official seal of Iowa City to be affixed
this 11u' day of November, 2000.
i[l][~l~rleltlt, each year, one week before Thanksgiving, the National Coalition for
the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelesshess co-sponsor NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS
AWARENESS WEEK; and
~]~]l~lerl~tillt, The Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board, an active
group of local nonprofit organizations and service providers who are recognized
statewide as the designated body to initiate, address and coordinate policy at the
local level with the goal to eliminate homelessness in Johnson County, endorses
NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK; and
lllI ereaB, the recognition of NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS
AWARENESS WEEK gives us the opportunity to publicly recognize and to
further understand the issues surrounding those members of our community who
are in need.
~1111I, fl~l~rl~filrl~, I, Emest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do
hereby proclaim the week of November 13 ~ 18, 2000 as
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in Iowa City, Iowa in conjunction with the worldwide recognition of NATIONAL
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of November, 2000.