HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem II (A) Proclamation: Know Your Neighbor Month in Ocoee - April, 1996 AGENDA 3-19-96
Item II A
Proclamation
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WHEREAS, Spring is the time of year for renewal of all living things and April marks the
beginning of Spring; and
WHEREAS, in an attempt at renewal we, as a community, should pause to speak to our fellow
citizens and neighbors; and
WHEREAS, we should renew our commitment to show friendliness toward visitors to our
community; and
WHEREAS, this can be accomplished through words of greeting, encouragement or assistance
as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the act of waving to our neighbors, acquaintances, and strangers can lead to an
atmosphere of friendliness and courtesy in and around our city; and
WHEREAS, a smile conveys contentment and transmits a warm feeling to all who see us,
JItere/ore: I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, hereby do declare the
month of April as
Know Your Neighbor Month in Ocoee, Florida
and
FURTHER, I call upon all our citizens to make an extra effort to meet with a smile and to
impart a warm message of renewal to all whom we encounter in our every day
lives as all the world is our neighborhood.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee to be affixed this 19th day of March, 1996.
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor