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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Division of Labor, Employment and 1faining
Local Office
Job Service of Florida
2460 South Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida 32771
Honorable Mayor:
Enclosed with.this letter is a copy of the Proclamation
signed by Governor Graham designating March 9-15, 1986 as "Employ
the Older Worker Week."
The American Legion began sponsoring National Employ the
Older Worker Week (NEOWW) in 1958 to promote the employment of
aging veterans and other older workers. Each year since then,
State Employment Agencies have actively participated in the
celebration during the second full week in March. The purpose
of NEOWW is to inform and remind employers and the public of
the skills and maturity to be found among unemployed and under-
employed older workers. This campaign also seeks to inform
middle aged and older job seekers of the assistance available
through local Job Service of Florida offices.
The Job Service of Florida in an effort to increase and
improve employment opportunities is working to overcome employer
reluctance in hiring older job seekers. Employers are being
asked to remember that older persons represent a valuable re-
source, bringing with them years of experience and expertise.
Ability, not chronological age is what counts.
Your support of this activity would be greatly appreciated.
A proclamation declaring March 9-15 as "Employ the Older Worker
Week" and urging the hiring of these capable persons in your
community would be a benefit to all concerned.
Thank you for your concern.
,~.Sincerely '/7..
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/iJoan Loslewicz
ii Older Worker Specia ist
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WHEREAS, Florida has a higher percentage of senior
citizens than any other stat~;, and
WR~REAS, many of our senior citizens not only desire,
but~.in fac~, need employment for independent living,
maintenance of health and continuing involvement in the life
of our State; and ' ,
WHEREAS. the you~ of our Stste can gain many positive
experiences ~y employment association with our older workers;
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WHEREAS, innovative'employment opportunities are
necessary to meet Florida's challenqe to maintain. independence
for older persons, while at the same time meeting Florida's
manpower needs; and
WHEREAS; hiring on the basj"sof', ability, not age, is
good busi,. '~ss J and,
WHEREAS, it benefits the employers of our State, both
private and public, to provide opportunities to older workers
. who can bring to a job years of experience, jud~,.dnt and
expertise, as well as their efficient work habitc:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bob Graham, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as Governor of the State c~ Florida, do hereby
proclaim March 9-15, 1986, as
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EMPLOY THE OLDER WORKER WEEK
in Florida and urge all employers to provide the opportunities
for using the capabilities of our older workers.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
/hereunto set my hand and
. caused the Great Seal of
the State of Florida to be
affixed at Tallah~see, the
.C~\,ital, this ~. day of
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ot our Lord nineteen hundred
and eighty-five. .
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