HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 05 26 National Missing Children's Day
Office of the Mayor
Winter Springs, Florida
PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, the plight of missing and exploited children is a national tragedy, and
an estimated 1.5 million children are missing nationwide and an estimated three to four thousand
are missing in Florida alone, and
WHEREAS, these children have the same right to safety and security as other citizens,
yet are vulnerable to exploitation of every kind, and
WHEREAS, the families of these children live with the terrible sorrow of not knowing
what has happened to their children, and
WHEREAS, because so many of nation's children are victims of abduction and
exploitation, we should be saddened, and inspired to join with the volunteers and professionals
who seek to save these children, such as, THE MISSING CIDLDREN CENTER;
THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of Winter Springs do
hereby proclaim the 26th day of May, 1999, as
NATIONAL MISSING C~IILDREN'S DAY
in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and urge all citizens to join together to protect the children
who are safe at home and search tirelessly for all those who are missing.
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GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 26TH DAY OF MAY, 1999
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