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WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs' Stepfamily Day is enhanced by our strong
commitment to support the stepfamilies of our nation in their mission to raise their children; create
strong family structures to support the individual members of the family; instill in them a sense of
responsibility to all extended family members; and
WHEREAS, approximately half of all Americans are currently involved in some form of
stepfamily relationship and it is the vision of Founder, Michigan's Christy Borgeld and
the Step family Association of America that all step families in the United States be accepted,
supported and successful; and
WHEREAS, and our nation has been blessed by thousands upon thousands of loving
stepparents and stepchildren who are daily reminders of the joy, trials, and triumphs of the
step family experience and of the boundless love contained in the bond between all types of parents
and children; and
WHEREAS, Step family Day is a day to celebrate the many invaluable contributions
stepfamilies have made to enriching the lives and life experience of the children and parents of
America and to strengthening the fabric of American families and society.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS do
hereby proclaim September 16, 2005 as a Day of Recognition in honor of
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Robert S. Miller
Commissioner
Michael S. Blake
Commissioner
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Donald A. Gilmore
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis
Commissioner
Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner