HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 04 26 Arbor DayPROCLAMATION
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
«'HEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day
be set aside for the planting of trees, and
WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million
trees in Nebraska, and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and
cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and
provide habitat for wildlife, and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and
beautify our community, and
~~'HEREAS, .trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and
beauty our community, and
~~'HEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOT; THEREFORE, I, JOH1V F: BUSH, Mayor of the ~'ity of Winter Springs, do hereby proclaim April
26, 2008, as
"ARBOR DAY"
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In the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and I urge all citizens to celebrate
Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
well-being of this and future generations.
IN bi<~TTi'~LSS H'HEREOP, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 26`" Day of March, 2008.
J( N F. BUSH, MAYOR
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Robert. S. 1~9i111
Commissioner
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Commissioner
Donald A. Gilmore Sally N1cGim~~is .luanne [~1. Krebs
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