HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 09 17-23 Constitution Week
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, September 17, 2004 marks the Two Hundred and Seventeenth Anniversary of the
drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention;
and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize this magnificent document and the
Anniversary of its creation; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize the patriotic celebrations which will
commemorate the occasion; and
WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a Proclamation each year by the
President of the United States of America designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution
Week;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 through
September 23, 2004, as
"CONSTITUTION WEEK"
in the City of Winter Springs, and ask our Citizens to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of the
Constitution had in 1787.
Robert S. Miller
Commissioner
Michael S. Blake
Commissioner
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Donald A. Gilmore
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis
Commissioner
David W. McLeod
Commissioner
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RECEIVED
SEP 0 7 2004
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
OFFICE OF THE CITY CI.ERK
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Office ofthe Mayor
1126 East SR 434
Winter Springs, FL 34708
Dear Mayor:
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Daughters of The American Revolution
4701 Fort Knox Court
Orlando, FL 32822-7176
August 30, 2004
The Orlando Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be celebrating
Constitution Week, September 17-23,2004, with a luncheon on September 18,2004 at
Dubsdread Country Club. We would like to display and read a proclamation from your office at
that time.
The DAR, a non-profit organization, firmly believes in the statement found in our National
Society handbook, "to emphasize the responsibility of protecting and defending the Constitution,
and preserving it for posterity; to understand that the Constitution is our great heritage and that
foundation of our lives; and, to study the historical events which occurred during September
1787."
Enclosed is a sample proclamation you may use verbatim or incorporate into your own.
Our chapter thanks you for your participation. All proclamations are displayed at the
luncheon. They will them be put in our yearly History Book, which will then be microfilmed and
placed in the Orlando Public Library downtown.
Please send the proclamation to my attention at the above address by September 15,2004.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
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Janis C. Austin
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WHEREAS,
CITY OF WINTER SPRINgS
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Our Founding Fathers, in order to secure the blessings of liberty for themselves
and their posterity, did ordain and establish a Constitution for the United States
of America; and
CONSTITUTION WEEK
September 17-23,2004
RECEIVED
SEP 0 7 2004
WHEREAS,
It is of the greatest importance that all citizens fully understand the provisions
and principles contained in the Constitution in order to effectively support,
preserve and defend it against all enemies; and
WHEREAS,
The two hundred seventeenth anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution provid
an historic opportunity for all Americans to remember the achievements of
the Framers of the Constitution and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities
they afforded us in this unique document; and
WHEREAS,
The independence guaranteed to American citizens, whether by birth or
naturalization, should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and activities
during Constitution Week, September 17 through 23, as designated by
proclamation of the President of the United States of America in accordance
with Public Law 915, now
THEREFORE, I, , by virtue of the authority vested in me
as Chairman, Governor or Mayor) of do hereby proclaim
the week of September 17 through 23 as
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in the county of , and urge all citizens to reflect
during that week on the many benefits of our Federal Constitution and the
privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
to be affixed at this day
in the year of our Lord two thousand four.
Signed
SEAL
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